PLAY AND INQUIRY OF PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN ON A NATURAL LEARNING PATH

Diplomsko delo je nastalo z namenom, da se oblikuje lastna naravoslovna učna pot v zaščitenem okolju. Glavni namen dela je otrokom približati pomen zaščitenega okolja in učenja iz lastnih izkušenj, ki si jih pridobijo v neposrednem stiku z naravo. V teoretičnem delu je predstavljeno predšolsko obdobje otrok s pridobivanjem znanja preko igre v naravi in z možnostjo raziskovanja v njejteoretično pa je predelana tudi naravoslovna učna pot in Krajinski park Šturmovci. V praktičnem delu poteka predstavitev naravoslovne učne poti za predšolske otroke, ta je zasnovana v bližini vrtca Markovci, natančneje v Krajinskem parku Šturmovci. Učna pot je ustvarjena z namenom in ciljem, da se predšolski otroci preko igre in raziskovanja približajo naravi ter do novih spoznanj pridejo preko raziskovanja v naravi s svojimi lastnimi izkušnjami.This diploma work was written for the own natural educational trail to establish in a protected environment. The main purpose is to bring the meaning of the protected environment and learning from experiences gained from nature closer to children. In the theoretical part there the pre-school period with acquiring knowledge through play in nature and the possibility of exploring in it is presented. The natural educational trail in Landscape park Šturmovci is also theoretically presented. The practical part describes the natural educational trail for pre-school children. The trail is designed close to Markovci kindergarten in the Landscape park Šturmovci. The educational trail is created for pre-school children to get closer to nature through play and exploration and to gain knowledge through exploring nature on their own