Ontario Teachers' Manuals: History Part 1

Ontario Teachers' Manuals: History.

by Ontario Ministry of Education.

MANUAL OF SUGGESTIONS FOR TEACHERS OF HISTORY

PUBLIC AND SEPARATE SCHOOL COURSE OF STUDY

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The course in literature and composition includes the telling by the teacher of suitable stories from the Bible, stories of primitive peoples, of child life in other lands, of famous persons and peoples; and the oral reproduction of these stories by the pupils. In this way history, literature, and composition are combined.

For Method in telling stories, consult _How to Tell Stories to Children_, by Sara Cone Bryant, Houghton, Mifflin Company, Boston, $1.00.

FORM I

BIBLE STORIES:

Moses in the Bulrushes, his Childhood, the Burning Bush, the Crossing of the Red Sea, the Tables of Stone; Joseph's Boyhood Dreams, Joseph sold into Egypt, the Famine, the Visits of his Brethren; David and Goliath; Samson.

STORIES OF CHILD LIFE:

The Eskimo Girl, the Andean Girl, the Arabian Girl, the Little Syrian Girl, the Swiss Girl, the Chinese Girl, the African Girl, the German Girl, the Canadian Girl; the Little Red Child, the Little White Child, the Little Black Child, the Little Yellow Child, the Little Brown Child.

Consult _The Seven Little Sisters_, by Jane Andrews, Ginn & Co., Boston, 50c.; _The Little Cousin Series_, by Mary Hazelton Wade, The Page Co., Boston, 60c. each; _Five Little Strangers_, Julia Augusta Schwarz, American Book Co., New York; _Each and All_, Jane Andrews (sequel to _The Seven Little Sisters_), 50 cents.

SPECIAL DAYS:

Christmas: The Birth of Christ, the First Christmas Tree (see Appendix); Arbor Day; Constructive work suggested by St. Valentine's Day and Thanksgiving Day; Stories of these Days.

NOTE: Advantage should be taken of every opportunity to teach obedience to authority and respect for the property and rights of others.

FORM II

BIBLE STORIES:

Abraham and Lot, Joshua, David and Jonathan, David and Saul, Ruth and Naomi, Daniel, Miriam and Moses, Abraham and Isaac, Boyhood of Christ, the Shipwreck of St. Paul.

STORIES OF CHILD LIFE:

The Aryan Boy, the Persian Boy, the Greek Boy, the Roman Boy, the Saxon Boy, the Page Boy, the English Boy, the Puritan Boy, the Canadian Boy of To-day, Child Life in Canada (_a_) in the early days, (_b_) to-day on the farm and in the city or town; occupations, games, and plays, etc.

Consult _Ten Little Boys Who Lived on the Road from Long Ago till Now_, by Jane Andrews, Ginn & Co., 50c.

STORIES OF FAMOUS PEOPLE:

Boadicea, Alfred, Harold, First Prince of Wales, Sir Francis Drake, Sir Walter Raleigh, Columbus, Cabot, Cartier, Champlain, Madeleine de Vercheres, Pontiac, Brock, Laura Secord, Florence Nightingale.

Consult _The Story of the British People_, Thomas Nelson & Sons, Toronto, 35c. (For Florence Nightingale, see Appendix.)

PIONEER LIFE:

In Ancient Britain: See _Second Reader_, p. 109; _Ontario Public School History of England_, p. 10.

In Roman Britain: See _The Story of The British People_, pp. 18-24.

Old English Life: See _Third Reader_, p. 325; _Ontario High School History of England_, pp. 33-40.

At the Close of the French Period in Canada: See _Fourth Reader_, p. 65.

In Upper Canada in the "Thirties": See _Fourth Reader_, p. 122.

Our Forefathers: Where they lived before coming here, how they got here, hardships in travel, condition of the country at that time, how they cleared the land, their homes, their difficulties, danger from wild animals, the natives of the country, modes of travel, implements and tools, etc.

Consult _Pen Pictures of Early Pioneer Life in Upper Canada_, Briggs, $2.00; _Ontario High School History of Canada_.

INVENTORS:

Watt, Stephenson, Fulton, Bell, Edison, Marconi.

CIVICS:

Elementary lessons in local government:

(_a_) In cities, towns, and incorporated villages--the postmaster, (see Ill.u.s.trative Lesson, p. 65), the postman and policeman; city or town hall, post-office, mail boxes, school-houses.

(_b_) For rural districts--postmaster, trustees, roads and bridges, rural mail delivery.

SPECIAL DAYS:

Empire Day, Victoria Day, Dominion Day; local occasions such as Fair Day, Election Day; review of those Days taken in Form I.

FORMS III AND IV