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Notes on The Teaching of Arithmetic

Explore this teachers' handbook on making arithmetic lessons more engaging.

Last updated on 28 July 2026
Aged cover of "Notes on the Teaching of Arithmetic Part 1" by G.W. Manfield, published by Donald Moore, Singapore.

Notes on The Teaching of Arithmetic

Open book showing pages 2 and 3, with numbered teaching principles and Chapter Two on Activity Work in Arithmetic.
Open book showing a "Number Recognition" lesson with flash cards, dot patterns, and matching exercises for numbers 1 to 10.
An open book showing diagrams of clock faces, scales, rulers, and a class shop under "Apparatus for the Measures."