IN harmony with the actions of the Educational Department, the Pacific Press Publishing Association has published beautiful Bible stories, easy reading lessons, and simple singing lessons, for the first three grades, or school years, as follows:
Helps and Text-Books Grades One to Three
1. MEMORY VERSE POSTER PATTERNS.— To assist the parent and the teacher in impressing the “Oral Bible Lessons or Talks” outlined by the Educational Department for use in these grades (“School Manual,” pages 172-194), a series of Poster Patterns has been prepared to illustrate the more important memory verses in the series. These pattern outlines have been drawn by Delpha Sheffer Miller, a normal teacher of wide and successful experience. From them the child can trace or cut on white or colored paper such pictures as will indelibly impress the memory verse on its mind.
There are 32 patterns for each of the first three grades — 96 in all. The patterns for each grade are wrapped separately. Price 25 cents each, or 75 cents for the three.
2. READERS.— “True Education Readers” 1, 2, and 3 put the child in possession of a complete key to English reading, and also familiarize him with the most important Bible truths. Three times over they tell of God’s plan for the earth in the beginning, the successive steps in the work of creation, something about each of these steps, a sketch of certain selected Bible child biographies, including the life of the perfect Child, Jesus, His work, His sacrifice, the plan of salvation finished, and the new earth.
3. SIGHT-SINGING.— Music is an important factor in the child’s school life; and “Standard Graded Course of Sight-Singing,” by Prof. Gerard Gerritsen, formerly of Walla Walla College, and later of Berrien Springs, Michigan, presents methods which recommend themselves to educators generally. The children are taught to connect the value of various tones with some manual sign, as “doh,” the firm strong tone, “by the closed hand;” “soh,” the bright tone, “by the open hand,” etc. This adds materially to the interest children take in their music work.
DOH The Firm Strong Tone. SOH The Bright Tone.
Ruled examination blanks are inserted at the close of each section, for the convenience of students and teachers. As these blanks are perforated, they may be easily removed for correction. Note Books Nos. 1 and 2, combined in one paper-covered volume, price 35 cents; No. 3, paper covers, 25 cents. The manual or handbook for teachers covers the entire series. Contains 202 pages. Price in cloth covers, $1.00.
Text-Books for Grades Four to Seven
1. READERS.— “True Education Readers” 4, 5, 6, and 7 continue the reader work of grades one to three. A special feature of these readers is that they provide in a natural way all the work in English needed for the first six grades. This study of closely related subjects—such as reading, language, spelling, etc.—in their natural setting, tends to reduce the confusion in the mind of the pupil, and insures more efficient work. Prices are as follows:
Book 4, 348 pages ............................$1.00
Book 5, 353 pages ............................. .90
Book 6, 442 pages ............................ 1.00
Book 7, 392 pages ............................ 1.00
2. BIBLE LESSON TEXT-BOOKS.— “Bible Lessons” Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4 develop and adapt to the growing comprehension of the child the oral Bible studies of the preceding three years.
[[FIGURE]]
Carefully and reverently has Mrs. Alma E. McKibbin, a teacher of long experience and marked ability, worked out, question by question, and lesson by lesson, the books comprising this series. During the years these lessons were developing, carbon and neostyled copies were passed around and successfully used by hundreds of teachers in class room work. Later, temporary editions were printed. They proved so satisfactory that the author was encouraged to revise and rewrite the entire series for permanent use.
Book 1, Creation to death of Joshua .........$0.90
Book 2, Judges to Esther and the Restoration .90
Book 3, the time between the Old and the New Testament, including sketch of John the Baptist, and the life and crucifixion of Christ ....................................... 1.35
Advance pages covering the lesson questions of the first half of Book 4, may be had for 25 cents.
3. ELEMENTARY SCIENCE, OR “BIBLE NATURE SERIES.”— A natural development of geography, physiology, and the other elementary sciences, with the Bible and nature as a basis of study.
[[FIGURE]]
It presents in three graded texts elementary studies in nature, including introductory lessons in geography, and lessons in elementary physiology. Following the lessons in nature work, the student is prepared for an introduction to the elementary sciences as separate studies. Having been introduced in the “Bible Nature Series” to the subject of geography, and having mastered all of that subject usually included in a primary geography, he should now be able to complete an advanced geography in the seventh year. Likewise, a text in physiology is now needed, and may be completed in the eighth year.
Book 1, 322 pages, 223 engravings, 6 colored maps $1.20
Book 2, 432 pages, fully illustrated ................. 1.35
Book 3 will be ready about February 1. Advance pages, covering a portion of the book, may be had for 25 cents.
“BIBLE NATURE NOTE BOOKS.”— To accompany the “Bible Nature Series,” Note Books have been prepared for the pupil’s use. They contain 112 pages each, and are bound in heavy paper covers. Price 40 cents each. A series of helpful outline maps is furnished free with each book.
