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Object Lessons.
NOTES.
1. Object lessons are a valuable means of training the eye and
the mind at the same time; therefore make the boys look carefully
at the object, tell you what they see, and try to make them tell you
the reasons for what they see. Teach the boys to notice things them
selves, e.cj., the way a camel’s feet are formed.
2. Make the boys compare objects of the same type and see
how they resemble each other and differ, and why; e.q., in animals, x
sheep and goat, duck and goose; tea and coffee.
3. Always use the object yourself to illustrate the lesson, e.q.,
a piece of coal. If the actual object is not available, use a picture of
the object.
4. Remember that anything you can do to make the knowledge
derived from daily observation indie exact and more useful is worth
doing, e.q., a fly, a palm tree. In this way not only is the lesson
made more interesting, but future study is made easier.
5. Hygiene is most important, because it deals with matters
which affect the every day lives of the boys, and if it is taught w T ell
it will have good practical results in increased healthiness and in
creased cleanliness among the boys, e.q., if a boy knows why it is
necessary for him to wash his body and the bad effects that come
from not washing it, he^will be more inclined to do so than if he only
regards washing as a nuisance which has no reason for it.
SYLLABUS;.
FIRST YEAR ELEMENTARY (Two Periods a Week).
(a) Animals.
Animals Common to ‘Iraq. Sheep, goat, horse, donkey, cat,
camel, cow', buffalo, hare, dog, jackal. Use of animals. Kindness
to animal^.
Foreign animals : Lion, tiger, elephant, wolf, bear, fox, giraffe,
hyaena, rabbit.
(b) The class-room and its contents. Chair, table, mat, cup
board, etc., their shape, colour, composition, and use.
(c) Hygiene. Parts of the body and their uses : Head, neck,
arms, legs, etc.
Organs of senses : Sight, hearing, etc.
Care of the body : Need to keep the body clean and why.
Clothes : Materials they are made of; why worn; how to keep
them neat and clean; difference between summer and winter cloth-
in S- . ■ .
Food : Value of the different kinds of food; mastication and
digestion; importance of pure water; the need for the body to be
fed not only with food and water, but also with light and air; cf.
animals and plants,
and plants.
SECOND YEAR ELEMENTARY (Two Periods a Week).
(a) Common Insects : Fly, mosquito, sandfly, etc.; the evils
brought by them and why we should destroy them, e.g., no flies, no
disease.
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