Instructors show children the top image and note the standard units:

1. Branching is one of the fundamental elements of Decorative Design and is very rich in rhythmic action.
2. Branching is of two kinds outward and inward.
3. Outward branching is the branch curving outward from or away from the main stem as A and B.
4. Inward branching is the branch curving inward toward the main stem as C and D.
5. A is called outward branching and B double outward branching.
6. C is called inward branching and D double inward branching.

Children study the top image and complete the following drill work:

1. Draw Exercise I, then O.
2. Draw Exercise J, then K, then P.
3. Draw Exercise L, then Q.
4. Draw Exercise M, then N, then R.
5. Draw Exercise O, then P, then Q, then R.