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

  1. Draw a rectangle and turn it into the cap A.
  2. Draw a rectangle and turn it into the hat B.
  3. Draw a rectangle and turn it into the cage C.
  4. Draw a rectangle and turn it into the basket D.
  5. Draw a rectangle and turn it into the sled E.
  6. Draw a rectangle and turn it into the box trap F.

The instructor teaches children how to place a roof on a house:

  • Ask children to study the house sketch labeled A-F on the bottom image.
  • Draw the rectangle A, B, C, D.
  • Bisect AB at E and draw a vertical line as high as the apex F is to be.
  • Draw FA and FB.
  • Ask children to repeat drawing the house with a roof a few times until mastered.

Children complete the following drill work:

  1. Draw a horizontal rectangle. To the top add an obtuse triangle. Turn it into house G.
  2. Draw a horizontal rectangle. To the top add a right triangle. Turn it into the shed H.
  3. Draw a horizontal rectangle. To the top add an acute triangle. Turn it into the house I.
  4. Draw a horizontal rectangle. To the top add an obtuse triangle. Turn it into the barn J.

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