Abstract
It is important for children to acquire the basics of the way of life. "Clean-up" is one of the important habits of everyday life in the kindergarten. This study examined the change of the "clean-up" activity during the first semester and attempted to investigate the relationship between "clean-up" activity and "play" scene for children. The subjects were 28 preschoolers belonging to the 3-year-old class. They were observed from April to July (18 days in all). The class teacher of the subjects was interviewed. In July, most of the children were able to clean up their room when the teacher told them it was clean-up time. There were two factors which made the children shift smoothly from the play to "clean-up". Firstly, they ended their play with satisfaction in their "clean-up". Secondly, they found pleasure in the "clean-up" activity.
