THIRD GRADE 



SUGGESTIONS TO THE TEACHER 



Basis of Third Grade Work. Having discussed the home 

 and its simpler activities in the first grade, and the subject 

 of shelter in the second grade, it is believed that the children 

 of the third grade are now ready to emphazize the sources of 

 supply of some of the many things that they have found nec- 

 essary to their comfort. Therefore, this will be the basis 

 of the lessons in this grade. 



It is not the design of the author that these subjects are to 

 be exhausted in the respective grades to which they are 

 assigned, and therefore not referred to in subsequent lessons ; 

 but, on the contrary, the home life with its three great necessi- 

 ties food, clothing, and shelter is basic throughout the 

 grades. These three great necessities form the mainspring 

 of most human activities, and for this reason are necessary 

 factors in any adequate system of education or course of 

 study. The extent to which either one of them should be 

 treated in any grade, however, must be determined by the 

 age and experiences of the pupils in it. In rural districts 

 pupils will be better acquainted with the agricultural occupa- 

 tions and products, with domestic and wild plants and with 

 animals, etc., than will the children living in large cities, and 

 can therefore pursue the study of such topics further; while 

 the city pupils, being more familiar with the activities in- 

 volved in manufacturing, commerce, etc., should have these 

 topics developed further. 



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