The Infant School (Classic Reprint): Its Principles and Methods: Its Principles and Methods (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

John Charles Gunn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1333676298 ISBN 13: 9781333676292

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Practical principles for shaping early classrooms around daily life

This handbook offers a clear approach to early education, focusing on everyday surroundings as the heart of learning.

It emphasizes using familiar objects and scenes from home, school, and the outside world to build curiosity, understanding, and meaningful connections between subjects.

Readers will find structured guidance on planning lessons as part of cohesive series, aligning talking, drawing, reading, and number work around central themes like the seasons and daily life. The approach centers on children’s natural interests, active exploration, and the idea that knowledge grows through well-connected experiences rather than isolated topics.

• How to use the nearest objects and everyday events to spark learning and memory
• Strategies for linking lessons across speaking, drawing, writing, and arithmetic
• Ways to design a sequence of related activities around a central theme
• Guidance on tailoring activities to young children’s stages and environments

Ideal for educators and administrators seeking a practical, age-appropriate framework for infant schools and early classrooms.

A concise, classroom-ready resource grounded in real-world practice for shaping joyful, purposeful early education around daily life.

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Poli Studies, Queen's U

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1333676298
• ISBN 13: 9781333676292
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 420