PNEU Curriculum, Year 5
PNEU Curriculum, Year 5, Age 10 (Form Lower IIA)
Bible (v. 3)
The Bible for the young: the prophets and kings by John Paterson Smyth, 1852-1932 (227 p.)
The Bible for the young: St. Matthew's Gospel of the Kingdom by John Paterson Smyth, 1852-1932 (107 p.)
Memorization
3 passages of about 12 verses each from the Hebrew and from the Christian Scriptures studied, e.g.,
I Sam. 19:1-7
II Sam. 1:17-27
II Sam. 7:1-8
from II Sam. 22
from I Kings 19
I Kings 8:3-20
from Matt. 8
Matt. 10:29-33
Matt. 17:1-13
from Matt. 26
Psalm 33
Psalm 147
Psalm 108, 133
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 and 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
term 1:
The story of the Northumbrian saints: S. Oswald [d. 642], S. Aidan [d. 651], S. Cuthbert [ca. 634-687] by Elizabeth Wilson Grierson (131 p.)
Wigwam stories told by North American Indians, part I, compiled by Mary Catherine Judd
term 2:
In the days of S. Anselm [1033-1109] by Gertrude Hollis (256 p.)
Wigwam stories told by North American Indians, part II, compiled by Mary Catherine Judd
term 3:
Tales from Westminster Abbey told to children by Mrs. Frewen Lord (96 p.)
Sunday occupations (optional)
Mottoes and texts written in beautiful lettering on good paper
The book of centuries
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 in Literature and History or Citizenship
or
events of the day, etc., from well-written papers.
Each term, choose a different focus, e.g.,
1. Letters with family news or
letters to friends describing visits to places of interest
2. Accounts of things of interest seen in the holidays or
accounts of visits made to museums and galleries
3. Invitations and answers to invitation
4. Descriptions of visits to various parts of the Empire
5. Poems on summer scenes in the meter of Longfellow's Hiawatha
Subscribe to the P.U.S. Magazine and send a contribution in verse or prose.
Grammar (v. 2)
Short English grammar by Meiklejohn
p. 26-39; 106-113
p. 39-52; 114-124
p. 52-64; 124-135
for analysis and verse, p. 141-167
or
The parts of speech and their uses by H.W. Household
p. 40-61
p. 61-84
p. 85-105
Parse and point out Subjects, Verbs, Objects, every week, making continual progress.
Literature -- includes evening and holiday reading (v. 2)
1. The age of fable by Bulfinch
p. 8-39
p. 39-68
p. 68-97
2. Julius Caesar
Coriolanus
King John
3. History of English literature for boys and girls by Mrs. Marshall
p. 1-90 (B.C. 55-901)
p. 91-109 (901-1154)
4. B.C. 55-901:
The coming of Arthur by Malory
Puck of Pook's Hill by Kipling
The saga of King Olaf by Longfellow
or
The discoverer of the North Cape by Longfellow
The little duke by Charlotte Yonge
[form IIB (grade 4): The adventures of Beowulf;
form III (grades 7-8): The knights of the Round Table by Malory
Sigurd the Volsung by William Morris]
901-1154:
Hereward the Wake by Kingsley
The vision of Don Roderick by Scott
Harold by Lytton "may be read in the holidays"
[form III (grades 7-8): Harold by Lytton or by Tennyson
Poems by Tennyson--place poems, Europe
1154-1307:
The talisman by Scott
The foresters by Tennyson (optional)
[form IIB (grade 4): The prince and the page by Charlotte Yonge;
form III (grades 7-8): Chronicles of the Crusades by DeJoinville
Ivanhoe by Scott]
Reading
Books assigned for History, Geography, and Recitations should afford exercise in careful reading.
Some new words should be visualized every day.
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.
2. Memorize a scene from:
Julius Caesar
Coriolanus
King John or The foresters by Tennyson or 40 lines from Scott
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. 1-201 (B.C. 55-1307)
Social life in England through the centuries by H.R. Wilton Hall
p. 1-96
The tales of a grandfather, being stories taken from Scottish history by Sir Walter Scott, 1771-1832
p. 5-106 (901-1307)
(optional) Black's history pictures ... selected and edited by G.H. Reed
Subscribe to the Home and Classroom section of The Times
French history (v. 3)
A first history of France by Louise Creighton, 1850-1936
or
The story of France told to boys and girls by Mary Macgregor
p. 1-81 (B.C. 55-1307)
(optional)
1154-1307:
Memoirs of the crusades by Geoffroi de Villehardouin, d. ca. 1212, and Jean de Joinville, 1224?-1317? (340 p.)
Ancient history (v. 3)
The British Museum for children by Frances Epps
chapters 1-3 (Pre-history, Roman Britain, & Anglo-Saxon England; ca. 10 p. per chapter)
The ancient world: the Eastern Empires, Greece, Rome by Albert Malet, 1864-1915
p. 1-81
British Museum postcards
nos. 17, 29 (Anglo-Saxon England)
Keep a Book of centuries, putting in illustrations from all the history studied--Bible, English, French, general, and ancient.
Citizenship (v. 3)
Plutarch's Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans translated by Thomas North, 1535-1601
Julius Caesar
Coriolanus
Brutus
The citizen reader by Hugh Oakeley Arnold-Forster, 1855-1909
p. 13-120
Geography (v. 3)
1. Geography books. Book 3, The counties of England by Charlotte Mason, 1842-1923
p. 103-212
2. Round the Empire by George Robert Parkin, 1846-1922
p. 97-179
3. Our sea power: its story and its meaning by Horace West Household, b. 1870
p. 74-138
or
English voyages by Richard Hakluyt, 1552-1616
p. 145-271
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. 40-72
2. French songs: with airs, tonic sol-fa and phonetic transcription of the text by Violet Partington
3. *Recueil de poemes, v. 1, by Jeanne Molmy
4. (optional, for narration)
Le petit bonhomme by Julie Gouraud, i.e., Louise d'Aulnay, 1810-1891
5. Frimousset stories/comics by Jaboune & Emile-Joseph Pinchon, 1871-1953
Teacher reads lesson aloud, translating with the children's help, and children afterwards narrate in French.
Latin (v. 3)
A first Latin course by E.H.Scott & Frank Jones
p. 1-65
Continuous passages to be followed by narration.
Science (v. 2)
1. Life and her children by Arabella Buckley
p. 103-134
p. 135-166
p. 167-200
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. 110-147
p. 147-182
p. 185-224
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)
1. A new junior arithmetic by Bompas Smith
p. 52, 53, 85-96
p. 97-115
p. 116-123, 54-7
Review tables.
Rapid oral work.
2. Lessons in experimental and practical geometry by Hall & Stevens
p. 1-22
p. 19-32
p. 33-43
The school set of mathematical instruments
3. 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
Mozart?
?
?
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 13-16
steps 17-18
steps 19-20
For reference:
Ten minutes' lessons in sight-singing
lessons 28-34
lessons 35-37
lessons 41, 43
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
Turner
Carpaccio
Velasquez
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
Boys: Make toys (Weldon's no. 49)
Girls: Dress a doll (Weldon's no. 17)
Cover 2 books in linen.
Frame your pictures with glass and passe-partout.
Claymodelling by Hermione Unwin--make 6 models
For reference:
Drawing, design, and craftwork by F.J. Glass
What shall we make? by M. LaTrobe Foster
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