Appropriate themes fort he artistic expression of children aged 2-4 years on the subject of spring

V diplomskem delu z naslovom Primerni motivi za likovno izražanje otrok starih 2-4 leta na temo pomlad smo predstavili nekaj drugačnih, novih idej za likovno dejavnost v vrtcih na temo pomlad. Obdelali smo štiri likovna področja in sicer: risanje, slikanje, odtiskovanje (grafika) in kiparstvo. Znotraj njih smo uporabili različne likovne tehnike, primerne za likovno delo v predšolskem obdobju. Dejavnosti smo izvajali z otroki v vrtcu, starimi 2-4 leta. V teoretičnem delu diplomskega dela smo pojasnili naravo likovnih motivov in likovnih tem v okviru predšolske likovne didaktike, značilnosti načrtovanja likovnih dejavnosti v vrtcu, podali značilnosti razvoja likovnega izražanja v predšolskem obdobju pri različnih starostih in navedli načela predšolske likovne didaktike. Predstavili smo še likovna področja in likovne tehnike s poudarkom na primernih tehnikah ter opozorili na najpogostejše napake na področju likovnih dejavnosti. V praktičnem delu smo izvajali osem nastopov iz področja didaktike likovne vzgoje na temo pomlad. Risali smo koreninice rastlin na papirnate kozarčke in svoje odseve, ki smo jih opazovali v lužah. Na stare dežnike smo slikali z rokami, sami smo si zmešali tudi barvo iz blata in vode ter z njo slikali na risalne liste. V glino smo s prsti naredili polževo sled in valjali deževnike, ki smo jih opazovali v naravi. Z vatiranimi palčkami smo odtiskovali regratove lučke ter odtiskovali muhe iz zmečkanega papirja. Ugotovili smo, da drugačni, bolj abstraktni motivi otroke bolj pritegnejo in povečajo otrokovo zanimanje za dejavnost. Ugotovili smo tudi, da je v vsakem tematskem sklopu ogromno možnosti za izbiro likovnih motivov in da je možno, ne glede na tematiko, ki se v vrtcu obravnava, izvesti kvalitetno likovno dejavnost.In the thesis titled Appropriate themes for the artistic expression of children aged 2-4 years on the subject of spring some different, new ideas for art activities in kindergartens on the subject of spring are introduced. Four areas are covered: drawing, painting, imprinting (graphics) and sculpture. Within these areas, different art techniques, suitable for artistic expression in the preschool age are used. The activities are carried out with children in kindergarten, aged 2-4 years. In the theoretical part of the thesis the nature of the art subjects and topics within the preschool didactics as well as the characteristics of planning of art activities in kindergartens are explained. Furthermore, features of the development of artistic expression in the preschool period at different ages are given and principles of preschool art didactics are named. Different fine art areas along with art techniques with emphasis on appropriate techniques are introduced and the most common mistakes in the field of arts are highlighted. In the empirical part, eight activities from the area of didactics of art education on the subject of spring were carried out. Children drew the roots of plants onto paper cups as well as their own reflections, which they had seen in puddles. They hand painted onto old umbrellas, mixed their own colors out of mud and water and painted with them on drawing sheets. Children impressed a snail trail into clay with their fingers and rolled earthworms, they had seen outside, out of clay. They imprinted dandelion seed heads using cotton buds and flies using crumbled paper. It was concluded that different, more abstract subjects are more appealing to the children as they increase their interest in a specific activity. Furthermore it was determined that in each of the areas there are a number of possible choices for artistic subjects and that it is achievable to carry out quality art activities, no matter the topics being discussed in the kindergarten