Research on the creation and application of natural materials in outdoor autonomous game environment of kindergartens
自然材料在幼儿园户外自主游戏环境中的创设与应用研究

摘要

户外自主游戏作为幼儿教育的重要组成部分，能够促进儿童身体素质的提升，并在发展其社交能力、探索精神、创造力等方面发挥着不可替代的作用。自然材料如木块、石头、沙子、水、植物等，因其原始、可塑性强、富含探索乐趣的特性，逐渐成为幼儿园户外游戏环境创设的优选元素。它们不但可以营造出贴近自然、富有野趣的游戏空间，还能够激发孩子们的感官体验和想象力，促进儿童与自然界的亲密接触，培养他们尊重自然、爱护环境的意识。本研究旨在深入探讨自然材料在幼儿园户外自主游戏环境创设与应用的策略与实践，促进儿童全面发展，让教育回归自然，让童年充满乐趣与探索。

Abstract

Outdoor self-directed games, as an important component of early childhood education, can promote the improvement of children's physical fitness and play an irreplaceable role in developing their social skills, exploratory spirit, creativity, and other aspects. Natural materials such as wooden blocks, stones, sand, water, plants, etc., due to their primitive, highly malleable, and exploratory nature, have gradually become the preferred elements for creating outdoor play environments in kindergartens. They can not only create a game space that is close to nature and full of wildness, but also stimulate children's sensory experience and imagination, promote intimate contact between children and the natural world, and cultivate their awareness of respecting nature and caring for the environment. The aim of this study is to explore in depth the strategies and practices of creating and applying natural materials in outdoor autonomous play environments in kindergartens, promoting children's comprehensive development, returning education to nature, and making childhood full of fun and exploration.