Research On Hidden Curriculum In Kindergarten Life Activities

Kindergarten life activities, mainly refer to the children’s entering, dining, drinking, washing, using the toilet, sleeping and departing, are the important parts of the children’s whole day life. The kindergarten life activities have important value on the development of children and the curriculum of the kindergarten.In order to promote the quality of life activities in the kindergarten, implementing the concept of combining children’s care with education. This article takes two public kindergartens as the research object in Harbin city, conducting thorough research on the problem of hidden curriculum in kindergarten’s life activities and making out the general conditions of the hidden curriculum in life activities in public kindergarten. The author analyzes the problems that exist in the material-space from the space planning, living facilities, environment decorations and supplies; the problems that exist in the organized-system from kindergarten teachers and rules of life activities; the problems that exist in the cultural-psychology from the language environment, behavior environment, teachers’ expectation and attitude, and teachers’ evaluation, combing the theory of hidden curriculum.Then, the author interviewed the kindergarten teachers and principals according to the phenomenon, trying to find out the real reason that influences the implementation of the hidden curriculum in life activities. During the period of summarizing the reasons, the author concluded from kindergarten teachers, kindergarten and external factors three aspects, combining the relative documents and the characteristics of the hidden curriculum. Finally, the author put forward suggestions to strengthen the construction of hidden curriculum in kindergarten life activities in view of the above reasons, which include the following aspects: Kindergarten teachers should read more professional books and set up the correct educational idea; farther study the relative documents and practice in work; emphasize the organization and management of life activities, reflect and improve on time; pay attention to the environment creation in life activities and strengthen guidance for activities; learn professional knowledge through various channels and take part in all kinds of training and experience exchange activities consciously. Principals should strengthen their own learning and grasp the forefront in the field of preschool education; appoint the person to strengthen the supervision of the life activities; shortening time of collective teaching research and give teachers more time and space to free work; arrange teaching research reasonably and reduce teachers’ pressure. Kindergarten should determine the enrollment according to the actual situation and don’t expand blindly; consider beautiful and applicable when design, and don’t piece together for the sake of saving space; strengthen the relationships with the community and family, and pass the correct concept of children education.