Вестник Мининского университета (Jul 2018)
THE USE OF THE ECOLOGICAL CALENDAR IN THE PROCESS OF ACQUAINTANCE OF OVER-FIVE PRESCHOOL CHILDREN WITH SEASONAL CHANGES IN NATURE
Abstract
Introduction: The article examines the important problem of the formation of pre-schoolers' views on the change of seasons, patterns and features of seasonal changes in nature. The approaches to solving this problem existing in science are stated briefly, the specificity of pre-schoolers' learning of temporary and seasonal ideas is revealed. Theoretically, the effectiveness of the application of the ecological calendar in the work on the environmental education of pupils of 5-6 years is proved experimentally.Materials and methods: The results of an experimental study of the effectiveness of the application of the ecological calendar for the familiarization of children of over-five preschool age with seasonal changes in nature, obtained on the basis of the use of diagnostic tools, are presented on the basis of S.N. Nikolaeva and OA Solomennikova on revealing the level of the formation of knowledge about the seasons.Results: Based on the research of M.M. Ushakova, S.N. Nikolaeva and other authors the main content of the ecological calendar adapted for over-five preschoolers is presented, the main ecological dates (dates of solstices), events and holidays of ecological orientation, state holidays identified, taking into account the climatic and geographical conditions of the Nizhny Novgorod region, the requirements of the GEF preschool education, the interests of children. Some of the most effective forms and methods of working with children on acquaintance with environmental dates are described.Discussion and conclusions: On a concrete factual material, the expediency of using the calendar of ecological dates as an orderly system of annual events in nature in the work on making familiar 5-6 years preschoolers with seasonal changes in nature is shown. The obtained data convince that children of the senior preschool age are able to assimilate complex knowledge about the rhythm and cyclic nature of processes.
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