Creating Classes for Life Environment Studies that use Children's Thoughts and Awareness : Learning from practice during the new subject creation period

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K17411
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Education on school subjects and activities
• Research Institution: Aichi Toho University
• Principal Investigator: Shirai Katsuhisa 愛知東邦大学, 教育学部, 助教 (60643400)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 新教科創設期 / 生活科の授業づくり / 愛知県宝飯郡御津町立御津南部小学校 / 校内授業研究会 / 生活科のカリキュラム開発

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research clarified the creation of lessons for life environment studies in the Mito Nanbu elementary school in Mito, Hoi District, Aichi Prefecture, representing the promotion of research schools nationwide during their establishment as a new subject. This research had three major approaches. First, unit development for life environment studies classes was planned with full awareness of “the four points for creating lessons of life environment studies classes,” based on a spontaneous research theme. Second, unit plans for life environment studies lessons were revised and improved based on children’s educational situations regardless of the framework of existing subjects. Third, expression activities in class were emphasized to make use of children’s ideas and things they noticed.

Free Research Field

生活科・総合的学習、社会科教育、教育実践史