Výtvarné činnosti v předškolním vzdělávání – Hazuková Helena (2022)

The publication Artistic Activities in Preschool Education serves as a didactic material and is divided into three parts. The didactic section presents artistic activities as an integral and significant part of preschool education. It summarizes the 'informational equipment' of teachers for their decision-making in situations of artistic education. It expands and complements their knowledge base, guidance, and evaluative reflection on children's artistic activities. It outlines the goals of artistic education, its benefits for the development of the child's personality, the curriculum, and the means of artistic and didactic realization. The methodological section introduces teachers to the issues of planning artistic activities as part of integrated thematic units. It offers methodological assistance in the form of strategies for 'how to embrace ideas' and suggests possibilities for further methodological work with ideas through specific examples in the text and appendices. The third part of the book consists of visual materials with questions and tasks, where teachers can verify the functionality of the newly acquired information. The publication is primarily intended for preschool teachers, but it will also be useful for future preschool educators from secondary, higher vocational, and universities, as well as for anyone preparing to work with preschool-aged children. It is also suitable for...