I am always looking for good educational materials to teach you, and this time I have found a product that, in whole or in parts, has seemed an example of what is a toy that combines quality material and possibilities of play with a fundamental pedagogical component. It's about the collection of Froebel pedagogy materials offered by Jaisa Educational (which, on the other hand, has many precious things in addition).
Friedrich Froebel was a German pedagogue to which we can consider the first one dedicated to early childhood education, but with a very clear orientation: rejects the authoritarianism of the educator, considers that contact with Nature is essential and that the true engine of education is to be considered as the freedom, self-motivation and personal interests of each child, never having to start a topic if the child is not interested or mature for it. What education should be in my opinion.
He created the first kindergarten centers he called Kindergarten or kindergarten. Its system allowed children to compare, test and explore and grew internationally as an educational movement. His contribution served as inspiration to María Montessori and Rudolf-Steiner among others.
Although the pedagogy of Froebel has great contributions in many fields, from Jaisa Educational they focus on the game and quality materials, wanting to highlight what Froebel called "the gifts", a set of educational and recreational materials with which the child can develop imagination and learning.
Froebel especially highlighted the respect with which the individuality and capacity of each child should be treated, the importance of creating a harmonious and happy environment in which to grow and the value of being autonomous through play as a basis on which it can be built the integral development of the person. He also highlighted the importance of the game as a teaching methodology. He created a teaching system from a series of simple educational games known as “gifts or gifts”. For Fröebel, the game is the most appropriate means to introduce children to the world of culture, society, creativity and service to others. It is an important element that drives the activity of children through which they acquire knowledge of the world in which they live.
In Jaisa Educational we can find Fröebel's 14 gifts that can be bought both together and individually. I consider that, in addition to being an educational material of enormous quality and respectful of the child, it is an excellent alternative to commercial Christmas gifts. They have a careful presentation and are made of high quality wood. The price of the whole set of materials, the 14 boxes, is 235 euros, but they can also be purchased separately.
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