PNEU Curriculum, Year 1

PNEU Curriculum, Year 1, Age 6 (Form IB)

Bible (v. 3)

Stories from the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures, from the list for 7-year-olds and under in The Little Bible (Oxford University Press, 1930), p. 416.

"... It is well to let the children hear the words of scripture from the teacher's lips, even if at first their full significance is but faintly apprehended. The spiritual appeal of their beauty will prepare the way for the fuller understanding of their divine meaning."

The call of Abraham (Gen. 12:1-5)
Esau and Jacob (Gen. 25:27-34; 27:1-45)
Jacob's dream (Gen. 28:10-22)
Joseph's dreams (Gen. 37:1, 3-35)
Joseph in Prison (Gen. 39:1-7, 10, 16, 17, 19-23)
Pharaoh's dream (Gen. 41:1-16, 25-31, 34-43, etc.)
Joseph and his brethren (Gen. 42-45)
The birth of Moses (Exod. 1:7-12, 22; 2:1-10)
The birth and call of Samuel (2 Sam. 1:1a-3a, 9b-11, 17, 20, 24; 2:18-19; 3:1-21)
David the shepherd boy (2 Sam. 16:1, 4-20, 23)
David and Goliath (2 Sam. 17:1-11, 13, 17-18, 20-46, 48-53)
Elijah and the ravens (2 Kings 16:30-32; 17:1-16)
Naaman the leper (2 Kings 5:1-19)
Daniel (Dan. 1:1-4, 6, 7, 17-21; 3:8-10c, 11-14, 16-30; 5:1-16, 13-17, 23-31; 6:1-23)
Psalm 23

The story of the shepherds (Luke 2:1-20)
The story of the Wise Men (Matt. 2:1-15)
The Child in the Temple (Luke 2:25-32)
The boy Jesus (Luke 2:40-52)
The baptism of Jesus (Matt. 3:13-17)
The call of the first disciples (Mark 1:16-20; John 1:43-51; Luke 5:27-32)
Early works of healing (Mark 1:21, 22, 29-45)
The daughter of Jairus (Mark 5:22-24, 35-43)
The stilling of the storm (Mark 4:35-41)
The feeding of the five thousand (John 6:1-21)
Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10)
Bartimaeus (Mark 10:46-52)
The Entry into Jerusalem (Mark 11:1-11)
Easter morning (Mark 16:1-8; John 20:11-18)
Jesus at the Sea of Tiberias (John 21:1-14)
The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37)
The widow's mite (Mark 12:41-44)
The lost sheep and the lost coin (Luke 15:1-10)
The Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32)
The Good Shepherd (John 10:1-18)
The Ascension (Luke 24:50-53; Mark 16:20)

Memorization

Psalm 150
Psalm 19
Psalm 23

6 hymns or carols, especially from historical period being studied


Religion (optional) (v. 3)

Prayers, Hymns, etc. (optional)

*The children's book of prayers by S.B. Macy
or
*A child's book of prayer by Rev. J.E. Ward

Sunday reading (optional)

Parables from nature by Mrs. Alfred Gatty, 1809-1873 (492 p.)
or
A child's book of saints by William Canton, 1845-1926 (243 p.)

Side lights on the Bible: Scripture and Eastern life by Eliza Elder Brightwen, 1830-1906 (160 p.)

The wonderful prayer: the Lord's Prayer and its teaching explained by Gertrude Hollis (78 p.)

The Winchester hymn supplement words (134 p.)

The big book of babies: being stories of babies of many lands (African, Indian, Chinese, etc.) by Mary Entwistle, b. 1878 (192 p.)


Reading (v. 3)

Reading as taught in Home education (p. 199-222), using

The children's letter box

*Dickory dickory dock: the children's reading box
or
The happy reader in three parts by E.L. Young, pt. I: Word-building. Recapitulation of short vowel sounds, and regular consonants and digraphs, and introduction of S of the plural, figures, double syllables, and short phrases.

Children who can read may use

The happy reader in three parts by E.L. Young, pt. II: Short-vowel stories, rhymes and plays. Further practice in the short-vowel, with longer stories and longer sentences in ordinary type, recapitulation of the digraphs ar, or, er, ir, ur, and introduction of oo, ow, aw, ew, and a few irregular words
taught according to the directions in the preface,
or
other books.

Children should visualize new words every day (Home education, p. 203).


Writing (v. 3)

Trace or copy daily from a good model, e.g., A new handwriting for teachers by Mary Monica Waterhouse Bridges; one letter to be mastered each lesson.

Print and write letters and words from dictation as well as from copy (Home education, p. 233-235).


Literature (v. 2)

9 fairy tales. Choose from Grimms' or Andersen's or Fairy tales from the British Isles by Amabel Williams-Ellis.

9 Aesop's Fables

Recitations

Memorize 3 poems from

The golden staircase
    or
Recitations for little children by G.H. Tuffley
    or
suitable poems from the historical period being studied.


English history (v. 3)

Our island story: a history of Britain for boys and girls by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall, b. 1876

p. 1-93 (55 B.C.-1066)


Geography (v. 3)

1. Geography books. Book I, Elementary geography by Charlotte Mason, 1842-1923

p. 1-40

2. Describe and make in a tray of sand

islands, isthmuses, straits, mountains, lakes;
valleys, rivers, hills, villages;
peninsulas, headlands, seas, bays, gulfs.

3. 3 extended descriptions of a child's life in another country (about 40 pages each) from, e.g.,

Children of other lands: story studies of world children by Mary Entwistle
or
The world at home, or, pictures and scenes from far-off lands by Mary & Elizabeth Kirby
or
Little folk in many lands
or
How the world travels by Alice A. Methley


French (v. 3)

Cours de francais: methode orale by F. Themoin

v. 1, p. 1-44

Words to be taught orally with pictures.


Science (v. 2)

1.    Tommy Smith (again) at the zoo by E. Selous

p. 1-52
p. 53-110
p. 111-183

2.    Plant life in field and garden by Mrs. Fisher (Eyes and no eyes series)

p. 1-26; 66-80
p. 26-66

By pond and river by Mrs. Fisher (Eyes and no eyes series)
    or
Wild life in wood and field by Mrs. Fisher (Eyes and no eyes series)

3.    Keep a nature notebook.

4.    Find and describe

6 wild fruits
6 twigs of trees
6 wild flowers

5.    Watch, if possible, and describe 30 birds and 15 other animals.

6.    Take scouting tests in nature lore.

For reference:

The changing year by F.M. Haines
    or
Countryside rambles by W.S. Furneaux

A nature study guide by W.S. Furneaux


Physical education (v. 2)

1.    The joyous book of singing games by John Hornby
            or
    Rhythmic games and dances by Florence Hewitt

2.    British marches for schools by Martin Shaw

3.    Suggestions in regard to games

4.    Physical exercises for children under seven

5.    Ex-students take House of Education drills


Mathematics (v. 2)

New concrete arithmetic, year I, by Pendlebury

to be worked with dominoes, beans, etc.
rapid mental work

For reference:

The teaching of mathematics to young children by I. Stephens


Music appreciation (v. 2)

Listen to music by 3 composers

Schumann
Grieg
Brahms


Singing (v. 2)

1.    6 French songs

French songs by Violet Partington
    or
French rounds and nursery rhymes
    or
Sonnez les matinees

2.    2 hymns and a Christmas carol

3.    The joyous book of singing games by John Hornby
        or
    Songtime, ed. by Percy Dearmer


Music (v. 2)

Learn to play the piano, using The child pianist.


Art appreciation (v. 2)

Study reproductions of 6 pictures (each) by 3 painters

Jan Steen & Gerhard Douw
Corot
Durer


Drawing and painting (v. 2)

Pencils should not be much used.

1.    Observation

In season, in brush painting or in pastel, draw

6 wild fruits or berries, and autumn leaves
6 twigs of trees, especially with buds or catkins
6 wild flowers

Draw or paint 18 animals that the child has been able to watch.

Draw and paint occasionally from memory.

2.    Technique

"Children should have exercises in brush strokes and should paint freely on large sheets of ... paper ... They should draw with brush, crayon, charcoal, or blackboard chalks. ... Avoid pencil outlines filled in with colour."

Simple flat color washes of shapes or clouds, sunsets, the sea, etc.

3.    Imaginative work

Pictures of people or scenes read about in Literature

Christmas, Easter, birthday, and other greeting cards

For reference:

What to draw and how to draw it

Drawing, design, and craftwork by F.J. Glass

The teaching of drawing and its place in education by J. Williams (Parents' Review, Jan. 1923)

Drawing lessons by F. Monkhouse (Parents' Review, Feb. 1923)


Handcraft (v. 2)

1.    Help in house or garden

    The little girl's gardening book

    The little girl's sewing book
        or
    Children's sewing book, no. 93

    The little girl's knitting book

2.    Help the Save the Children Fund or a similar agency.

3.    See the P.U.S. scouting or guiding tests (Parents' Review, 1920)

4.    Paper folding by H.G. Paterson

        models 1-8 and two original models on the same lines
        models 9-16, etc.
        models 17-23, etc.

5.    The world of paper, toy book by Forbicicchio (4 v.)

6.    Make Christmas presents, including gifts for a tree for poor children.

    Rugwork, Weldon's no. 77 (Smyrna rug work)

    Claymodelling by Hermione Unwin--6 models

For reference:

    What shall we make? by M. LaTrobe Foster

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