. Fine and industrial arts in elementary schools . eed, is a factor that may be utilized. Forexample, when the beginning of an illustration of sometopic in which the children are interested is made on theboard, all are generally enthusiastic in contributing a shareto the result. Topics suggested by the school work or out-side interests, such, for example, as a farm, a city street, awharf, a market, a harvest field, etc., are excellent. Thechildren show great resourcefulness in composing thescene and offering additional material, and after the firstrapid sketching is done they are ready to coll
. Fine and industrial arts in elementary schools . eed, is a factor that may be utilized. Forexample, when the beginning of an illustration of sometopic in which the children are interested is made on theboard, all are generally enthusiastic in contributing a shareto the result. Topics suggested by the school work or out-side interests, such, for example, as a farm, a city street, awharf, a market, a harvest field, etc., are excellent. Thechildren show great resourcefulness in composing thescene and offering additional material, and after the firstrapid sketching is done they are ready to collect data forcoiTection and improvement of the results. Fig. 12 shows GRADES II AND III 53 an arrangement of paper cuttings by a class which wasmaking a study of frogs. The results of the special instruction should continuallybe absorbed into the general descriptive drawing and be-come apparent there. Otherwise little improvement will beevident in the general drawing, and not much that is ofpermanent value will come from the technical Fig. 12. Paper cuttings made by a primary class after studying frogs Constructive work. Part of the constructive work maywith advantage parallel the work in drawing, so that thesame things which are being represented in two dimensionsmay also be constructed in three. That such a relationenriches the value of both means of expression is shown bythe increased understanding of form reflected by the draw-ings, when the same objects are being constructed, and bythe amount of data and suggestion which is secured first 54 FINE AND INDUSTRIAL ARTS by drawing and then embodied in the construction. Suchproblems as houses, furniture, and the various articlesrelated to studies, games, and occupations, are continually-presenting themselves and offer an abundant list of most primary manual problems drawing and construc-tion are both involved in the final result. In addition to free, illustrative construction, these gradesshould also prese
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