HISTORY IN GRAMMAR GRADES 



every small group of schools, will be one of the steps taken 

 in the near future. 



The history of the sixth grade is arranged to meet the 



craving to know about the world. There are stories of the 



earliest days, when human beings lived in 



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caves; then the life of mankind is traced 

 Grade 

 Stories down through the development of several 



nations. It is not intended to study history 

 seriously, but it is desired to place before the children con- 

 siderable reliable information about the past, so that a truer 

 understanding may be gained eventually of our own life and 

 place in the world. In this way, sixth grades read many 

 stories of ancient history, before the era of Christ. Seventh 

 and eighth grades take up stories of the Middle Ages and of 

 England. During these last two years the United States 

 history is the regular class work, and we find that it is more 

 easily mastered because of all the story work on earlier 

 nations that has preceded. It is interesting to note that the 

 stories, read and discussed as such, are often more easily 

 remembered than is the American history, the work for the 

 class. 



This distribution of time and application serves well the 

 culture growth of the children ; for, having once become 

 acquainted with the true stories of history, few pupils lose 

 their liking for this great study, " the story of man." To 

 attain this end the pupils must like the stories. This can 

 be done by remembering that knowledge is not the first and 

 only object sought. The purposes are rather: the forma- 

 tion of a deep and lasting interest in history; an apprecia- 

 tive study of man and his development; mental training in 

 rapid reading, accumulation of facts, ready discussion, 



