Project Gutenberg 2014-05-27 Public domain in the USA. 73 Polkinghorne, R. K. (Ruby Kathleen) Polkinghorne, Ruby Kathleen Polkinghorne, M. I. R. (Mabel Irene Rutherford) Polkinghorne, Mabel Irene Rutherford Toy-Making in School and Home Reading ease score: 80.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by Richard Tonsing, Chris Curnow, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Toy-Making in School and Home" by R. K. Polkinghorne and M. I. R. Polkinghorne is a practical guide to crafting toys, published during the early 20th century. The book focuses on educational toy-making techniques suitable for both school and home settings, aiming to provide children with the skills to create their own toys using simple materials. The opening of the text discusses the importance of handwork in education, positing that hands-on toy-making can enhance children's patience, resourcefulness, and creativity. It introduces a series of personal reflections from students about their experiences with handwork, emphasizing the joy and satisfaction derived from creating tangible projects. The authors aim to foster an appreciation for craftsmanship in children, guiding them through the process of making toys from easily accessible materials while promoting positive skills for their overall development. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45775/45775-h/images/cover.jpg en Creative activities and seat work Handicraft Toys TS Text Browsing: Teaching & Education 618514 617820 2024-10-19T08:19:53.856603 2023-09-20T04:25:01.763121 text/html text/html 575765 2014-05-26T21:13:53 text/html 10443856 2014-05-26T21:26:27 text/html application/zip 10135646 2024-10-19T08:20:27.922476 application/epub+zip 10140048 2024-10-19T08:20:06.433543 application/epub+zip 222235 2024-10-19T08:19:55.902606 application/epub+zip 9386164 2024-10-19T08:20:35.293473 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 9299013 2024-10-19T08:20:17.553518 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317508 2022-09-20T20:12:42.543075 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 391510 391319 2024-10-19T08:19:49.439620 2023-09-20T04:24:58.313099 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 390960 2014-05-26T21:10:39 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 133646 2014-05-26T21:10:39 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 391017 2014-05-26T21:10:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 133641 2014-05-26T21:10:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21190 2024-10-19T08:20:35.472393 application/rdf+xml 12440 2024-10-19T08:19:56.079591 image/jpeg 1938 2024-10-19T08:19:55.992589 image/jpeg 10432460 2024-10-19T08:19:55.111592 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog