A small wormwood is full of treasures. Recently, there is a fresh fragrance of wormwood in Luoxi Kindergarten, and a unique natural growth course - "fragrant wormwood" is being carried out here. In Luoxi Kindergarten, every child is a "wormwood" scholar, they clearly know the habits of wormwood, seriously participate in planting, maintenance, harvesting, product development of each link, in the children's skillful hands, the production of wormwood mint paste, wormwood hammer, wormwood sachet, wormwood leaf clay painting and many other exquisite products. The kindergarten nurtures "love" with "Ai" and cultivates students to become people who love life.
Start the story with "Ai".
Why wormwood as a carrier? The course originated as an after-dinner activity for the children, "The Secret of the Seed". While tasting the various seeds, the children became interested in a seed that exudes a special aroma. Under the guidance of the teacher, the children were pleasantly surprised to find that this special seed turned out to be wormwood, and learned that wormwood can not only be used to make food, but also has a variety of effects such as repelling insects, warming the meridian and dissipating cold, and increasing appetite.
With "Ai" and "love", Luoxi Kindergarten followed the children's interests and curiosity, and guided according to the situation, and extended the theme of "The Secret of Seeds" to the natural course "Fragrant Wormwood", which was carried out in this way, and the curriculum story about "Ai" was carried out, and the children also started a journey to explore "Ai".
In terms of curriculum objectives and values, Luoxi Kindergarten focuses on letting children understand the basic knowledge of wormwood through multiple sensory forms, and tries to create art in a variety of ways. At the same time, the curriculum also emphasizes that children like to participate in inquiry activities, experience the joy of doing it themselves, and experience the sense of achievement brought by activities in knowledge, exploration and practice.
The trip to explore "Ai" is rich in activities
In the course of the course, Luoxi Kindergarten mainly conducts four aspects: looking for wormwood, eating wormwood, using wormwood and playing with wormwood. In the wormwood hunting session, the children, under the leadership of the teacher, went deep into every corner of the kindergarten to find traces of wormwood. They carefully observed the shape, leaf shape and smell of wormwood, and by touching and smelling it, they had a deep understanding of the color and shape of wormwood.
Picking wormwood
In the wormwood eating session, the children made their own delicacies such as mugwort balls and wormwood panna cotta. They pick wormwood by hand, wash it, juice it and make delicious mugwort and mugwort panna nisen. This session not only allowed the children to understand the nutritional value and consumption of wormwood, but also cultivated their hands-on ability and team spirit.
During the wormwood session, the children made items such as wormwood mint paste, wormwood hammer and wormwood sachets. They learned about the medicinal value and multiple uses of wormwood by watching videos and consulting materials, and made practical items such as wormwood mint paste and wormwood hammer with their own hands.
Make wormwood sachets
In the wormwood session, the children gave full play to their imagination and creativity and played new tricks with wormwood. They made works such as wormwood bookmarks and mugwort leaf clay paintings, and also tried creative activities such as wormwood papermaking and wormwood fridge magnets. This session not only allowed the children to feel the diversity and fun of wormwood, but also cultivated their innovative thinking and practical ability.
Make a clay painting of mugwort leaves
Reap the joy of growing up in nature
The "3-6 Years Old Children's Development Guide" proposes in the field of art: like the beauty of nature and life, and have the ability to initially express and create beauty. Closeness to nature is a natural expression of children's nature and an important driving force for children's development. Life is full of abundant resources and infinite possibilities, and the practice of activities comes from life, carries out in life, and finally lands in life. Luoxi Kindergarten Five Education Integration Growth Nature Course "Fragrant Wormwood", with the plants around them as the carrier, fully close to life, the children through the search for wormwood, the recognition of wormwood, the exploration of wormwood, the play of wormwood, the production of wormwood products and other ways to leave the traces of "wormwood".
The teachers of Luoxi Kindergarten said that the children were very active in the whole activity of playing with wormwood, and the children's desire and ability to explore were beyond the teacher's imagination. During the activity, the children had an in-depth understanding of wormwood through a variety of experiences, and at the same time, the children's imagination, creativity, and hands-on ability were further developed. In their continuous exploration, teachers will also follow the footsteps of children's exploration.
Parents also said that through this course, the children not only got closer to nature, learned the basic knowledge of wormwood, but also experienced the joy and sense of accomplishment of doing it themselves. The curriculum also integrates the excellent traditional Chinese culture and traditional Chinese medicine knowledge, so that children can inherit the essence of culture in happy learning.
Text and photo: Panyu financial media reporter Mai Yuling correspondent Chen Xiaofeng Li Zhi