Friedrich froebel
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* Biography * Taught in Frankfurt based on Pestalozzi’s theories of education. * Studied alongside Pestalozzi and came up with his own theories of education for children. * Used his theories in a school in Thuringia, Germany. * Published The Education of Man in 1826 based on his findings in the children at the school in Thuringia.
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*Biography*Taught in Frankfurt based on Pestalozzi’s theories
of education.
*Studied alongside Pestalozzi and came up with his own theories of education for children.
*Used his theories in a school in Thuringia, Germany.
*Published The Education of Man in 1826 based on his findings in the children at the school in Thuringia.
*Kindergarten means “garden for children.”
*Mother/Child relationships are important
*Froebel believed in the importance of play
*“Environments that involved practical work and the direct use of materials.”
*Used singing aids in learning.
*Originated circle time
*Developed first educational toys known as gifts and occupations.
*Kindergarten is a place of learning through experience, senses, and social skills.
*Kindergarten is a grade level where children can understand the basics of rules, standards, and values through Froebel’s theory on education.
*Play is important in a child’s development and learning.
*“Engaging with the world, understanding unfolds.”
*Play is the highest expression of human development in childhood for it alone is the free expression of what is in a child's soul.
-Friedrich Froebel
*Play is the highest expression of human development in childhood for it alone is the free expression of what is in a child's soul.
-Friedrich Froebel
