Why are they called kindergartners?
2006-10-05 18:08:31 · 9 answers · asked by BaseballGrrl 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
German
kinder=children
garten=garden
As far as why they call them children's gardens, couldn't tell ya, but that's the translation.
Eggman's got a good point, I was thinking maybe a children's garden would be like a playground type place, but like his idea better.
2006-10-05 18:17:46 · answer #1 · answered by tikitiki 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Origin Of Word Kindergarten
2017-01-09 11:40:55 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Friedrich Froebel was the German guy who founded the kindergarten first.He wanted day care facilities to be a happy place like a garden so he called the place kindergarten which means children's garden.
2006-10-05 18:21:46 · answer #3 · answered by nanaz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Why are they called kindergartners?
2015-08-20 18:03:55 · answer #4 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kindergarten comes from the German language and means children's garden. Look at this site for additional information http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kindergarten
2006-10-05 18:21:11 · answer #5 · answered by Born a Fox 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
German:
Kinder = Children
Garten = Garden
Get it? It's a place to grow healthy children.
2006-10-05 18:17:51 · answer #6 · answered by eggman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-05 18:22:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's German for "child's garden."
2006-10-05 18:22:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
German
kinder = children
garten = ?
2006-10-05 18:13:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
German: childerns garden
2006-10-05 18:19:42 · answer #10 · answered by tenabutter 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋