Ontario Teachers' Manuals: History eBook

Ministry of Education (Ontario)
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 148 pages of information about Ontario Teachers' Manuals.

Ontario Teachers' Manuals: History eBook

Ministry of Education (Ontario)
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 148 pages of information about Ontario Teachers' Manuals.

     Consult The Seven Little Sisters, by Jane Andrews, Ginn & Co.,
     Boston, 50c.; The Little Cousin Series, by Mary Hazelton Wade,
     The Page Co., Boston, 60c. each; Five Little Strangers, Julia
     Augusta Schwarz, American Book Co., New York; Each and All, Jane
     Andrews (sequel to The Seven Little Sisters), 50 cents.

Special days

Christmas:  The Birth of Christ, the First Christmas Tree (see Appendix); Arbor Day; Constructive work suggested by St. Valentine’s Day and Thanksgiving Day; Stories of these Days.

     Note:  Advantage should be taken of every opportunity to
     teach obedience to authority and respect for the property and
     rights of others.

FORM II

BIBLE STORIES: 

Abraham and Lot, Joshua, David and Jonathan, David and Saul, Ruth and Naomi, Daniel, Miriam and Moses, Abraham and Isaac, Boyhood of Christ, the Shipwreck of St. Paul.

Stories of child life

The Aryan Boy, the Persian Boy, the Greek Boy, the Roman Boy, the Saxon Boy, the Page Boy, the English Boy, the Puritan Boy, the Canadian Boy of To-day, Child Life in Canada (a) in the early days, (b) to-day on the farm and in the city or town; occupations, games, and plays, etc.

     Consult Ten Little Boys Who Lived on the Road from Long Ago till
     Now
, by Jane Andrews, Ginn & Co., 50c.

Stories of famous people

Boadicea, Alfred, Harold, First Prince of Wales, Sir Francis Drake, Sir Walter Raleigh, Columbus, Cabot, Cartier, Champlain, Madeleine de Vercheres, Pontiac, Brock, Laura Secord, Florence Nightingale.

     Consult The Story of the British People, Thomas Nelson & Sons,
     Toronto, 35c. (For Florence Nightingale, see Appendix.)

Pioneer life

In Ancient Britain:  See Second Reader, p. 109; Ontario Public School
History of England
, p. 10.

In Roman Britain:  See The Story of The British People, pp. 18-24.

Old English Life:  See Third Reader, p. 325; Ontario High School
History of England
, pp. 33-40.

At the Close of the French Period in Canada:  See Fourth Reader, p. 65.

In Upper Canada in the “Thirties”:  See Fourth Reader, p. 122.

Our Forefathers:  Where they lived before coming here, how they got here, hardships in travel, condition of the country at that time, how they cleared the land, their homes, their difficulties, danger from wild animals, the natives of the country, modes of travel, implements and tools, etc.

     Consult Pen Pictures of Early Pioneer Life in Upper Canada,
     Briggs, $2.00; Ontario High School History of Canada.

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