Blackboard Sketching

"Blackboard Sketching" by Frederick Whitney is a hands-on manual from the early 1900s for teachers. It shows them how to draw on blackboards to make learning more fun and interesting for students. The book teaches different ways to sketch easy pictures and scenes that go along with different school subjects. Through lessons, teachers learn to use chalk to make pictures that help explain things in subjects such as reading, geography, and science. The lessons show what strokes to practice and how to use them to draw different things. Whitney pushes teachers to use drawings on the board to grab students' interest and make learning stick, from drawing simple shapes to more complicated objects. The focus is on getting better with practice and coming up with new ideas so teachers can get better at teaching using blackboard art.