School organization, hygiene, discipline and ethics : designed especially for the guidance of teachers in their professional training, and for use by educationists generally / by Joseph H. Cowham.

  • Cowham, Joseph H.
Date:
1901
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    SCHEME 1, FOR SMALL COUNTRY SCHOOL WITH AVERAGE ATTENDANCE OF FROM 20 TO 60 OLDER CHILDREN. Staff <exclus»ive of Staff for Infants): One or two Teachers, according to the number of Children. Lower Division. Upper Division. English — Reading from suitable reading books (to be changed from year to year). Copybook writing and transcription. Formation of easy sentences both orally and on paper. Reading from suitable reading books (to be changed from year to year), one of which should be a History of England, and another a Geography bo<%. Reproduction of passages read by children, letter writing, written descriptions of simple objects discussed in object lessons. Arithmetic - Suitable Recitatio 1 ill each Division. Group (a) as Standard I. in Schedule I. for (a) as in Schedule I. for Standard IV' Group (b) as Standard II. in Schedule I. for (b) as in Schedule I. for .Standard V’. Group (c) as Standard III. in Schedule I. for (c) as in Schedule I. for Standard V'l Geography— Simple lessons on Geography of neigh- | bourhood, and outlines of England, j Explanation of Geographical terms as they occur, ] History Study of contents of Geographical Reader, with oral exposition. Easy Map drawing. Study of contents of Historical Reader with oral exposition. Common Things and Elementary Science — A course of lessons, to be given to the whole school, dealing with objects familiar to the children, and with matters likely to bear upon the children s lives. Where there are two teachers, simple practical instruction in Horticulture or Domestic Economy may be added. Singing, Drawing, Needlework and Physical EKerciees, as in former Codes. SCHEME 5 PRESENTS A CURRICULUM FOR SEASIDE TOWN SCHOOL. It differs from that of other Town Schools in its Elementary Science Course. This Course is as follows :— Classes 5, 4 and 3.—A course of Ies.sons on M.arine Animals and Phants. on Local Rocks, Pebbles, <tc.: various sorts of Boats, Ships, &c.: Lighthouses and Light- ships ; the Local Tides ; Flags of different Nations, &c. Class 2.—The M.agnet and Compass. Practical methods of finding the Cardinal Point.s. Apparent movements of Sun and Moon. Measurement of Suns altitude by shadows. Cla.ss X.—Practical measurements of Areas and Volumes. Lever { Pulley Inclined Plane \ Practical e.xamples of Parallelogram of Forces and Parallelogram of V elocities. The chief constellations and the apparent movements of heavenly bodies.