The Case Study On Integration Of Folk Games Into The Rural Kindergarten Curriculum

Fr?bel believes that play is the highest stage of children's development because it is a spontaneous manifestation of the intrinsic nature.The game gives joy,freedom,contentment,inner and outer peace,and peace with the world around you.Chen Heqin believes that games are born to children,and children's lives can be said to be games.Play is a teacher for children.Kindergartens should use playful teaching methods to teach children.Culture is the foundation of a nation,and nation is the source of culture.China's folk game cultural resources are extremely rich.How to fully and reasonably explore the roots of folk game culture and transform them into educational resources for kindergarten courses requires in-depth attention and research.This study combines the advantages of rural folk kindergartens with rich folk game resources,and develops folk games in rural kindergartens to incorporate case studies in kindergarten courses,with a view to enriching the content and form of children's games,promoting the improvement and integration of rural kindergarten courses,and inheriting the excellent Chinese culture.The research uses questionnaires,interviews,observations and other survey methods to understand the current situation of the development of folk games in rural kindergartens,and uses case studies to conduct a practical study of integrating folk games into the curriculum of rural kindergartens.First,in Changge City,Henan Province,six rural kindergartens(three publicly run and three privately run)were selected.Kindergarten teachers conducted questionnaire surveys and interviews on the "current situation of the development of rural kindergarten folk games," revealing the role of folk games in rural kindergartens.Status of development,teachers' folk game literacy,and conditions and support for folk games.Second,choose Y kindergarten that intends to incorporate folk games into the kindergarten curriculum as a practice park.By observing the current situation of folk games in Y kindergarten and conducting informal interviews with teachers in Y kindergarten,we can understand the problems existing in the folk games in Y kindergarten,and combine the results of previous questionnaires to determine the issues that need to be addressed in the research: Folk games are not centered on young children.The second is that parents and teachers have inconsistent educational concepts and a low level of homeland cooperation.The third is that teachers lack the ability to organize and guide folk games.The fourth is that the level of integration of folk games into the kindergarten curriculum is low.Third,discuss with the principal and teacher of Y Garden and design a case study plan based on the identified problems.The plan includes three folk game course designs,which are: sports bread(four corners),puzzle tangrams,and folk shadow puppets.This study takes “bread making” as an example and integrates it into the rural kindergarten curriculum.Finally,a comprehensive analysis of the results of questionnaires,interviews,and post-study studies provides the following suggestions: The first is to adhere to the focus on young children and improve their desire to participate;the second is to change the concept of parent education and promote the integration of teachers and parents;Professional literacy promotes the comprehensive development of young children;the fourth is to create a variety of folk game environments to provide adequate preparation for children's games;the fifth is to dig deep into folk games and improve the curriculum structure of rural kindergartens.