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Misc. Froebel
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Kindergarten ~ Froebel saw each child as a seed. He believed children's progress was in a orderly fashion. His idea of a perfect teacher was a Mother like figure (kind and loving).
What is the name of a school meaning "garden of children"?
100
University of Gottingen. After staying at the Model school for 3 years, he felt he required more education to be a better teacher.
Can you name the school Froebel attended to study languages?
100
Color and Shape
What is the first two gifts of Froebel?
100
Mother - Play and Nursery songs
Name another book by Friedrich Froebel?
100
Black Rifleman ~ this is where he met William Middendorff and Henry Langethal they both felt he was their inspiration to become educators.
What is the group that Froebel joined in the military?
200
Henrietta Wilhelmina Hoffmeister ~ she, like her husband had a love for nature and children. She died in 1838.
Who was Friedrich Froebel's wife?
200
He attended a primary school for girls. His father thought he was sensitive and needed protection. For most of his childhood he was socially awkward and felt unloved.
Where was Froebel's first experience with education?
200
Number and Extent ~ 8 one inch cubes, forming a 2 inch cube and 8 brick shaped blocks forming a 2 inch cube.
What is the 3rd and 4th gifts by Froebel?
200
PLAY ~ He thought kindergarten should be filled with play, games, and stories. He created "circle time" and finger plays.
What did Froebel believe the primary focus should be on?
200
Five
What is the number of sons that the Froebel family had?
300
In 1816 he opened his first school close to Darmstadt. Interestingly enough, it was not a kindergarten. His first kindergarten came later in 1837 after he taught in lots of different places.
When did Froebel open his first school?
300
Forestry and Mineralogy
Name two other subjects that Froebel was very interested in?
300
Symmetry and Proportion ~ 27 one inch cubes, 3 bisected and 3 quadrisected diagonally, forming a 3 inch cube...and 27 brick shaped blocks, 3 bisected longitudinally and 6 bisected transversely, forming a 3 inch cube.
What is the 5th and 6th gifts of Froebel?
300
Frankfurt. He realized very quickly that he had found his calling. He attended the training institute of Pestalozzi. He agreed with most of Pestalozzi's philosophy but thought it need more to be complete. He believed that when you are born, everything you grow up to accomplish is already there. He also believed that Pestalozzi's principles lacked spiritualism.
Where is the first place Froebel taught?
300
His father's rejection ~ he called his son "stupid, michievous and untrustworthy"
What led to Froebel's low self esteem?
400
1783, she died while he was an infant. Froebel was basically abandoned by his father and raised mostly by his uncle.
What is the date of Froebel's Mother's passing?
400
Architecture
What did Froebel study with help of an inheritance from his uncle?
400
Surfaces and Lines ~ Squares and Equilateral triangles. The 8th gift was splints of various lengths.
What is Froebel's 7th and 8th gifts?
400
Principles, Aims, and Inner Life of the Universal German Educational Institute, published in 1826
What is Friedrich Froebel's first publishing?
400
1852
When did Froebel die?
500
Friedrich William August Froebel was born on April 21, 1781 in Oberweissback,Germany.
What is Friedrich Froebel's birthplace?
500
He was put in the University's debtor's prison. He loaned money to his brother so he couldn't pay his tuition. His father paid the bill after asking Friedrich to give up his inheritance. Froebel never went home again after his father passed away a year later. He did not receive a degree.
What event occured while Froebel was studying at Jena?
500
Rings and Points ~ Circular (metal or paper rings of various sizes). The tenth gift was points.
What is Foebel's 9th and 10th gifts?
500
"Children are like tiny flowers: they are varied and need care, but each is beautiful alone and glorious when seen in the community of peers."
What is Froebel's thoughts on children?
500
Become teachers of young children.
What did Froebel encourage women to do?