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Finger plays for nursery and kindergarten - L. J. (Lewis Jesse) Bridgman
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Title: Finger plays for nursery and kindergarten
Author: Emilie Poulsson
Illustrator: L. J. Bridgman
Release Date: March 24, 2008 [EBook #24912]
Language: English
*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK FINGER PLAYS-NURSERY, KINDERGARTEN ***
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CONTENTS
FINGER PLAYS
FOR NURSERY AND KINDERGARTEN
By
Emilie Poulsson
Music By
Cornelia C. Roeske
Illustrations By L.J. Bridgman
[D. Lothrop Company, Boston, 1893]
WHAT THE CHILD IMITATES, HE BEGINS TO UNDERSTAND.
—Froebel.
PREFACE.
What the child imitates,
says Froebel, he begins to understand. Let him represent the flying of birds and he enters partially into the life of birds. Let him imitate the rapid motion of fishes in the water and his sympathy with fishes is quickened. Let him reproduce the activities of farmer, miller and baker, and his eyes open to the meaning of their work. In one word let him reflect in his play the varied aspects of life and his thought will begin to grapple with their significance.
In all times and among all nations, finger-plays have been a delight of childhood. Countless babies have laughed and crowed over Pat-a-cake
and other performances of the soft little hands; while children of whatever age never fail to find amusement in playing
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