Friedrich Froebel
Sascha * Ashley Gaudiano
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Froebel had a hard life as a child
Mom died when he was young
Stepmother treated him indifferently
Dad was always busy with work
He poured everything he had into his
studies
“Protect the new generation:
do not let them grow up into emptiness and nothingness…”
“Play is the work of children.”
• Froebel’s went to an all
girls’ school
• Religion became an
important role in his
life
• His older brother
inspired him to go to
college
• Attended the
University of Jena
• Studied Botany
Froebel as
a Man
“Man is a creative being”
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Known as “an educational pioneer”
Invented Kindergarten in1873
Froebel College opened in 1892
Wrote his own books
Influenced Froebel
• John Amos
Comenius- “the
father of modern
education”
• Johann Heinrich
Pestalozzi- Swiss
educator
• Anton Gruner-ran
his own school
“Recognize that each child’s personality is sacred.”
-Pestalozzi
Influenced by Froebel
• Henriette SchraderBreymann- a key
educator
• Baroness Bertha von
Marenholtz-Buelowadvocate of Froebel’s
methods
• Margarethe Schurzopened several
kindergartens in
Germany
The Big K
• Froebel started teaching
at Gruner’s school
• While teaching, he found
his true calling
• He loved spending time
with kids
• He also found things he
did not like about the
school system
• Vowed to make his own
school
“People can do creative things that mirror and contribute to the unity of the universe”
• Began in 1873
• “A Kinder Garden”-a
garden for children
• Stimulating environment
• Encourage kids to be
curious
• Kids had choice, not rules
• Outdoor activities as well
• Provided stability and
security
• Encourage kids to take
responsibility
• Close observation by teachers and parents
• Provides choices for the children
• Helps children to develop social, emotional,
and cognitive skills
• Lets kids explore the world in fun ways
• Prepares children for school
• Generally taught by women
Mother and Independent Women
• The loss of a mother helped
Froebel realize the importance
of women
• He wanted the mother figure
expanded outside of the home
• Gave women a chance for
careers as Kindergarten teachers
• Also gave women respect
“The destiny of nations lies far more in the hands of women, the mothers, than in the
Possessors of power, or those of innovators who for the most part do not understand
themselves. We must cultivate women, who are the educators of the human race, else the
new generation cannot accomplish its task.”
• Their purpose is to assure
constant progress of the
child’s development
• Play Gifts are simple at
first
• Gradually become more
complex
• Follow the order of
evolution
1st Gift
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6 Worsted balls
6 Different colors
Ages 2 months and up
Replica of the world
Teaches motion,
direction, and control of
the muscles
2nd Gift
• Spheres and Cubes
• Basis of the
kindergarten system
• Children employ
themselves in more
definite ways
• The cube and sphere
are opposite and alike
• Wooden cube
• Children pull things
together and pull them
apart
• Forms of life
• Forms of knowledge
• Forms of beauty
4th Gift
• Cube
• Has same
dimensions of 3rd gift
• Has 8 identical
blocks
• Same volume as 3rd
gift, but twice as
long and half the
thickness
• Add together with
the 3rd gift
5th Gift
• Expands on the cubes of
the 3rd gift
• Larger cube with blocks
along each edge
• Consists of 27 cubes
• 3 of the cubes divide
diagonally to form 6
triangular faced blocks
• 3 other cubes are divided
twice to form 12 smaller
triangular blocks
“If three hundred years after my death my method of
education shall be completely established according to
its idea, I shall rejoice In heaven.” –Friedrich Froebel
*ANY QUOTES THAT WERE NOT GIVEN CREDIT
TO WERE QUOTES OF FROEBEL HIMSELF*
Works Cited
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and Designed the Froebel Gifts and Blocks. Web. 06 Dec. 2011.
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