Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School School of Education
Lecture Code CC601903 Subject Classification Courses for Professional Teaching
Subject Name 幼児と環境
Subject Name
(Katakana)
ヨウジトカンキョウ
Subject Name in
English
Pre-school Education and Environment
Instructor WATANABE TAKUMI,NAGATA TADAMICHI,ISHII NOBUTAKA,SHINNO YUSUKE
Instructor
(Katakana)
ワタナベ タクミ,ナガタ タダミチ,イシイ ノブタカ,シンノ ユウスケ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  First Semester,  2Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2T) Weds5-8:EDU K104
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Face-to-face
 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 24 : Social Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 07 : Education
Eligible Students
Keywords Early Childhood Education, Environment, Hands-on Activities 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
In this class, students will learn the theory and practice of the basics of early childhood education and the domain "environment," especially its goals, contents, and methods. 
Class Schedule lesson1 Orientation (Watanabe, Ishii, Nagata)
             "Environment" in national curriculum standard for kindergarten
lesson2 Fundamentals of Early Childhood Education (Watanabe, Ishii)
lesson3 Activity 1: Field Bingo (Ishii, Watanabe)
lesson4 Natural Phenomena and Life of Young Children (Ishii, Watanabe)
lesson5 Activity 2: Let's look for "fairies"! (Ishii, Watanabe)
lesson6 Pretend play (Ishii, Watanabe)
lesson7 Actual Life and Play of Young Children (Watanabe, Ishii)
lesson8 Quantity, figure, Signs and letters in young children's lives (Ishii, Watanabe)
lesson9 Activities and experiences related to plants and animals (Ishii, Watanabe)
lesson10  Natural Phenomena and the Imagination of Young Children (Ishii, Watanabe)
lesson11  Activity 4: Feel it with your hands (Ishii, Watanabe)
lesson12  Play related to natural phenomena (Ishii, Watanabe)
lesson13  Activity 5: Let's play with Bunbun-Koma! (Ishii, Watanabe)
lesson14 Play with objects and playground equipment (Ishii, Watanabe)
lesson15 Conclusion  (Watanabe, Ishii, Nagata, Shinno)
      Early Childhood Education and Cooperation with Local Communities

Reporting will be conducted. 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Text book:文部科学省(2018)『幼稚園教育要領 解説』フレーベル館. 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
Handouts, Visual Materials, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Forms, Other (see [More Details])
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Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, Role Play, PBL (Problem-based Learning)/ TBL (Team-based Learning), Fieldwork / Survey, Post-class Report
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
1: Have a perspective.
2 - 14: Review the study and organise the key points.
15: Summarise. 
Requirements none 
Grading Method Students will be evaluated comprehensively based on submitted assignments, reports, and others.  
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other   
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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