THE USE OF PUPPETS IN GUIDED ACTIVITIES IN KINDERGATENS MURSKA SOBOTA

V teoretičnem delu diplomske naloge sva prikazali otrokovo seznanjanje z lutko in njeno uporabo, igro z lutko in otrokov razvoj ob njej. V nadaljevanju sva se osredotočili na uporabo lutke pri določeni vodeni dejavnosti v vrtcu. V empiričnem delu so predstavljeni odgovori, ki sva jih dobili s pomočjo anonimne ankete, ki so jo reševale vzgojiteljice murskosoboških vrtcev iz enajstih enot. Z anketnim vprašalnikom sva želeli ugotoviti njihovo mnenje in znanje o uporabi lutke pri vodeni dejavnosti, če uporabljajo različne vrste lutk, katere in v kakšne namene. Pri omenjenih vidikih so naju zanimale razlike glede na starost vzgojiteljice in glede na to, v katerem oddelku delajo. Ugotovili sva, da ne glede na to, koliko so stare ali v katerem oddelku delajo, uporabljajo v večini lutko v motivacijske namene pri vodeni dejavnosti. Obstajajo tudi razlike med uporabo lutk glede na dejavnost, in sicer se največ uporablja pri jeziku, najmanj pa pri matematiki. Vzgojiteljice se zavedajo, da uporaba lutk zelo pozitivno vpliva na otrokov razvoj in bi v večini svoje znanje tudi izpopolnile, če bi imele to možnost.The theoretical part of our diploma thesis describes the process of a child becoming familiar with the puppet and its use, and presents the puppet’s role in play and in stimulating child development. Further on, it focuses on the use of the puppet in specific guided activities in nursery school. The empirical part presents the results of an anonymous survey in which teachers from eleven nursery schools in Murska Sobota took part. The aim of the survey was to obtain information on teachers’ opinions about using puppets, on their skills in using puppets in guided activities and on whether they use different varieties of puppets, and if so, then which ones and for which purposes. The aforementioned questions were asked to discover possible differences among teachers in using puppets with regard to their age and to which age group they teach in. The results show that regardless of their age or the age group they teach in, they use puppets mostly for motivational purposes in guided activities. However, there are some differences in the use of the puppet regarding different types of activities. It is mostly used in the field of language and the least in the field of mathematics. The teachers are aware that using puppets has a positive influence on child development. They would also improve their skills if they had the opportunity to do so