游戏是儿童产生高级心理现象的重要源泉,是儿童社会化的重要途径。游戏也是儿童的天性,是学前儿童年龄特点的一种独特的活动形式。维果斯基提出的“最近发展区”概念就是关注儿童的潜能。他把儿童与同龄人的互动看做是开发技能和策略的有效途径。他建议教师使用合作学习,能力较弱的可以在更有技巧的同伴的帮助下得到发展。那么在学前教育中,教师就要充分利用游戏这个手段来帮助孩子到达最近发展区,让孩子的潜能得到最大的发挥。 Games are an important source of children’s high-level psychological phenomena and an important way of children’s socialization. Games are also children’s nature and are a unique form of activity that characterizes preschool children’s age. Vygotski’s concept of “recent development zone” is about the potential of children. He sees the interaction of children and their peers as an effective way to develop skills and strategies. He advises teachers to use cooperative learning, and less capable teachers can be developed with the help of more skilled peers. So in pre-school education, teachers should make full use of the game this means to help children reach the nearest development zone, so that children’s potential to get the maximum play.