Shiyan O.A., Krasheninnikova E.V. How to develop cyclic representation of preschoolers?

Keywords: cyclic representation dialectical mental actions dialogue problem preschoolers

Shiyan O.A., Krasheninnikova E.V. How to develop cyclic representation of preschoolers? // Preschool Education Today. 2014, Issue 10 - p. 46–55.

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2014, 10

Ekaterina V. Krasheninnikova
Psychologist, Preschool Establishment #1602 (Moscow, Russia)

Olga A. Shiyan
Cand. Sci. (Pedagogy), Leading Researcher, Child Development Laboratory, Research Institute of Urban Studies and Global Education, Moscow City University, Moscow, Russian Federation

Abstract

The article describes the tasks aimed at the development of cyclic representations of the older preschoolers. In each case, the description is given by a single scheme: formulation of the problem, a description of a specific task, an example of how children cope with this task. Objectives for action of dialectical transformation are proposed: children learn to establish relationships between opposites, detect transformation of objects and phenomena within the daily cycle (during the transition from day to night and vice versa). The authors show how to build a dialogue with the child in the course of solving problems and how to stimulate children’s thinking. The main goal is to create a situation in which children can discover the cyclic structure in the world, solving all sorts of problems in the course of the discussion, the project activity or writings stories.