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Brief introduction of Froebel's educational thought
A brief introduction to Froebel's educational philosophy is as follows:

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" means 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.

Froebel's educational life;

Froebel,1A famous German educator in the first half of the 9th century. The world's first preschool education institution named after kindergarten was established in Brandenburg, Germany, and it was the founder of modern preschool education theory.

His educational activities and thoughts have promoted the development of kindergarten education worldwide, so he is known as the "father of early childhood education".