本研究は，園児からとらえたうんてい遊びの魅力について予備調査と本調査から検討した。予備調査では，４歳児と５歳児が自由保育時間にうんていで遊んでいる場面を観察し，遊び方や言葉を捉えた。本調査では，うんてい遊びについて５歳児の意識を面接法によって調査し，得られた言語報告についてKJ法を用いて分析した。その結果，うんてい遊びの魅力として以下の点を見出した。第１点として，うんていでの遊び方には，４歳児と５歳児においては違いがあるが，達成したい願望や達成の喜びが共通している。第２点として，うんてい遊びは，心地よさや達成感から，園児に好まれる遊びである。第３点として，うんてい遊びは，園児にチャレンジ精神を養うことのできる遊びである。これらの魅力から，うんてい遊びはパフォーマンスゴールとラーニングゴールの両要因から考察され，うんていが園庭から取り除かれない要因の一つとして考察した。

This study reports on a preliminary and main research project examining the attraction of monkey bars from kindergartners' points of view. In the preliminary research, we observed　4- and 5-year-olds playing on monkey bars during their
free time and recorded the ways they played and the words they used. In the main research, we investigated the recognition of 5-year-olds concerning the play with monkey bars by the semi-structured interviews and analyzed their speeches using the KJ method. As a result, we noted the following three points to be the appeal of monkey bars. The first is that, although there are differences in the ways 4- and 5-year-olds use monkey bars, they share the same desire to play on them and joy of accomplishment as well. The second is that monkey bars are popular with kindergartners because of their sense of comfort and accomplishment when playing on them. The third is that monkey bars are a form of amusement that help kindergartners to develop a challenging spirit. In light of these appealing points, we examine monkey bars’ incorporation of both performance and learning goals and conclude that these are among the reasons why monkey bars is not be removed from kindergarten playgrounds.