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Misunderstood Children: Sketches Taken From Life, Elizabeth Harrison

Elizabeth Harrison’s Writings

Book Contents: Sammie's Prayer, The Boy Who Hated School, Little Mary, The Twins, For Father's Amusement, A Sunday Morning Diversion, A Geography Lesson, The Sand-Pile, A Shop Scene, Jack and the Alley Boys, The Boy and the Scarlet Coat, Katie MacMahon, A Starved Soul, Daughters of Men, Herbert at His Grandmother's, Gertrude's Story, Miss Eleanor's Garden

The Stone Cutter: A Japanese Legend, Elizabeth Harrison, Francis M. Arnold

Elizabeth Harrison’s Writings

A retelling of a traditional Japanese tale in which a discontented stonecutter is never satisfied although his every wish is granted by Buddha. At last, through experience, Hashnu learns the lesson Buddha has been teaching.

How Little Cedric Became A Knight, Elizabeth Harrison

Elizabeth Harrison’s Writings

This children's tale tells the story of Cedric, a little boy who wishes to become a knight by being kind, noble, and brave.

Some Silent Teachers, Elizabeth Harrison

Elizabeth Harrison’s Writings

So kind and sympathetic a reception has been given my " Study of Child-Nature", wherein I treat of the value of understanding and wisely training the INHERETED INSTINCTS of the children, that I have ventured in this book to put forth some suggestions concerning the use of ENVIRONMENT in education. I hope to treat SELF-ACTIVITY and its importance in a third volume, thus completing the trilogy, the outline of which is given in the introduction to this. Thanking a generous public for its past interest, I make no other apology for putting it before the book.

- Elizabeth Harrison

Some Evolutions In Kindergarten Work, Elizabeth Harrison

Elizabeth Harrison’s Writings

In this address delivered to the International Kindergarten Union at Pittsburgh, PA, Harrison discusses the expansion of Kindergarten thought and examines some previous evolutions of the field, which include: mother-play books, self-expression through play (particularly by way of rhythmic use of the body as a means of obtaining self-control), Froebel Gifts, and Occupations. Includes sequences for selected Gifts.

Originally published in Kindergarten Review, November 1903

The Scope And Results Of Mothers' Classes, Elizabeth Harrison

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In this outline, Harrison discusses motherhood in relation to Mother's classes. She describes the scope and aim of the classes to be the rationalization of the "unconscious nurturing element".

Reprinted from the proceedings of the National Education Association, 1903.

The Kindergarten Building Gifts, Elizabeth Harrison, Belle Woodson

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From the introduction of The Kindergarten Building Gifts:

To refuse to pass judgment upon a subject not yet understood is one of the surest evidences of the cultured mind. It is, therefore, with a feeling of confidence that the kindergartners ask the rest of the educational world to first understand Froebel's aim in creating the kindergarten Play-Gifts and see whether or not they fulfill the purpose in which they were made.

No one can easily comprehend Froebel without understanding his idea of the meaning of life. Over and over again he has stated that the chief end of education …

Shop Windows: An Address Delivered Before Mother's Department Of The Chicago Kindergarten College, Elizabeth Harrison

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" So our shop windows may be to us merely spots where merchants exhibit their merchandise, which they hope we will purchase, or they may be great illumed volumes of filled with illustrations of the processes of the industrial world and the world of art. In them are to be found whole chapters on anthropology, evolution, sociology, morals, ethics and poetry, illustrated true to life. Which shall they be to you and your children?"

-Elizabeth Harrison, pg. 5

Questions On A Study Of Child-Nature, Elizabeth Harrison

Elizabeth Harrison’s Writings

Arranged by the Woman's Council and Mothers' Circles of Akron, Ohio.

To those thinking parents and teachers who are interested in the study and best development of their children, this question book, compiled from Miss Elizabeth Harrison's "A Study of Child Nature", may prove some assistance.

The questions are so arranged that the answers will suggest themselves while reading the text-book, or without it, may be answered from the parent's or teacher's experience.

In Story-Land, Elizabeth Harrison

Elizabeth Harrison’s Writings

Twelfth Edition.

Preface

It is not expected that the stories in this book will be told in their present form to Kindergarten children, as experience has shown that each Kindergartner must modify her story to suit the needs and capacities of her children, and must learn to take from any story just so much as may be helpful to her in creating a fresh story for the occasion. It is hoped, however, that they may serve the mother in her home reading with her group of children, and also that my colaborers in primary and second grade schools may sometimes …

A Study Of Child-Nature: From The Kindergarten Standpoint, Elizabeth Harrison

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These talks for mothers and teachers were given before my classes in Chicago and elsewhere. They are now published at the earnest request of the members of those classes, and are nearly in the same form as when given, which accounts for the number of anecdotes illustrating different points, as well as the frequency of personal reminiscence. Fully aware of their many defects, but knowing well that "charity covereth a multitude of sins", I give them with a loving heart to the mothers of America. I hope that the thought underlying them will be as helpful to others in the …

The Vision Of Dante: A Story For Little Children To Talk To Their Mothers, Elizabeth Harrison

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It not the reason why the Divine Comedy is called a "world poem" to be found in these significant facts: it portrays the sudden awakening of the human soul to the human consciousness of having gone astray; it shows the loathsome nature of sin; it pictures the struggle necessary to be freed from sin; it emphasizes that God is ready to help as soon as the soul is ready to be helped; and at last it declares that the Vision of God will come to the soul which perseveres in the struggle? These are the essential truths which make the …

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

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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.

Science Lessons: Kindergarten Talks And Tales, Elizabeth Harrison

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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.

Story Of Christopher Columbus For Little Children, Elizabeth Harrison

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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.

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

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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.

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.

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

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".

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 Kindergarten As An Influence In Modern Civilization, Elizabeth Harrison

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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.

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

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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.

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

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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.

A List Of Books For Children, Elizabeth Harrison

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A list of books for children, recommended from the kindergarten standpoint by Elizabeth Harrison, Principal of the Chicago Kindergarten College, 1889. Includes suggestions for children under 6 years of age, children 6-8 years of age, and children aged 8-14.

The Root Of The Temperance Question, Elizabeth Harrison

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Elizabeth Harrison discusses the importance of a healthy body and strong moral will power, and how to instill this thought process unto children.

The Story Of Frederick Froebel: Kindergarten Tales And Talks, Elizabeth Harrison

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This children's story tell the life of Friedrich Froebel and how his care for a garden as a child relates to his idea of the Kindergarten as a place where a child could grow.