At present, recommended methods of standard documents have been wildly used in foundation settlement. But teaching materials of soil mechanics choose different methods as the examples, which introduce recommended methods of standard documents directly or only pay attention to the principle. Above all, the attention of the foundation settlement frame is lacking, which cannot be drawn both to the recommended methods and the principle. Under this circumstance, a kind of new teaching method is put forward which connect recommended methods and the principle and keep a watchful eye on both, helping students understand the frame of foundation settlement.