Group: History. Class II. Age: 8 and 9. Time: 30 minutes. OBJECTS. 1. To establish relations with the past. 2. To introduce the boys to a fresh hero. 3. To stir them to admiration of the wisdom, valour, and self-reliance of Alexander the Great. 4. To increase the boys’ power of narration. LESSON. _Step 1._—Begin by connecting Alexander the Great with the time of Demosthenes, of whom the boys have been learning recently. _Step 2._—Draw from them some account of the times in which Alexander lived and of Philip of Macedon. _Step 3._—Arouse the boys’ interest in Alexander by the story of the taming of Bucephalus, which must be read, discussed, and then narrated by the boys. _Step 4._—Ask the boys what they mean by a hero. The old meaning was demi-god, the Anglo-Saxon meaning, a man. Both really meant a man who was brave and true in every circumstance. Ask them, ‘What are the qualities which go to make a hero?’ Draw from them how far we can trace these qualities in Alexander. We notice:— _Wisdom._—‘What a horse are they losing for want of skill to manage him!’ _Perseverance._—He kept repeating the same expression. _Self-reliance._—‘And I certainly could.’ This was justified by the fact that he _could_. _Observation._—He noticed that the horse was afraid of its shadow. _Courage._—Seeing his opportunity, he leaped upon its back. _Prudence._—He went very gently till he could feel that he had perfect control of the animal. These are not all the qualities one looks for in a hero, but as the boys will be learning all about Alexander next term, they will be able to find out for themselves what others he had. They will see, for instance, how he never imagined a defeat, but went on, conquering as he went (_Hope_). The name of Alexander has never been forgotten, because he was so great a hero. Owing to him, the language and civilisation of Greece were carried over a great part of Asia. Show map illustrating his campaigns. He tried to improve the land wherever he went. Owing to his travels, people began to know more than they had ever known of geography and natural history. Himself a hero, Alexander reverenced heroes, keeping ‘the casket copy’ of _The Iliad_. _Step 5._—Recapitulate Step 4 by means of questions. _Subject: The Godwins._ Group: History. Class III. Average age: 13. Time: 30 minutes. OBJECTS. 1. To recapitulate and enlarge on the period of history taken during the term (A.D. 871-1066). 2. To increase the children’s interest in it by giving as much as possible in detail the history of one of the prominent families of the period. 3. To exemplify patriotism in the character of the Godwins. LESSON. _Step 1._—Recapitulate what the girls know of the period briefly by questioning about the Saxon and the Danish kings and leading men, making a chart on the blackboard.