Abstract
A playlet may be used as one device for the presentation of new material in arithmetic. The mystery of the little plot during secret rehearsals in a corner of the classroom or coatroom stimulates the pupils' interest in what the play may contain.
A “radio” play is easier to prepare than a stage production. In the former, girls or boys may read the parts of either. No acting or memorization of lines is necessary and no stage properties need to be prepared. For these reasons the children may prepare the playlet with little coaching.
The following short play has been used to aid in introducing decimals early in grade six. Since it has been given by pupils standing in the coatroom with doors left open, the sound has been very much like that of voices on the radio and the children have listened with interest. The play has served both to present new material and to motivate further work with place values in decimals.
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