A practical guide to the English kinder-garten (children's garden) : for the use of mothers, nursery governesses, and infant teachers : being an exposition of Froebel's system of infant training : accompaniedby a great variety of instructive and amusing games, and industrial and gymnastic exercises, also numerous songs, set to music and arranged to the exercises . ENGLISH KINDER GARTEN. 51 Of this we become the more conscious, the more we observe external forms. As weperceive the representations of external forms in a right angle, drawing in a squareis a natural operation. If perpendicular and
A practical guide to the English kinder-garten (children's garden) : for the use of mothers, nursery governesses, and infant teachers : being an exposition of Froebel's system of infant training : accompaniedby a great variety of instructive and amusing games, and industrial and gymnastic exercises, also numerous songs, set to music and arranged to the exercises . ENGLISH KINDER GARTEN. 51 Of this we become the more conscious, the more we observe external forms. As weperceive the representations of external forms in a right angle, drawing in a squareis a natural operation. If perpendicular and horizontal lines are drawn at equal distances, and extendedequally in both directions, a net work of equal scjuares will be formed. The form of the triangle results necessarily from that of the square, as the triangleis one half of the square, each having the same base and perpendicular. Drawing exercises are commenced very early—as soon as a child enters the KinderGarten—as none are too young to make strokes in an engraved line. In order that mistakes may be easily corrected, and imperfect figures easily erased,the Slate is used at the commencement, afterwards the Drawing Book should be used :and that the slates may be in accordance with the principles propounded, they are en-graved in the form of a net of equal squares,—the most convenient size of
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