Project Gutenberg 2009-04-05 Public domain in the USA. 258 McGaw, Virginia 09020770 Construction Work for Rural and Elementary Schools Produced by Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper, Diane Monico, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Construction Work for Rural and Elementary Schools" by Virginia McGaw is an instructional guide focused on teaching construction techniques for schools written in the early 20th century. This volume aims to assist rural teachers by providing straightforward models and projects spanning various crafts such as cord construction, paper construction, wood construction, basketry, and school gardening. The book is designed to enhance children's appreciation for handiwork by engaging them in practical, constructive activities. The opening of the text presents a preface in which McGaw expresses her desire to help rural teachers and provide them with simple construction models that can be made with minimal preparation or materials. She outlines the organization of the book into five distinct parts, each emphasizing a different type of construction project, providing clear, step-by-step instructions alongside illustrations. The introduction emphasizes the importance of teaching children how to value their materials and the effort that goes into making projects, ensuring that educators understand the significance of appropriate guidance during the learning process. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Education Creative activities and seat work LB Text Category: How To ... Category: Teaching & Education 207293 2025-08-11T15:05:05.921270 text/html 198474 2009-04-05T11:07:02 text/html 2490447 2025-08-11T15:05:19.757327 application/epub+zip 2490630 2025-08-11T15:05:12.313290 application/epub+zip 138021 2025-08-11T15:05:08.333305 application/epub+zip 3822727 2025-08-11T15:05:23.326251 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3792104 2025-08-11T15:05:16.158275 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 288162 2022-09-13T09:30:23.848262 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 150762 2025-08-11T15:05:04.989304 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 150523 2009-04-05T11:07:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 150515 2009-04-05T11:07:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19826 2025-08-11T15:05:23.665204 application/rdf+xml 17647 2025-08-11T15:05:08.870282 image/jpeg 3727 2025-08-11T15:05:08.591349 image/jpeg 52231 2009-04-05T11:07:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 2060283 2009-04-05T11:07:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 52193 2009-04-05T11:07:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 2153688 2025-08-11T15:05:06.135286 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog