East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-09-10

Ia there a kindergarten In your COM
munity?
No? Then why not practice kinder
garten principles in your own nome!
do not mean this that you must
sit down and devote every second for
three hours to your children. But
teach your child while you are about
your work. Teach him through play.
Today play iS considered a great
factor in education. PLAY Is the ex-
preston of awakening instincts.
watch your little girl with her doll
The doll Is her baby and she Is It's
mother. Through this play she Is de-
veloping the instinct of mother love.
Watch your little boy playing store or
fireman. He, too, Is preparing for fu-
ture manhood. Let us then teach
through play.
tits an acknowledged fact that the
Kindergarten gives child certain ad-
vantages. by cultivating seif-conr-
| dence, the power Of observation, or
! ginality Of thought and other Qualities.
Let us see If it is not possible for
the mother to develop similar char
acteristics at home.
First, Self-confidence: If the child
asks to help with the dishes, make
| the bed, or perform other little tasks,
| do not be too busy to listen to the re-
/ quest. Accept the offer Of assistance
| with thanks, even II the work takes
! longer or needs TO be done over Re-
! member this is one of the ways OF de-
/ veloping self confidence and helpful
ness. Disbursement will not cuiti-
yate self-confidence.
! Second, Ability to memorize and
| think: Children love anything rhyth-
/ mic, whether the words are under
1 stood or not. Repeat or sing nursery
! rhymes and jingles to the children.
Soon they will be repeating and sing
ing them after you. Find the time dur
ing the day to read or tell them stor-
les. Every child loves story, espec-
1 tally If acted out.
4 Third, Love of Nature: When out
1 for walks teach the children about tho
/ trees.s flowers, and birds. Nature can
be known and loved in the parks or
the city, as well as in the woods and
1 fields of the country. And reading
nature stories supplements the first
hand knowledge the children are gain
ling, thus adding to their interest and
!, appreciation.
Fourth, Observation: This can be
cultivated by giving a child magazines.
/ calling his attention to the different
4 pictures and pointing out every detail.
4 Then as he studies for himself, not
one thing in picture, no matter how
small. will escape his eye. And he will
4 become observant not only of pictures,
but of everything else about him. Z.
1 Fifth. Originality: With blocks, the
sandpile or plasticine, (the latter can
1 be purchased at stores carrying school
! suppljes) a child can be instructed in
the making Of various objects. Soon
| he will branch out for himself, doing
really creative work.
Sixth, Cleanliness and Orderlness:
A child should be commended for
(, picking up his toys when he has fin
ished his play, having it impressed up
on him that these toys are his respon-
slbility. II notice is taken of his clean
face and hands before and after meals.
then constant reminding will not be
necessary. Kind and gentle apprecia-
tion Is an inspiration. Fretful criti-
cism disheartens.
With my little two and half year
old daughter. have followed the
kindergarten thought, including the
above suggestions. and the results
have been most successful.
\ DR.. P. p. Claxton, former United
States Commissioner of Education,
said. "Our children must be guarded
as loyalty as the country itself and
the Kindergarten Is an important fac
tor"
Do you wish to obtain the advan-