Manual of Geography and Language (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda

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Excerpt from Manual of Geography and Language

Although, with most children, much Geographical work may be done earlier, it is thought safer to recommend its formal introduction with the first of the fourth year. It is presumed, however, that all Geographic knowledge required for a proper understanding of - the reading prescribed for the earlier grades, will have received careful attention.

This, with us, will include, in the second grade, Stories of the United States, and Big and Little People of Other Lands; in the third grade, Great Americans for Little Americans, Stories of Colonial Children, Seven Little Sisters, and Each and All. The last two are especially used for their Geographical value. To this add the work outlined under Home Geography in this book and it may be safely assumed that pupils will be quite familiar with the meaning and use of globes and maps. This, of course, means not only the finished globe, but also the slated globe which, properly used, has in its use the highest degree of helpfulness. The wall maps, with all the lower grades, should always be hung on the north wall to insure less confusion as to direction. For this reason it is well, some times, to lay the map on the floor and let the children gather round it. They must be led to see that north is not always up and that south is not always down. Let no place of any significance in any lesson be passed without being definitely located both on the map, or globe, and actually in direction and comparative distance from the school room.

From what is stated above, it will be seen that third year children will need to understand maps and this envolves, not only relative position, but actual distances; hence, they should learn the meaning of the scale of a map. For this purpose, take some object as the title page of a book, small enough to be outlined in its true measurement, placing all important objects or characters on the outline in proper position, not by guess but by careful measurement. When this is understood, take some object, as the schoolroom.

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