Miller's Mind Training for Children

About this eBook

Author

Miller, William Emer

Title

Miller's Mind training for children Book 1 (of 3) A practical training for successful living; Educational games that train the senses

Credits

Produced by MFR, David E. Brown and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)

Language

English

LoC Class

BF: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Psychology, Philosophy, Psychoanalysis

Subject

Senses and sensation

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 54814

Release Date

May 30, 2017

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.MILLER'S MIND TRAINING for CHILDREN
2. 2.Untitled
3. 3.CONTENTS—BOOK ONE
4. 4.A FIRST WORD TO READERS
5. 5.TRAINING THE SENSES — Sense Training Games — Game of Hide the Watch — Results of Sense Training — Encourage Individualism
6. 6.TO DEVELOP THE SENSE OF TOUCH — The Game of the Button Bag — Game of Matching Cards — Animal Cookies — Game of Insets — The Game of the Rag Bag — The Game of Dry Goods Clerk — The Game of—Who Is It? — The Game of—Weighing — Measuring
7. 7.TRAINING THE EAR — A Test Exercise — The Game of Whispering — The Game of Tapping — The Game—Speak and I'll Name You — The Game of Silence — The Game of Drop It — A Musical Exercise — The Game of Blind Man's Ears — The Game of Telephoning — The Bell Game — The Game of Stop Thief — The Table Game — Care of the Ears
8. 8.TRAINING THE SENSE OF SIGHT — Strive for More Detail — Exercise for Detail — Another Good Exercise — Training the Eye to Measure — First Exercise — Second Exercise — The Game of Measuring — Further Development of Sight
9. 9.THE SENSES OF TASTE AND SMELL — Using Two of the Senses — Exercises for Two Senses — Improvement From Conscious Effort — The Faculty of Visualization — Another Visual Test — Visual Process Natural — Training the Mind's Eye — The Picture Test — Test for Quick Reaction — A Test for Color Reaction — A Test for Order — The Letter Game — The Number Game — A Few Examples for Guidance — The Colors of a Room — Practice With Geometrical Figures — Use Other Simple Objects — Color Practice Valuable — Out-of-Door Games — Use Entire Landscape — Immediate Visualization — Training of Younger Children
10. 10.DEVELOPING THE OBSERVATION — Value of Observation — The Neglected Faculty — Method of Developing Observation — Picture Cards for Observation — Counting From Mind's Eye Pictures — For Visual Reproduction — The Game of Quick Counting — The Game of Visual Counting — Reproducing the Visual Picture — The Game of Color Cards — The Game of Picture Cards — The Seeing Game — The Game of Detective — A Game at the Dining Table — The Change About Game — The Game of Observation — Training the Sense of Location — The Game of Guide — The Game of Guiding Home — Make Play Profitable
11. 11.ATTENTION AND CONCENTRATION — Exercise for Prolonging the Attention — Divided Attention — The Degree of Attention — Arouse Your Interest — Expectant Attention — Cure for Diverted Attention — Parent Is Child's Interpreter — What Is Concentration? — Exercise for Concentration — The Construction of a Home — The Farmer and His Farm — The Farmer and His Crop — The Growing Plant
12. 12.THE IMAGINATION — Test for Visual Reproduction — A Universally Useful Faculty — Children's Falsehoods — Reality of Illusions — Imagination a Curse or Blessing — Dissipating the Imagination — Exercises for the Imagination — The Story Games — The Game of Creation — The Picture Gallery
13. 13.THE POWER OF SUGGESTION — Indirect Suggestion — Indirect Positive Suggestions
14. 14.HEALTH HABITS — Deep Breathing — Drinking Water — Rest and Sleep — Thinking Health — Ambition Pulls

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