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Show . J i tr 3 September 30, 1965 REVIEW, Nursery School Theme: Sense First Then Mind - 1 V J' r : Mrs. Richard Boycs, . A i Tke Rocky Mountain Review, your community weekly newspaper, continuolly trie ta print It type of news tked is ol greatest interest to you. In order for us ta determine your interest, we have devised tke fallowing reoderskip survey contest. To kelp entice you into entering tkis contest, we ore giving oway a 21 inck Zenifk Color television set to tke first place winner ond sis more exciting prises ta Ike runner up winners. How da you win? Couldn't be. easier... just fill in tke reoderskip survey farm below nothing ta heor your ideas about buy, no gimmicks, we just wont ta the Review. Please be frank and honest...ond complete. On October 26lk a celebrity judge will draw si a completed reoderskip survey forms at a public drowing. As long os your form is complete it will be entered in tke contest, tke content of tke form will not influence your chance to win, ogoin...pleose be fronk ond honest. Since tkis is not a notional contest, your chonces to win ore high...so be sure ond enter today! r&S THESE VALUABLE PRIZES 9125 South State, recently brought Jo Sandy a new twist to an Sold profession. She decided to ripen up a nursery school for children, aped four to five, the "Montes sort utilising es system of teaching which fj ry t dev-elop- a childs senses first -- . iben his mind. The basic concept of the Mantessorl method is that learning involves the whole nerson. True, a child learns by using his Intellectual cap adties but he also uses his senses more than formerly 2nd lit believed. "Children, particularly, use their hands in the manipulation of objects to learn about them. Therefore, Montessorl de- -i veloped a great deal of sen scry apparatus to provide . ; learning experience with con crete objects," Mrs. Boyce said. She noted that these exper-- ! lances help the children to differentiate between sixes, textures, sounds, colors, and to increase their concentre tlon and span of attention. The main difference be tween most nursurles and those using the Montessorl stem la that M ontessorl em i practical life exper Instead of setting theoretical examples for children to solve. For example, Mrs. Boyce pointed out that most nursurles have kitchen corners where children play at fixing food. "Here they actually do fix It and we teach them the roper way to eat," Mrs. ce said. , other difference between the Montessorl method of teaching and the conventional way is Montessorl taught that In a classroom situation the child should be the center of attention, not the teacher. Mrs. Boyce explained that It is important for children to learn when they are ready. 'We teach children to read when they are four. However, we dont push It - a child will learn when be is ready, she said. a child's By developing senses, Mrs. Boyce notes that it gives them tools to better observe the world. Some of the sensorial equipment used Mrs. Boyce include; blocks different shapes and PRIZE R3ZES RUKXXR-U- ? FOUR PORTAIll RADIOS Stereo PRIZE Color TV CONTEST RULES Review readership survey contest is open to ol the Review, 14 years old or older, rereoder any siding in the Salt Lake Valley, except employees ol the Review, or members oI their families. 2. Every member of the family may enter, but no more than one entry per person wfl be occepted. 3. To be considered, oil forms must be filled out completely, with the exception 4f the "comments section," which may or may not be Tilled out. Th 1. c? k . iyr if t -1 sj a Rocky Mountain Review P.O.Box 17377 Salt Lake City, Utah 841 17 RS contest editor. 5. The winner will be selected by a public drawing on October 26, 1965 ond will be announced In the Rocky Mountain Review issue of October 28, 1965. 1 1 : i'. READERSHIP SURVEY FORM (pv , 4- I s 7 1. Chock oft Ike features Rocky Mountain Review. Regularly ttonet Front paper numbers etched on smooth cardboard. This is followed by teaching the students abstract numbers which are painted on a smooth surface. Mrs. Boyce s curriculum includes Spanish. "Young children best learn accents correctly they arent afraid in a group situation to practice rolling the rs, she said. "Montessorl had a great respect for the child as an individual; too many parents try to keep material possessions out of their kid's reach instead of showing how they could use them m everyday life, she said. or Hems you read in Ike 3. J enjoy reading tke odvertisments of Ike following odvertisers I I I m ItM weights; long and short sticks; pieces of cardboard with sand- numbers etched on Sper and shakers with different encased materials, providing a wide range of sounds. The reason Mrs. Boyce uses long and short blocks is to teach children actual number values Instead of mere abstractions. "Most children learn to count, but don't correlate this with concrete she said After a child is aware of actual amounts, Mrs. Boyce then teaches her children abstract numbers by letting them feel and observe the sand 4. Entries mutt be delivered to the Review office or postmarked no later than midnight October 24, 1965. all entries should be moiled to pf mi comertunf CwUy vwde Occasionally I Never i el it,riil i Freni pep Suiti concerning newt el lot el wUeretl a I Idler, alt i Cgjum- -. i VeilLcet m I Fat Cmiwi to stares: I to Ferlerming ArH I by lowed Durham to Wbth,ngton Seehive by Gerard Devl.n Neighborhood - T I Newt j hem my neighborhood (rem eher neighborhood! I m to I , to I to Ootuhed edverfctmf The Calender OCT. 2ND LIBERTY PARK CONOCO 13th So. 9th East STEREO to I X3Z7 CONOCO OIL FOR DAD STNDCKIELD 9C RATER FOR MOM NTLON RAIN BONNET WZ7 "Hottest Brandi Going V BALLOONS A Some Lets I No Opinion 1 to I " GenerM County Government I FTA Newt to t end Mott I oh eld To , Newt j m I Cohmun m Seeuhng Newt I Oub Newt I ' to I Are LOLLIPOPS to m COME TO THE GRAND to i The FOR KIDS would Lko to seo tke Review carry . 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