PNEU Curriculum, Year 4

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PNEU Curriculum, Year 4

PNEU Curriculum, Year 4, Age 9 (Form IIB)

Bible (v. 3)

The Bible for the young: Joshua and Judges by John Paterson Smyth, 1852-1932 (158 p.)

The Bible for the young: Mark by John Paterson Smyth, 1852-1932 (includes Acts 1-8)

Memorization

3 passages of about 12 verses each from the Hebrew and from the Christian Scriptures studied, e.g.,

Josh. 1:1-9
Judges 5:2-11
from I Sam. 1
I Sam. 3:2-10

Mark 4:35-41
from Mark 6
from Mark 11
from Acts 3

Psalm 67
Psalm 78:12-35
Psalm 106--20 continuous verses

6 hymns or carols, especially from historical period being studied

Religion (optional) (v. 3)

Prayers, Hymns, etc.

Daily readings from the Old Testament arranged by Henrietta Franklin & Lilian Helen Montagu, 1873-1963 (79 p.)
+ ?a Gospel in portions
or
*Lectiones for younger children

The boys' prayer book by Alexander Devine
or
*Daily prayers for schools: Jubilate Deo by L. James

The Winchester hymn supplement words (134 p.)

Sunday reading (optional)

How to use the Prayer Book by Ethel Duncan Romanes (159 p.)

*The children's year (Church seasons) by George Robert Oakley, b. 1863

The book of the long trail by Sir Henry John Newbolt, 1862-1938 (177 p.) --explorers: John Franklin, 1786-1847, Arctic; David Livingstone, 1813-1873, Africa; Henry Morton Stanley, 1841-1904, Africa; Robert O'Hara Burke, 1820-1861, & W.J. Wills, Australia; Francis Edward Younghusband, 1863-1942; Robert Falcon Scott, 1868-1912, Antarctic; *Alexander Wollaston--

term 1:
The red book of heroes. Father Damien, Havelock, Gordon by Leonora Blanche Lang -- Father Damien, 1840-1889, Molokai; Henry Havelock, 1795-1857 (general); Charles George Gordon, 1833-1885 (soldier)--

Livingstone, the pathfinder by Basil Joseph Mathews, 1879-1951 (223 p.) --David Livingstone, 1813-1873; Southern Africa--

hymns by John Keble, 1792-1866

term 2:
Mackay of the Great Lake by Constance Evelyn Padwick, b. 1886 (143 p.) --Alexander Murdoch Mackay, 1849-1890; Uganda--

term 3:
Lion-hearted: the story of Bishop Hannington's life, told for boys and girls by Edwin Collas Dawson, 1849-1925 (196 p.) --James Hannington, 1847-1885; East Africa--

Sunday occupations (optional)

Mottoes and texts written in beautiful lettering on good paper

Reading (v. 3)

Books assigned for History, Geography, and Recitations should afford exercise in careful reading.

Some new words should be visualized every day.

Writing (v. 3)

Transcribe, with card 6 of A new handwriting for teachers by Mary Monica Waterhouse Bridges as model, some of your favorite passages from the Shakespeare play or poetry books assigned.

Two perfectly-written lines every day.

Dictation (v. 3)

Two pages at a time to be prepared carefully. Words not known to be visualized (Home education, p. 240-243). Then a paragraph from one of these pages to be written from dictation, or, occasionally, from memory. Use the books assigned for Reading and Citizenship or History or Geography.

Composition (v. 2)

Written or oral narration daily after each lesson.

Stories from the assigned reading. Children who cannot write easily may narrate part.

Subscribe to the P.U.S. Magazine and send a contribution in verse or prose.

Grammar (v. 2)

Short English grammar by Meiklejohn, teacher adding exercises
   p. 1-9
   p. 10-18
   p. 18-25

   or

The parts of speech and their uses by H.W. Household
   p. 3-14
   p. 15-27
   p. 27-39

Parse and point out Subjects, Verbs, Objects, every week, making continual progress.

Literature -- includes evening and holiday reading (v. 2)

1.   The heroes of Asgard

   p. 1-58
   p. 59-108
   p. 109-162
   no room: p. 163-211; p. 212-262; p. 263-313

2.   Macbeth
   Twelfth Night
   Henry V

3.   1820-1861:
       Hiawatha by Longfellow
       Wigwam stories, pt. I
       Ballads by Southey
       The water babies by Kingsley

   1861-1920:
       The jungle book by Kipling
       Wigwam stories, pt. II
       Poems by Kipling
       Charge of the Light Brigade and other poems by Tennyson

   Puck of Pook's Hill by Kipling
   Lays of ancient Rome by Macaulay

Recitations

1.   Memorize 6 poems from

       A book of verse, ed. by Sir Henry Newbolt
           or
       Lyra heroica

           or

   Memorize poems from the historical period being studied, e.g.,

       1820-1861:
           2 Ballads by Southey or 40 lines from Longfellow
       1861-1920:
           40 lines from Tennyson
       40 lines from Macaulay

2.   Memorize a scene from:

       Macbeth
       Twelfth Night
       Henry V

English history (v. 3)

A history of England, from the landing of Julius Caesar to the present day by Hugh Oakeley Arnold-Forster, 1855-1909

p. 671-836 (1780-1918)

French history (v. 3)

A first history of France by Louise Creighton, 1850-1936

p. 230-293 (1780-1861)

Citizenship (v. 3)

Stories from the history of Rome by Emily Beesley (189 p.)

Geography (v. 3)

1. Geography books. Book 3, The counties of England by Charlotte Mason, 1842-1923

p. 1-102

or

Asia by Nellie Burnham Allen

p. 1-177, etc.

2. Round the Empire by George Robert Parkin, 1846-1922

p. 1-97

3. Our sea power: its story and its meaning by Horace West Household, b. 1870

p. 1-73

or

English voyages by Richard Hakluyt, 1552-1616

p. 1-144

All geography is to be learned with maps. "Ambleside" map questions are to be answered from maps in geography book and then from memory before each lesson, then reading and narration. Make memory sketch maps.

4. 10 minutes exercise on the map of the world every week.

5. Subscribe to the Home and Classroom section of The Times; know something about foreign places noticed in the current newspapers.

6. Suitable scouting tests (Parents' review, June 1920)

French (v. 3)

1. Cours de francais: methode orale by F. Themoin

v. 2, p. 1-37

2. French songs: with airs, tonic sol-fa and phonetic transciption of the text by Violet Partington

3. *Recueil de poemes, v. 1, by Jeanne Molmy

4. *French reading for little English people by E.R. Tetley (12 nursery rhymes with music)

Teacher reads lesson aloud, translating with the children's help, and children afterwards narrate in French.

Science (v. 2)

1.   Life and her children by Arabella Buckley

p. 1-32
p. 33-66
p. 66-102

Madam How and Lady Why by Charles Kingsley (p. 1-45; 46-81; ...; 176-231; 232-270)
   +
Jack's insects by E. Selous (p. ...; 62-83; 84-106; 107-148; 149-183) were once used.

2.   The sciences by E.S. Holden

       p. 1-34
       p. 34-71
       p. 73-109

3.   Keep a nature notebook.

4.   Make special studies for the season with drawings and notes, e.g.,

       seed dispersal
       twigs, seedlings, etc.
       learn the songs of 6 birds
       visits of insects to plants
       wild flowers that grow together

5.   Keep an aquarium and watch pond or sea creatures (Parents' review, April & May 1925)

6.   Take scouting tests in nature lore (Parents' review, June 1920).

7.   Make experiments in conjunction with The sciences where possible, using Easy experiments in science by H. McKay.

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.   An introduction to the English country dance: description and tunes of 12 dances by Cecil J. Sharp

   Peasant dances and songs of many lands by Mrs. Kimmins

   For reference:

       How to teach school dances

2.   Board of Education syllabus of physical training for schools, 1919

   Music for use in Mrs. Wordsworth's classes may be used

3.   Ex-students take House of Education drills

Mathematics (v. 2)

A new junior arithmetic by Bompas Smith
   p. 1-33
   p. 34-52
   p. 67-84

Much care with tables.
Rapid oral work.

Number stories of long ago by D.E. Smith should be read in leisure time.

For reference:

The teaching of mathematics to young children by I. Stephens

Unconventional arithmetical examples by R.S. Williamson

Music appreciation (v. 2)

Listen to music by 3 composers

   Mendelssohn
   Bach
   Beethoven

Optional:

   The book of the great musicians by P. Scholes

Singing (v. 2)

1.   6-9 French songs

A book of French songs
   or
Voyez comme on danse

2.   6 English songs from The national songbook, ed. by C.V. Stanford

3.   Learn songs by the composers studied in Music appreciation and Christmas carols when appropriate.

4.   Fifty steps in sight-singing: exercises for pupils by Arthur Somervell

       steps 1-4
       steps 5-10
       steps 11-12

For reference:

   Ten minutes' lessons in sight-singing

       lessons 12-19
       lessons 20-23
       lessons 24-27

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

Benozzo Gozzoli
Holman Hunt
Dirk Bouts

Drawing and painting (v. 2)

Pencil MUST NOT be 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

18 studies of animals that the child has been able to watch.

Draw from memory.

2.   Technique

Studies from objects, following method in, but not copying, The art of drawing, album 5.

   or

1.   Christmas cards
   Christmas calendars with beautiful lettering
2.   Children at play
   Studies of figures and horses
3.   Simple sketches from nature
   People at work in the fields
Studies of trees, following method in, but not copying, The art of drawing, album 2, pt. 1

3.   Imaginative work

Original scenes
from books assigned for reading
   or
from nursery rhymes

4.   Join the P.U.S. portfolio.

For reference:

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

   Gardening for children by J. Gwynn

   The little girl's sewing book

   The little girl's knitting book

2.   Boys and girls mend clothes from the wash each week.

       First lessons in darning and mending

3.   Help the Save the Children Fund or a similar agency by, e.g.,

making a garment (Constructive and decorative stitchery by L.G. Foster)
           or
       helping in a pageant or entertainment

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

5.   Cardboard modelling (sloyd) by Heaton--12 models

6.   Make Christmas presents
   Provide some entertainment or a Christmas tree for poor children
   Simple repousse work by E.J. Bradford

   Needleweaving by Ann Macbeth

   Claymodelling by Hermione Unwin--6 models

For reference:

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

   What shall we make? by M. LaTrobe Foster