This textbook is second in a series of arithmetic books that apply the principles discovered by the psychology of learning, by experimental education, and by the observation of successful school practice, to the teaching of arithmetic. Parts One and Two are intended for grades five and six respectively. Part One provides for mastery of the four…

This textbook is a primary reading primer. Word lists are included.

This textbook is a fifth-year reader. The lessons in this volume have been prepared and arranged with a view towards several ends: to interest the young reader; to cultivate a taste for the best style of literature as regards both thought and expression; to point the way to an acquaintance with good books; to appeal to the pupil's sense of duty,…

This textbook is a primary-grade geography course. It presents the idea of direction and helps children form definite conceptions of the natural divisions of land and water through the aid of pictures and diagrams. Clear and beautiful maps in color, unencumbered with names not referred to in the text, are introduced, not as mere illustrations, but…

"The school, as one of the significant agencies of the community, accepts its responsibilities for contributing to individual to individual, family, and community health. ...Classroom teachers in their daily contacts with boys and girls are the key persons in the school health program." These two sentences point up the theme of this bulletin. Four…

This bulletin has been prepared to help teachers, supervisors, students of education, and others gain information and understanding about current practices and developing trends in the social studies programs of elementary schools throughout the Nation. Emphasis is given to ways in which social studies adjusts to the challenges of living in an age…

The phenomenal growth of science and technology in the past decade has made science teaching more important, and at the same time more difficult. An awareness of these changes has caused an unprecedented public support for sound science programs in the schools. A good science program makes effective use of equipment and materials in teaching basic…

This English textbook aims to foster and guide children's natural interests. The material is organized in three divisions, designed for use in the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades, respectively. The offering for the fourth year is greater in amount than that for the fifth and sixth years, in the expectation that some of it, if not adapted to the…

For boys and girls who are prepared in the essential elements of arithmetic this later book proposes extended instruction in percentage and commercial transactions, and in the elements of geometry. It is one of a series of handbooks for pupils, and consists of progressive lessons, arranged mainly in topics, either reviewing the treatment in…

For boys and girls who are prepared in the essential elements of arithmetic this later book proposes extended instruction in percentage and commercial transactions, and in the elements of geometry. It is one of a series of handbooks for pupils, and consists of progressive lessons, arranged mainly in topics, either reviewing the treatment in…

For boys and girls who are prepared in the essential elements of arithmetic this, the Fifth Book of the Series, proposes additional instruction in concrete measurements, percentage, interest, and commercial matters. This Series purports to be only a systematic arrangement of lessons for children studying the subject. It consists of graded lessons…

This textbook is a version of "First Course in General Science" simplified for younger pupils. There are fewer quantitative conceptions, many mathematical problems have been eliminated, and, where it has been possible without sacrificing clearness, much detail has been omitted. It discusses, in terms that the youthful mind can…

This textbook is a fourth-year supplementary reader. Stories include "A Christmas Dream," "The Skipping Shoes," "The Fairy Box," and "A Hole in the Wall."

This textbook is the fourth volume in a series of readers. New words are defined and phrases to discuss with the teacher are included.

This textbook's goal is to train and develop the mind by means of the science of numbers. This work is designed both for primary and advanced classes. The first part is adapted to beginners, while the latter part is peculiarly fitted to give to the more advanced student that thorough mental drilling in the analysis of numbers, which furnishes the…