A Study of the educational meaning of "Tansunagamochi" -In the light of the body expression and Japanese culture-

この研究の目的は、わらべ歌を伴った伝承遊びを通して、現代の子どもが生きる力を培ってゆく道を見いだすことである。 伝承遊びのひとつである“たんす長持ち”を自由に遊ぶ幼稚園児（３～５歳児）の様子を録画した。そのビデオを解析し、遊びの展開と遊びの獲得方法を検討した。さらに子どもの身体表現と日本文化との関連性を考察した。 その結果、この遊びは子どもの心に共感や運動欲求への充足感そして日本文化の継承をもたらす点で、現代の子どもの“心とからだの育ち”に有意義な遊びであり、生きる力を培う遊びであると考えられる。The purpose of this study is to explore the way today's children to live, by examining the traditional game of “Tansunagamochi” with “Warabe-uta” (Japanese traditional children's song ). Analyzing video data that recorded the scenes where kindergarten children (3 to 5 years old )played this traditional game the authors investigate the development of play and the way children learn through play. Besides they also considered the relationship between the body expression of children and Japanese culture. We conclude that this kind of traditional game is important for the mental and physical growth of children, especially in, the areas of developing, the desire for physical exercise and the continuation of Japanese culture. Indeed the game enables children to become the kind of people who know how to live