Abstract: Design foundation is an important basic course for urban and rural planning specialty, and its teaching focus is to strengthen the cultivation of talent's practical ability, design innovation ability and comprehensive quality ability. Based on the analysis of the basic curriculum problems of urban and rural planning major design basic course of Northeast Forestry University, based on the specialty and curriculum characteristics, and according to the learning and cognitive rules of students, the practical experience training framework is built to explore the application of“three-stage”experience teaching mode in the curriculum. It is hoped that through the change of teaching mode, learning interest of students will be stimulated, and students will be guided to establish a planning thinking system and form a correct planning view.

Key words: "Three-stage"teaching method, Experience teaching, Urban and rural planning, Design basic courses, Practical, Design thinking