Educational thought
1. Education must conform to nature: only by allowing children to carry out free and independent activities and follow their nature can children's real development be realized.
2. Divide children's development into three periods: infancy, infancy and adolescence. Babies are in maintenance period, paying attention to the development of senses; In early childhood, playing and talking are two major elements of children's life; The period of study begins at puberty.
3. Let children develop in games: Froebel is the first person in the history of education to realize the educational value of games. He believes that games can train children's body, senses, thinking and judgment.
4. A set of toys designed and manufactured for children: "Gift" refers to a gift from God. The basic shapes of this set of toys are spheres, cubes and cylinders. Its main purpose is to help children understand the objective world.