Ecologically acceptable activities in the kindergarten

Danas se sve više koriste pojmovi ekologije i bitno je da od malena počnemo razvijati ekološku svijest kod djeteta, jer bez ekološkog obrazovanja nema ni zdrave životne okoline. Okolina je važna za svako ljudsko biće, te se prema njoj moramo odnositi na prihvatljiv i primjeren način. Institucije ranog odgoja i obrazovanja počele su primjenjivati različite zanimljive aktivnosti (ekološke igre, ekološke aktivnosti, ekološke priče) koje bi pomogle djeci u razvijanju ekološke svijesti. Važnu ulogu imaju odgojitelji koji osmišljavaju ekološke aktivnosti i pokušavaju svoje znanje prenijeti na djecu kako bi bar malo razumjeli bitnost ekološke osvještenosti i počeli je primjenjivati u svakodnevnom životu. U aktivnosti se mogu uključiti i roditelji kako se djeca ne bi bavila ekološkim aktivnostima samo u vrtiću nego i kod kuće. U ovom radu spominju se pojam ekologije i njen cilj, zašto je bitno ekološko obrazovanje, te ekološke aktivnosti koje su prihvatljive u dječjem vrtiću, njihova važnost, uloga i njihova odgojno – obrazovna komponenta.Today, the concepts of ecology are increasingly used and it is important that we start developing ecological awareness in children, because without ecological education there is no healthy living enviroment. Environment is important to every living creature, and we must address it to acceptable ones appropriate way. Institutions of early education have been applying differently interesting activities (ecological games, ecological activities, ecological stories) to help children in develop ecological consciousness. The role of educators is important, they design all activities and try to convey their knowledge to children to at least understand essential ecological sensitivities and begin applying it in everyday life. Activities can be done by parents so that children would not only deal with ecological activities in kindergarten but also at home. This paper mentions the notion of ecology and its purpose, why ecological education is essential, and ecological activities that are receptive to kindergarten, their importance, role and their educational component