The main feature of forest kindergarten is to organize various teaching activities in the natural environment, so that children can experience rich forest activities and promote the all-round progress of children's quality. Different from the traditional teaching mode of instilling subject knowledge into children, forest education pays more attention to the idea of letting children acquire knowledge from direct experience and attaching importance to children's practice.
The implementation place of forest education is not limited to forests or woodlands. For cities lacking these resources, a large area of grassland or open space near schools can also be used as a place to carry out forest education. Forest education attaches importance to outdoor education content rather than "forest" form.
Forest kindergartens generally attach great importance to the cultivation of children's life skills. After attending kindergarten every day, children will go outdoors to learn various life skills under the care of their teachers. In Germany, children usually need to make their own fires for heating, cooking or lighting (some places in Europe have short sunshine hours in winter). In addition, the children have to cooperate in setting up tents, washing dishes after meals, and even cutting branches or logging.
Observe small animals in nature; In forest kindergartens, children usually find small animals such as earthworms and ants and put them in transparent boxes with magnifying glasses on the covers for easy observation. The teacher explained the characteristics and living habits of these small animals, so that children can better understand nature.