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“ Heaven lies about us iu our infancy    Words wobth.

1.    This Primer is for little folk during the first months of their school life. It is an attempt to make the path to reading pleasant, interesting, and easy for their little feet.

2.    The method followed is phonic. The sounds of all the short vowels and of all the consonants are used ; a few combinations also are added.

3.    The sounds are dealt with systematically, and no sound is used until it has been introduced in a type word. Exception has been made in the case of a few “ look-and-say ” words.

4.    PLAY SOUNDS.—For the first few weeks the little folk should learn to produce the sounds correctly by means of little- games and stories which should be acted by the

children, e.g.—

The sound of little bees ........ (m)-

The big snake ................. 0).


6. TYPE WORDS.—First introduce the child to the object, if this is not possible, use a picture. Chat about it until all the children can freely express their ideas. Then proceed to the drawing of the object.- Introduce the written word as a whole. Let the chalk talk. When the children have associated this written word with the idea, lead them to slow pronunciation of the word. The children will then find out for themselves which part of the word (symbol) stands for a certain sound, and will the more readily distinguish the sound from having correctly produced it before as a play sound. Further cultivate thought by setting the children to build other wrords (word building) with these sound symbols.

DIRECTIONS,

{Continued.J

6.    A few words which are not quite phonic have been used. These must be learned by the “ look-and-say " method.

7.    The first twenty pages of the Primer are wholly in

script.    Then comes the change from script to print.

After a few lessons in changing the letters from the “ writing dress ” to the “ printing dress,'' children will readily recognize both script and print. For the other portion of the book both script and print are used.

8.    The new sound on a page is enclosed in a little drawing, e.g.—

“ N " in a n-est.

“ 0 ” in an o-range. .

This is merely a device to create interest, and is not an essential part of the lesson.

9.    Finger Work has here and there been suggested, but is capable of being very largely extended.

10.    Number Pictures.—The children should be encouraged to copy these, and also to make others of their own.

11.    The Primer is Australian in character, and should help to inspire cur children with love for their homeland—

Where the glad voice of childish glee Is mingling with the melody Of Nature’s hidden minstrelsy— Australia !

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DRAWING


NEW SOUND.

NUMBER


FINGER WORK—KINDERGARTEN SEWING—THE PIN.

LOOK AND SAY

NIW SOUND. ANO DRAWING

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NEW SOU NO

DRAWING

Ba neon Aie the Aline? Bat Aai- i/fb the Men. dhe Awn in hat.

Berm neen it Act. cft in red, an it Aetn.


FINGER WORKPAPER CUTTING--AN UMBRELLA.


3U/r& là cu pulì-.

••//< ca/ny 7iot àil ,iiid.


La/ru

Aftl/ibÌobUA


MAKE WO«T 5*NTINC*S.


LOOK ANO SAY.

on&. ao. me.


I am a big frog.

I sit on the log. p_

I can hop. Gan you?

Hop on one leg and let me see.

My hop is a big one.

Puff, puff, off I go.

KINGS K WORK-PAPER CUTTING-AN EGG.

I see a hen on a nest.

Ten eggs fill the nest.

Can you see the eggs?

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No, the hen sits on the eggs. She sits still on her soft nest.

My bed is a soft one.

5 earn un cl tlcaI.

NEW SOUND

DRAWING

Just see my jug.

It is a big one.

Fill it up at the tap.

Can you lift it P No, you can not.

Jim can lift it.

I am so glad he can help me.

Ned had a tin of fig jam.

He cut the lid of the tin. Ned, let us get the jam.

Do you like fig jam?

dmi/rru


DRAWING

Fred has a drum. Hit the drum for me. I like to hit the drum.

Rum, turn, turn. Here is the drum.

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I can see a web.

Oh ! thè web is so wet.

It is in thè tree.

Here is thè wind.

It is thè west wind.

The web will swing.

I can swing, but not in a web.

See me swing. Up I go.

It is fun.

Ding dong bell.

Puss is in the well.

She fell in.

Can we help her up?

Let us see if we can.

Jump up, lit-tle puss.

Oh! she is so wet.

I am glad she did not stop in.

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lead

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Alec curid.

Here is a box of figs.

I like figs. Do you?

Dor-is has six nuts in a cup. Let us mix the nuts and figs.

Ned has a big wag-on.

The ox-en tug at the wag-on. He has six ox-en as well.

NCW SOUND

King.

Here is the King.

Hats off. We must stand.

Sing the song for the King. God bless the King.

nrrdm,    Awi-nel

drink    ml - leru

FINGER WORK-CUTTING AND PAST I NO-A FUMI

j Do you see the flag P It is on a long stick, j I like the big red cross, j    The wind helps the flag.

Jf    We love the flag.

($T. OEORCE)    (ST ANDREW)    (®T PATRICK)

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flags


The cat has a black kit-ten. Get milk for it.

Will it drink the milk?

Here is Ken’s black dog.

The kit-ten is fond of the dog.

Can you see her?

She is by the dog’s ken-nel.


SEW SOUND

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The man has a big van.

He sells jack*ets and bon*nets. I will have a little vest.

Nell will get a pink frock. Will you have a vel-vet cap?

FINGER WORK PAPER CUTTlNG-A VEST-OR A P!Nac_-E

Let us have a pic-nic.

Tell the man to get the van.

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Off we go to the scrub.

Can we camp here?

Jack lives in the scrub.

I see him up in the gum tree.

The quilt is on the bed.

My kit-ten is by the bed.

It jumps on the quilt.

It must not sit on the quilt. Get off, lit-tle kitten.


FINGER WORK-PAPER CUTTINQ-A QUILT.


My duck can swim.

Can you swim like a duck? See, she is so quick.

She can cross the pond.

She has a quill in her wing. If she drops it, I will get it. She flaps her wings, quack, quack.

NUMBER.    \

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NEW SOUND


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The milk man has a

cart. He sells milk. The cans are in the cart.

Be quick and get a jug.

I will get a bot-tle.

We will have jam tart, and

a drink of milk.

My kit-ten likes milk.

Bert has a pot of fern. His sis ter sent it to him.


She lives in the hills.

Bert will give the fern a drink. Do you like fern from the hills?

MAKE MORE SENTENCE&


FINGER WORK-PAPER CUTTING-A FLOWER POT.

A cart is in the farm yard. The cart has sand in it.

The farm-er has a milk can on his arm.

See the dog bark at the pigs.

I love to see thè stars.

We see thè stars in thè dark. Can you see thè Cross?

One star in thè Cross is so lit-tle. The Cross is on thè flag.

The stars wink and blink at me. Lit-tle stars, you are up so far.

NUMBER

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FINGER


2. a nei5-7    /u

WORK-PAPER CUTTING-A STAR.

NEW SOUND

DRAWING


zig-zag

The man has a red hot rod. He lets it drop in-to the tub. See it fizz and hiss.

Can he bend itf He can bend it zig-zag.


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Jim went on the ship.

He had a rod and net to fish. Tom lent him the rod.

He got sev-en fish.

Can yon see the flag on the ship ?

The wind helps the ship.

Jim was glad to have a trip.

Teil Nell to get her buck-et. We will go on the sand. If you see a Shell drop it in the buck-et.

Here is a crab.

He will nip us.

No, Mr. Crab,

you shall not nip me. Snap will bark at the crab. Splash! Snap is in the wat-er.

cfu/n


Acmtcri

NUMBER.


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Sam has one black hen.

She sat on six eggs.

Did she hatch six chicks? Yes. The chick-ens will scratch.

LOOK AND SAY.

put

I shall chop up the log.

You are to pick up the chips. Put the chips in the kit-chen. You will help if you do.

MAKE MORE SENTENCES

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cher-ry


DRAWING.

I have a cher-ry.

My cher-ry is red.

Is Fred’s cher-ry red?

No, it is a black one.

Did you see the cher-ry trees * • • in the hills?

I wish we had one.

Will Dad plant one for us?

MAKE MORE SENTENCES


7 cun a / - s

Jim-my is so hap-py.

He has a rock-ing horse. Will he let me have a rock P

Get up Dob-bin, off we go.

moth


3-8 mm.

LOOK AND SAY.---~V1~    —

they your

I see six big moths.

They are by the lamp.

The lamp is so hot.

0 moths! you will scorch your wings. Do not let them get in the broth. They have gone. I am glad.

Stems.

Let me see a thick stem. The li-ly has a thick stem, ve-ry strong.

Can you see a thin stem?

Yes, I think

the pop-py has a thin stem.


See the but-ter-cup.

It has a ve-ry thin stem.

We pick but-ter-f

cups in the hills.

We love the but-ter-cup, the pop py, and the li-ly.

2-.8


Ted said, “I will get the horse." What will he do with the whip? He will crack it hard.

Then the horse will trot.

Can you crack a whip?

When a whip cracks, I jump. This whip has a long lash.

The han-dle is ve-ry thick.

I am a gum blos-som.

I live on a big gum-tree.

Do you like

my red dress?

My sis-ter has a pink dress. Let me whis-per to you.

A lit-tle 'pos-sum lives in my tree. He has a nest.

This big appi is for you.

I will help you V to pick it,

Do you see the red skin? King Sun kis-ses it.

Let us cut the ap-ple.

Can you see the blos-som?

It is in the ap-ple. I It was on the tree in Spring.

cm one


This lit-tle par-rot sat in the gum-tree.

This lit-tle par-rot sang to the sun.

This lit-tle par-rot had a nut. This lit-tle par-rot had none. This lit-tle par-rot said, “Do give me one.”

Par-rota
and Ao do irt.

Here is Spot-ty the rab-bit. Is he a hap-py lit-tle bun-ny? Yes, so is his bro-ther Mick. They live with fa-ther and

mo-ther in a san-dy bank. See them nib-ble the grass.

If they see us they will run. Clap your hands.

Off they go.

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