Descriptive Manual Training Course (Classic Reprint): Elementary Schools: Elementary Schools (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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A practical, hands-on plan for elementary manual training.
This book lays out a comprehensive craft curriculum that can be adapted to local resources and needs. It covers a wide range of activities—from clay plaques and plaster casting to leather work, reed basketry, and paper-based projects like portfolios and lanterns. The approach emphasizes real work done when teachers are prepared and time permits, with an eye toward making learning useful for home and community life.
The material is organized to connect classroom activities with broader educational goals. It explains how to structure projects, record effort and materials, and involve students in cooperative tasks such as making agricultural tools or birdhouses. The book also describes drawing, measurement, and design work, and it includes a detailed progression from basic toy construction to more complex projects. Throughout, it ties practical making to study in science, math, art, and vocational information, helping pupils see the value of hands-on learning.- Concrete, grade-appropriate projects: toy making, woodwork, painting, and simple leather or basketry tasks that build fine motor skills and practical knowledge.
- Step-by-step instructions for planning, sketching, wiring in materials, and finishing objects with appropriate tools and finishes.
- Methods for recording time, materials, cost, and the value of work to school and home projects.
- Guidance on drawings, proportions, and the application of basic design principles to real objects.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book outlines a course of manual training for elementary school woodwork. The author presents a plan that combines features of a textbook with those of a course of study to provide teachers with informational material for instruction. The outline is organized by grade and includes detailed instructions for various projects, as well as suggestions for related studies in areas such as geography, botany, and mathematics. The author emphasizes the importance of orderly procedure and principle as the basis of design, color, and construction. This book provides a comprehensive guide for teaching manual training in elementary schools, with an emphasis on educational aims, methodology, and a wide range of project ideas. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781333354121_0
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