FAMILIARIZATION WITH THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT BY MEANS OF PUPPET DOLLS

V diplomski nalogi z naslovom Z lutko spoznavamo naravno okolje je predstavljeno projektno delo z naslovom "Kdo lahko onesnažuje travnik?". Projekt posega na področje spoznavanja naravnega okolja in lutkarstva. Teoretični del s predstavljenim projektom temelji na okoljski vzgoji, njenem pomenu, ciljih in nalogah, ki se odražajo v kurikulumu za vrtce. V funkciji nadaljnje uporabe (ne reciklaže) je predstavljen odpadni material iz gospodinjstev. Tako so nekatere vrste odpadnega materiala zaradi nekaterih lastnosti primerne za izdelavo lutk ali scene za gledališke predstave. Podrobneje je opisan tudi postopek izdelave lutk iz odpadnega materiala, predstavljene so možnosti igre z lutko, pomen lutke v otrokovem razvoju in ustvarjalnost otrok ob tem. V praktičnem delu diplomske naloge je opisan projekt, ki se je odvijal v vrtcu Lavra v Murski Soboti, z ugotovitvami in odgovori na zastavljena raziskovalna vprašanja.The diploma paper Familiarization with the natural environment by means of puppet dolls represents the project work Who may pollute the meadow? The project reflects on the field of familiarization with the the natural environment and puppet dolls. The theoretical part presents the project and is based on environmental education, its meaning, goals and tasks, which can be seen in the pre-school curriculum. It also presents options for further use (not recycling) of household waste material. Some waste can then be re-used as raw material for making puppet dolls or stage scenery. The empirical part also includes a detailed description of the process of making puppet dolls out of waste material, the possibilities for their usage in plays, and the importance the dolls have in the development of a child and their creativity. The practical part of the diploma paper presents the project conducted in the pre-school unit Lavra in Murska Sobota, including the conclusions and answers to the set research question