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The Kindergarten As An Influence In Modern Civilization, Elizabeth Harrison
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.
Suggestions For Summer Reading, Elizabeth Harrison
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.
The Caterpillar And The Butterfly: Kindergarten Talks And Tales, Elizabeth Harrison
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.
Story Of Christopher Columbus For Little Children, Elizabeth Harrison
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.
Relationship Between The Kindergarten And Great Literature: Dante, Elizabeth Harrison
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.
Toys And Their Place In The Education Of A Child From "A Study Of Child Nature", Elizabeth Harrison
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".