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Asking Way In Street

Source: Games Without Music For Children
Category: GAMES FOR THE SCHOOLROOM





Preliminary.--One of her Majesty's inspectors remarked on one occasion
that he could judge of the intelligence and manners of a school by the
way in which its scholars playing in the street would reply if asked a
question as to the whereabouts of any particular place in the locality.

It is doubtless desirable that children should know something of the
streets and roads of the district in which they live, and if they have
clear ideas as to the meaning of 'right' and 'left,' the following game
should help them in describing the position of places.

The streets may be made by the children themselves standing in rows, as
in the preceding game; or if the space available be small, the children
may stand round the room, while the plan of the streets is chalked on
the floor. There should be one central street, with others branching out
of it right and left, and each should be named. It may be possible to
arrange and name the streets of some district with which the children
are familiar. The name of each should be written on a card and placed at
the end of the street. The accompanying diagram will illustrate the
playing of the game. We will suppose that a little girl comes walking up
Victoria Road, and at the point x meets a gentleman (a little boy), who
asks, 'Can you please direct me to Queen Street?' 'Yes,' she replies,
'it is the second turning on the left.' The place of meeting may be
varied, and the children will then see that the terms 'right' and 'left'
are interchangeable, according to the direction in which we are walking.
In the following instance, e.g. Queen Street is on the right instead
of left. More difficult questions may be asked as the children get to
understand better, such as, 'Which is the way to Alexandra Road?'
(starting from *). 'Take the second turning to the right, then turn to
left, and it is the first street on the right.'

[Illustration:

+---------+ +--------------
V
I
+---------+ C
KING ST. T +--------------
+---------+ O ALEXANDER RD.
R +--------------
I
+---------+ A
QUEEN ST.
+---------+ R
O +--------------
A JAMES ST.
D +--------------
+---------+
JOHN ST.
+---------+

*+---------+ x +--------------]




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