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Early Years Education Learning through work and play - the Kindergarten Years (3-6)
Think
of young children and two qualities spring to mind: constant, untiring
movement and an enviable knack for imitation. Through watching,
listening and sensing with their whole being, then trying it out, young
children find their place in the world.
 Kindergarten
activities have a rhythmical pattern for each day and week, which is
very satisfying for young children, providing, as it does, a deep sense of security. Instead of ‘Monday’ or ‘Tuesday’,
there may be ‘Baking-day’ or ‘Painting-day’.
Singing and circle games, eurythmy, sewing, weaving, drawing,
modelling, woodwork, cooking, gardening, walks in nature and plenty of
creative free play, are activities that fill the week.
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kindergarten teachers create an environment that is beautiful and
homely: the room is warm and inviting, with baskets of simple, natural
objects and fabrics. The simpler the ‘toy’, the greater the
scope for imaginative play. The importance of creative play in
childhood for fulfillment in later life is fully recognised.
 During
these activities, the teacher is constantly aware of cultivating the
social abilities of the children. Well chosen fairy tales nourish the
child’s inner world of feeling and imagination.
The teachers work closely with parents and, in this way, form a bridge for the child between home and school from the earliest years.   |
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