The  form  to  be  built  may  be  sketched  on  tile  with  the
pointed  tool.  A  small  coil,  about  the  size  of  a  slate  pencil
is  then  made  and  the  form  is  then  filled  with  bits  of  clay
firmly  worked  together  and  the  form  may  be  modeled
to  the  desired  high  or  low  relief.  In  all  tile  work  em-
phasize the  placing  and  the  proportionate  size  of  the
form,  making  it  fill  the  space  well,  rather  than  crowding
it  in  the  center  or  one  corner.
(Clay  Work— pages  26,  28,  30).
For  Group  III.,  read  Chap.  VI.,  "Clay  Work."


FREEHAND  PAPER  CUTTING.
(Plates  III.,  IV.  and  V.;  also  Grade  II.,  Plate  I.)

FREEHAND  PAPER  CUTTING  should  be  made  an
expression  of  Nature  Study,  Literature,  and  History  stor-
ies and  poems  and  of  the  special  seasons.  At  the  same
time  it  should  include  some  definite  study  of  masses.
TIME.  Eegular  lessons  should  be  given  during  Sep-
tember and  October  and  whenever  possible  throughout  the
year.
MATERIALS.  White  cutting  paper  6x9,  black  cut-
ting paper  9x12  and  scissors.
SELECTION  OF  SUBJECTS.  In  selecting  draw-
ings or  pictures  to  use  as  a  basis  for  a  silhouette  or  cutting,
care  must  be  taken  in  choosing  a  position  whose  outline
alone  will  show  the  characteristics  of  the  objects.  Cut*
tings  may  also  be  made  from  the  pose.  The  cutting  of
letters  is  also  recommended.  Select  the  simplest  style.
Give  definite  height  to  the  letters,  by  furnishing  the  chil-
dren with  strips  of  paper  the  proper  width  or  by  having
them  fold  to  the  required  width.
SIZE.  Have  the  children  cut  as  large  as  paper  given
them  will  allow,  sometimes  saving  the  outer  part,  to  show
how  little  was  wasted  and  how,  if  placed  against  a  con-
trasting color,  it  forms  a  second  silhouette.
