THE FIRST TEACHER FOR LITTLE FOLKS. 



FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE SENSES 



FOR YOUNG CHILDREN. 



By HORACE GRANT, 

 Author of " Arithmetic for Young Children.' 11 



Edited by Willard Small. 

 Cloth. Price, 50 cents. 



For the purpose of producing instruction and amusement 

 for young children, too young to read or write, this little work 

 has been prepared. The special object is to excite little chil 

 dren to examine surrounding objects correctly, so that valuable 

 knowledge may be acquired, while the attention, memory, 

 judgment, and invention are duly exercised. 



In exercises such as those which compose this book, the most 

 favorable circumstances may be seized as they arise, and will 

 therefore produce an extraordinary effect. Wherever we are, 

 in a room, garden, field, or road, in the morning or evening, 

 winter or summer, action or rest, something interesting may 

 be extracted ; for at the moment when the attention is warmly 

 excited, an event may be turned to the best account. The val 

 uable habits acquired by means of familiar objects and petty 

 events may gradually be extended to the most important 

 subjects. 



ARITHMETIC FOR YOUNG CHILDREN 



Being a series of Exercises exemplifying the manner in which 

 Arithmetic should be taught to young children 



By Horace Grant. 

 American Edition, I:<iited by Willard Small. 

 Price 50 cents. 



" Consists of a series of exercises illustrative of the manner 

 in which the first steps in numbers should be taught to young 

 children. Wo pronounce it first-rate. The primary teacher 

 will find it a great aid in her work. Jt is rational and consis- 

 tent. The variety of style and method used lend fresh inter- 

 est at every step. "—Educational Wtekly. 



"The forms of expression used and the copiousness of illus- 

 trations are very far in advance of the common style of 

 teaching this science to youug children. 



"It is thoroughly rational and prepares the way for a more 

 systematic study of numbers as the child becomes more ma- 

 ture. The young pupil is taught to think and speak in num- 

 bers in the first stage and subsequently unites with it the art 

 of writing numbers. It is correct in theory and apt fo* 

 practice.' 5 — JV T . F. Journal of Education. 



