Let's Not Be Scared of Comics (Researching Possibilities of Using Conceptual Comics in Teaching Nature Study in Kindergarden)

Abstract

This study presents the results of a year-long project of students in master's programme Preschool teacher training. This project focused on analysis and reflection on working with comics. Comics are a modern pedagogical strategy, which is starting to gain popularity in teaching nature study. It is used in research-oriented teaching, which develops psychodidactic concept of teaching. This study presents so-called conceptual comics, which help illiterate preschool children understand certain natural phenomenon. Study includes also observations of changing perception of children, and also didactic mapping of possible methods.