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Primary Object Lessons - Softcover

N. A. Calkins

 
9780461788761: Primary Object Lessons

Synopsis

Primary Object Lessons by N. A. Calkins. Primary Object Lessons is a 19th?century instructional manual that champions an observation?driven approach to early education, presenting a graduated program of object lessons designed to develop the faculties of children. Grounded in Pestalozzian and early modern educational philosophies, the book guides teachers and parents in cultivating habits of accurate observation, attention, and language by leading learners from concrete objects to abstract ideas. It covers wide-ranging topics—development in observation, ideas of form and color, number, size, weight, sound, the human body, and place—through conversational lessons, sketches of lessons, and practical demonstrations. It also addresses elementary reading, moral instruction, and the proper design of object lessons, with extensive apparatus lists and illustrative examples. The volume advocates starting with familiar things, using things before words, and integrating multiple subjects within a structured, progressive framework. It reflects its era’s reformist aims in primary education and offers a detailed blueprint for classroom practice and teacher preparation.

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