To develop Observation and Memory of location, and relation of objects,
get eight cards of any size, from one to three inches square, each of a
different color. Colors of decided contrast are best. Number the cards
on the back from one to eight. While the child is not looking arrange
the cards in a double row, writing the number of each card on a slip
of paper. The numbers should be in two rows and in the exact order in
which the color cards are to be arranged. Call the child and let him
look twenty seconds at these cards. The time can be shortened as the
ability develops. Now mix the cards and let him try to arrange them as
they were.
The one taking the test should do this by making a picture of the
colors as they appear, holding them in mind as he arranges the cards.
This is excellent practice for persons of all ages. Some can do it
accurately at the first trial, others will have a poor record at the
beginning, but as usual _persistence_ will win and the ability will
grow rapidly.
The Score.--The numbers, as you have previously written them on the
slip, will give the original order. After they have been arranged by
the one taking the test, turn the cards and check by the numbers. Each
card in its correct place entitles him to one point. Any number can be
decided upon as a game. The first one reaching that number of points by
correct arrangement wins.
If colored cardboard is not handy the cards can easily be made by
painting one side with a child's water color paints or by using
crayolas.