Cognitive Development through the Study of the Environment: From Sheep to Jumper, from Popular Tradition to Modern Ways of Production.

Autor/inn/en	Margioridou, Chrisa; Takantza, Efterpi
Titel	Cognitive Development through the Study of the Environment: From Sheep to Jumper, from Popular Tradition to Modern Ways of Production.
Quelle	(1992), (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Art Activities; Clothing; Cognitive Development; Cultural Background; Experiential Learning; Field Trips; Foreign Countries; Handicrafts; Learning Activities; Music Activities; Preschool Children; Preschool Education; Greece + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Künstlerische Tätigkeit; Kleidung; Kognitive Entwicklung; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Exkursion; Ausland; Handwerk; Lernaktivität; Musikalische Aktion; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Griechenland
Abstract	The paper describes how preschool children's cognitive development is affected by the study of their surroundings and environment. A group of preschool children from the Child's Center of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, were provided with opportunities to examine the transformation of wool into cloth and clothing. These included: (1) a puppet show to expose the children to the composition of jumpers and other clothing; (2) a discussion of the qualities of home-made and purchased jumpers; (3) a visit to a clothing factory that made woolen jumpers; (4) a demonstration of the process whereby raw wool is turned into thread; (5) a visit to a museum to see how wool was turned into thread and cloth in the past; and (6) a visit to a farm to see sheep. At each stage the children were questioned about their attitudes and experiences. The children participated in art and music activities related to the production of wool, cloth, and clothing, and gained an understanding of the historical role of thread and cloth-making in Greece. The activities contributed to the children's cognitive and vocabulary development, as well as to their ability to think scientifically. Contains six references. (MDM)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC