The Mother-tongue: Or, Methodical Instruction in the Mother-tongue in Schools and Families

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Contents

How a Mother Teaches her Children
1
CHAPTER II
13
Of the Four Elements which should concur in the Plan
24
BOOK II
31
Harmony between the different Parts of Instruction
37
A Sketch of my Course of Instruction in the Mother
40
Conjugation
46
CHAPTER I
53
Assistance to be derived from our Course of Language
156
CHAPTER IV
165
To exercise Children in Moral Logic
172
The Religious Tendency
181
To animate Belief in God
187
As Ruler of the Universe
193
To animate Gratitude towards God
199
Motives of Confidence
205

Memory
60
Exercises in Language adapted to the Developement of
64
Means of Cultivating the Intellectual Faculties in Child
66
Intellectual Faculties
89
Exercises in Composition
95
Combination of Direct Instruction with Lessons in Lan
110
CHAPTER I
122
Reflections on our Choice of a Model
129
Love of the Esteem and Goodwill of others
135
Disposition to Faith
141
Religious Tendency
150
Prophecies of our Saviour
210
To animate Trust in Christ
216
Brotherly Love
222
Correction of Prejudices contrary to the Love of our Neigh
228
The Love of Mankind
234
Effeminacy
240
CHAPTER VIII
257
BOOK V
264
CHAPTER II
275
Use of our Course of Language in Families
281

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