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Life in the making: 335 total pages.

In some Sunday schools there are but one or two three-year-olds in attendance. It does not seem desirable to try to make a separate class out of them. What, then, is to be done? It must be remembered that some children develop much more rapidly than others. We often find children of three who are quite as far advanced as some who are already in the Beginners' Department. In view of the fact that part of the work may be too advanced 26 LIFE IN THE MAKING for them, they will hardly be expected to take a keen interest in some of the stories or to understand some of the words used. They must not be over-taxed. Allowance for individual differences can easily be made by the teacher without interfering in any way with the ordinary procedure of the class. There will still be much which the three-year-old in the Beginners' Department can do. A quiet and rever­ent attitude may be learned from the older children. It is to be expected that a three-year-old child will enter heartily into any handwork or exercise in which there is opportunity

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