Notes of Lessons

Notes of Lessons

Editor’s note: These sample lesson plans were written by students at the House of Education who were undergoing training to become professional teachers. As such, they provide valuable insight into the method of teaching that was taught at the House of Education. However, we have no evidence that teachers continued to write out such notes of lessons once they left the House of Education and were teaching in the field. Furthermore, many parents home educated their children directly from the PNEU programmes. These parents were told to read the Home Education Series, and to stay current with The Parents’ Review. However, to our knowledge, these parents were never told to actually write out lesson plans in the manner of the House of Education’s Notes of Lessons.

For a mapping of Class numbers to Form numbers, see “Parents’ Union School Time Tables.”

Bible Sloyd
Nature Notebooks Arithmetic
Algebra Geometry
Drawing and Design Drill
Music Clay-modelling
Handicrafts Picture Study
Art and Architecture French
German Italian
Latin Grammar
Narration Reading
Dictation Plutarch
Shakespeare Literature
Geography History
Biology Physical Science

Bible

Notes of Lessons: Scripture, Class Ib
Notes of Lessons: Old Testament, Class I
Notes of Lessons: New Testament Story, Class II
Notes of Lessons: Scripture, Class IV

Sloyd

Notes of Lessons: Carton Work, Class Ia
Notes of Lessons: Carton Work, Class Ia: Extra Lesson
Notes of Lessons: Sloyd, Class II

Nature Notebooks

Notes of Lessons: Nature Note-book Painting, Class II
Notes of Lessons: Nature Note-book Painting, Class III

Arithmetic

Notes of Lessons: Arithmetic, Class Ia
Notes of Lessons: Arithmetic, Class II: Fractions
Notes of Lessons: Arithmetic, Class II: Least Common Multiples
Notes of Lessons: Arithmetic, Class III

Algebra

Notes of Lessons: Algebra, Class III
Notes of Lessons: Algebra, Class IV: Division
Notes of Lessons: Algebra, Class IV: Simple Equations

Geometry

Notes of Lessons: Geometry, Class II: Intro to Geometry
Notes of Lessons: Geometry, Class II: Parallel Lines
Notes of Lessons: Geometry, Class IV

Drawing and Design

Notes of Lessons: Drawing, Class I
Notes of Lessons: A Talk about Original Illustrations, Class II
Notes of Lessons: Original Illustration, Class II
Notes of Lessons: Perspective Drawing, Class III
Notes of Lessons: Design, Class IV
Notes of Lessons: Principles of Design, Class IV

Drill

Notes of Lessons: Drill, Class IV, Clubs
Notes of Lessons: Drill, Class IV, Spanish Exercises

Music

Notes of Lessons: Music, Class I and II

Clay-modelling

Notes of Lessons: Clay Modelling, Class I
Notes of Lessons: Clay-modelling, Class II
Notes of Lessons: Clay Modelling, Class III

Handicrafts

Notes of Lessons: Basket-Work, Class Ib
Notes of Lessons: Bent Framework, Class II
Notes of Lessons: Leatherwork (Embossed), Class IV

Picture Study

Notes of Lessons: Picture Study, Class Ib: The Lady of Shalott
Notes of Lessons: Picture Study, Class Ib
Notes of Lessons: Picture Study, Class II: Rembrandt
Notes of Lessons: Picture Study, Class II: Dürer
Notes of Lessons: Picture Study, Class II: Watts
Notes of Lessons: Picture Study, Class III: Dürer
Notes of Lessons: Picture Study, Class III: Raphael

Art and Architecture

Notes of Lessons: Art, Class IV
Notes of Lessons: Architecture, Class IV

French

Notes of Lessons: Advanced French, Class III
Notes of Lessons: French Narration, Class III
Notes of Lessons: Advanced French, Class IV
Notes of Lessons: French Literature, Class IV
Notes of Lessons: French Reading, Class IV
Notes of Lessons: French, Class IV

German

Notes of Lessons: German, Class II
Notes of Lessons: German Grammar, Class III
Notes of Lessons: German, Class III
Notes of Lessons: German, Class IV

Italian

Notes of Lessons: Italian, Class III
Notes of Lessons: Italian, Class IV

Latin

Notes of Lessons: Latin, Class II
Notes of Lessons: Latin, Class III
Notes of Lessons: Latin, Class III: Pronunciation

Grammar

Notes of Lessons: Grammar, Class II
Notes of Lessons: Grammar, Class III
Notes of Lessons: Grammar, Class IV
Notes of Lessons: English Grammar, Class IV

Narration

Notes of Lessons: Narration, Class II
Notes of Lessons: Narration, Class III
Notes of Lessons: Narration, Class IV

Reading

Notes of Lessons: Reading, Class Ib
Notes of Lessons: Reading, Class Ia: Word-Building
Notes of Lessons: Reading, Class Ia: “A Friend in the Garden”
Notes of Lessons: Reading, Class Ia: “A Cabin Boy”
Notes of Lessons: Reading, Class III: Pronunciation
Notes of Lessons: Reading, Class III: Enunciation and Articulation

Dictation

Notes of Lessons: Dictation, Class II

Plutarch

Notes of Lessons: From Plutarch’s “Greek Lives”, Class II
Notes of Lessons: Plutarch’s Lives, Class II

Shakespeare

Notes of Lessons: Shakespeare, Class III

Literature

Notes of Lessons: Literature, Class III: Influence of Latin on the English Language
Notes of Lessons: Literature, Class III: Sir Thomas More
Notes of Lessons: Literature, Class IV: Charles Lamb
Notes of Lessons: Literature, Class IV: Ruskin
Notes of Lessons: Literature, Class IV: Lord Tennyson
Notes of Lessons: Literature, Class IV: Sir Philip Sidney
Notes of Lessons: Literature, Class IV: Wordworth’s Prelude

Geography

Notes of Lessons: Physical Geography, Class II
Notes of Lessons: Geography, Class II
Notes of Lessons: Geography, Class III: Working Two Classes Together
Notes of Lessons: Geography, Class III: Scandinavia—Norway in Particular
Notes of Lessons: Geography, Class III: The Three Great Rivers of S. America: The Amazon, Orinoco, and La Plata.
Notes of Lessons: Geography, Class III: Brazil
Notes of Lessons: Physical Geography, Class III

History

Notes of Lessons: English History, Class Ib
Notes of Lessons: History, Class Ib: Westminster Abbey
Notes of Lessons: History, Class Ia
Notes of Lessons: History, Class II
Notes of Lessons: History, Class III: Some Historical Associations of the District
Notes of Lessons: History, Class III
Notes of Lessons: History, Class IV: The State of France in 1789
Notes of Lessons: History, Class IV: Fiscal Problem, 1846-1903
Notes of Lessons: European History, Class IV
Notes of Lessons: History, Class IV: Contemporary Events

Biology

Notes of Lessons: Biology, Class Ib
Notes of Lessons: Biology, Class Ia
Notes of Lessons: Biology, Class Ia and Ib
Notes of Lessons: Biology, Class II
Notes of Lessons: Biology, Class III: Dispersion of Seeds
Notes of Lessons: Biology, Class III: Botany
Notes of Lessons: Biology, Class III: Botany, Cruciferæ
Notes of Lessons: Biology, Class III: Natural History
Notes of Lessons: Biology, Class III: Botany, “Study of Plant Life”
Notes of Lessons: Biology, Class IV: Fertilization
Notes of Lessons: Biology, Class IV: The Classification of Animal Life

Physical Science

Notes of Lessons: Physical Science, Class II
Notes of Lessons: Physical Science, Class II and III
Notes of Lessons: Physical Science, Class III: Physiology
Notes of Lessons: Physical Science, Class III: Glacial Action
Notes of Lessons: Physical Science, Class IV: Astronomy
Notes of Lessons: Physical Science, Class IV: Atoms
Notes of Lessons: Physical Science, Class IV: Geology