Riddle in preschool education

In this work, in theoretical part, I would like to explore and present: (1) the theory of riddle and forms in which it appears; (2) the historical origin of riddles; (3) the emergence of the first riddles in Slovenia; (4) the characteristics of literary riddles and definition how riddles are formed; (5) the importance of the riddles in the preschool period, since most of them are for younger generation; (6) different ways of setting and solving riddles with the youngest according to their abilities; (7) which riddles are best suited for preschool children, (8) where riddles can be found; (9) a chronological list of authors who have published independent collections of riddles and the list of collections by various authors; (9) individual authors who have contributed to the development of riddles or their riddles have interesting specialties. In the empirical part I worked with a group of preschool children and I (1) presented riddles and tried out different ways of setting and solving riddles. Through various activities they were encouraged to independently and creative create riddles. (2) I verified the knowledge about riddles and their characteristics among children with short questionnaire at the beginning and at the end of the overall activity. (3) The second part contains the results of the online questionnaire, which I published on the websites intended for educators to share information and assistance. I wanted to check the frequency of encounters with the theme of riddles and their purposes in public kindergartens