The ninth occupation, peas and cork work, in primary schools (1904)
Shults, J[ames] H[enry], 1854- [from old catalog] · Manistee, Mich., American kindergarten supply house · leaf 11
ot customary, owing to the expense of the mater-ial, to preserve them permanently, but well selectedmarrowfat peas can be purchased cheaply, and usedin connection with the sticks at little expense, andhence preserved permanently. The peas should be allowed to soak in water fortwelve hours or so,… … Owing to the cheapness of the material the childmay claim as his own whatever forms he constructs. The pupils will experience considerable difficulty ingetting the forms which represent the solids true inshape, as there is a tendency to warp out of true. Thiscan be overcome only by practice.
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