CHILD\u27S PLAY IN RELATION TO ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

Na odločitev za pisanje diplomske naloge z naslovom Otrokova igra v povezavi z okoljsko vzgojo je vplivalo dejstvo, da je ozaveščanje zelo pomembno, zato se pojavi vprašanje, zakaj ne bi pričeli z njim že v zgodnjem obdobju življenja, in to na zabaven in poučen način. Okoljska vzgoja je zelo pomemben dejavnik, ki pri katerem si pridobivamo znanja, vrednote in spretnosti, da bi znali reševati probleme, ki se pojavljajo sedaj in ki se bodo pri prihodnjih rodovih. V otrokovem razvoju ima narava neprecenljiv in nenadomestljiv vpliv. Poleg doživljanja veselja ob soočanju z razsežno in raznoliko lepoto sveta, njeno usklajenostjo in spremenljivostjo lahko ugotovi, da je del te celote tudi sam. Občutek povezanosti rodi spoštovanje do stvarstva in željo, da bi se v ta proces neposredno vključil. Ob igri v naravnem okolju na poseben način spoznava povezanosti z naravo in tudi z samim seboj.Otroke je potrebno na EKO stil življenja pričeti navajati že od malih nog, ko se zavedajo, kaj jim skušamo povedati. Samo na tak način se bodo dejansko ne samo naučili ločevati odpadke, ampak jim bo to podzavestno postala vsakodnevna rutina. V predšolskem obdobju se otroku oblikujejo temeljne kulturne, delovne in socialne navade, in ravno zato to obdobje ponuja ogromne možnosti, da v tem času otroku privzgojimo načela dobre okoljske vzgoje in odgovornega ravnanja z odpadki. V teoretičnem delu smo predstavili problematiko onesnaževanja okolja in zakaj je dobro, da začnemo otroke osveščati o tem že zelo zgodaj. Zavedati se moramo, da je prav človek glavni povzročitelj onesnaženja na planetu. Prav zato je tako zelo pomembno, da otroke že v predšolskem obdobju seznanimo s problemi našega planeta in organiziramo dejavnosti, ki bodo spodbujale in krepile ekološko ozaveščenost in skrb za okolje, saj so navade, pridobljene že v zgodnjem otroštvu, trajne. V empiričnem delu pa sem predstavila različne igre in dejavnosti, ki jih lahko uporabimo pri vzgoji otrok in na zabaven način pripomoremo k učenju in navajanju na skrb za okolje, ter kako se da ekološko osveščati tudi najmlajše.We decided to write the thesis on Child play in connection with environmental education, since we think that awareness is very important, therefore why would we not start with it in the early lifetime in a funny and educative way. Environmental education is a very important factor, where we earn a lot of knowledge, values and skills in order to solve problems arising now and in future generations. Nature has a priceless and irreplaceable impact on the child’s development. Among the experience of joy in facing the extensive and diverse beauty of the world, its harmony and variability, the child can acknowledge, that it is a part of these whole. The feeling of connection creates respect to the creation and the desire to directly enter this process. By playing in the natural environment the child gets to know the connections with nature and itself in a special way. Children have to get to know the ECO lifestyle from little on, when they understand, what we are trying to tell them. Only this way they will learn how to separate waste, which will eventually become subconsciously their everyday routine. In the preschool period children form their fundamental cultural, working and social habits and therefore this period offers several possibilities, to teach the child principles of good environmental education and responsible handling of waste. In the theoretical part we presented environmental pollution and why it is good to make children aware on this so very early. We have to be aware, that man is the main pollutant on this planet. Therefore it is very important, that children become aware with the problems of our planet in the preschool period and organize activities, which would encourage and strengthen the environmental awareness and environmental care, since the habits, gained in childhood, are permanent. In the empirical part we presented different games and activities, which we can use in child education and contribute in a fun way to the learning and getting used to take care for the environment, and how we can environmentally educate the little ones