A brief course in the teaching process

by George D. Strayer

Seventh grade: American history to the Revolution. European background continued.

Eighth grade: The United States since the Revolution. Great events in European history.

References: Bourne, Teaching of History and Civics, pp. 72-74, 106-114, 353-365. Reports of Committees: Committee of Ten, pp. 163, 177-181; of Fifteen, pp. 62-67; of Twelve, pp. 171, 174-175; of Seven, pp. 162-172; of Eight, pp. 1-91; Salmon, in Year Book, Society for Scientific Study of Education, 1902, pp. 31-60. McMurry, Special Method in History, pp. 18-33, 238-268. Kemp, Outline of Method in History, pp. 133-263. Elementary School Record, Vol. I, No. 8, pp. 199-216. Rice, History and Literature, pp. 27-74. Magnusson, in New York Teachers Monographs, March, 1903, pp. 90-97. Greene, History in the Kindergarten. Warfield, in Education, Vol. XIV, pp. 1-5. Gordy and Twitchell, Pathfinder in American History, Part I, pp. 43-50; Part II, pp. 5-20. Proceedings, National Education Association, 1892, pp. 310-316; 1905, pp. 304-308, 360-370; 1897, pp. 58-67. Payne, Elementary School Curricula, pp. 22, 24-39, 50.

V. General Methods of Instruction

1. The Preparatory Period—the First Three or Four Years.

a. Presentation of material usually oral.

1. Reading the story.

2. Telling the story.

3. Developing the story by questions.