Application of the STEAM method in the group of preschool children in the development of natural knowledge skills

Sparčiai besikeičiančioje visuomenėje gyvendami keičiamės ir mes patys bei mūsų vaikai. Vaikams ikimokyklinio amžiaus tarpsnis lakomu vienu svarbiausių bei vertingiausių žmogaus gyvenime. Šiame vaiko amžiaus tarpsnyje vyksta intensyvus vaiko smegenų brendimas, kuris lemia vaiko prigimtinių galių sklaidą, emocinę, kognityvinę, fizinę bei socialinę jo raidą. Baigiamąjame darbe apžvelgiau STEAM metodo apibrėžtis, metodo taikymo galimybės ikimokyklinio ugdymo procese. Taip pat aprašoma gamtos pažinimo ugdymas taikant STEAM metodą, kadangi STEAM ugdymas prasideda gamtoje. Kuomet vaikai domisi gyvąja gamta , nuolat ja pradeda rūpintis bei domėtis gamtos mokslo ugdymas pralenkia kitas STEAM sritis.In a rapidly changing society, we and our children are changing. For children, preschool is one of the most important and valuable things in a person's life. During this stage of the child's age, the child's brain matures intensively, which determines the distribution of the child's natural powers, emotional, cognitive, physical and social development. In the final work I reviewed the definition of the STEAM method, the possibilities of applying the method in the process of preschool education. The education of nature knowledge using the STEAM method is also described, as the education of STEAM begins in nature. Experimental STEAM tasks were used during the study. These tasks were integrated twice a week. When children are interested in wildlife, they are constantly taking care of it and the interest in science education surpasses other areas of STEAM.Švietimo akademij