Learning about diversity in kindergarten with puppet

This diploma work consider project work with puppet and inductive aproach of learning about diversity in kindergarten. The main part of the project is a puppet named Berni, the parrot. Because of his external appearance Berni is called a different. The main purpose of the project work is encourage child to help's solving the puppet's problem. Through creative drama and social games can children experience diversity as an advantage, The teoretical part summarises definition of tolerance and intolerance which every kindergarten teacher needs to know and recognize in his/her own work and also in everyday situations in kindergarten. There are presented the main platform and methods of educational approaches on wich i based activity of the project. The focus are the principles of intercultural education which can be found in kindergarten curiculum and also on inquiry-based learning in conjunction with the puppet education. The activites for kids in empirical part are based on the principles of creative drama education which can offer a good platform for cross curricular integration and experiential learning. This principles can also reach on the child emotional and social development which are important for positive additude to differences . After that the child can understand and accept diversity. Empirical part contains analyzes and evaluation of the activities based on responses of the children