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Comenius' School of infancy - from the point of view of today´s children´s readiness for primary school
ŠIFFEROVÁ, Monika
J. A. Comenius, in his work "Comenius' School of infancy" presents the concept of preschool education and school readiness with output requirements for children's knowledge and skills in various educational areas. The aim of my bachelor's thesis was to compare these output requirements of Comenius with today's expected outcomes as stated in the Framework Educational Program for Preschool Education (RVP PV) and to verify whether a selected sample of preschool children would meet school readiness based on Comenius's recommendations.
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Outdoor experiential learning at nursery schools
Mikulášková, Adéla ; Turčová, Ivana (advisor) ; Brtník, Tomáš (referee)
Title: Outdoor experiential learning at nursery schools Aim: The aim of the work is to find out which activities in nature using learning through direct experience are included by kindergarten teachers in pre-school education and in what form. Method: Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with 3 preschool teachers in two cities (1.3 million and 11,000 inhabitants) and one village (910 inhabitants) in the Czech Republic. The interview consisted of 18 questions, which were supplemented with additional questions arising from the situation during the interview. The research material obtained from the interviews was sorted into pre-created categories and then interpreted. The analysis was carried out using open coding. Results: The results of the interview showed that when outdoors, teachers tend to prefer unstructured spontaneous activities for children, where children self-realize and learn through direct experience. During spontaneous play, children explore their surroundings, play in sandboxes, or on jungle gyms. When engaged in structured activities outdoors, the most common ones are physical games or ball games (e.g., tag, soccer, ...). Conclusion: The most common activity in nature utilizing the experiential learning method is the unstructured spontaneous play of children in the...
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Using a story to support prosocial behavior in kindergarten.
VODIČKOVÁ, Tereza
Bachelor´s thesis focuses on the use of storytelling amongst preschool children. Objective of thesis is to explore the possibilities of developing prosocial behaviour in preschool children through storytelling. The theoretical part deals with the importance of reading and storytelling in preschool education, characteristics of preschool children with an emphasis on the prosocial behaviour in relation to area of Self and Others (RVP PV). The practical part utilizes a book for children´s of own production, evaluated by teachers at a kindergarten. Evaluation happens through interviews. Results will be included in the final form of the children´s book.
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Gallery as an educational space for preschool children - reflection and inspiration
Müllerová, Veronika ; Kafková, Helena (advisor) ; Tsikoliya, Lenka (referee)
The theoretical part of the bachelor's thesis is devoted to the characteristics of the preschool child and his development of children's artistic expression in the modernist concept of art education. It presents different views on the child's view of the "little artist" and looks for the relationship between art education in kindergarten and art in the gallery. It also discusses the issue of the typology of exhibition spaces in the gallery and the gallery as a space for the preschool child and the kindergarten. The practical part is realized through a didactic project with preschool children. The first part of the project focuses on a visit to three galleries with exhibitions. The second part explores and describes the children's response to the exhibitions visited in the form of preparing the children's work for their own exhibition, subtitled Exhibition through Play. The project concludes with a public exhibition opening and a final visit by the preschool children to their exhibition. At the end, the project is evaluated. KEYWORDS Rudolfinum Gallery, Kunsthalle Prague, Villa Pellé Gallery, preschool child, kindergarten in gallery, gallery exhibitions, exhibition of preschool children, Framework Educational Programme
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Employing museum and gallery education in preschool education
Jedináková, Natálie ; Kafková, Helena (advisor) ; Fulková, Marie (referee)
The bachelor thesis deals with the use of museum and gallery education in preschool education. The aim of the thesis is to find out what activities in this direction take place beyond the guided activities implemented directly in kindergartens. The following thesis deals with the theoretical definition and implementation of a short-term project consisting of a visit to one selected gallery, followed by an art series. The thesis further consists of a theoretical and a practical part. The theoretical part of the thesis focuses on the characteristics of the preschool child, the definition of the gallery and the museum. and the relationship of these institutions to the RVP PV. The next part defines the current concept of art education in preschool education and presents a didactic model of planning art activities, with a link to the practical part where this model is realized. The practical part is divided into two parts: a research probe and a didactic part. In the research probe, interviews were conducted with teachers in kindergartens. The transcribed interviews were subsequently coded using the open coding method. The didactic part presented the art activities planned and implemented in the kindergarten by the author of this thesis. KEYWORDS Museum and gallery education, preschool education,...
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The development of musical abilities and musical skills of preschool children by musical work
KASKOUNOVÁ, Andrea
This bachelor's thesis deals with the development of musical skills and abilities in preschool children with the help of a piece of music. The aim of this thesis is an educational program that will present the possibilities of developing musical skills and abilities through a musical work - opera. The thesis consists of two parts. The theoretical part is focused on the characteristics of the current concept of music education with regard to the requirements of the Framework Educational Program for preschool education, focusing on musical activities in kindergarten, division into categories and their description. Furthermore, the theoretical part characterizes the developmental peculiarities of the preschool child with regard to the development of musical skills and abilities. Subsequently, the text is also devoted to the topic of opera and fairy tale as a motivating factor. The practical part contains a curriculum focused on musical activities, where singing, instrumental, listening and musical movement activities are motivated by the musical work Rusalka by Antonín Dvořák. The educational programme is tested in practice in a kindergarten. The methods of observation and analysis of educational activities were used for evaluation.
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Folk song as a means of developing dramatic and social skills of preschool children.
KOKTAVÁ, Květoslava
Bachelor thesis deals with the topic Folk song as a means of developing dramatic and social skills of preschool children. The theoretical part deals with the characteristics of the current concept of preschool education with regard to drama and music education and its definition, social learning prosocial behaviour of preschool children. In the second part, author describes musical activities and song as a motivating factor for the development of social skills. In the practical part, a program is created based on working with folk songs through the methods of drama education, which supports the development of social skills and prosocial behaviour. During the implementation of activities and subsequent detailed reflection, the method of observation, interview and analysis of educational materials is used. Each part is reflected in detail regarding the specific educational outcomes of each child.
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Unusual Musical Instruments and Their Use in Kindergarten for Rhythmic Ability Development of Preschool Children
VAŇKOVÁ, Gabriela
This bachelor thesis is dedicated to the topic of unusual musical instruments and their use in kindergarten for rhytmic ability development of preschool children. The aim of the theoretical part is the current view of musical education in accordance with the needs of preschool age and the terms of Framework Educational Programme for Preschool Education. The work takes into account developmental peculiarities and the development of individual musical skills and traits of children. We can also find how does music influence the personality of a child and its development as well as the systematization of unusual musical instruments for children, which are followingly classified in the context of Orff´s method. A programme for getting familiar with playing an unusual musical instruments approved in the nursery school practice is introduced in the practical part of the thesis. Another important point is the advantages and disadvantages of manufacturing and usage of unusual musical instruments. The whole of the programme is divided into ten lectures based on topics in accordance with Classroom Educational Programme for Preschool Education as well as the manufacture of an unusual musical instruments along with the motivation and the realisation of the activity. Reflection with children and self-reflection of the teacher is described at the end of each lecture.
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The Use of Acting and Drama in Education in Kindergartens as a Means of Social Skills Development of Preschool Children
TŘASÁKOVÁ, Eliška
This thesis deals with the development of social skills in preschool education using drama education methods. The thesis consists of two parts. In the theoretical part one can find the characteristics of the current concept of preschool education with regard to drama education, the definition of the term, as well as its principles, methods, forms, means. The thesis also deals with drama education as a means for social and cooperative learning.It deals with play and free play. Part of the practical part is the structure of the lesson, according to which there are 15 lessons focused on the development of social skills using drama education methods. All lessons are linked to the season and some are motivated stories. Each lesson includes objectives for the development of social skills which are linked to the national framework educational plan. For the lesson evaluation I used the method of observation, pupil evaluation and the teacher self-reflection.
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