Game uses a flexible rubber board and plastic letters to enable children to write words or sentences. a. Cardboard box, covered with paper. In part the lid reads : 'LEARNING TO SPELL / IN A WAY WHICH IS FUN / 5-8 years' One edge of the lid reads 'The letters are quickly and securely fixed in the rubber tray. When building up a word or a sentence the letters are / placed in the bottom groove of each line. The top groove is then pushed back with the thumb to allow the top of the / letter to enter. When the thumb is released the letter is locked in position. The other long edge states : 'To remove the letters, turn the rubber tray upside down and bend it backwards. If a word is mis-spelled, a single / letter can be removed without upsetting the rest. Approved script is used because the modern child learns to read / and write in script.' b. One red rubber base board for letters to slot into. On the reverse information includes ' K367 LEARNING TO SPELL / A KIDDICRAFT "SENSIBLE" TOY'. The front has five rows to accommodate letters. c. 323 letters, punctuation and numerals. Should be 360 pieces. They are white plastic rectangles with the numbers etc in relief and painted red. There are 252 letters of the alphabet (a-z), 59 numerals (0-10), and 12 punctuation. The toys were used by Miss Frances Rogers. Miss Rogers, born on 19 Oct 1904, went to Teacher's College in 1930 and joined the Education Department of W.A. in 1934. Between 1934 and her retirement in 1967, she taught at various country schools, took special classes for deaf and dumb children in Mosman Park, and classes for mentally and physically disabled children in Leederville. She also made and purchased a large collection of puppets which were used as teaching aids. These are accessioned under numbers H88/613 to H89/307 (not inclusive).
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
History Collection
Collection Item Data
| Accession Number: | H1989.392 |
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| Accession Date: | 12 May 1989 |
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Material
| Cardboard/Paper | Cardboard, plastic, rubber, paper.
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| Plastic/Synthetic/Polymer |
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Measurement
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