, 1880-05-01
ITS METHODS AND ADVANTAGES.
To the Editor al The Chicago 1fftnEt.

~ WE ItaNoF ~ 4He NNNaVu
CiIrcAuD, April 30.-Terllaps description
Of Il kindergarten by ono who has vlslt&d
them when conducted amid the most all
vant1geous surroundings will convey the
bcst 1,lea 1t Is possible to give OF this mode Of
teucllng children.
III large, sunny, well-yenttlatcd room aro
gathered twenty-five children between the
ages Of !: md { years. A table, low, bit
wIdo and long, stood III the middle Of the
room. Its entire Aurfnee Is tliyitled by
grooves into square inches, 30 that te young
est ciltl can tell Mt u glance thu exact length
Of Its pencil! Or whatever article Wns In hand.
On either side Of tho table tic happy
iacell children are seated IN cimirs
suited to llleir hight. Tho windows
are filled with plants, some Of
:hem III bloom, trom which the children
Will receive object-lessons by niul by. telling
them Of tho wonderful works of tho
Creator; pictures at!orn the walls, spec
imcns of tho chfllrcM's work III woven
paper, embroidered cards. clay models,
mil various other occupations 0re ar
ranged in showcases. The little ones
arc Just taking their tier1nau lesson,
COUNTING IN concert from Dne to fifty. Then
they lppeatcl verso Of Herman poetry,
ttaMslatiug encl line Into Engltsl, and tic
English bne!1 n,nfn into German. This
gives them correct pronunciation and accent
liz the very beginning, aid When they learn
to Eead, nt7 yEnrs, relltEors tho acquisition OF
the German lansnnga perfectly easy.
When the llnlf-h0ur afs0tcl to tllts lesson
was over, brown paper portfolios, containing
paper strips Of different c0lors, were dis
tributcd To each pupil. Questions wcre asked
IS to tho cotors their ,lnnos, whether
primary or acconGury; 1t tho latter. of wl'nt
composed. Tllcn Tic weaving commenced.
xIth id stru af of bins in 'S "aeT, whci Is wove
ntt n diifufwntiV .colortl sleet:of papur cit
3ito strils Throughout It's untira sur
;aee. oxsept . innrein Mt each end
fprletr Of ,lcsiElls IL ti,,,s nrodnccd, ind tio
INVENTIVE pUwerB Ut u.ucl,er unl pupil arH
Constantly stimulated. trhe teachcr went
irst to n,ie, tl,sn to antllvr. Showing them
ei Sie1 M stfips - to % get their woyeM s',rs! ns.
acede,i. i, Is i,st"nlsAins M ths skii and cars
VII Whs Ina! ISS ',s vsaies eEsrs AVE. W%rs s babies
,anEcll ti,unsniyrs ii DnrNllei rows Iii iii
v!,cr room, md tn th soiInti Of pinno music
w.nt tI,ruslxH ,halr caiisti,enlc exercise.
.ctiyity is Il "u every Se ,n.sca % of JIG b"y. The
OK i'i perfset "iIiS tine. aml soing thronHl tlo
inrtous oynlnlius Il, i!uix"li, Is 70 sonu Wis;
srv M tInleh thuy ind llfstrrIcs,
When tlu iIn!f-jour nlJftpll 10 calfstllentcs
uad expired lilo litlu folks wors ready to SIT
,iIc II ti,e Inv tnbla md sit With folded
hn1ilx waiting for tic llttlo lunch Which
n,ninnn i,nsstl tlalntIly urcH,rsl. ntier which
.t,tlIes mri"iiMg clny j1.uieli1,y, olnbroi,larlg
Eyrry o,Ir Wl, ins m,,y;h{f''g To do wltl, !,
ktmtlcrynttr1l purotltrs sl,tjll,su ',y It, ind
n,"krs n Eort Of l,liIiVu vut nf il, ~ 'N
Unu writer snys: aAftrr Il hr!et child
~ a ittin s.nIrr"i vtns,. H.. iutl i,..,:t
broken, n and whiu!i littie boy ha. ralgj,
Ind tnketl home for Ills ulothnr 10 spit,'t..
IN. m nn,i w,i"l, i,e,,,,,n Ills nnmstunt tMoI,El
liza ~, I sn,umai,,,' ] AIa"wa.y. or Eiwin tr FSr
resf, or f;o"tH. ar wlrku,,s' Vr NirN. Stt,w,
eonli nut Inye told ii,nt story witi, butte
eif"rt. S,,ri nftcr ,1nct,i,s,.Inl,s,,rss ri In
nresni,cn M. "f !, " rr,,vsi ~ ss,rnr.rs MraiIn,l
fnv" nnvnr aer,,. NJ, liza n,.rt ~ hnti. fnarI,r
ami mHn;ia Ei,n " nnsittvniv spsm."i +, Inn
n"ttxa n't tkan, mi !" hnrono ,,o"nasiyn,I 4
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