STANDARD READER SERIES TEACHERS' MANUAL FOR SECOND READER Edited by ISAAC K. Funk, ll.d. MONTROSE 7. MOSES, B.S. F W FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY New York and London 1904 Copyright, 1904, by Funk & Wagnalls Company C LIBRAR Leland Stanford, Jr. UNIVERSITY PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOREWORD A general introduction to the entire Standard Reader Series has been published in the Teachers' Manual for the First Reader. In the following pages the material given is meant to be simply suggestive, and to supplement the lessons in the Second Reader. Unity of subject-matter is aimed at throughout the book, and the attention of the teacher is called to those sources from which additional material may be gathered. The full purpose of the Standard Reader Series is outlined in the general introduction before mentioned. (iii) 73259 TEACHERS' MANUAL LESSON I The Flag: The colored picture illustrates the verse at the beginning of the text. Have the pupils talk about the flag. Either obtain or draw upon the board a perfectly proportioned flag. Have the pupils count the thirteen stripes. When it is said that the flag is twice as long as it is broad, the pupils, who have had a lesson in the First Reader on measurement (page 56), should take a ruler or a piece of string and measure it. The symbolism of the flag should be carefully explained. Phonetics: This consists of four words for pronunciation drill. The words, first of all, should be understood in connection with some thought-should, in fact, be used in sentences, either suggested by the teacher or by the pupils themselves. Then the words should be analyzed letter by letter |