一段“蝶蝶”不休的生命教育故事幼兒園生命教育之實踐歷程

本研究以「做中學」之蝴蝶飼養教學實踐活動，探討在幼兒園實施生命教育之歷程、策略。研究結果發現教師藉由親自示範的共同參與，引導幼兒從觀察、照顧、飼養樺斑蝶的過程中，感知生命的意義，以及如何與牠們互動。幼兒更在「認識牠才能保護牠」的生命意義詮釋中，透過具體的實踐行動，奠定了他們的生命教育觀與行為品格：一、學會了尊重生命；二、培養足夠的同理心；三、從照顧飼養歷程中培養了責任感；四、認識死亡並理解生命的循環；五、學習態度的成長與轉變。研究者更發現了家庭教育在生命教育歷程中扮演著重要角色，是教師實施生命教育的強力後盾。最後則根據本研究之結果提出對於現場教學工作者的建議。

The study examined the process， strategies of the life education conducted in the kindergarten by raising butterflies during school time. The researchers also investigated the influence the activity had on the children. The result of the study showed that the children learned to sense the value of life and how to interact with the butterflies through the activity， which was demonstrated by the teachers themselves. The teachers guided the children to observe， take care of， and feed the little creatures. As well， the development of the children’s ideas about life education and the corresponding development of their characters was established while going through the activity by themselves and after getting to know the animal， coming to understand the idea that we have a responsibility to protect it. During this process the children came to understand and appreciate the following concepts: 1. Learn to respect all kinds of life. 2. Developing empathy toward the environment. 3. Cultivating a sense of responsibility through taking care of the butterflies. 4. Getting to know what death and the life cycle are. 5. Personal growth and change to their learning attitudes. The researchers also discovered that family education played a crucial role in the process of life education; moreover， it backed up the enforcement of the activity of the life education. Finally， the following is the suggestions based on the result of the study to the other teachers.