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        5. Patty Smith Hill was a composer and teacher who is perhaps best known for co-writing, with her sister Mildred Hill, the tune which later became popular as.

          6. Patty Smith Hill (March 27, 1868 – May 25, 1946) was a American nursery school, and kindergarten teacher, one of the leaders of the Kindergarten Movement in the United States. She is perhaps best known as the sister of Mildred J.

          Hill with whom she co-wrote the tune to the song, Good Morning to All which became as popular as Happy Birthday to You. She developed the "Patty Hill blocks" and helped create the Institute of Child Welfare Research at Columbia University Teachers College.

          Her own childhood experiences influenced her creative approach to developing the kindergarten curriculum. She incorporated many of the progressive education ideas of mentor John Dewey rather than strictly following the system laid down by kindergarten inventor, Friedrich Froebel.

          Hill's work laid the foundation for the standards of kindergarten education that were adopted in the public school system in the United States, thus impacting the lives of millions of children.

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