How to make full use of the educational opportunities of traditional festivals

National Day is approaching, how can kindergartens make full use of this educational opportunity? The Central Propaganda Department and other five ministries and commissions had previously issued a notice "on the use of traditional festivals to promote the excellent traditions of national culture," the notice calls for respect for traditional festivals, but also to schools, kindergartens and other education departments put forward special requirements, "traditional festivals contained in the excellent traditions of the national culture is the ideological and moral education of young people's valuable resources ".

The festival culture contains extremely rich educational content and great educational value, which is a valuable resource that cannot be ignored by pre-school education and is an important part of children's education. Develop the potential resources of different festivals, with appropriate and effective forms of activities, and parents *** with the creation of a good atmosphere for festival education, so that the festival culture education into the children's lives, so that our children close to nature, contact with the community, to understand the customs and traditions of the festival, cultivate children to care for each other, love of nature, and other good social emotions, and to promote the children's feelings, attitudes, perceptions, behaviors, abilities and so on. *** with the development of the inheritance of the fine traditions of the Chinese nation.

How to choose festivals for education

Festivals are varied and diverse, but not always suitable for children. China has the largest number of traditional festivals in the world. According to incomplete statistics, there are more than 500 annual festivals*** among 56 ethnic groups, of which 378 are more influential traditional festivals.

We should grasp the core meaning of the festival, grasp the main points of value judgment, carefully screened out those interesting, important educational significance, but also beneficial to the physical and mental health of young children's festivals as a kindergarten festival education content. The following basic principles should be followed when choosing holiday education activities:

Scientific principle. Festivals are related to a certain social background and history and culture, the development of festival education activities must be based on certain social knowledge. When choosing educational activities for festivals, it is important to study them carefully to ensure that the contents are true, accurate and scientific, otherwise the activities will lose their educational value. Teachers should inquire about the information in a serious manner to understand the ins and outs of the festivals and dig deeper into the educational value of the festivals to formulate educational objectives that promote the development of children's emotions, attitudes, knowledge, abilities and other aspects.

The principle of contemporaneity. When choosing educational activities for festivals, consideration should be given to whether the content of the festivals has a positive and realistic significance. Teachers should choose those festivals that are contemporary, closely linked to the lives of young children, and full of positive social significance, such as Children's Day, Labor Day, National Day and so on. Some festivals have little connection with children's lives or are not easily understood by children, such as April Fool's Day, Valentine's Day, etc. It is not appropriate to carry out activities in kindergartens.

Activity and fun principle. Festivals educational activities should be avoided to instill knowledge and empty preaching, teachers should organize a variety of young children enjoyable, in line with the understanding of young children and physical and mental development of activities, such as visits, performances, games and so on. At the same time, attention should be paid to mobilize children to participate in activities, give them the right to choose their own activities, give full play to their sense of active participation.

Systematic principle. The choice of holiday educational activities should avoid the repetition of content, should be coordinated to plan the holiday activities that should be carried out by each age class in each semester, to avoid arbitrariness. The arrangement of activities should be in line with the age and learning characteristics of young children, from low to high, from shallow to deep, from easy to difficult, so that the combination of point and surface, layer by layer, spiral.

The principle of mutual cooperation. Strengthen the connection with society, make full use of social resources, and actively participate in social festivals. Strengthen the contact with parents, so that the family into the cultural atmosphere of festival education, the formation of educational synergy. Teachers should cooperate with each other, and everyone should have the awareness and action of the development and utilization of the festival garden-based curriculum, so as to realize the synergistic cooperation between society, family and kindergarten, and the three **** education.

How to organize and carry out festival education activities

Visits and visits. Whenever there is a major holiday, there are always celebrations in the community. The kindergarten can then take the children to visit, so that the children personally experience the joyful atmosphere of the festival, observe the activities of people celebrating the festival, and understand the specific significance of the festival. For example, on National Day, the streets are filled with colorful flags, flashing neon signs, pictures and slogans, and people are full of joy, from which children can feel the wealth and strength of the motherland and the well-being of the people. Another example is the 9th anniversary of the sun, you can lead the children to visit the home for the elderly, give gifts to grandparents, perform programs, and help the elderly to do some of the things within their reach, to stimulate young children to respect the elderly, love the elderly, help the elderly emotion.

Celebration and commemoration activities. During festivals, celebrations and commemorative activities can be held according to the content of the festival. Activities should be suitable for the characteristics of young children, not blindly imitating the adult tedious ceremony. The form of celebration should be colorful, through the appreciation of stories, songs and performances, painting, handmade activities to deepen the children's comprehensive understanding of the connotation of the festival. Relevant people in the society can also be invited to participate, such as inviting mothers to participate in the activities of the 8th of March, grandparents to participate in the activities of the Chung Yeung Festival, and diaspora children or children in orphanages to participate in the celebrations of the Children's Day of the 1st of June. In addition, it is necessary to mobilize children's initiative and creativity, and encourage them to determine the content and process of activities and decorate the environment by themselves. When organizing New Year's Day celebrations, children can be encouraged to ****participate in setting up the environment in the classroom, so that they can understand the significance of welcoming the old and the beginning of the new year in a celebratory atmosphere. Children can deepen their understanding of holiday culture in various activities, deepen their patriotic feelings, and enhance various positive emotional qualities.

Playing activities. Games are the favorite activities of young children and an important form of festival education. The game itself is a kind of imitative understanding of the world by young children, and the entertainment itself is an optimistic intervention in society. Therefore, festival education especially emphasizes "teaching in fun", so that young children in the game entertainment to be educated. During festivals, children can be organized to carry out theme-related role games, performance games and so on, from which they can experience the significance of festivals. For example, on Teachers' Day, the children were organized to carry out the game of "Today I am the teacher", so that the children can experience the sacredness and nobility of the teaching profession.

Family activities. The holiday education for young children must also have the support and cooperation of parents. There are many festivals are during the summer and winter holidays, so we should effectively use parental resources to mobilize parents to participate in early childhood holiday education enthusiasm and initiative. During the holidays, the family can carry out holiday celebrations, the use of "parent-child questionnaire" in the form of guiding parents to take their children to visit, travel, data collection, parent-child **** with the production. After the holiday, you can also organize some activities, such as discussion and reporting, communication and sharing, competition games, etc., the young children see and hear into the inner experience, so as to achieve the purpose of the **** with the education.

How to develop the effective value of festival education

China's traditional festivals are an important part of the Chinese nation's long history and culture, and different festivals imply the educational value of different cultural connotations. For example, the Spring Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival reflects the quality of people's love of family, unity and harmony, civilization and courtesy; Lantern Festival reflects people's pursuit of a better life, optimistic character; Qingming Festival reflects people's rooting consciousness of remembering ancestors; Dragon Boat Festival reflects people's mourning patriotic pioneers' sentiments; National Day, the Party's birthday, and the Army Day, etc., can likewise cultivate young children's love for the motherland. Therefore, the children's festival education, can awaken the children's love for the long, rich Chinese culture, stirring up the children's sense of national pride.

Festival education is an important carrier of moral education, ethical education and behavioral norms education, which can promote the formation and development of good social qualities in young children. Many of the customs of traditional festivals reflect social morals, norms, etiquette and other requirements, and young children are immersed in a strong festive atmosphere, subconsciously influenced and infected, and in the personal experience of understanding the festivals and in accordance with the festivals of the moral requirements of standardizing their own behavior, and gradually complete the transition to a sound social man.

Festival culture education for young children can promote the overall development of young children. The role of educating young children about traditional festivals goes beyond the scope of conventional and social education. Festivals can provide a rich and colorful life practice, so that children can learn a lot of knowledge and methods, improve their hands-on ability, and promote the development of intelligence. Participating in activities such as dancing dragon lanterns, flying kites, swinging on swings, racing dragon boats, and climbing up to the top of the mountain can develop the basic movements of young children and enhance their physical fitness; participating in activities such as window cuttings, making lanterns, guessing riddles, and reciting poems and songs can cultivate young children's aesthetic ability, improve their cultural tastes, and cultivate their good sentiments; and participating in activities such as sweeping and dust removal, and tree-planting and planting flowers can cultivate the concept of labor in young children and improve their labor skills.

The process of festival education is also a process of education for teachers and parents. Effective cooperation and positive interaction between the home and the family will enable teachers and parents to further recognize the value of traditional festival education, enhance their interest in and understanding of festivals and Chinese culture, enrich their own knowledge and emotions, satisfy high-level spiritual needs, and strengthen their spiritual strength. Teachers, young children and parents *** grow together, more conducive to the development of education and the overall development of young children.