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Key Questions
• What makes the Froebelian approach
unique and effective?
•In what way are the Froebel Giftseducational?
• If you have one thing to thank Friedrich
Froebel for, what would it be?
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Friedrich Froebel’s life
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Approach
Elements of a Froebelian
Education
for Children from Birth to
Seven Years
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3) An environment whichis physically safe but intellectually challenging, promotingcuriosity, enquiry, sensory stimulation and aesthetic awarenessdemonstrates the unity of indoors and outdoors, of thecultural and the natural
allows free access to a rich range of materials that promoteopen-ended opportunities for play, representation and creativity
entails the setting being an integral part of the community itserves, working in close partnership with parents and other skilled adults
is educative rather than merely amusing or occupying
promotes interdependence as well as independence, communityas well as individuality and responsibility as well as freedom.
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Gift 1: Yarn Balls Gift 2: Sphere,
Cylinder
and Cube
Gift 3:
The Divided Cube
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Gift 4: Rectangular
Prisms
Gift 5: Triangular Prisms
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Gift 6: Classic
Building Blocks
Gift 7:
The TabletsGift Six: Classic
Building Blocks
Gift 8:
Sticks & Rings
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Gift 9:The Point
Gift 10: The
Framework Gift
The
Curvilinear Gift
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Froebel’s words
"Children are like tinyflowers; they are varied
and need care, but each
is beautiful alone and
glorious when seen in
the community of
peers."