THE ROLE OF A PUPPET IN THE EARLY SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF A PRESCHOOL CHILD

V diplomski nalogi »Vloga lutke v zgodnjem socialno-emocionalnem razvoju predšolskega otroka« smo predstavili vpliv lutke na otrokov čustven in socialni razvoj. Redna uporaba lutke v vrtcu nam v prvem starostnem obdobju omogoča lažje razumevanje otrokovih interesov in potreb ter lažje prepoznavanje otrokovih stisk oziroma emocij nasploh, ki jih doživlja. V prvem delu smo se dotaknili otrokovega razvojapredstavili smo ključne značilnosti zgodnjega razvoja, raziskali pa smo tudi teoretična izhodišča emocionalnega in socialnega razvoja. Pomembno vlogo pri razvoju otroka ima prav gotovo odrasla osebanajbolj na otroka vplivajo starši in ožje sorodstvo, sledijo pa jim strokovni delavci v vrtcih (vzgojitelji) in vrstniška skupina. Lutko smo predstavili kot didaktično sredstvo, ki ga lahko na različne načine uporabimo v vrtcih. Na samo praktično izvedbo pa se seveda nanašajo tudi vrste lutk, ki smo jih v diplomskem delu tudi opredelili. Prikazali smo vlogo lutke, načine njene uporabe, jo predstavili kot sredstvo povezovanja med odraslim in otrokom ter vrtcem in domom. V drugem delu pa smo opredelili vlogo lutke kot sredstvo za izvajanje prednostne naloge v oddelku 1-2 let starih otrok v vrtcih občine Žalec, enota Petrovče. Na kratko smo predstavili vrtec, oddelek in prednostno nalogo, ki smo jo izvajali. Spoznali smo lutko miško Minko, ki nas je spremljala kar nekaj časa skozi dnevno rutino in tudi skozi področja dejavnosti Kurikuluma za vrtce.In the thesis we have introduced the impact of a puppet on the child\u27s emotional and social development. With a regular use of a puppet in the kindergarten it is easier for us to understand children\u27s interests and needs. It is also easier to identify children\u27s distress and emotions. In the first part we have discussed a child\u27s developmentwe have introduced the key characteristics of the early development and researched the theoretical starting point of the emotional and social development. An adult plays a very important role in a child\u27s developmentthe most influential are the parents and the immediate relatives, followed by kindergarten teachers and peer groups. The puppet was introduced as a didactic tool which can be used in kindergartens in many different ways. In the thesis we have defined different types of puppets which vary depending on their practical implementation. We have showed the role of the puppet, different ways of its usage, and introduced it as the means of integration between the adult and the child and also between the kindergarten and the home. In the second part we have defined the role of the puppet as the means of implementation of the priority task in the 1-2 year olds division in the Žalec kindergarten, Petrovče unit. We have met the puppet called Minka which was our daily companion for a while