CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS BOOK. 



It contains PRIMARY SCIENCES FOR TWO GRADES ; the lowev 

 (comprising very young children) to be restricted to the 

 paragraphs in large type. 



Method. BY ILLUSTRATION, COMPARISON and FAMILIAR CON- 

 VERSATIONS. OBJECTS are illustrated on a large PICTORIAL 

 CHART for wall of Class-room ; and on BLACKBOARD, 

 according to given directions for drawing. 



Topics. SHORT and VARIED those suggested on an excursion 

 in the country by a teacher and her class ; such as Air, 

 Water, Rocks, Land, what they contain and what are their 

 uses ; with interesting lessons on Rain, Rivers, Plants, 

 Trees, Agriculture, Mining, Manufacture, Fishes,. Birds, 

 Animals, Insects, Geography, etc. 



Exercises, also SHORT and VARIED, include : 

 READING ; 



DRAWING on BLACKBOARD and SLATES; 

 ORAL EXERCISES, with Questions and Answers , 

 WRITTEN REVIEWS, combining Spelling and Composition. 



Exercises on the PICTORIAL CHART and WALL MAP OF THE 

 WORLD. 



Although adapted to the PICTORIAL CHART, the book is complete 

 in itself and maybe used independently as a TEXT-BOOK for 

 Primary Classes or for ORAL INSTRUCTION by the teacher. 



It contains numerous Wood Engravings and Colored Maps. 



Its object is not only to INSTRUCT, but to EDUCATE, to draw 

 out and strengthen the reasoning faculties, and to encour- 

 age habits of observing, thinking, analyzing and comparing. 



