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finger games  

Definition

  • If play has always been a child's first teacher, then parents become a child's first toys. German educator Friedrich Froebel (1782–1827) asserted, “What a child imitates, he begins to understand.” For a newborn's strong grasp reflex action, finger games provide the first play that can quiet a child. [Source: Encyclopedia of Play in Today's Society; Finger Games]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-WGLZ23ZF-N

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