1. Educational content
At the age of 3, kindergarten pays attention to cultivating children's basic self-care ability and social ability, and pays attention to cultivating children's good habits and behavior norms.
On this basis, small classes strengthen the cultivation of children's cognitive ability, language expression and sports development, and gradually extend the focus of education to all fields of preschool education.
2. Curriculum setting
At the age of 3, the kindergarten curriculum is mainly games, emphasizing the cultivation of children's attention, imagination and practical ability through interesting and interactive activities.
Small classes gradually introduce richer and more diverse learning contents, including language, mathematics, science, art and so on. , aiming at comprehensively promoting the all-round development of children.
3. Teaching methods
The teaching method of 3-year-old kindergarten pays attention to heuristic teaching. Through observation, imitation and experience, children's ability to learn independently and solve problems is cultivated.
Small classes adopt more systematic and orderly teaching methods to guide children to master knowledge and skills step by step, and cultivate children's learning interest and learning strategies.
4. Development priorities
At the age of 3, the development focus of kindergarten is mainly to cultivate children's social skills, emotional management and basic life skills, so as to prepare for adapting to the social environment.
Small classes pay more attention to children's cognitive development, including language expression, thinking ability, memory and fine muscle training, which lays the foundation for further study.
5. Teacher requirements
Going to kindergarten at the age of 3 usually requires teachers to have corresponding early education experience and professional knowledge, which can effectively guide children's social and emotional development. Small classes have requirements for teachers' professional quality and subject knowledge, and they need to have the ability to teach for different subjects.
To sum up, there are some differences between 3-year-old kindergartens and small classes in terms of educational content, curriculum, teaching methods and development priorities.
3-year-old kindergartens mainly cultivate children's self-care ability and social ability, and pay attention to promoting children's all-round development through games and other activities; On this basis, small classes strengthen the cultivation of children's cognitive ability, language expression and fine muscles, and pay attention to systematic and orderly learning.