ABSTRACT
Froebel devised a series of simple but carefully planned materials he called ‘gifts and occcupations’ for use in his kindergartens. These, together with nature, stories, movement games, music, songs and rhymes, were integral to his educational approach. However, it was not just the resources but the ideas underpinning them that were important to Froebel. Materials on their own were not enough. Adults had to engage with and understand the processes of development in the child.
