The Standards of Education

The standard of 1 and 11(2) for children aged seven to nine.

The following was recommended by T.G Rooper, MA

Balliol College Oxford.

Acquirement of Facts
1
	Bible	Home life	History	Geography	Plants	Animals	Substances and forces	number
1	David and Goliath	Nelson’s boyhood	Manlius Torquatus	River Aire	Willow	Stickleback	Fountain	Length of river Aire and oral sums based on it

2								Physical training playground
Expression of facts								Physical training playground
By hand				By speech
measure	drawing	Hand writing	Hand work	Speaking sentence, &c word building	reading	recitation	Singing and voice training	Drill	Games and athletic exercises
Plan of river Aire to scale	Willow leaf	Word willow	Model willow leaves	Picture of Nelson’s boyhood	Story of Nelson	England’s dead	Hearts of oak		French and English

The plan of lessons based on the table was as follows.
Morning

0900 to 09.35 - bible stories.
0935 to 1010 - number lessons.

(a) Ball frame or other visual instructions.

(b) Application of number lesson to varied practical calculations.

(d) Written application of number in varied calculations.

1010 to 1030 – vocal music or recitation.
1030 to 1100 – story from history or home life , with sentence – making preparatory to afternoon reading lesson.
1100 to 1115 – playground – drill or games.
1115 to 1200 – drawing and writing, or transcription.
Afternoon
1330 to 00 – reading lesson from blackboard, based on morning story lesion.
1400 to 1420 – number lesson measurement or weighing.
1420 to 1445 – object lesson (geography or other).
1445 to 1500 - playground.
1500 to 1600 - Handwork, cooking, or needlework.

return