Construct circle maker, for making of circles for clock face, wigwam.
A strip of paper 1 inch wide and 6-1/2 inches long. Beginning 1/2 inch
from end, mark off into 1 inch squares. To use the marker, put pencil
in a hole made in the middle of first line made 1/2 inch from one end.
Put a pin through the middle of the marker at any desired radius. Put
the pin through the drawing paper and move the pencil around to draw
the circle.
Use 6 × 8 inches drawing paper. Draw figure 5 × 7 inches. Divide into
square inches. Use for calendar.
Make boxes, baskets, paper sacks, price tags, and pocket books to be
used in connection with grocery store.
Cans made from paste board tubing to represent canned goods in grocery
store.
Make milk tickets for buying milk.
Make cylinders of light weight card board for use instead of ten pins
in playing number games. Each one knocked down may count 2 or any other
desired number. Children keep own scores.
Make dominoes of card board. Each card 6 × 3 inches. Dots of colored
paper pasted on. Use in number games.
Make a tape measure 1 inch wide of heavy paper or well starched cloth.
Mark off in inches. Wind upon a spool. Use in measuring each other to
note gain in height at end of year, or for measuring curtains, or
Indian costumes, made like paper doll dresses.
Folding rulers made of three 2-1/2 inch tag-board pieces. Fasten
together with very fine paper fasteners. Use in measuring garden plots.
Hollow cubes of light weight tag-board. Paste calendar numbers upon the
faces. Use for games in addition and subtraction.
Mount pictures for picture sale. Write price on back of pictures.
Make number books. Number pages. Keep in them (a) scores for games, (b)
daily number work to note progress, (c) bills such as a milk bill for
one week for one child.
Make up all problems children can think of that equal a given number as:
3 5 9
4 2 2 that equal 7.
Cards on which combinations are written are given out. Children give
answers and exchange with one another.
Cards on which there are missing numbers in combinations are
distributed. Children copy and put in numbers, exchange.
Example: 8 7
10 10
Write by 2’s, 5’s, 10’s, etc., in given time. Write backwards.
Make a clock face. From it learn halves, quarters, thirds, and counting
by 5’s.
Make a thermometer in second grade. From it learn to count by 2’s and
10’s.
Construction of simple grocery wagon, as from a paste-board box and
milk bottle tops. Same to be used in store play.
Making of patterns of Indian doll costumes, and Indian costumes for
themselves.
Construction of Indian lodges through experimentation first.
Construction of furniture for doll house.
Construction of baking tins used in cooking play.
Construction of May baskets.
Construction of card board looms for weaving.