Excerpt from Arithmetic Exercises for First Book ClassesThe following exercises are intended to furnish prim ary teachers with a simple, practical and intelligible method of presenting number to little children.As Arithmetic is taught not only for its practical utility, but also as a means of mental discipline, it follows that in order to develop thought and awaken interest, the teach er must present the subject with an orderliness of ar rangement and a unity of purpose in order to secure clear, definite conceptions on the part of the pupil, and enable him to make rapid and thorough progress.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.