Paper19-9
DOI: http://doi.org/10.26883/2010.191.1378
A MODEL FOR FORMING SOFT SKILLS
THROUGH COGNITIVE MATHEMATICAL ACTIVITIES IN PRESCHOOL AGE – FAIRY -TALE MATH GAME
Krasimira Atanasova Dimitrova
University „Prof. Dr. Asen Zlatarov“, Burgas
МОДЕЛ ЗА ФОРМИРАНЕ НА КОНТЕКСТНИ УМЕНИЯ ЧРЕЗ
ПОЗНАВАТЕЛНА МАТЕМАТИЧЕСКА ДЕЙНОСТ В ПРЕДУЧИЛИЩНА ВЪЗРАСТ – ПРИКАЗНИ МАТЕМАТИЧЕСКИ ИГРИ
Красимира Атанасова Димитрова
Университет „Проф. д-р Асен Златаров“, гр. Бургас
*Авторът изказва благодарност към научен проект № НИХ – 413/2018 г. „Изследване на контекстните компетенции в предучилищна и начална училищна възраст и разработване на конкретни педагогически модели за подкрепа на детската личност“ за финансиране на настоящата работа.
Abstract: The modern children grow and develop in an extremely dynamic environment. They are surrounded by a variety of information and many digital devices. The ways of processing and using knowledge, as well as the formation of specific skills, are based on the child’s personal experiences and social contacts.
The community responsible for the development and upbringing of the growing generation – parents, school, kindergarten, educational institutions – are confronted with the complex task of preparing children for their lives in the future. The dynamic with which all spheres of social life are developing makes it difficult to predict how to educate children today so they will be ready for the life that awaits them. Traditional learning, which has proven its importance, needs to build on so-called 21st century skills – communication skills, critical thinking, collaboration, digital literacy. It is necessary to identify important and up-to-date knowledge and skills that should be proposed to children in their current cognitive activities.
The tales and games are an important factor in the life of preschool children. The game is the most characteristic activity in pre-school age. The game is the stimulating environment that responds to children’s constant need for action. It helps developing the ability to regulate behavior, it helps children to be more proactive, more creative, more social; through it, the children understand and remember more because they are direct participants in the activity by becoming acquainted with the world around them and building their personality, mastering human values and culture. The game is also extremely important in forming mathematical ideas.
Keywords: soft skills, cognitive mathematical activities, preschool age, tale, game
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