NRS-16497 | Programme and Lesson Registers (Kindergarten) [Argenton Public School]

The role of a programme and lesson register was for the teacher to record the lessons taught in order to cover the required syllabus during the year and to follow the development of the children. Each kindergarten teacher maintained a programme and lessons register for their class. The programme register covered an academic year. There is an introductory page setting out the name of the school, the grade, the dates of the terms, the average age of the pupils, the name of the teacher and the date of assignment to the class. The volumes are sub-divided into terms. At the end of each term is an unstructured page. The programme is otherwise set out in pre-printed pages. At the left-hand edge of each verso page is a column marked with week numbers. There is a three-page spread for each term’s English programmes, and half- to one-page spreads for other subjects. With slight variations from year to year, the weekly programme is set out under the following subjects: English, Arithmetic, Natural Science (or Nature Study), Scripture, Social Studies, Music, Health Education, Physical Education, Art and Handicrafts (or Handwork), and Developmental and Creative Activities. The teacher completed lessons on all of these topics in the course of each week.