Daria N. Koldina

Presently, the number of preschool children reading books is declining. As children spend most of their time in kindergartens, it’s preschool teachers who should inculcate in them a taste for reading. The author provides with advice on choosing child literature and describes various activities, games and creative tasks aimed at getting children acquainted with the culture of reading.

It is known that children love to draw. Expressiveness and complexity of children’s drawings depend not only on a child’s creative abilities, but also on professional skills of a teacher. It is a teacher who is capable of revealing a child’s creative personality. Teachers make children notice the beauty of the outside world, teach them to watch for and notice interesting details. During drawing classes a teacher creates a developmental zone, encourages children, and, among other things, helps them to choose the right tools for their creative task.