The Gouin Method: The Study of French, by Eugène and Duriaux (Macmillan & Co., 3s. 6d.), pages 31, 35, 36, 37. Make new sentences with the words learnt in these Series. Illustrated French Primer, by H. Bué (Hachette & Co., 1s. 6d.), pages 109-112, 141-150.
Geography.
London Geographical Reader (Stanford), book ii. (1s. 6d.), pages 1-14. Book i. (1s.), pages 1-11. Map questions to be worked through with map before each lesson. Description of any rivers, hills, mountains, etc., the child may know of, with plans.
Work.
Six twigs of trees (not done before) in brushwork. For occasional use, Pour Dessiner Simplement, par V. Jacquot et P. Ravoux (Glaisher, 3s. 6d.), cahier ii. Attend to garden (Aunt Mai’s Annual, 1894). Carton Work, by G. C. Hewitt (King & Sons, Halifax, 2s.): make a pillar-box, a match-box, a pen-tray, and a vase. Smyrna rugs (see Aunt Mai’s Annual, 1894). Children make their own designs. Self-Teaching Needlework Manual (Longmans, 1s.): children to be exercised in stitches, pages 1-15. Use coarse canvas and wool; then, coloured cotton and coarse linen.
Questions on Preceding Programme
Bible Lessons.
I. 1. What do you know of Moses as a little boy?
2. Tell about Moses and the burning bush.
II. 1. Tell the story of Jesus curing the man sick of the palsy.