Plays in Croatian language teaching

Igra je neizostavna esencija djetinjstva. Dijete kroz igru, na kreativan i opušten način, usvaja mnogobrojna znanja i vještine. Igra sa sobom nosi motivirajuća svojstva koja su prijeko potrebna u odgojno-obrazovnom procesu prilikom učenja i poučavanja nastavnog sadržaja. U ovome se radu proučava implementacija igre u odgojno-obrazovnom procesu nastavnog predmeta Hrvatski jezik. Prethodno konstruirane igre ponavljanja, Promjenjiva kocka (5. r.), Glagolski bingo (6. r.), Povijesni memori hrvatskoga jezika (7. r.) i Putovanje glasovnim promjenama (8. r.), implementirane su među učenicima Osnovne škole „Mladost“, Jakšić. Učenici su, nakon odigrane igre, ispunili anketni upitnik o zadovoljstvu odigranom igrom u svrhu istraživanja. Cilj je istraživanja uvidjeti u kolikoj je mjeri igra, kao nastavna metoda, zastupljena u odgojno-obrazovnom procesu. Potom, istražiti učenički aspekt prema implementiranim igrama, s namjerom evaluacije relevantnosti i podobnosti igara za daljnju uporabu. Rezultati istraživanja su pokazali kako učenici preferiraju igru u odgojno-obrazovnom procesu samim time navodeći njenu učinkovitost, ali i rijetku zastupljenost u odgojno-obrazovnim ustanovama prilikom učenja i poučavanja nastavnog sadržaja. Implementirane igre evaluiraju odličnom ocjenom, naglašavajući njihovu edukativnu i zanimljivu komponentu iz čega proizlazi potreba za primjenom igre u odgojno-obrazovnom procesu kako bi u njemu, s radošću i motivacijom za radom, sudjelovao svaki učenik.Play is an indispensable essence of childhood. The child acquires in a creative and relaxing way a multitude of knowledge and skills through the play. Playing alone carries motivating features necessary in the educational process during learning and teaching of the teaching contents. In this work implementation of play in the educational process of the subject Croatian language is been studied. Previously constructed games of repeating, Changeable cube (5th grade), Verb Bingo (6th grade), Historical Memory of the Croatian language (7th grade), A Journey through voice change (8th grade), are implemented on the students of the Primary school ˝Mladost˝ Jakšić. After having played the game, the students have filled out a survey questionnaire about their satisfaction with the game. The goal of this study is to see the extent to which plays, as a teaching method, are represented in the educational process. Then, explore the student aspect of the implemented games, with a view to evaluate the relevance and suitability of the games for further usage. The results of the study have shown that the students like games in the educational process. Consequently, citing its effectiveness but also its infrequent presence in educational institutions during the teaching and learning of course contents.The implemented games were evaluated with excellent grades, emphasizing their educative and engaging components. This implies the need to apply games in the educational process in order for every student to participate in it with joy and motivation to work