Research On The Characteristics Of Outdoor Activities In Kindergartens From The Perspective Of Children

Outdoor activities,as an implementation of kindergarten curriculum,are widely carried out in kindergarten practice.The guidelines for kindergarten education(trial)(hereinafter referred to as the guidelines)pointed out that kindergartens should carry out a variety of outdoor activities,to protect children's lives and promote children's health as a priority.Outdoor activities play a positive role in promoting the formation of children's indomitable will,the establishment of the consciousness of independent exploration,the promotion of social communication ability,and the cultivation of compliance with norms,etc.,which is of great significance to the overall development of children.In the outdoor activities are increasingly valued today,adults racking their brains to create outdoor activities are children really like and need it?Children are the main body of outdoor activities,they have unique experience and feelings for the outdoor activities they participate in,and they should also have a greater say.Ellen·Kay has predicted that "the 20 th century is the century of children",from the children's perspective,this study through to the children's voice to listen,to understand children's attitude to the existing outdoor activities and view,draw the children's perspective of the characteristics of the kindergarten outdoor activities,trying to kindergarten education practice outdoor activities create and provide a new perspective and experience reference.In this study,a total of 28 children from two large classes of Skindergarten in S district,DaLian city were selected to participate in the study.Mosaic method was used to comprehensively and from multiple angles to understand children's attitudes,views and expectations towards the current outdoor activities in the kindergarten,and different types and mutually supporting original materials were collected.On the basis of respect the will of the children,combined with literature review and theoretical research,qualitative analysis software using NVivo11 step by step analysis of originaldata coding,to construct the conceptual framework of this study,the elements of children's perspective of kindergarten outdoor activities characteristics involved in six aspects: important people in the outdoor activities materials,outdoor activities,the outdoors environment,outdoor activity time,freedom and rules in the outdoor activities and outdoor activities in the emotional experience.Starting from these six aspects and combining with the rich cases of children's attitudes and views,the study draws a detailed and intuitive picture of the outdoor activity characteristics of the kindergarten from the perspective of children.Finally,through learning and drawing lessons from relevant concepts,this study integrates children's views on outdoor activities and puts forward Suggestions on optimizing the creation of outdoor activities in kindergarten in education practice.It is found that the characteristics of outdoor activities in kindergarten from the perspective of children are as follows: the suitability,functionality,autonomy and selectivity of the difficulty of materials concerned about outdoor activities,the quantity and aesthetics of "popular" materials;Focus on important people in the outdoors: "myself," peers,and teachers;It pays attention to the nature,childlike interest,openness of outdoor environment and the participation of environment creation.Focus on outdoor activity duration and activity opportunities;Focus on the freedom and regularity of outdoor activities;Focus on the emotional experience of getting pleasure and fulfillment from outdoor activities.Based on the six feature elements involved in the characteristics of outdoor activities in kindergartens from the perspective of children,this paper proposes Suggestions for optimizing the creation of outdoor activities in kindergartens in educational practice.Teachers can flexibly change their role in outdoor activities;Create a comfortable and interesting outdoor environment;Adequate time and opportunities for outdoor activities;Reasonably grasp the dialectical relationship between freedom and rules in outdoor activities;Ensure children have an active outdoor experience.