THE

PRIMARY TEACHER,

A Monthly Magazine,

DEVOTED TO THE

Interests of Primary Instruction in America.

WILLIAM E. SHELDON, EDITOR.

VOLUME IV.:
SEPTEMBER, 1880-JUNE, 1881.

BOSTON, MASS. :
NEW-ENGLAND PUBLISHING CO.,

HAWLEY STREET, BOSTON, Mass.

COPYRIGHTED BY

NEW ENGLAND PUBLISHING CO.

1880.

AMET

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INDEX TO VOLUME IV.

A glad New Year, 152.

Alphabet of Numbers, 251.

A Lesson to Introduce Prime Num-
bers, 41.

ANDERSON, JOHN J.

Talks with Pupils,-Vacation, 318
Talks with Teachers,-Vacation, 319.
Free Gymnastics,-An Exercise,314.
Object-Teaching, 322.

History in Primary Schools, 173, FENNO, FRANK H.

201.

ARMS, J. M.

Natural History in Primary Schools,
I, 49, 78, 102, 138, 166.

"ANNA."

Outlines of Object-Lessons, 84, 116,

241.

Arithmetic, 65, 97.

As Little Children, 181.

BADLAM, ANNA B.

Language

Vocal Culture in Prim, Schools, 305.
First Steps in Numbers 10, 233.
First Steps in Drawing, 232, 294.

GARDNER, IDA M.

Primary-School Occupations, 13.
GILMAN, CLArabelle.

Zoölogy for the Little Ones, 51,
72, 106, 131, 176, 236, 264.

GUERNSEY, ALICE M.

Practical Lessons, 180, 279.

Number - Lessons, 196, HAMBLY, OLIVIA.

BIRD, R. R. MRS.

230, 269, 296.

On Spelling, 3.

Primary Spelling 35,

Harry's Trial, 213.

Hints to Inexperienced Teachers, 59.

Let Us Study the Children, 68, 136, Hints on Blackboard Drawing, 210.

169, 206, 307.

BLACK, IDA W., MRS.

First Steps in Number, 10, 233.

A Lesson to Introduce Prime Num-
bers, 41.

School-room Helps, 118.
A Review-Lesson, 146.
Books for Children, 27, 60.
Botany for "Little People" 268, 299.
BROWN, KATE L.

Drill Exercises in Reading, 17.
The Butterfly and the Shell, 82,
As Little Children, 181.
Our Great Home, 271.

Hist. in Primary Schools, 173, 201, 289.
HOPKINS, L. P.

Primary Class in Physiology, 80,

104, 144, 171, 199, 309.
Primary Class in Physics, 227, 257.
How Can Rude Children be Made
Refined Pupils in School? 89.
How to Gain Attention, 185.
How to Prevent Lounging and Slug-
gishness in Pupils, 90.

How to See a Seed Grow, 182.
HULL, W. N.

Hints on Blackboard Drawing, 220.

Importance of Good Reading, 184,
Julia's Perfect Reports, 260.

Keeping After School-hours, 249, 204.
KRAUS-BOELTE, M.

Practical Lessons in the Kindergar-
ten 37, 148.

Language Number Lessons, 196, 230,
269, 256.

Let us Study the Children, 68, 136,
169, 206 307.

Little Boy that Knew, The, 245 274, 299.
LORD, J. M., MRS.

Vocal Culture, 33, 86.

- Vacation, MACVICAR, MALCOLM.
Arithmetic, 65, 97.