Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to show how the environment of Kindergarten education can enhance educational continuation to elementary school. First we clarify the necessity of Kindergarten education connecting with Life Environment Studies in elementary school, by showing the coordination and the relationships between the guidelines of Kindergarten and the course of study of elementary school. In this paper, we focus on illustrated books, in which children are presented with general ideas of Life Environment Studies. We checked the illustrated books whose pictures and words are similar to those in the textbooks of Life Environment Studies and are suited to the aim (6) of the course of study.
