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 . i^^W 1 ^3 ^fc when they re- plain, De - light - ed with joy - ous li - her - ty ; turn from their mer - ry flight, we shut up the house and bid them good night. Three-fourths of the children join hands and form a closed circle, repre
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 . i^^W 1 ^3 ^fc when they re- plain, De - light - ed with joy - ous li - her - ty ; turn from their mer - ry flight, we shut up the house and bid them good night. Three-fourths of the children join hands and form a closed circle, representing apigeon-house, the remainder stand close together inside the circle to represent thepigeons in the house. When they begin We open the pigeon-house again, those forming the circleraise their hands and arms, and make the circle as large as possible. Those inside, thepigeons, run out, moving their little hands and arms like the wings of a bird; theycontinue running round the room, garden, or playground, until they hear the commence-ment of the fifth line, And when they return ; when they make their way home as quickly as possible, and enter the circle as the song closes. The circle is graduallyclosed as the last line is sung; should any be too late, they cannot be admitted, unlessby the entreaty of those within. See the Engraving of The Pigeon ENGLISH KINDER GARTEN. 61 Tliis song is repeated as often as may be deemed advisable, or until each in turnhas represented one of the pigeons. This game is intended to extend the arms of those forming the circle (as in position6, Plate LXVLI.) and exercise the wrists in particular, and all the muscles employedin running by the action of the pigeons. This exercise of the wrists is an excellentmethod of preparing the hands for the practice of such employments as require manualdexterity and lightness of touch. The faculty of time is also excited, and feelings of sympathy with the subjects ofthe game unconsciously aroused.
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