ae ot Hrtrestorse yest esl. Veneto laa de VOOSTER ® * ‘_- CRANE & COMPANY » £ PUBLISHERS TOPEKA KANSAS. 3 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LIBRARY AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN © GURRICULUM COLLECTION — \ This book, work. ‘ It gives a Qditns.. | may be followed by even th teacher. The words selectei are those which are familar to most children. All the new words used in each reading lesson appear. diacritically marked with that lesson. The words are repeated a sufficient num- ber of times, that the children do not forget them. The review lessons consist of the old words made into #éw sentences.. | The reading lessons are illustrated, and all of the principal features are brought out by the pictures. 6) trations akes the en. ; E that it people who ried through alt la reading ws esting to the children. Pw pictures: for the reading matter are yf so planned that the children may get the : thought from the pictures, and hence may be able to express it in their own language. The language, writing, drawing, number work and stick-laying exercises are all care- fully graded to suit the needs and capabili- ties of pupils in first-year work. Lizziz EK. Wooster. —— * j i ro > aa _s { wm SUGGESTIONS TO TEACHERS. Ir is not how much the teacher can give, but how much the child can retain. As Judge Tourgée says: ‘‘ The greatest fault with the schools of to-day is, that the teachers are shooting above the heads of the children.”’ Reading.—It is not wise to try to give the five- or six- * year-old child reading matter containing words that belong in Third Grade work, and ask that he recognize, spell, write or pronounce them readily. The result of such efforts is bound to be slow progress, with lack of interest for the pupil and discouragement for the teacher. The use of the blackboard is necessary for word and phonic drill work, even though much chart and blackboard work ig given before the books are placed in the hands of the children. The words given from the blackboard may be used in exercises to gain correct pronunciation, rapid recognition of words, cor- _ rect spelling, etc., and the teacher can point to them so as to make sentences. This work will improve the slow reader. Make the lessons interesting and pleasing for the children. Much depends on the manner of presenting a lesson. Reading Boxes are a great help in the rapid recognition of known words, and in sentence-building they assist the child to gain the correct use of words, punctuation marks, and capitals. The Reading Boxes will not only be instructive, but will keep - the children busy while the teacher hears other classes. Never permit the children to put away their work until you have looked at it. Give the children words of praise when possible, and let them feel that you are interested in their work. Writing.—Writing is best taught by letters, words, and sentences. (5) e we 6 SUGGESTIONS TO TEACHERS. Care should be taken to get arm- movement and a free, easy holding of the pencil and pen. Let the children watch the teacher write a letter or a word on the blackboard; then let her write a letter or a word on the blackboard for each child in the class, and help each child to trace that letter or word. If the children do trace the same letters or words many times on the blackboard, an easy arm- movement is soon acquired, and at the same time a correct form is learned. | In this way the children will learn to make the letters and words correctly. In the same manner letters and words can be traced on the slates or paper. 7 The beginners should also be given the figures in this way until they have learned the correct forms and can make them without help. All blackboard work should be in script. Teachers should never print words on the blackboard for the children, for in so doing the children have a form to learn which they should never use, and it is a waste of time for both teacher and pupils. Number Work.— The Number Work is in a form to please the children and give them a systematic beginning. It will save the teacher some blackboard work. Page 25 is to teach the names and value of the nine figures. Number Boxes may be used with much profit in teaching the figures and combinations, and as a rest from slate work. Stick-laying.—The designs for stick-laying are only a few of the many that may be given the little people. Toothpicks may be used if colored sticks cannot be secured. The Stick- laying exercises may be used to teach form, color, and num- ber. Ask the children to tell you what they can make with two sticks, three sticks, four sticks, five sticks, six sticks, seven sticks, etc. Direct an to put so many diate of each color ‘together. The teacher can write the figures on the blackboard with colored crayon, showing the number of sticks of each color that are to be placed together, SUGGESTIONS TO TEACHERS. {i Drawing.— Only the simplest outline work is given in the drawing. But this will serve to interest and please the chil- dren, and also to give them a foundation for the future work of the following years. The lessons illustrated in outline drawing are for the children to copy. Broad gray lines are used in the book, the same as should be required of the chil- dren, on slates, blackboard, and paper. Language.—The sentences with blanks are to be filled out by the children from their stock of words already acquired. This draws on their originality and ingenuity, and at the same time serves for language and review. | Phonics and Spelling.—Phoniec drills should be given from the blackboard and book, using such words and letters as the lessons. require.. Let the children become familiar with these exercises by repeating them after the teacher until they can do the work without help. The review words for spelling will be found very helpful for\spelling and drill work in marking. Paper-folding and Sewing.— Paper - folding ‘and sewing may be used to aid in teaching color, number, form, neatness, etc., and may begiven ‘as e,rest from other work. Clay-modeling.—Clay-modeling may be given to teach form, neatness,) etc., ont familiarize the child with the names of geometrical forms» The Holidays are given special lessons, as they furnish so much interesting material for the children. Nature sty should be given from the real objects if possible, such as leaves, seeds, fruit, etc., and not from pic- tures. ~ | Pa, Artistic.color work is given in this book with leaves, flowers fruit, etc., and it will aid in the Nature Study work. ; The plan followed in this book is such that the teacher can take up other nature study where it is more suitable for the class. f COLOR CHART. ~* yy LESSON lI. see tO hat LESSON II. 11 STICK-LAYING AND DRAWING. { AGIA NIST ay ed PERERA pe ; ae eel | AVA ID DI pre Vs 7 S71 se MERE SE SSG ORLY HS AN ONT TS TERR EO HES 12 LESSON III. a ean Set flag Tecan Seb a hat. * | can get a bom I can get a ia. Re He eR O a P LESSON IV. 13 find find @ hnd’ ® @ hind @@ @ hind @€@@@e@ fTind@@ee @@ i findeee eee find @@e@ ee8 findeeee @8e0@ find @@@ @#@@. eee { ." win Res sad Sori the ws 1% STICK-LAYING AND DRAWING. 14 FOIA, 194 Bhd wy STRATA DRS Ge ESoera ines Ae SR OAT OOS DIS EMS SGT RS ae (dsershasvahis | ASR C285 WOsw ye nes ow eretetel Ake: GPA EO AAS PANS NDOT AESOP ME ADs MXR OD ET AIR ARIE eM DAE. Th Hemet! RA Me ers ARI aie ¢ Me Rowe ort PEs SONY: make boat I can makg a hat ToGa make a box. I can maké a flag. lt can mak¢é a boat. | M COV nate oe VE sae make a: flag i i¢ J aban Aes. OU boat. 16 STICK-LAYING AND DRAWING. f Lo Fits Sk erettagen: se ? * tA ie annie ete gga ioe See SCE SEC See NJ * ry Fs Bi RA W:Gi RK. LESSON VI. hive and thé Lohav¢@ a box and a aaa I have a boat and a Tlag. See the box and thea See the flag and the ga Dhane a ag ST hon oa: Yeas Done 3. tame Unione 19 STICK-LAYING AND DRAWING. orbs 714 REMAINS % 4 4a 4 °% ge SK re ee aiden WAR | ; PETES SALT eaye ‘he: cat i bine The hen 1s black. Will ine dog get the cat? No; the cat will run. . Will the cat get the ratr NO; the Frat will wii LESSON XxX. 39 REVIEW. my pond slates eat bird swim caps sing sled will pet rat book to red dog slate Ties) bree cat tub to fly me Lea Meshes Le run no you Orgicns hop black in balls tesco a red bird. Fhe red bird will sing. A black bird can sing. Rum, boy, run! Two fish are in the tub. My pet hen is black. One slate and one slate make 2 slates. Two balls and one ball make 5 balls. 40 LESSON XxXI. REVIEW. 42 LESSON XXII. ; Mr. him Nat he do yes. whére not O, here is Mr. Rat! le isa black rat. ee De. yous see: hime | : - Ol yes, Nat, I see hing Where is the cat? : | Heré is my dog; he will get it! , ho, he will not get Mr , see him run! 43 es Nok \ pamecege ee et, we ® ios Begs BIOFHI 57 U5 o. pie DRAWING. hat has ean fan pan ely) ate day make yay play slate LESSON XXIII. bm ( it Is in big this fish | 1¢e hike find bite time ride boat eoat use blue tune duty mule home true sei oe NUMBER WORK. 45 46 LESSON XXIV. pret ty she (prit ty) | Neo hér stitks Aa w hat | Of @y) with Is this May? Wo, it is not May. This little girl is Neue She is a pretty little oirl Nell has a box of sticks. ce Do ‘you. see Nell with Wer a of sticks? Yes, L see her and the box of. sticks. re What did Nell make with the sticks? What can we make with a box of sticks? LESSON XXV. 47. 48 LESSON XXXVI. all love our SEW (so) We have a 1s tac It is red, white, and blue. The girls and boys like to play with the big flag. We all love our fae I like to make a flag. We can all sew a flag ‘ame red. white, and blue. We will all make a flag to-day. Our flag is ee LESSON XXVIII. — 49 Hoge take tp . but... an green égy thén dréss& Or well | seeca, little nest. in this big green tree. ae RAK. “J Be aan, eT ok Te os Can you see it? Yes, Tom, I see it, Do you see an egg Pa ber mest r 50 LESSON XXVII—Continued. No, | can not see in the nest. I will get up im the Giese then I can see in the nest. Do, Tom, get up and see, Bar eo not get the nest. No, Nell, I will not get the nest. Nell has a red dress. LESSON XXVIII. REVIEW. Mr. not did Se Ww do Nell white nest him pret ty: --Velie Treen. yes of like ego Nat sticks play up an what all then where: - with love at he her our dress she oisticem om can sew —4=. (ee Nell can: sew 5) May. Call SOW Nat can sew -4— S% LESSON XXIX. 51 . REVIEW. Wheré is Mr. Rat? Did the big black dog get him? @ no, he did not get-Mr. Rat. Werhere ds Nellr-- L see-her. She is a pretty little girl. Will Nell play with her box of sticks ? Yes, Nell likes to play with the — sticks. Our flag is red, white, and blue. Nell and Tom love our flag. Tom can sew a flag. A little nest is in the big green _ tree. What did Tom find in the nest? | A little ego, Nell has a red dress. Have you a red dress? Did Tom take the nest? 0, Lom did. not take the nest. 52 LESSON XXX.4 / 13) | tle iterate This is Mr. Blue-jay. Do you see him 7 : He is in a green tree. He has two eyes, two ears, two wings, and two legs. LESSON XXxX—Continued. _ 53 A blue-jay has a long tail. A. blue-jay is a pretty bird. What will a blue-jay eat? W.il a blue-jay eat bugs? Yes, *a blie-jay will eat bug's. Will a blue-jay sing’? : ; 54 ; LESSON XXXI. This 18 my at. I like my cat and my cat likes me. Fler; coat is made of tam The fur Keeps her warm \ Look at her eyes. What can you tell about the eves Ola Cabby What can you tell about the ‘feet of a cat? What can a cat do? A CA Coll AA W Cat Can 4, | PACA Carl. ee ee LESSON XXXII. 55 o00d his name Tom has a black dog. julieieey JakeVeatee He 1s a good dog. Has name is Jip. Jip will run. and jump for Tom. Jip will do what Tom tells him ae VOR CO. si 9. Jip hkes Tom and Tom likes Jip. Do you lke a good dog? Is your dog black? Blase Mi) ia COauike amy cat r ite i eek lake a Cale Has Jip eyes lke a cat? Has Jip ears like a cat? 56 LESSON XXXIII. moon gives stars g81ve us how — sees ght many (min’y) Il see the moon, and the moon sees me. The’ moon. gives us Holt The stars give us hght. | How many stars do | see? Pretty moon, where are youea. Live: daar Stars, pretty stars, where are you all theiday ? LESSON XXXIV. 57 sun olad heat stin-shine SO shine grow ©, see the. sun! It is so big! The sun gives us light. The sun gives us heat. The sun makes us grow. Shine, shine all the day, sun. Can we make sun-shine? 58 LESSON XXXV. Six thin let bite eS eount A tly has two big: eyes. How many legs has a fy? A ily. has. six: legs. How many wings has a fly? A fly has two thin wings. Wul a aly biter Yes, a fly will bite you age het. him. Let us get a fly and look at his big eyes. Let us count his legs. What will a fly eat? LESSON XXXVI. 59 am e, / | spl dér eae OX 4; < S web SY . think why Patt fi) el / / nice who when l-am, a spider. ¥his we: made clay. iam and ‘dishes... We take item home when they get dry. LESSON XLIV—Continued. 73 REVIEW. iene are nice dishés, and we like to play with them. When will Mr. Jack Frost come Us see us? He comes in the fall, and nvakes foc, leaves’ red, brown, jand yellow. Did Jack Frost ever bite Meo? He bités little girls fl boys and makes big round tears i) Loe sey es. Some times we ruy ‘sfom\ Mr. a Jack Frost. me \ Polaeyou ever see him 7 \ Did you ever run from him? We went out to have fun on Hallow-e’en Night. Where do you think we went? What did we do?P Do you think we had fun? 74 LANGUAGE. bad +< day aig ue eS black 4=aeF OW bea up 2s | That;A“+¢gan jump. — Your 42 can june This can JUnit My 4“téan ily. Mis —--1- can ge der? 6 Canidae i 442 as wings. A HARA wings. A ¢ chp 2s Win gs.4, A cl hag fence A has feet. A =444has feet. The first blanks to be filled by opposites, LESSON XLV. 75 UY fy py \ Jy yy Yy jy \y A & “YY YY yf, Y\\ pa Wi Li fy % WY a MO Yi ff Wij tg MANY Vy Yj, ‘ | Wf f ANNIE ih flying south .snow edmiIng wen ter stay ./ kinds bak O, seevthe birds flying! j They are tlying, south. Why do they. fly south ? Winter is coming, and the birds fly south where it is wajrm. The little snow birds do net fly south’ They stay with us all winter. | How many birds are flying?’ Waat kinds of birds fly south ? | Wilk the birds come back ? ih sotetla - yg fly south. tly south: SEWING 76 LESSON XLVI. oh thanks first was time thére olv Ing MeO. Be otinn Day is coming. Who can tell us why there is a ‘Thanksgiving Day ? The first. Thanksgiving Day was a longx Tong time ago. Who can tell us about it to- “day ? | like Thanksgiving Daye. What can we etve thanks for ? pe! give thanks lor my +--+ will give thanks for my ~— Wael pve thanks ion my =<7" “ae give thanks for the wil give thanks for the;—~ will give thanks for the i \ 78 NUMBER WORK. « 2 boys have +~ eyes. ’ 3 girls have +— eyes. 4 boys have — feet. 5 boys have ~~ hands. 6. girls have — hands. 7 birds have —2 tate 4 birds have — wings. 5 birds: have —— feet. 2 dogs have —— feet. 3 cats have —= feet. 1 book and —+ book are 2 Beoks. 3 sleds and —— sleds are 5 sleds. 4 balls and,—+ balls are 6 tai. 3 hats and — hats are 6 hats. 2 See >= fish ares 7 fish. The blanks are to be filled with the correct figures; first written, and then orally. LESSON XLVII. 79 18 pen 9. JON. ke GO. pu ieee teed water else This is my pet pig. ile ig-e at pig. i DUG Ot Ina pen. Merced) bum every day. Love iam corn to eat. What ese will he eat? L give him water to drink. What else will he drink? PAPER-FOLDING. SEWING AND 80 ' ee me we ewe = a wn be 7 ' ‘ +--4--- ' eee eee ‘ LESSON XLVIII. 81 down hill fast It is winter, and the snow has come. pee, here wesCoy up bill ang down hill. Oh, what fun | - You can ride on my new sled. Come, girls, get on my sled and L will give youa ride down hill. I will not run fast. 82 LESSON XLIX. REVIEW. ily ing stay J ohn else — Gondung. kaind pig Tat oryvun gs) Dacle put 20 south there pen new win ter \)* Lerep feed hill snow was drink 43 thanks urna Wa (Ol ies down & LO corn fast Winter is coming, and the Oirds are tlying south, wheres. warm. We have snow in the winter -A/1> the birds will conmiesiy = oem b is warm What birds stay here all winter P Why -do we ive them aie phanksoivine Day ys Who had the first Thanksgiving Day? It was a long time agof Who, will tell us all about fine first Thanksgiving Day?) ~ EES SON x * KN aD | a IVAN = als ia VEE Sy mall — 8 XVI — 18 a 9 Sere =) 19 x 10 ee = 20 94 a as 1n sy qs G6 ‘ 4 as 2 eas: Ge ay 66 a: a ee a 4, C6 G6 e G6 66 e ae a ra a GC @ 6¢ 66 Os cc 1 os 66 A. G6 66 PHONIC CHART. as 1h en 6¢ a old i O O as a on O a 66 rG ee O a G< Ome @ 4 Gia aa a a Use th 6¢ 6¢ up 0 4) = Uu U OO G6 (74 OO a ¢¢ EQUIVALENT SOUNDS. S20) 88 1) was 4 C6 C6 there th} EQUIVALENT SOUNDS— Continued. supe Kel orl Car Sisto Tea akon 4 tQ would love Or rude put. fly ba’ by CONSONANTS. S as 1 DICe © Kees Be Roa), J ere Com c¢ 66 6¢ large 95 96 GOOD-NIGHT. Now the day is over, All our tasks are by; Soon the stars will twinkle In the evening sky. Little hands are folded That have jworked all day, Little lps are silent, Books are|put away. Soon we’ll say our. “ sood-nighi Each has done his best; Homeward now we’re going, For a quiet rest. Keep us, Heavenly Father, Through the silent night; May we wake up safely In the morning lght. ra NotE.—To be learned gad recited in concert at the close p of the day’s work. aa