Nursery World - EYFS Best Practice: Learning from Froebel… Occupations

Professor Tina Bruce examines the theory behind Froebel’s Occupations, and Jane Dyke reveals how it is being put into practice at her settings

ABOUT THIS SERIES

This six-part series aims to:

Co-written by Froebelian expert Professor Tina Bruce and Yellow Dot founder and owner Jane Dyke, the six articles will cover:

Linked to the series is a set of posters produced in association with Community Playthings (www.communityplaythings.co.uk), which will be taking part in this year’s bicentenary celebrations of the founding of Froebel’s school in Keilhau, Germany.

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The language of Froebel’s philosophy of education can be confusing to the modern practitioner – his Occupations have nothing to do with ‘people who help us’. They do, however, link to a staple of early childhood provision: the workshop area – though this term is less nuanced than what Froebel envisaged.

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