Elementary school curriculum, fourth and fifth years . Elementary School Curriculum [30 their environment offered, they developed in all directions muchmore rapidly. For example, they were not long satisfied withthe cave and wigwam or bark house of the Indian as a form ofshelter. Seeing the vast forests on every side, and havingaxes at hand, they felled trees and built log cabins which affordedthem permanent dwellings, and insured to them greater pro-tection than did those of the Blockhouse Most of the children have seen log cabins or pictures of themso that they are more or less fami
Elementary school curriculum, fourth and fifth years . Elementary School Curriculum [30 their environment offered, they developed in all directions muchmore rapidly. For example, they were not long satisfied withthe cave and wigwam or bark house of the Indian as a form ofshelter. Seeing the vast forests on every side, and havingaxes at hand, they felled trees and built log cabins which affordedthem permanent dwellings, and insured to them greater pro-tection than did those of the Blockhouse Most of the children have seen log cabins or pictures of themso that they are more or less familiar with their appearance andconstruction. In this connection they build a small log gather what materials they can for this in the vicinity, andif more is needed, excursions are made either to the campus orelsewhere to secure it. The different parts of the cabin, the 3il Manual Training 31 method of constructing it, and the dimensions are all developedin a class discussion. Then the various parts are assigned tothe individual children, to one or two the making of the flooring,to several others the shingles for the roof, to another the door,to the remaining ones the sawing of the logs to length, andnotching them with the chisel. Two children are chosen at eachlesson to act as builders. When the building is finished severalchildren fill in the cracks with clay, thus completing several cabins are built h\ the class at the same time,
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