The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-06
kindergarten
Placing of Child on Right Paths in Development
of Emotional, Physical, Mental Ability-Scope
of Work Interestingly Reviewed.

the changing skies with Its cloud
moon, stars, rainbowS, and color
ing
We look for beauty In the foliage
vegetables and fruits Of autumn; In
the snowfiakes, snow covered trees
snow covered hills with happy
skaters that Winter brings; and In
Spring, the budding trees anc
flowers, green grass and returning
birds with their bright plumage and
CHEEKY songs,
These are discussed. In groups
and the child reproduceS his own
Interpretation Of them In paint
crayon, paper and clay.
Not only does the kindergarten
child dramatize his song and stories
but he dramatizes life about him
IN his play with blocks. They
build fire houses, school build
ings, churches and railroad sta.
lions.
Styles Exhibited
They cut and color flowers and
have colorful flowed shop ut Easter
time spring and Easter flowers on
display,
Yes, and several kindergarten
groups have had showings Of the
spring styles of women's hats with
the boys vying with the girls fol
best creations. These hats were
fashioned from colored papers Of
all kinds, cut and pasted or seweo
into individual designs
Through all Of this work and play
the kindergarten child learns CO.
operation with others.
He learns to build and create with
definite objects In mind. He learns
to conform to group activities BY
waiting for his turn and respecting
the rights of others.
BY so doing he learns courtesy
law and order, emotional stability
and self-confidence as we'll as for
bearance.
It may not always be easy for him
TO do these things and he may make
many mistakes In trying to solve
simple problems, but through these
mistakes he gains experiences that
vii help him to meet other anc
other materials, he builds boats
trains, automobiles and aeroplanes
which happy groups pile and are
off on trips to town or elsewhere
These may be quite crude at first
but new ideas develop day by day
and cause improvements.
They build houses Of blocks OF
cartons, and the children move in
with their dolls and other toys. Cur
tains are fashioned from paper OF
cloth, pictures may be hung on the
walls, but be it equysjed little OF
much. they have fun.
Often the children have taker
walks or excursion beforehand OBJ
stacles.
Vocabulary
The child In kindergarten en-
larges his vocabulary by learning
new words found In stories, verse
and song: in retelling these stories
and verses; and In discussing pic.
lures and what Is in them.
The hope that these contacts chill
dren have made with other chill.
dren and that the opportunities fol
creative self-expression as worked
out in art work, building. dramatic
play, rhythm and dancing have de-
veloped independence, salf-reliance
courtesy to each other as well as Il
older people and respect for the
rights of others is ever with us.
We also hope that we have de.
veloped an enthusiastic and happy
attitude toward school, and to ere.
alive initiative, so that the individ.
ual child will stand on his own feet
And our final hope is that ths
children will carry on those ideal
and ideas with which we try TO In
spire them.