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Rural resources, art education and cultural resources
Our kindergarten is not only a modern kindergarten, but also a rural county kindergarten with rich educational resources, which is in a unique rural resources and local cultural atmosphere. In recent years, with the continuous optimization of educational ideas and the deepening of the research on the topic of "Cultivating children's environmental awareness in art education", we have paid more and more attention to the development and utilization of rural resources, and carried out colorful rural resource education activities according to local conditions, so as to fully let children feel, appreciate and experience the happiness brought by local activities, and cultivate their mind and ability to inherit and develop human excellent cultural heritage, as well as their awareness and quality of protecting the environment.
First, the effective use of rural cultural resources for art education
Culture is the core factor of human growth. In their own long-term historical development, all localities will inevitably form certain local cultures with regional characteristics, and people who grow up here will be subtly influenced by these cultures and become cultural identities. Rural culture contains rich and profound educational and cultural values. Xinyi's unique geographical environment, Zhongwu culture, folk art and regional characteristics are all rich educational resources. Xinyi, nourished by the towering Maling Mountain and the surging Shuhe River, has absorbed rich nutrition and formed a unique cultural connotation under the accumulation of Zhongwu ancient country and studio culture. There are many heroes, historical stories, folklore, folk songs, folk games, folk art, local specialties, hometown scenery, characteristic economy, local customs and customs ... all of which show Xinyi's cultural heritage, a fertile ground for outstanding people and a profound rigorous and wise atmosphere. Effectively use and tap these valuable educational resources, enrich children's lives, and stimulate children's initiative and enthusiasm for learning.
The outline points out that children's development is realized in the interaction with the surrounding environment, and a good educational environment has a positive role in promoting children's physical and mental development. Environmental education is the characteristic of preschool education. Rural cultural resources show infinite charm in children's art education and are the source of children's artistic creation.
In the day's activities, we infiltrated folk games and songs, enriching the children's activities. In the rope-turning game, children can sing songs while turning, which not only cultivates their practical ability, enhances their sense of cooperation, but also develops their language expression ability; Embroidery, a folk craft activity, I let the children try it themselves. First of all, my children and I collected embroidered shoes, embroidered pillows, embroidered hats, embroidered bibs and other items and held an embroidery exhibition, so I consciously guided them to observe the works carefully and increase their perceptual knowledge. Secondly, parents who can embroider are invited to embroider in front of their children, which will further stimulate their children and stimulate their desire to do it themselves. In the process of children doing it themselves, let them rely on their existing experience and constantly improve their level through repeated practical operations. When imaginative embroidery works are decorated in the activity room, children get the happiness of success, feel the special charm of folk art, understand the simplicity and wisdom of working people, and appreciate the profoundness of rural cultural resources.
Second, the effective use of rural natural resources for art education
"Outline" points out: "Make full use of natural environment and community education resources to expand children's living and learning space". Everything in nature can be a good educational resource for us. Nature is the source of wisdom, and natural scenery changes from time to time. It is the best artistic expression object for children's creation, and it is also a good way to stimulate children's creative passion and love for nature! Taking children to the fields, in the process of contact with natural objects, will make them know and understand the growth law of natural objects, understand the interdependence between man and nature, produce feelings of loving natural resources, and cultivate children's permanent curiosity and desire to explore nature. As a result, exploratory artistic activities came into being, and colorful activities inspired the sparks of children's thinking.
Easy-to-get mud is the best art game material for children. In the process of playing, kneading and doing, children turn mud into various objects they like. For example, sugar-coated haws, grapes and sunflowers are made of clay balls, tables and stools are made of clay bars, crabs, birds, butterflies and flowers are made of clay balls and clay bars, and there are various cakes, sweets, noodles and jiaozi. Children play while doing, boldly innovate and freely imagine.
Whenever there are different scenery changes in the fields in spring, summer, autumn and winter, it is the best time to cultivate children's aesthetic taste and practical ability. I took my children for an autumn outing in October. The children were bathed in the rain and dew of nature and the fragrance of wild flowers. They rushed to tell me their observations and findings: teacher, I found that the grass turned yellow and the wild chrysanthemums were in bloom; I saw hairy reeds floating in the wind, and the rice in the field was golden; I also saw little leaves dancing ... When the children came back from their autumn outing, they painted and pasted all kinds of leaves and petals and put the collected wild flowers and weeds in bottles. Seeing that the children are very interested, I let them discuss: how to paste the leaves vividly and beautifully? How to insert flowers, grass and leaves beautifully? Through discussion, children paste pictures aimlessly, paste pictures purposefully, insert pictures randomly, and know how to match colors and how to lay out beautiful and layered. After the activity, I arranged the children's works in the natural corner and the nap room. These works are exactly what children want to express. They looked at their works and were filled with the joy of success.
Third, effective use of rural crop resources for art education.
There are many kinds of crops in rural areas with different shapes and rich colors, which are excellent language materials for artistic creation. Give them a broader imagination, children can find suitable materials to make, express what they want to express, and experience the fun, so as to participate in art activities more actively, develop their abilities in all aspects, and cultivate their feelings of loving their hometown and life.
In the theme activity of "Interesting Seeds", parents and children collected all kinds of seeds: feather cabbage, edamame, soybean, lentil, broad bean, mung bean, white bean, red bean, shepherd's purse seed, gourd seed, corn, peanut, sorghum and so on. The children were very excited when so many seeds gathered together. They communicate with each other and introduce each other. They exclaim from time to time: the original green rapeseed is so small and there are so many seeds of beans, which is really beautiful! How flat are the loofah seeds? Kind of like watermelon seeds. Red beans are deep red and can replenish blood. Corn seeds are hidden in corn cobs and cotton seeds are hidden in flowers. Indeed, it can be seen from the communication and introduction of children that children's curiosity and thirst for knowledge have been stimulated, and at the same time, they have a desire to create. I encourage them to play in the morning activities, at noon and during game time, put up a picture, and display a vivid seed sticker in front of the children. In the creation of class activity corner, I also followed the interest of children's development. In the provision of materials, I pay attention to the originality of materials and the challenge of content, so that children can freely express and create boldly in the interaction with materials. Vegetables are crops in rural areas all year round, including purple eggplant, red and blue pepper, red tomato, blue broad bean and edamame, rose sweet potato, white radish, curved cucumber and so on, which are all good materials for children's corner activities. I guide children to observe and imagine. In their eyes, these colorful vegetables are lifelike objects. For example, children imagine that green peppers are like frogs, white radishes are like mice, pigs, soybean clips and lentils are like boats. At the same time, on the basis of children's imagination, I provide some auxiliary materials for children to interact with. Plasticine, matches, toothpicks, pearlescent tablets, various wax papers, etc. Children are free to explore how to use tools and auxiliary materials to make vegetables into various interesting shapes. Potatoes are made into a series of childlike potato products such as potato hedgehog, potato giraffe, potato peacock and potato chicken by adding some accessories to children's hands. White radish put a beard, glued eyes and put on a small tail in the child's operation, and a lively and lovely mouse appeared in front of him. At the same time, the children also made some lifelike animals such as little fat pig, little white rabbit, little goat and little snail. Rich crops inspired children's creative inspiration. They use their imagination to show various object shapes through their own creation, which greatly enhances children's interest in corner activities and improves their aesthetic ability, hands-on operation ability and artistic creation ability.
At the same time, children constantly expand their ideas in the process of dialogue with crops. They put the straw, sorghum stalk and corn Pi Zha in the field into different shapes and hung them on the walls of the classroom to beautify the surrounding environment ... Children have deeply felt the infinite charm of rural resources and are free to fly in the created world.
Fourth, the effective use of rural human resources for art education.
"Outline" requires: "Kindergartens should cooperate closely with families and communities, make comprehensive use of various resources, and create favorable conditions for children's development". All kinds of talents and artists in rural areas are good partners of preschool education and valuable human resources, which should be fully tapped and utilized.
First, play the role of a special parent. Parents are important partners, and parents should be absorbed to actively participate in kindergarten education. In art education, I actively strive for parents' understanding and support, and encourage parents to enter kindergartens and participate in various activities in kindergartens. Parents who are good at weaving wicker, painting farmers, kneading dough and making farm tools are invited to the kindergarten to show them on the spot among the children. If we can't go to the kindergarten to show, we will organize a visit, visit the melon shed, visit the chicken farm and peacock garden ... These vivid pictures greatly stimulate the children's creative desire, and the children's corner games are colorful, including weaving, making, cutting and pasting, embroidery and all kinds of games. Children's artistic creation is vivid, and their creativity, modeling, color and layout become imaginative, creative and childlike. Three-dimensional art works are varied and have their own characteristics.
Secondly, tap the talents of folk artists. Xinyi is rich in rural folk talents, including paper-cutting artists, dough figurines, door cranes, grass weavers and embroidery artists. Everyone has unique skills and exudes a strong artistic appeal. Their works of art have strong local characteristics. They are living fossils of Chinese folk culture and valuable resources for children's art education.
We regularly invite them to be our art consultants, show and guide children, participate in their activities, and let children be influenced by what they hear. Hegou Town, Xinyi, known as the "hometown of culture and art", is the hometown of Grandma Wang Guiying, a paper-cut artist who was awarded the title of "China Folk Arts and Crafts Artist" by UNESCO. Her works, Corner of Side Street, Pancakes, Spring Plowing and Laying Wires, have always been loved by people at home and abroad. Children who love Grandma Wang and her works enthusiastically "surround" Grandma Wang at every activity, scrambling to ask questions. Children not only love the activity scenes that Grandma Wang cuts out at any time, but also love the way Grandma Wang concentrates on paper-cutting, and even more love Grandma Wang's paper-cutting activity class. They are also inspired by Grandma Wang's insistence on paper-cutting art for decades. Such vivid activities are too rewarding for children. Under the guidance of Grandma Wang, one piece of work is like a spring water, and every aspect of children's daily life, such as taking a nap, playing games and eating, has entered the work. Classrooms, lunch break rooms and corridors are full of children's works, which are vivid and full of life. During the activity, the children not only gained the art of paper-cutting, but also gained a pair of eyes to discover beauty, a pair of dexterous hands to create beauty, and a passionate heart to love life, folk art and hometown culture.