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The Story Of A Raindrop: Kindergarten Talks And Tales, Elizabeth Harrison Jan 1893

The Story Of A Raindrop: Kindergarten Talks And Tales, Elizabeth Harrison

Elizabeth Harrison’s Writings

This children's story describes how flowers need rain to grow.

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A List Of Toys Suggested By The Mothers In The Second And Third Year's Course Of Study, Elizabeth Harrison Jan 1893

A List Of Toys Suggested By The Mothers In The Second And Third Year's Course Of Study, Elizabeth Harrison

Elizabeth Harrison’s Writings

Toys suggested by the mothers in the second and third year's course of study of the Mothers' Dept. of the Chicago Kindergarten College, together with notes on kindergarten materials. Toy suggestions are for children 1-2, 2-4, 3-5, 5-6 years of age.

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The Kindergarten As An Influence In Modern Civilization, Elizabeth Harrison Jan 1893

The Kindergarten As An Influence In Modern Civilization, Elizabeth Harrison

Elizabeth Harrison’s Writings

In this opening lecture given before the Mothers' Department of the Chicago Kindergarten College, Harrison argues that education is no longer "a process by means of which facts are accumulated, but all thoughtful teachers now look upon it as preparation for the future." She also discusses Froebel's theories.

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Suggestions For Summer Reading, Elizabeth Harrison Jan 1893

Suggestions For Summer Reading, Elizabeth Harrison

Elizabeth Harrison’s Writings

Harrison provides summer reading suggestions for the areas of: Making the Indefinite Definite, Passive Education, Active Education, Stories and How to Tell Them, Hand Work, Courtesy, Positive and Negative Training, Home Life and Influences, Influences of Harmonious Surroundings, and Parallel Between Race and Child.

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Relationship Between The Kindergarten And Great Literature: Shakespeare, Elizabeth Harrison Jan 1893

Relationship Between The Kindergarten And Great Literature: Shakespeare, Elizabeth Harrison

Elizabeth Harrison’s Writings

Harrison discusses how Shakespeare's use of environment sheds light on character building. She describes how through his work, he displays " clear insight into the magnitude of the ethical world, the duty of each individual to consider himself as a necessary portion of a might whole" (pg. 13). Harrison also makes comparisons Froebel's ideas through Shakespeare's work.

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Science Lessons: Kindergarten Talks And Tales, Elizabeth Harrison Jan 1893

Science Lessons: Kindergarten Talks And Tales, Elizabeth Harrison

Elizabeth Harrison’s Writings

Elizabeth Harrison suggests various science lesson plans for children that relate to the fields of Zoology, Geology, and Botany, and how each category relates to each other.

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The Caterpillar And The Butterfly: Kindergarten Talks And Tales, Elizabeth Harrison Jan 1893

The Caterpillar And The Butterfly: Kindergarten Talks And Tales, Elizabeth Harrison

Elizabeth Harrison’s Writings

This children's story tells the tale of a caterpillar who seeks advice on how to care for caterpillar eggs. In turn, she learns the lifecycle of caterpillars and butterflies.

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Story Of Christopher Columbus For Little Children, Elizabeth Harrison Jan 1893

Story Of Christopher Columbus For Little Children, Elizabeth Harrison

Elizabeth Harrison’s Writings

This story was first told at the request of the Third Year's Mothers' Class of the Chicago Kindergarten College, Oct. 12th 1892 to help prepare the children for the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, which honored Christopher Columbus.

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Relationship Between The Kindergarten And Great Literature: Dante, Elizabeth Harrison Jan 1893

Relationship Between The Kindergarten And Great Literature: Dante, Elizabeth Harrison

Elizabeth Harrison’s Writings

Elizabeth Harrison offers an analysis of Dante, and how his work could be used as an aid in the study of character development in children.

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Toys And Their Place In The Education Of A Child From "A Study Of Child Nature", Elizabeth Harrison Jan 1893

Toys And Their Place In The Education Of A Child From "A Study Of Child Nature", Elizabeth Harrison

Elizabeth Harrison’s Writings

Harrison discusses educating a child's emotions and the roles toys have during play. She describes how toys direct emotional activity of the child, and "form a bridge between the realities and possibilities of life".

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Relationship Between The Kindergarten And Great Literature: Homer, Elizabeth Harrison Jan 1893

Relationship Between The Kindergarten And Great Literature: Homer, Elizabeth Harrison

Elizabeth Harrison’s Writings

Harrison discusses how the study of Kindergarten focuses on the influence of environment and the evolution in character. She compares the work of Homer as being relevant to Kindergarten thought due to his depictions of institutions that have grown out of human relationships.

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The Columbian Exposition Normal School Scrapbook, 1893, Rhode Island State Normal School Jan 1893

The Columbian Exposition Normal School Scrapbook, 1893, Rhode Island State Normal School

Columbian Exposition Scrapbook, 1893

The Columbian Exposition Rhode Island State Normal School scrapbook of 1893, is, according to Sarah Marble, the "most valuable historical document" in the Rhode Island College James P. Adams Library Archives. It was arranged by the Principal of the Normal School, W.E. Wilson. The scrapbook depicts the Normal School's history through photographs of professors, students in classrooms, and classes in session. Various disciplines in the curriculum are represented: art and design, and psychology are among the readily identifiable classes being taught. In the scrapbook, there are also handwritten lists, narratives, and printed items. The scrapbook contains a history of the …

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