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. (C) 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.