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Title: Gymnastic stories and plays for primary schools; physical excercises for the first two years of school
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Stoneroad, Rebecca
Subjects: Physical education and training Games
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me.Stretching the arms upward, jump lightly on the toes, andtouch this point with both hands. IV. Sitting in Chairs. Sit from one side and rise from the other side of each chair ina row across the room. V. Walking Sideways. Place hands on hips, turn toward the centre of the room, andAvalk sideways. VI. Skipping Sideways. Facing the centre of the room, skip sideways lightly on thetoes, with hands on hips. 46 FOLLOW MY LEADER. VII. Passing Between Desks and Chairs. With face to the front, cross the room, stepping between desksand chairs. VIII. Fingers Touching Overhead. Swing arms sideways and liold them high overliead, withfingers touching each other. IX. Vaulting Over Seats. Placing one hand on desk in front of seat and the other ondesk behind, jump over the seat, alighting on the toes.Vault successively over a number of seats, making a zigzagline. X. Hand Clapping. Clap hands lightly in time used for drum beating. Finallywalk up aisles to places. XI. Sitting. BLACKBOARD ILLUSTRATION.
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A Trip to the Zoo.48 SECOND YEAR. A TRIP TO THE ^ZOOr Some children take a walk to the Zoological park, and havegreat fun afterward making believe. They blow up andburst their peanut bags with a loud noise. They imitate themovements of the different animals seen during their trip,turning their heads as the prairie dogs do when startled, andbending their bodies to show the restless motion of the tigerlooking out of his cage. At last they swing their arms over-head and sideways as the elephant swings his trunk, and jumplike the awkward kangaroo. I. Rising. II. Distance for Walking. Signals: Measure. — Keeping the arms parallel, raise them to a hori-zontal position in front, with palms facing the floor. Step. — With arms extended, step forward until tips of fingerstouch the back of the pupil in front. Arms Down. —Lower arms. 40 50 A TRIP TO THE ZOO. III. Walking. Whole school walk around the room with heads erect and armshanging loosely at sides. Walk directly behind the one infron

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