Study on Relationship between Contact with Animals and Plants and Recognition of their Habitat Spaces

The purpose of this paper is to show that the experiences in nature in childhood, especially contact with animals and plants by play contribute to recognition of animals and plants habitat places. The kinds of the playing with animals and plants were collected by questionnaire and hearing, and the data was analyzed by dividing into 5 types of fishes and shellfishes, insects, birds, plants and others. In conclusion, some fishs habitats and the watersides environment were memorized by some ways of catching fish and swimming in the river; some insects habitats were memorized roughly; birds habitats were memorized and described not these habitat places but the situation of encounter the bird; some plants habitats that have appeal for play or have especially habitats, these habitats were memorized closely.