ONTARIO TEACHERS' MANUALS

CONTENTS

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PUBLIC AND SEPARATE SCHOOL COURSE OF STUDY 1

CHAPTER I
THE AIMS AND STAGES OF STUDY 13

CHAPTER II
GENERAL METHODS IN THE TEACHING OF HISTORY 21

CHAPTER III
CORRELATION OF SUBJECTS 40

CHAPTER IV
SPECIAL TOPICS 49
Current Events 49
Local Material 51
Civics 52
The Teacher of History 57

CHAPTER V
ILLUSTRATIVE LESSONS 60
Forms I and II 60
Form II 62
Form III 66
Forms III and IV 75
Form IV 78
For Teachers' Reference 119

DEVICES 127

BIBLIOGRAPHY 130

APPENDIX 136




MANUAL OF SUGGESTIONS FOR TEACHERS OF HISTORY




PUBLIC AND SEPARATE SCHOOL COURSE OF STUDY


DETAILS

The course in literature and composition includes the telling by the
teacher of suitable stories from the Bible, stories of primitive
peoples, of child life in other lands, of famous persons and peoples;
and the oral reproduction of these stories by the pupils. In this way
history, literature, and composition are combined.

For Method in telling stories, consult _How to Tell Stories to
Children_, by Sara Cone Bryant, Houghton, Mifflin Company, Boston,
$1.00.




FORM I


BIBLE STORIES:

Moses in the Bulrushes, his Childhood, the Burning Bush, the Crossing of
the Red Sea, the Tables of Stone; Joseph's Boyhood Dreams, Joseph sold
into Egypt, the Famine, the Visits of his Brethren; David and Goliath;
Samson.

STORIES OF CHILD LIFE:

The Eskimo Girl, the Andean Girl, the Arabian Girl, the Little Syrian
Girl, the Swiss Girl, the Chinese Girl, the African Girl, the German
Girl, the Canadian Girl; the Little Red Child, the Little White Child,
the Little Black Child, the Little Yellow Child, the Little Brown Child.

Consult _The Seven Little Sisters_, by Jane Andrews, Ginn & Co.,
Boston, 50c.; _The Little Cousin Series_, by Mary Hazelton Wade,
The Page Co., Boston, 60c. each; _Five Little Strangers_, Julia
Augusta Schwarz, American Book Co., New York; _Each and All_, Jane
Andrews (sequel to _The Seven Little Sisters_), 50 cents.

SPECIAL DAYS:

Christmas: The Birth of Christ, the First Christmas Tree (see Appendix);
Arbor Day; Constructive work suggested by St. Valentine's Day and
Thanksgiving Day; Stories of these Days.

NOTE: Advantage should be taken of every opportunity to
teach obedience to authority and respect for the property and
rights of others.




FORM II


BIBLE STORIES:

Abraham and Lot, Joshua, David and Jonathan, David and Saul, Ruth and
Naomi, Daniel, Miriam and Moses, Abraham and Isaac, Boyhood of Christ,
the Shipwreck of St. Paul.

STORIES OF CHILD LIFE:

The Aryan Boy, the Persian Boy, the Greek Boy, the Roman Boy, the Saxon
Boy, the Page Boy, the English Boy, the Puritan Boy, the Canadian Boy of
To-day, Child Life in Canada (_a_) in the early days, (_b_) to-day on
the farm and in the city or town; occupations, games, and plays, etc.

Consult _Ten Little Boys Who Lived on the Road from Long Ago till
Now_, by Jane Andrews, Ginn & Co., 50c.

STORIES OF FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Boadicea, Alfred, Harold, First Prince of Wales, Sir Francis Drake, Sir
Walter Raleigh, Columbus, Cabot, Cartier, Champlain, Madeleine de
Verchères, Pontiac, Brock, Laura Secord, Florence Nightingale.

Consult _The Story of the British People_, Thomas Nelson & Sons,
Toronto, 35c. (For Florence Nightingale, see Appendix.)