A Study On Mixed-age Children's Interaction In Shared Regional Activities

As the study on children education is deepening,mixed-age education is being attached more and more importance from researchers.Kindergartens will alternate mixed-age education with mass education or regional activities in the process of educational activities.Shared regional activities are suitable for children of different ages,from different classes.With the popularization of mixed age education,the interactions between children of different ages are gradually becoming a concerned topic.Compared with the interactions between children of same age,the interactions between children of different ages have obvious individual features on subjects,processes,and results,which have a far-reaching influence on children's personality and sociality.Based on children of different ages interactions in shared regional activities,the study takes four shared regions of two kindergartens in Kunming for example,such as CS game area?plasticine area?traffic area and books area,using literature review method,observation method and interview method to study children interactions of different ages from the interactive background,interactive subject,interactive process,interactive result.The purpose is to find out the features and influencing factors of children interactions of different ages in shared regional activities,and offer effective suggestions to existing issues.The article includes four parts.The first part: an introduction.Describing the reason for choosing the topic,study results of previous generations,definitions of essential concepts in the study,the purposes,meanings,research methods,subjects,ideas of the study,The second part: the situation and analysis of children interactions of different ages in two kindergartens' shared regional activities.Analyzing children interactions of different ages from the background,subject,process and result with figures and texts.The third part: the features and influences of children interactions of different ages in two kindergartens' shared regional activities.Concluding the features of children interaction of different ages in different backgrounds,subjects,types,methods and results,and describing the main factor that affects children interaction of different ages in shared regional activity,from children themselves,environment,teachers,families,and activity rules.The fourth part: thinking and suggestions.Based on the issues which are observed in this study,describing and clarifying them from kindergartens,teachers,children themselves and children's parents.Based on the existing issues,to improve the quality of children interaction of different ages,offering corresponding suggestions for kindergartens,children's teachers,children's parents.