Lesson 22: The Triangle (Direction, Action, and Rhythm)
Recall that the aim in these rhythmic or two-handed exercises is to give skill, speed, and grace to the two hands working together.
- Spend 5 minutes a day on these exercises at a blackboard or whiteboard.
- If you have no large blackboard or whiteboard, tape two pieces of paper to a desk or table, one piece for each hand.
- Dots denote the starting places for a movement and the "X" the end position for a movement.
Instructors show children the lesson image and note:
- The geometrical form featured in A is the triangle.
- Lines marked 1 are called inward curves and those marked 2 outward curves.
Instructors direct children as follows:
- Instructors demonstrate using two hands how to produce the simple triangles as shown in figure A.
- Children grasp two writing implements (chalk, dry erase marker, pencil), one in each hand.
- Instructors show children the triangles in figure B, say "Look," and allow the children to observe the image.
- Instructors say, "Draw," and children draw the images using both hands simultaneously.
- Instructors say "Erase," and children erase the images if using blackboard/whiteboard or secure two new pieces of paper.
Children complete the following drill work:
- First Day: Draw A, then B, and then E.
- Second Day: Draw A, then C, and then F.
- Third Day: Draw A, then D, and then G.
- Fourth Day: Draw A, then D, and then G.
- Fifth Day: Draw A, then C, and then F.