Primary handwork

In setting forth the plan and purpose of this little book the author wishes to lay equal emphasis on its limitations. The outlines and suggestions which follow are designed for...

Paper and scissors form a fascinating combination to all children, and offer a very direct means of self-expression. In the language of a small boy who attempted to tell how to...

The making of booklets forms a valuable accompaniment to almost every phase of school work. Even simple exercises, when put into book form, take on a dignity otherwise impossibl...

=Criticism.=--An important feature of all self-directed activity is the ability to judge one's efforts and intelligently measure one's success. This ability is a matter of slow...

The making of a playhouse has long been an accepted feature of primary work, but we have not always made it yield all of which it is capable, either in the self-directed activit...

Playing store is a game of universal interest. Making a play store is a fascinating occupation. These are factors which cannot be overlooked in any scheme of education which see...

A sand table should be considered one of the indispensable furnishings of every schoolroom. Its possibilities are many and varied. It may be used merely as a means of recreation...

The circus and the zoölogical garden are always centers of interest to little children and may be used to great advantage to furnish the point of departure in the study of anima...

The various holidays which come during the year mean so much to little children that they should receive special notice and should suggest the form of handwork to be done at the...

=Modification of Outlines.=--All the projects outlined in the foregoing pages are capable of modification and adaptation to the needs of several grades. For this reason, in near...