Integrating Folk Games into the Thematic Curriculum in Preschool

• Main Authors: Shu-Mo Wu, 巫淑茉
• Other Authors: Tzong-Ming Wey
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2015
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/rpf3wu

碩士 === 朝陽科技大學 === 幼兒保育系 === 103 === This study aimed to investigate the folk game integrating into thematic curriculum in preschool. Including the planning and the implementation and the effectiveness of the course, and the reflections on the teaching activities and the problem solving process. Researcher in this study is as a curriculum planner and a teacher. This research is based on 24 mixed-age 3 to 5 years old Preschool children, eight month study period is from March 2014 to December 2014. During the research implementation, using documentary observation, teaching checklist, children made folk game, artwork, teaching reflection records, learning sheet, parents evaluation survey to collect data and analysis. Results of the study concluded as followings: 1. Folk game integrating into thematic curriculum in preschool includes concepts, principles, content, implementation and assessments must be in line with children's interests and developmentally appropriate. 2. Folk game integrating into thematic curriculum process: pre-preparation (teaching objectives, designing environments, teaching strategies), activities developments (picture books guidance, discussion and sharing, presentation, teaching reflection) and evaluations (extending activities, assessments). 3. Folk game integrating into thematic curriculum can enhance teacher's professional developments, and also facilitate children's cognitive, affective and skills learning areas. 4. Folk game integrating into thematic curriculum is facing difficulties as professional and time constraints, teachers can participate in learning or request to experts assistance. The difficulties faced by children are never played, hard to operate, immature and irregularities; to overcome this difficulties can give positive support, develop children's interests, provide learning contexts and peer interaction. Finally, according to the findings, this study expect to make recommendations to researchers and early childhood professionals to integrate folk games into the thematic curriculum in preschool