Stories from the olden time: Teacher's text book, course IV, part I — John Shaqi
Stories from the olden time: Teacher's text book, course IV, part IBaldwin, Josephine L.
Religion
Stories from the olden time: Teacher's text book, course IV, part I
Baldwin, Josephine L.
Bible -- Study and teaching; Bible stories, English; Christian education of children
The teacher should always have a copy of the Pupil’s Book for Work and
Study and do the work in it just as he would like to have the children do
it. Of course it should be better done than any child can possibly do it.
If the teacher colors the pictures with water colors, uses illuminated
initial letters, and writes neatly and plainly, his book will be a great
incentive to the children to do the very best possible work themselves.
In the beginning of the first quarter’s work the teacher should remember
that these children are still to all intents and purposes Primary
children unaccustomed to working alone. It is exceedingly important that
each teacher should meet the children of the class during the week after
teaching the first lesson and show them how to cut out the pictures for
that first lesson and paste them in the book. The children would then be
certain to start right, and though it may not be true that “well begun
is half done,” a good beginning is so encouraging to the child that he
is much more likely to keep up the work and to find it enjoyable. But
if he makes mistakes or neglects to do the work at the beginning it is
doubly difficult to interest him later. The week day gathering to start
the children on their handwork might be called a Work Book Social, ending
with games and light refreshments. When the children arrive have them
take their books and read carefully with you the instructions on pages 2
and 3 before doing the pasting and writing for Lesson 1. Suggest that
the picture sheet be handled very carefully so that the pictures needed
for later use may not become marred or defaced in any way. Encourage the
children to keep the book clean and neat. In order that the cover may not
be soiled from use, it is well to make a cover for each book from manilla
paper and place the picture sheet between the manilla cover and the cover
of the book so that there will be no danger that the pictures will be
lost as the book is carried home. Explain that the reading is to be done
each day just as indicated in the book. Great stress should be put at
all times upon the doing of these specified tasks regularly and keeping
strictly up to date with them, in order that the children may form the
habit of daily Bible reading and study.
Incentives and rewards will be found necessary as means for inducing the
children to choose to do the work. Juniors do not love work, but are
interested in the attainment of results, and when wisely led will learn
later to love work for work’s sake. Among the incentives there should be
a department Honor Roll, and a Class Banner. The first year children who
complete their books satisfactorily should be given a social or outing at
the end of each quarter. They like public recognition of every kind, so
the prospect of having the book appear in the exhibit on promotion day is
a strong inducement for doing good work.
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