The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1919-06-19
n X MRS. LOUISE GUIDIN srMENsoN.

ter and summer. causes the earth 10
bring forth the grain"
II lie only after having stadied thu
picture thoroughly and read the chap.
ter on Pat-a-Cake in the "Mottoes
and Commentaries" and committed "a
memory the verses and tune m the
Songs and Music OF Frcsbers
Mother Play" that I am ready to
teach pat-a-cake to my baby. and az
i have shown, I do not teach
It all at once. but refer to ID
again and again. perhaps when We
are out working In the garden on d
sunny day. Or In the house watching
The rain. When my child IL old enough
TO be interested In such things. We 60
into a bakery shop and, to the aston
ishment Of the baker, ask II. we may
see his ovens. We aoftea pass q mill
and tell my child that this Il the
place where the farmer brings hid
grain. Thus tho lesson OF pat-a-ca cake
goes on for = long time before IL ID
FIRST played in babyhood. It teachsa
us to be eve thankful and baby
learns to say: Thank you. dead
mamma" Thank you. dear baker,
Thank you. dear God"
There are many other songs and
games In Froebel's Mother Play
which I give 70 my children long bel
fore the kinde--rrten age. In all Cd
these they ta-e sle greatest delight
] begin early 70 stng the songs and
play the finger games which nourish
the instinct Of love for the msmbsrl
OF the family and affection for amid
mails. /
THE FAMILY. ~
Mothsr Song for Teaching Anrectsen. Piaya
en- Bsby's Fingers. Beginning With he ThanA,I
rhis 10 the msthsr. % busy at Asns.
whe loves her dear childrsn, whatever mad
come.
TAis 10 the, fsths-. 20 brave and % strsnE.
Who works fer hss family all the dag long
This 10 the brother. who'll soon be . man;
He helps his gced mother a. much - n
This ~ the sister, % gentle and mild.
Who plays that ths Dolly n her little ehild
This 10 the baby, all dimplsd n sweet;
How soft his wee hands and his chubby pne
festi
Father and mothsr n children no dear,
Together you see Them. one family hsrs.
-Hmilis roulsseA
The active child Of or 8 ind
gtinctiveiy desires to measure himsslA
against children OF his own age. anN
IL deprived Of the opportunity to al
this, loses much Of what u nscessarS
for his highest and best development
Through contact with each other
children learn { % wait their turn. alS
to be considerate in many other way
things, and, although the mother ca3
play little songs and games with hid,
while carrying on her househol
tasks, she cannot always take the TIM
necessary to direct and assist the chill
in manual occupations. This 10 on
reason why the kindergarten hlls \
great need. Association with plat!
mates, work with various materis
and tools and sonEs and games al
all provided In the kindergarten.
! II was because OF my study OF FrodI
belian methods and their successt&|
application 20 the child below 4. an
because 7 realized how impossible 4
was for me, q busy mother. to me-
the growing needs OF my children thd
I wanted q kindergarten In our tow4
not only for my w little ones, ID
for all the boys and girls. A numbt}
| OF mothers and fathers became intef
ested in my project; We petitiond
I garten was Dor established. II va
a from the very start
Please pass this article on to a frieI<
and thus help Uncle Sam reach all ~
] mothers OF b country.