The mothercraft manual

CHAPTER XI. STUDY OF INDIVIDUAL CHILDREN

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Davis, Jesse B. Vocational and Moral Guidance. Ginn. 1914. 303 p. Bibl. $1.25. Contains suggestions for study of personality and abilities.

Dearborn, George. Motor-Sensory Development. Warwick. 1910. 215 p. Illus. $1.50. A psychologist’s observations of his daughter during the first three years.

Grahame, Kenneth. The Golden Age. Lane. 1905. 225 p. $1.00. Stories revealing the mind and feelings of four young children who were not understood by their elders.

Hoag, E. B. Health Index of Children. Whitaker & Ray-Wiggin Co. San Francisco. 1910. 188 p. $.80. Points for observation in physical examination; methods of physical inspection.

Major, David R. First Steps in Mental Growth. Macmillan. 1906. 355 p. Illus. $1.25. Observations made by the author during the first three years of his son’s development; includes sensory development, motor activities, drawing, language, feelings, fears.

Montessori, Maria. Pedagogical Anthropology. (_c_) Stokes. 1913. 508 p. Illus. $3.50. Studies in physical growth and condition of children, with special reference to education; methods.

Mumford, Edith E. R. The Dawn of Character. Longman. 1911. 225 p. $1.20. A study of child life; includes studies of different types of children.

Parsons, Frank. Choosing a Vocation. Houghton. 1909. 165 p. $1.00. Detailed outlines for study of personality, tastes, abilities.

Partridge, George E. Outlines of Individual Study. Sturgis. 1910. 240 p. Bibl. $1.25. Popular survey of methods of physical inspection, psychological tests, study of personality.

Perez, Bernard. First Three Years of Childhood. Barnes. 294 p. $1.50. Trans. from French. A father’s observations on physical and psychological development of his son.

Shinn, Milicent W. The Biography of a Baby. Houghton. 1900. 247 p. $1.50. Story of the physical and mental development during the first year; the author’s observations of her niece.

Terman, Lewis M. Measurements of Intelligence. Houghton. 1916. Illus. Bibl. 362 p. $1.50. Methods of making mental tests; the Stanford University revision of the Binet-Simon tests.

Whipple, Guy M. Manual of Physical and Mental Tests. (_c_) Warwick. 1910. 533 p. Illus. Bibl. $2.50. Anthropometrical tables; psychological tests as conducted in the laboratory.

Read, Mary L. Score Sheets for Study of the Individual Child. School of Mothercraft. 1916. Loose-leaf pages, similar to outline in Chapter XI of the Mothercraft Manual, but arranged with space for records and with items pertinent to each chronological year, one set for each year. Per set $.50.

Yerkes, Robert M. and La Rue, D. W. Materials for a Study of the Self. Harvard. 1914. 24 pp. $1.00. Outlines and points for study of personality, in loose-leaf form.

CHAPTERS XIII AND XIV. PLAY AND GAMES

I. †Johnson, George E. Education by Plays and Games. Ginn. 1907. 234 p. Illus. $.90. Educational values of play; genetic development of children, and plays adapted to each stage of development.

Finlay-Johnson, Harriet. The Dramatic Method of Teaching. Ginn. 1912. 199p. Illus. $1.00. Use of dramatic play in teaching history, geography, literature.

†Froebel, F. Mother Play, with Music. Appleton. Illus. 300 p. $1.50. The classic on education through play, with the youngest children.

Poulsson, Emilie. Finger Plays. Lothrop. 1893. 80 p. Illus. $1.25. Songs, music and poems, chiefly about nature, with illustrated directions for playing, especially for children under six.

Poulsson, Emilie. Father and Baby Plays. Century. 1907. Illus. $1.25. p. 98. Songs and rhymes for the rollicking games father likes to play with the toddlers.

Brown, Florence, W. Old English and American Games. Saul, Chicago. 1913. 55 p. Paper, $.75. Authoritative versions of fifty of the singing games, with music and directions for playing.

Hofer, Marie R. Children’s Singing Games. Flanagan. 1901. 42 p. Paper, $.50. Music and directions for forty of the traditional games; very slight duplication with the Brown collection.

Newton, Marion B. Graded Games and Rhythmic Exercises. Barnes. 1908. 110 p. Illus. $1.25. Games of imitation, sense perception, and other psychological value; some traditional and singing games; for children five to ten.

Talbot, Mary White. The Book of Games. Scribner. 1913. 191 p. $1.00. Over a hundred games, many cultivating alertness, imagination, invention, initiative.

Chubb, Percival. Festivals and Plays. Harper. 1912. 403 p. Illus. Bibl. $2.00. Directions for pageants and children’s plays, including costuming, stage properties; the educational possibilities of pageants.

I_b_. Leaflets issued by the Playground and Recreation Association of America.

II. The Playground. Playground and Recreation Assn. of America. New York. Devoted to play interests, especially in playgrounds and social centers. $2.00

III. Playground and Recreation Association of America. 1 Madison Ave., N. Y. C. Membership organization, devoted to playground extension.