Identifier: practicalguideto00rong (find matches)
Title: 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
Year: 1858 (1850s)
Authors: Ronge, Johannes, 1813-1887
Subjects: Children's songs.
Publisher: London : Hobson
Contributing Library: Gumberg Library, Duquesne University
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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un represents the planets annual motions intheir orbits; and the movements of each upon his heels educes the idea of the planetsdiurnal, or daily, motions. ENOIJ.SII KINDEK GAnTEN. 65 IX. TiiK Cr.ArrERS. ~^ T ^ t t ^ Z t ^ * ^ t The clap - pers in the corn-mill move gen - tly up and rrJT^ttttHTf^g down, The wa - ter gives them mo - tion, What heavy sounds! Clip, fct ^^ clap! Clip, clap, clip, clap, clip, clap, clip, clap! The cliililren are arranged in a circle, and taking hold of hands, move round as theysing the song, keeping time with their feet; also, at the same time, imitating the noiseof the clappers in the corn-mill. While they sing the song the first time they turn to the left; when they repeat, theyturn to the right. When they sing the words, Clip, clap, they clap hands twice, count two, claptwice again, count two, and then clap six times. By this movement the legs and feet are well exercised, and the time is stronglyimpressed upon the minds of the children. X. The Windmill,
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66 PKACTICAL GUIDE TO THE The children form a cross, representing the wings of the windmill. Four littlechildren join their left hands in the centre; four others rather taller take hold of theirright hands. If there be room, four others, taller still, may join them. The two oppositewings keep a straight line. When the song commences, they move in a circle. Themovements are sometimes slow, sometimes quick ; but always in time with the tune. If the children are nearly equal in size, the following change is made every timethe song is repeated ;—when the words, Always turning freely round, are sung thesecond time, the outside children take the centre, and the centre ones the outside ; havingthe right hands joined instead of the left. This change is effected in a moment, withoutinterfering with the order of the song. XI. TUE AVATEinVHEEL. See the waterwheel, how she goes,While the water quickly flows ;Always turning freely round,Never idle is she found. The music and the motions are the

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