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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Tacoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Dec 6, 1906

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 83, No. 49.

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Geography Hints

By A Wisconsin Teacher

SOMETIMES it seems quite difficult for primary children to understand many things which are taught in this branch of work. That which appeals to the senses will help to impress the lesson upon their young minds.
When studying the divisions of land and water, the children will never tire of a sand table, in which they can work out with their hands the mental pictures which the recitation has impressed upon them.
Try the following with a fourth-grade class of students: On a large piece of heavy paper draw a circle which is to represent the world. Mark this off by lines which will show the division of the earth according to the zones, and the chart is ready for the children's work.
Have them gather pictures of the different races of men, pictures of birds, fruits, and animals. These can be placed on the chart in their respective zones, and when completed, the child will have a fair idea of what he would expect to find could he visit the different countries.
Very often teachers will find it necessary to change the order of topics as they are found in geographies.
After the United States is studied as a whole, and the most important facts of the native State are learned, let the children study the countries of the world.
The dress, customs, and habits of the people will be studied with interest. As their religious ideas are considered, the work which the third angel's message has accomplished in the field, and the great need of workers, will touch hearts and strengthen desires to answer by prayer, work, or means the great Macedonian cry.
As the older ones study geography, let them make use of the pamphlet, “Mission Fields,” which was sent out to all teachers by the General Conference. It will add to the interest of the study if personal letters could be read from workers in the different fields, and perhaps our foreign school children would appreciate a letter from America once in a while.
We should study to present geography in such a way that the prayer of many hearts will be, “Here am I, send me.”
A WISCONSIN TEACHER.