River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-20
PRIMARY GEOGRAPHY.
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In considering the district, town and
county. follow the same plan, deduc-
ing from the physical features the rea-
son why each house, village, mill, ETC.. !,
is where it is; the reasons for the
farmers raising wheat, corn or stock,
as the case may be, rather than some
thing else; the reason why some COM
munities are manufacturers etc. Ask
why, often. Let map drawing and
physical geography, together, always
precede the other work. In consider
ing the grounds and district, teach
them the definitions of terms, like hill,
prairie, island, cape, etc. by showing
them the objects.
GENERAL HINTS.
l. If you ever have oral spelling new
er allow pupil to try but once upon a
word.
2. If your pupils are idle, especial
ly during the first part of the hour fol-
lowing intermission, it is your fault,
and your programme is not as it should
be. The primaries should recite just
before intermissions and dismissal.
8. Opposite the recitation program
me, upon the paper. place study pro-
gramme containing the lessons that
each class should study during every
recitation. When recitation is call
ed, tell those classes not reciting what
lessons to study. This course is very
useful in many ways.
A. Give instruction and practice, at
least weekly, in letter writing, teach
ing the form of the various kinds of
letters, and the arrangement of the
subject matter.
S. All pupils should be taught eth
Ell indirectly in language, reading or
spelling classes, or otherwise, to read
writing with facility.
6. Be sure to have sufficient ven
tilation. Sleepy and restless pupils
show lack. The air from out OF
doors is not poisonous, even in large
| amounts. Each pupil should have ten
| cubic feet per minute.
I. Many advanced reading classes
| give too much attention, relatively
| to the mere act of calling words at
sight correctly. Teach rather the art
of reading with expression, giving
special attention to emphasis, iniec.
tion, time, etc.
s. Except in rare cases do not in
terrupt recitation to reprove pupils.
1t is nearly as bad as answering ques.
tions during recitation. Either. dis.
tracts the attention of the class. One
thing at time and only one. should
| be the motto.
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