THE PUPPETS AS A HELP DURING THE INTRODUCTORY PERIOD

Delo z lutko je v vrtcu zelo priljubljen in učinkovit način, s katerim lahko dosegamo najrazličnejše cilje. Lutka se v življenju otroka pojavlja v dveh oblikah, in sicer v vsakdanjem življenju in kot medij v gledališki igri. Lutka je posrednik med otrokom in odraslim kakor tudi med otrokom in okoljem. Pri lutkah so pomembni oblika, barva in material. Lutka mora zadostiti vsem potrebnim kriterijem za dobro igračo in mora smiselno služiti svojemu namenu. Izdelana je lahko iz različnih materialov (blago, usnje, les, vrvica, volna …). Izdela jo lahko vzgojitelj, starejši otroci ... Možnosti za delo z lutko je veliko, odvisno je tudi od domiselnosti vzgojitelja, saj jo dejansko lahko uporabi pri uresničevanju ciljev z vseh področij dejavnosti po Kurikulu. (Gogala idr. v Retuznik Bozovičar in Krajnc, 2011). V praktičnem delu smo želeli otrokom približati aktivnosti v vrtcu s pomočjo lutke. Nekaj otrok v skupini je bilo v letošnjem letu na novo, zato so potrebovali nekaj časa, da so se privadili rutini. S pomočjo lutk smo jim omogočili prijetno in sproščeno bivanje brez stresa. Pomembno je, da vzgojitelj verjame v moč lutk, da jih pogosto uporablja, vendar s pravo mero in v različnih oblikah ter ob različnih priložnostih. Poznati in razumeti mora pomen lutk kot metafore. Skozi lutkovno dejavnost bo odkril nagnjenja in nadarjenost v vsakem posameznem otroku.Using a puppet in a nursery is a very popular and efficient way of achieving various goals. A puppet appears in two forms in a child\u27s life, that is in every day life and as a medium in drama.A puppet is a medium between a child and an adult as well as between a child and his environment. Features, such as shape, colour and materials, are important in puppetry. A puppet needs to meet all the required criteria of a good toy and has to serve its purpose. A puppet can be made of a range of different materials (fabric, leather, wood, twine, wool, etc.). It can be created by a nursery teacher, older children or someone else. Depending on nursery teacher\u27s inventiveness, puppet offers many possibilities of use, as it can serve as a support in achieving the goals from every area of the curriculum (Gogala and others in Retuznik Bozovičar and Krajnc, 2011). In the empirical part, we wanted children to be introduced to nursery school activities with the help of a puppet. There were a few new children to the nursery class this year and therefore neded time to adjust to new routines. With the support of a puppet the children were enabled a pleasant, relaxed and stress-free stay. It is important that a nursery teacher believes in the power of puppets, that he/she uses them often, but just enough, and also in various forms and on different occasions. He/she has to know and understand the meaning of puppets as a metaphore. Through puppet activities he/she will recognise tendencies and talents in each individual child. Using a puppet in a nursery is a very popular and efficient way of achieving various goals. A puppet appears in two forms in a child\u27s life, that is in every day life and as a medium in drama.A puppet is a medium between a child and an adult as well as between a child and his environment. Features, such as shape, colour and materials, are important in puppetry. A puppet needs to meet all the required criteria of a good toy and has to serve its purpose. A puppet can be made of a range of different materials (fabric, leather, wood, twine, wool, etc.). It can be created by a nursery teacher, older children or someone else. Depending on nursery teacher\u27s inventiveness, puppet offers many possibilities of use, as it can serve as a support in achieving the goals from every area of the curriculum (Gogala and others in Retuznik Bozovičar and Krajnc, 2011). In the empirical part, we wanted children to be introduced to nursery school activities with the help of a puppet. There were a few new children to the nursery class this year and therefore neded time to adjust to new routines. With the support of a puppet the children were enabled a pleasant, relaxed and stress-free stay. It is important that a nursery teacher believes in the power of puppets, that he/she uses them often, but just enough, and also in various forms and on different occasions. He/she has to know and understand the meaning of puppets as a metaphore. Through puppet activities he/she will recognise tendencies and talents in each individual child. Using a puppet in a nursery is a very popular and efficient way of achieving various goals. A puppet appears in two forms in a child\u27s life, that is in every day life and as a medium in drama.A puppet is a medium between a child and an adult as well as between a child and his environment. Features, such as shape, colour and materials, are important in puppetry. A puppet needs to meet all the required criteria of a good toy and has to serve its purpose. A puppet can be made of a range of different materials (fabric, leather, wood, twine, wool, etc.). It can be created by a nursery teacher, older children or someone else. Depending on nursery teacher\u27s inventiveness, puppet offers many possibilities of use, as it can serve as a support in achieving the goals from every area of the curriculum (Gogala and others in Retuznik Bozovičar and Krajnc, 2011). In the empirical part, we wanted children to be introduced to nursery scho