Vzdelávacie aktivity zamerané na geografiu v predprimárnom vzdelávaní
Educational Activities Focused on Geography in Pre-Primary Education
Michaela Žoncová, Jana Vojteková
In: Geografické informácie (Geographical Information), Ročník (Volume) 22, Číslo (Issue) 1, 2018, p. 552-562, ISSN 1337-9453
DOI: 10.17846/GI.2018.22.1.552-562
Abstract
Pre-primary education can be described as the beginning of a formal education process of a child. This education takes place in kindergartens, where children are usually admitted from three to six years of age. Kindergarten supports the development of children's personal development, develops skillfulness and abilities, shapes prerequisites for further education, and prepares for life in society. The areas of education and standards are also determined in legislation i.e in the State Educational Program for Pre-primary Education at Kindergartens. It is therefore necessary to start building a relationship with nature and landscape already in this period using appropriately chosen methods. The aim of the article is to point out educational activities in geography for kindergartens used at the Children's Day of Science. The article describes 5 activities that are focused on orientation on the Earth, map reading, creating links between popular fairy tales and real world or identifying animals and their natural environment for life.
Keywords: pre-primary education, geography, didactics, game