The Sentinel=record., 1912-12-15

ahiiitv 10 put down with his hand | what his eyes see. or a child so l trained to learn to write, but one more feature is involved, the repro | ducing of an unfamiliar symbol l have gone thus into detail to show | that the proces of learning to write,
 which is commonly nervous strain,
 not alone to the child but to his teach
 CT may be made. by previous Kinder
 garten training, an easy and inter
 esting step in the childs develop ment.
 ,. Arithmetic:
 The educational material used in the Kindergarten, known technically
 as the Kindergarten Gifts" was de-
 veloped according to mathematical plan Through the use of tkis mater ial the child learns to count. deal with simple combinations of numbers, and becomes familiar with such math-
 emathical forms as sphere. cube, triangle, etc,
 In the best Kindergartens such
 training is incidental to the use of
 the gifts as play material in building
 and in design
 4. Geography:
 1hnrcugh the use of the sand table in laying ont streets and parks and ill-
 ustrating the scenes of stories, the
 Kindergarten child gets the best pos
 sshle foundation for Geography. ,. Tae Kindergarten promotes the happiness of children They delight in it's activities, all of which are bas-
 ed upon their natural instincts, such as:
 1. The instinct to Build ing Gifts, hand work, etc.
 z The instinct to seek playmates and to organize games 1 ,. The instinct to investigate tma- l terials given for this puTposs.) I. The instinct to play in the sand. ,. The instinct to self expression which is the art instinct to listen to l stories and to narrate them This association of happiness with organized activities in class under | the 6int ction of a teacher sends the
 child to school eager, expectant, anx- iors to cooperate and eminently 1 teachable.
 6. The Kindergarten promotes the physical will being of the child We have already sald that the Kin dergagten trains the physical. mental I and moral nature of the child, but a special word seems needed concern ' ing the importance placed by the Kindergarten on physical health. If a enid does not learn to read at six or seven he may learn at eight
 or ten; but if he becomes permanent | ly deaf from adenoids at six, if he loses his six year molars at seven, or | if hs is nervously over stimated, the damage is done. and not to be undone 1 Tlat he should be provided with prop CT stimulus is as important as that he | should not be overstraiped. The re suits of oyerfeeding and underfeedins frequently appear to be the same. The human child is born to fulfill a Aigh destiny. and that destiny, the | fine purposes of the mind, will and spirit. demands an admirable tool The ohilds body is the tool with | which he must work through life. Any education that does not promote the ] effic enty of that tool is baneful. How does the Kindergarten pro mote physical efficiency? l By offering the best of opportuni- | ties for the natural, normal activity
 and growth of the child under hygien- l ic and health giving conditions. Idle
 ness, aimlessness. dissipation of en' ergy are nerve-wasting and devitaliz- i ing l.;ule children are exceed nay active by nature Give them fitting
 environment and right channels Tor | the expression of that activity. HORTENSE NJ. ORCUTT, l Supervisor Kate Baldwin Free | Kindergartens.