试析我国民间工艺的儿童教育价值

On the Children's Educational Values of Folk Crafts in China

当前,对民族传统文化的关注已成为学前教育界的共识。然而如何在纷繁复杂的民族传统文化中选择最能与儿童早期接受能力相一致的文化样式是摆在研究者面前的首要问题。民间工艺兼具物质与精神双重属性,既体现着"天人合一"等传统文化深厚内涵,又具有造型古朴、色彩鲜明等显性物化特征。以恰当方式将民间工艺引入幼儿园课程,不但能给予儿童传统文化的精神陶冶,也为儿童的实际操作、思维训练提供物质支撑,符合儿童心理特征,易为儿童理解和接受。因此,民间工艺是使幼儿园课程得以有效实现文化传承与儿童发展双重价值的优良载体。

Now days, ethnic traditional culture has become the center of attention in the field of preschool education. However, we should think ＂how to select cultural patterns that are suitable for children from splendid national culture＇.Folk crafts have double nature of the material and the spiritual. They not only embody connotative meaning of ethnic traditional culture such as ＂The Integration of Man and Nature＂, but have dominant characters such as ancient of shapes and bright colors. Injecting folk crafts into the kindergarten curriculum in the proper way that not only exposes the kids to traditional culture but provides practical operation and thinking training for them. They are fit for children＇s characters and easily understandable and acceptable. So, folk crafts are fine carriers of kindergarten curriculum that realize the dual value of children development and cultural continuity.