A Practical Exploration of Constructing Key Scientific Experiences for Children in the Theme Activities of Nature Corner
The key experience comes from the American high and wide curriculum's sorting out of the important experience of chil-dren's learning and development,and the key experience has the characteristics of integrity,activity,situation and authenticity,con-tinuity and stage.The construction of children's science key experience can promote the development of children's scientific cognition,scientific inquiry method and ability,scientific emotion and so on.Rethinking the problems in nature corner theme activities based on the key experience perspective:emphasizing the form function and neglecting the educational function;Focusing on a single experi-ence,ignoring the whole experience;Lack of continuity and generation of thematic activities;Lack of professional teachers,lack of effective support and guidance.To build the key scientific experiences of preschoolers,the following measures can be taken:return to the child-centered approach,emphasize the educational value;integrate individual experiences to form a holistic understanding;op-timize activity design to focus on predetermined and emergent outcomes;and enhance the professional competence of teachers to serve as a supportive framework.
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