First years at school . come thoroughly interested. Bead the first line and have them repeat it after you,and so on with the first stanza. It is as well to teach onestanza at a time. Teach the singing by singing the firstline yourself alone, and then wdth the children accom-panying you. Be careful to check discord and insistupon pupils learning correctly what they attempt. Donot allow children to strain their voices. After theyhave learned the piece by heart and learned to sing it,teach the exercises, line by line. The work must be done almost entirely by should be some kind of
First years at school . come thoroughly interested. Bead the first line and have them repeat it after you,and so on with the first stanza. It is as well to teach onestanza at a time. Teach the singing by singing the firstline yourself alone, and then wdth the children accom-panying you. Be careful to check discord and insistupon pupils learning correctly what they attempt. Donot allow children to strain their voices. After theyhave learned the piece by heart and learned to sing it,teach the exercises, line by line. The work must be done almost entirely by should be some kind of musical instrument inevery primary class room. 158 FIRST YEAR AT SCHOOL. In selecting songs, be careful that the song is not sochildish as to appear silly to the pupils. The songs should also suit the time of year and day,, children will not sing It is lovely May half asheartily in December as in May. Song. The following is a simple song, suitable for primarygrades, combining, as it does, both exercise and singing:. Here we stand, hand in hand, Ready for our exercise ;Heads upright, with delight Sparkling in our laughing —Singing cheerily, cheerily, cheerily, Clapping merrily, merrily, merrily,One, two, three, dont you see Where the children love to be ? PRIMARY teachers MANUAL. 159 The children stand in straight lines, holding each othershands, with heads erect, and faces animated. In the chorus, when the word clapping is reached,they clap hands softly, four times, once on clapping,and once on each merrily. II. Right hand up, left hand up, Twirling see our fingers go !Folded now, let us bow, Gently to each other, so ! Singing, etc. In the first line the children extend first the right, andthen the left hand above the head, and in second linemove the fingers rapidly, with arms still extended. Inthird line arms are folded, and in fourth, children bow toeach other, at the word so. III. Eastward point, westward point, Left hand nadir, zenith right,Forward fold,
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