MAY COLORING PAGE- BIRD BUILDING THE NEST

 

MAY COLORING PAGE- BIRD FEEDING THE CHILDREN IN THE NEST.

ORIGINALLY THE COLORING PAGE WAS DESIGNED THE CALENDAR OF MAY 1931 BY PHYLLIS LEATHA DARCH 

Instructions:

Birds are harbingers of spring, so here is one building a nest. The nest may brown or gray, and the tree branches about the same color. The leaves should be green and the background a warm yellow. All may be outlined in black. 

Theme:

Spring, Birds, Nest, Children, Nest, Nature Studies. May, Bird Day

References:

The Grade Teacher May1931

Seatwork test- Coloring Page

The following seatwork test was used in the Primary Schools Of The USA in 1931. This is the Test- Coloring Page.

Draw the dog brown. 
Put an eye on him.

The girl has a pink dress.

The flower is red and green. 

Make the carriage yellow. 

The bird is blue. 

References:

The Grade Teacher May 1931

SEAT WORK LESSON- THREE LITTLE CHICKEN

 DRAWING LESSON- EGGS AND THREE LITTLE CHICKEN

By MAUDE M. GRANT 

ILLUSTRATED BY BESS BRUCE CLEAVELAND 

1. FIRST STEP- COUNTOURING THE EGG SHAPE.

Three eggs three eggs 
Now watch and see 
What these small eggs 
Are going to be 

2. SECOND STEP- ADD THE HEADS AND BEAKS

Make three round heads, 

And three beaks, too,

A wavy line

Right in plain view. 

3. THIRD STEP- ADD EYES, TAILS AND LEGS

Add tails and eyes 

And tiny feet. 

These chicks have found 

A worm to eat. 

References:

1. NORMAL INSTRUCTOR AND PRIMARY PLANS, JANUARY 1929