SECTION IV. Suggestive teaching methods in art related to the home 22 Creating interest 22 Discussion of method in the teaching of art 29 Suggested procedure for developing an ability to use a principle of proportion for attaining beauty 34 Suggested plan for the development of an understanding of the principle of proportion and its use 34 Details of lesson procedure 35 Series of suggested problems to test pupils' ability to recognize and use the principle of proportion just developed 38 Further suggestions for problems, illustrative materials, and assignments 40 Class projects 42 Notebooks 43 The place of laboratory problems 46 Field trips 53 Measuring results 55 Evidences of the successful functioning of art in the classroom 55 Evidences of the successful functioning of art in the home 58 Home projects 66 Suggestive home projects in which art is an important factor 68 SECTION V. Additional units in art related specifically to house furnishing and clothing selection 72 SECTION VI. Illustrative material 75 Purpose 75 Selection and sources 75 Use 77 Care and storage 79 SECTION VII. Reference material 81 Use of reference material 81 Sources of reference material 81 Bibliography 82 INDEX 85 FIGURES Page 1. An arrangement of wild flowers and grasses and a few books placed on a blotter on a typewriter table in front of an inexpensive india print may furnish a colorful spot in any schoolroom. Note the effective use of the screen in concealing a filing case 7