About the educational contributions of Froebel

1. EDU -1
FROEBEL
Submitted by -ARYA. S
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Physical science

2. FRIEDRICH FROEBEL
• Friedrich Wilhelm August Froebel
was a German educator and the
founder of kindergarten.
• He was born on April 21,1872
• He was a pioneer of early childhood
education and care.
• His main written work is ‘the
Education of man'
• His slogan is ‘come let us live for our
children ‘

3. FROEBEL 'S CONTRIBUTIONS IN EDUCATION
 In 1837 Froebel founded his own school
called kindergarten at Blankenberg.
 He gave theory of play
 He designed Froebel gifts
 Froebel 's ideas considered revolutionary
in 1850 s, John Dewey adopted Froebel 's
approach in his education

4. PRINCIPLES OF FROEBEL EDUCATION
1.Unity and connectedness -Everything in the universe is
connected. The more one is aware of this unity, the deeper the
understanding of oneself, others, nature and the wider world.
Children are whole beings whose thoughts, feelings and actions
are interrelated
2.Autonomous learners - Each child is unique and what
children can do rather than what they can not, is the starting
point for a child 's learning. Children learn best by doing
things for themselves and from becoming more aware of
their own learning. Froebelian educators respect the children
for who they are and value them for their efforts. Helping
children to reflect is a key feature of a Froebelian education

5. 3. The value of childhood in its own right -
Childhood is not merely a preparation for the
next stage in learning. Learning begins at birth
and continues throughout life.
4.Relationships matter - The relationships of
every child with themselves, their parents,
carers, family and wider community are
valued.

6. 5.Creativity and the power of symbols - Creativity is
about children representing their own ideas in their own
way, supported by nurturing environment and people . As
children begin to Use and make symbols they express
their inner thoughts and ideas and make meaning.
6. The central importance of play - play is a part of being
human and help children to relate their inner words of
feelings ,ideas and lived experiences taking them to
new levels of thinking, feeling ,imagining and creating
and is a resource for the future. Froebelian education
values the contribution of adults offering 'freedom with
guidance 'to enrich play as a learning context

7. 7.Engaging with nature - experience and
understanding of nature and our place in it ,is an
essential aspect of Froebelian practice
8.Knowledgeable,nurturing educators - earlier
childhood educators who engage in their own
learning and believe in principled and reflective
practice are a key aspect of a Froebelian
approach. Froebelian educators facilitate and
guide rather than instruct. They provide rich real
life experiences and observe children carefully,
supporting and extending their interests through
freedom with guidance.

8. AIMS OF FROEBEL'S EDUCATION
Complete development of the person
 Education helps children to realize
spiritual power
 Create atmosphere to develop natural
qualities
To impart knowledge of natural and
social life

9. CURRICULUM
Froebel divided the curriculum in to following
main parts
 Religious instruction
 Natural science and mathematics
Language
Art
DISCIPLINE - Discipline through Love

10. ROLE OF TEACHERS
• Teachers demonstrate certain activities to students
• Creating joyful learning environment for the learners
• Froebel describe teachers as a gardeners
• Try to understand individual differences of the
learners
• Arrange learning activities from simple to complex
• Teacher act as a guide mediator, manager and
planner

11. PLACE OF CHILD
Froebel made education a child
centric process he give importance to
child's own tendencies and interests
and request people not to understand
children as a small adult

12. METHODS OF TEACHING
PLAY WAY METHOD - Froebel is the inventor of this
method in the field of education .It develop qualities
like adjustment, leadership,tolerance and love
SELF ACTIVITY METHOD - child should carry out
activities according to his own decisions.It helps
child in self realisation
LEARNING THROUGH SONGS - song enables child to use
his sense and make fluent in speaking languages

13. FROEBEL'S PLAY THEORY
Play is the highest expression of human
development in childhood for it alone is the
free expression of what is in the child's soul

14. FROEBEL'S KINDERGARTEN SYSTEM
 Froebel's first kindergarten was started in 1837 in
blakenburg, Germany
The fundamental principle of the kindergarten is to help
children express themselves for development
Froebel's kindergarten is a small state for children ,a school
without books and tedious tasks It is permeated with play
,freedom and joy .self activity, creativeness and social
Corporation find complete application and concrete
expression in Kindergarten
The training consists of songs ,movements and construction
along with usage of language
 It exercises the head ,heart and hand ,educates the entire
personality and makes education practical, desirable and
enjoyable

16. PRINCIPLES OF KINDERGARTEN
• LAW OF UNITY
• PRINCIPLE OF DEVELOPMENT
• PRINCIPLE OF SELF-ACTIVITY
• DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUALITY

17. MERITS OF KINDERGARTEN
Spontaneous self activity is the method
it gave freedom to self-expression
there is sufficient scope of activity
 the natural urg of creativity of child is exploited
 the gifts and occupations of the kindergarten
gave new materials and methods of teaching
it broadened the concept and scope of the school
as an essential social institution

18. DEMERITS OF KINDERGARTEN
The over emphasis on play is likely to distract the
child from serious learning
there is only limited scope for correlation in the
teaching of various subjects in kindergarten system
this system does not provide for the study of the
individual child
the gift developed by Froebel do not serve much
purpose of sense training
the kindergarten system overlooked the
importance of environment in the development of
the child

19. FROEBEL'S GIFTS
Froebel drew his mathematical
and scientific knowledge to
develop a set of 6 gifts ,wooden
blocks of different shapes ,for
children to explore. These were
introduced to children in a
structured way despite being
open-ended resources .Block play
,popular in many nurseries today
has been heavily influenced by
Froebel's gifts The gifts are
helpful in making children active.

20. FROEBEL'S OCCUPATIONS
• Froebel also used occupations with
children to support their play
including sand, stone,sticks, shells,
clay and paper folding .These
materials were designed to allow
children uninterrupted periods of
play where they can explore
concept, express creativity and learn
about how things work .Giving
children a range of materials to
choose activities which where
appropriate for their own stage of
learning.

21. THANK YOU