I. WAKING UP. 1. If you were choosing a bedroom, on which side of the
house--facing which direction--would you choose it, and why? 2. How
does the air "down cellar" feel? 3. Why do people often keep fresh
fruit and vegetables there? 4. What are _bacteria_? 5. How can we
prevent bacteria that cause disease from growing in our houses? 6. How
would you know, without being told, that sunshine is good for you? 7.
What does this book mean by saying that we are made of sunshine?
II. A GOOD START. 1. When you jump out of bed in the morning, what do
you do with the bedclothes? Why? 2. Stand in front of the class and
show them the exercises that are good to do every morning. 3. Tell the
class why they are good. 4. Do them every morning for a week, and then
tell the class how you feel about keeping them up.
III. BATHING AND BRUSHING. 1. If you grow very warm exercising, what
change do you notice in your skin? What makes it turn pink? Where does
the moisture come from? 2. What kind of bathing do you like best? 3.
What do we wash off besides perspiration and dust? 4. If a scab forms
over a scratch or cut in your skin, what should you do to it? Why?
When will the scab come off of itself? 5. What makes the skin freckle
or tan? 6. Could your face stand the same hard rubbing as your hands?
Why not? 7. How do you take care of your hair? 8. What other parts of
the skin can you tell about? 9. Look at your nails; which of the
"tools" on p. 17 do they need now? 10. How, and when, do you care for
your teeth? Why is this brushing very necessary? 11. Why must our
clothes be washed every week? Name each of your _Five Senses_. 12.
What can your skin tell you that your eyes and ears cannot? 13. Do you
know of any trade or occupation in which it is necessary to train
one's sense of touch? Tell about it. 14. What are the blind children
in the picture doing? (Their alphabet does not look like yours, for
the letters are represented by groups of raised dots or dashes or
curves, which are more easily and quickly felt.) 15. What must you do
besides washing and brushing to keep your skin in good order and
looking well?