OBSERVATION LESSONS.-Grade III. continued, SPELLING.-From Reader. Exercises as in Grade III. MUSIC.-First Reader, and reading all Music in Parts II. and III. (First Reader). Exercises in Rhythm. DRAWING.— The Drawing Books Nos. 1, 2, of the Prang Elementary Course. Teacher's Manual, Part 1. Use of one drawing book or of two in any school year to be governed by class circumstances. Refer to Supervisor. Objects--Balls, baskets, tumblers, boxes, &c. Type Solids-Sphere, cube, cylinder, hemisphere, prisms. TOPICS-Are the same in all grades. Read notes on cover of pupil's drawing book as to use of the illustrative pages; also see General Notes 1, 2, page 13 of this pamphlet. 1. REPRESENTATION-or all drawing that represents the appearance of objects. 2. 3. (a) Nature Study-Grasses, fruits, vegetables, flowers; drawing from the pose; drawing animals. (b) Appearance of Form--Sight drawing as in Grade I.; simple grouping. No study of theory expected; gaining ideas of foreshortening, of proportion, of room for the bases of objects through seeing and drawing; also the thought of good composition and beauty of form from the selection and arrangement of the simple groups. (All drawing to be freehand. Construction or the study of FACTS OF FORM-Lessons on pattern, study of geometric view not expected; finding and drawing-out a few patterns from simple type solids: making a box, an envelope, etc. of practical form-Idea of constructive design. Decoration or Drawing as applied to Ornament: A few lessons from historic types: unit, border, rosette. Ideas of beauty in spacing and proportion, in use of color: Thought of original design. GEOGRAPHY.-(a)Review of work of Grade III. Lessons to lead to simple conception of the earth as a great ball, with surface of land and water, surrounded by the air, lighted by the sun, and having two motions. (b) Lessons on Natural Features, first from observation, afterwards by means of moulding board, pictures and blackboard illustrations. (c) Preparation for and introduction of maps. (Review of lessons in position, distance, direction with representations drawn to scale). Study of map of vicinity drawn on blackboard. Maps of natural features drawn from moulded forms. al map symbols on outline maps. Practice in reading convention (d) General study from globe and maps. The hemisphere, continents, oceans and large islands, their relative positions and size. The continents, their position, climate, form, outline, surroundings, principal mountains, rivers, lakes, the most important countries, productions, people, interesting facts and associations. READING.-Fourth Reader. GRADE V. Continuation of exercises of previous grades in pronunciation, etc. COMPOSITION.—The work of Grade IV continued, with exercises based on the History of this Grade. WRITING.-Copy Books 6 and 7. written exercises. Careful attention to penmanship in all ARITHMETIC.-Notation and Numeration. Formal Reduction. Easy Vulgar Fractions. Denominate Fractions. Daily practice to secure accuracy and rapidity in simple rules. Graded Problems. Reading and writing Decimals. ELEMENTARY SCIENCE. I. Plant Life-Relation of plant to soil, light, heat and moisture. Comparsions. Continued study of growth. Trace the changes in vegetables and selected trees, keeping a record of such changes. Roots-Primary and secondary; annuals, biennals and perennials. Stems-Compare underground stems and stems above ground; compare endogens and exogens. Buds--Situation and kinds; arrangement. Leaves--Peculiar forms; arrangement. Flowers-Position and arrangement; analysis and description of common flowers; this should lead up to that orderly description which is necessary in classification. Fruit-Kinds; how formed; how distributed, etc. 2. Animal Life--Continuation of work of previous Grades. SPELLING.--From Reader. Exercises as in Grades III and IV. MUSIC.-Chromatic Scale. Second series of Music Charts. Part I, Second Reader. Second Time Chart. exercises, breathing exercises. DRAWING.- Drawing Books Nos. 3, 4. Teacher's Manual Part II. Topics as for Grade IV. Exercises in vowels, humming Plan of the exercises under Representation, Construction. Decoration fully outlined in the Manuals. Sight drawing from the single object continued; use of boxes, baskets, etc., and of the simple type forms; more stress on grouping; practice for free, light sketching, and for pleasing rendering in outline. GEOGRAPHY.-Simple study of the important countries in each continent. The position of the country in the continent; its natural features, climate, productions; its people, their occupations, manners, customs; noted localities, cities, etc. Manitoba and Canada to be studied first. Moulding boards and map-drawing to be aids in the study. Hannibal and the two great nations of his time. Charlemagne or Medieval Europe. The Armada, or England on the Seas. Wilberforce-The Slave Trade. B. Columbus-Discovery of America. Magellan Circumnavigation of the Globe. Cartier-Early Canadian Discovery. Champlain and early settlement. Cortez-The story of Mexico. De Soto and the Mississippi. La Salle and Western Exploration. Madeleine de Vercheres and Daulac, or Indian Warfare. D'Iberville, and the Hudson's Bay Co. Wolfe and Montcalm-The great struggle. Captain Cook and Vancouver-Our Pacific Coast. Lord Selkirk and the Red River Settlement. Laura Secord and Canadian Loyalty. PHYSIOLOGY.-Childs Health Primer (Pathfinder No. 1.) GRADE VI. READING.-Fifth Reader to page 228. COMPOSITION.--Same as Grade V, with Exercises based on the History of this Grade. WRITING.-Copy Book No. 8. Careful attention to penmanship in all written exercises. ARITHMETIC.-Factors, Measures and Multiples, Easy application of Decimals. Easy application of Square and Cubic Measures. Daily practice to secure accuracy and rapidity in simple rules. Graded Problems. ELEMENTARY SCIENCE.-As outlined in Course of Agriculture Series I. SPELLING.-From Reading matter. Careful attention to spelling of all words used in written exercises. MUSIC. Chromatic Scale. Exercises same as in Grade V. Completion of work found in Second Series of Charts, and Part II of Second Reader. 2nd Time Chart. DRAWING. Drawing Books; Nos. 4, 5. Teachers' Manual Parts II, III. Type solids See lists given in grades I and II. : Topics as for Grade IV. The stress is still on the pictorial drawing and free expression; drawing from living things, from nature forms, from familiar objects, and groups of type solids with the thought of progress in the lesson points already defined. Under Topic 2.— Study of geometric view introduced. It is desirable that the pupils of Senior VI learn how to read a simple working drawing, and understand how to express-freehand any two or three "views" of a single model or a very simple object placed simply. GEOGRAPHY.-(a)-The earth as a globe. Simple illustrations and statements with reference to form, size, meridians, parallels, with their use; motions and effects, as day and night, seasons; zones with their characteristics, as winds and ocean currents; climate as affecting the life of man. (b) Physical features and conditions of North America, South America. and Europe studied and compared-position on the globe, position relative to other grand divisions, size, form, surface, drainage, animal and vegetable life, resources, causes determining growth of cities; inhabitants, their occupations and social condition; important localities, cities and towns. (c) Observation to accompany the study of Geography-apparent movements of the sun, moon and stars, and varying time of their rising and setting; difference in heat of the sun's rays at dfferent hours of the day; change in the direction of the sun's rays coming through a school room window at the same hour during the year; varying length of noon-day shadows; changes of the weather, wind and seasons. HISTORY.-English History, Creighton, Chap. 1 to 9. Canadian History, Clement, Chap. 1 to 15. PHYSIOLOGY.-Physiology for Young People (New Pathfinder No. 2, Chap. I to 9). GRADE VII. READING.-Fifth Reader; page 228 to end. COMPOSITION.—Oral and written exercises as in previous Grades. Making of abstracts; expansion of narrative sentences into paragraphs; topical analysis; proportion in the paragraph- WRITING.--Careful attention to penmanship in all written exercises. ARITHMETIC.-Decimals. Percentage without time. Easy Problems in interest. Applications of Square and Cubic Measures. ELEMENTARY SCIENCE.-As outlined in Course of Agriculture Series SPELLING.--As in Grade VI. MUSIC.--Introductory Third Reader. Third Time Chart. Modulation through the different keys. Chromatic Scale. Same exercises as in Grade VI. DRAWING.- Drawing Book No. 7. Teacher's Manual Part IV. I. 2. Study of appearances : Some pose drawing. Under Construction: The work of Grade VI with greater accuracy; use of rule and compass; practice in applying the common "conventions." 3. Study From Illustrations, Readings, etc :-historic ornament; modern Decorative treatment of flower or spray. uses of ornament. Read note to Grade VIII. See Manuals Parts I to IV. GEOGRAPHY.-Physical and Political Geography of the countries in Europe and North America. General review of the physical features of the grand divisions; position of the countries in the grand divisions; surroundings, surface, climate; animal and vegetable life; resources, inhabitants, their occupations and social condition; important localities, cities and towns. |