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SO, or V =I0, or 1 li•=N4, then V (5 2 A Lesson on Cooking. As presented to and worked out by the First and Second grade pupils in o. B. S, Alice M. Iloser, Teacher. V How to Cook Relied Oats. I This lesson was presented in the order and under the various heading* g'.ven below. It was accompanied by actual cooking done by two members 01 the class on each cooking day lor several weeks. It has occupied as many recitation periods as there arc sub-topics. Presentation 2 Written on the hoard and read by class. Copied by the class. 4 Drawing made of some-of the dishes used. f» Used as a reading lesson the second time. i Words selected for spelling and studied. 7 The same words used in sentences. 8 Numbers—- Assigned ——Original. J) Questions asked bringing out main oo-LAiuA ijohtw^ i=:M4. then become-: I have the pi ice and co-t to lin.l th^* uuant ity: as ,22* divided by .(':» gives a quotient ot which is three pi.undv The last involves the same process and is recited similarity. The steps from the simplest combinations of numbers to the most intricate propositions in higher mathematics are simi le. It is the method of present aiion that ma es them difficult for the pupil. Too of i en a teacher tries to make a pupil take two. three or four steps at a time: as a result the bn^ht ones only yet the matter presented and the others have nothing on which to stand w hen it comes to grasping" the next step. Kvery pupil should understand, it possible, what is presented. If the class seeuis dull, let the teacher pull his wits together ascertain »vhy. He should not be to 1 eaey to blame the children, for the steps in mathema* ics are easy, and can 1^ grasped and re:aine-t to a high degee by Indians. Last, the total ot the cost is to be found, then the change, which at course involves a process of addition, then ot subtraction. etc. The recitation points. 10 Pupils copy and answer in their own language. 11 Oral review. 12 The lesson written from memory. Presentation Teacher—( Holding up a box of roll ed oats) Who can tell roe what this is? Pupil, tt is a box of rolled oats. T. What is it for? P. It is to eat. T. Shall we eat it now? P. No ma'am Why? P. We must cook it first. T. Yes, and that is what we are to try to learn to-day—How to Cook Uoll* ed Oats. I have written the recipe on the black-board for you. Each one of you read it over carefully to your self. 1 cup r«)lled oats. 3 cups water. $ level teaspoon salt. Put the water in a pan and set it on the stove. Put in the salt and cover the pan. Let the water boil then