The Sunday Kindergarten (Ferris).  A teachers’ manual giving directions for the use of a one- or two-hour period with story, song, play, and handwork.  Permanent and temporary material for the children’s table work, and story leaflets to be taken home.

PRIMARY, 6-8 YEARS, GRADES I-III

At the age of six years when children enter upon a new era because of their recognition by the first grade in the public schools the opportunity for the cultivation of right social reactions is considerably increased.  Their world still, however, comprises chiefly the home, the school, the playground, and the phenomena of nature.  A normal religion at this time is one which will enable the child to develop the best sort of life in all these relationships, which now present more complicated moral problems than in the earlier stage.  Religious impressions may be made through interpretations of nature, stories of life, song, prayer, simple scripture texts, and handwork.  All of these are embodied in

Child Religion in Song and Story (Chamberlin and Kern).  Three interchangeable volumes; only one of which is used at one time in all three grades.  Each lesson presents a complete service, song, prayers, responses, texts, story, and handwork.  Constructive and beautiful handwork books are provided for the pupil.

JUNIOR, 9 YEARS, GRADE IV

When the children have reached the fourth grade they are able to read comfortably and have developed an interest in books, having a “reading book” in school and an accumulating group of story-books at home.  One book in the household is as yet a mystery, the Bible, of which the parents speak reverently as God’s Book.  It contains many interesting stories and presents inspiring characters which are, however, buried in the midst of much that would not interest the children.  To help them to find these stories and to show them the living men who are their heroes or who were the writers of the stories, the poems, or the letters, makes the Bible to them a living book which they will enjoy more and more as the years pass.  This service is performed by

An Introduction to the Bible for Teachers of Children (Chamberlin).  Story-reading from the Bible for the school and home, designed to utilize the growing interest in books and reading found in children of this age, in cultivating an attitude of intelligent interest in the Bible and enjoyment of suitable portions of it.  Full instructions with regard to picturesque, historical, and social introductions are given the teacher.  A pupil’s homework book, designed to help him to think of the story as a whole and to express his thinking, is provided for the pupil.

JUNIOR, 10-12 YEARS, GRADES V-VII

Children in the fifth, sixth, and seventh grades are hero-worshipers.  In the preceding grade they have had a brief introduction to the life of Jesus through their childish explorations of the gospels.  His character has impressed them already as heroic and they are eager to know more about him, therefore the year is spent in the study of