Country, Homeland, Fatherland ... As soon as you hear these words, you immediately imagine images that have been close to us since childhood: home, mother, father, Russia.
Raising a sense of patriotism among preschoolers is a complex and lengthy task. Love for the family, relatives, kindergarten, country is of great importance in the development of a full-fledged future citizen. In whatever country a child grows up, he connects all his feelings with those places where he was born and raised: with a kindergarten, where he went as a little kid, with a school where he mastered the basics of knowledge, with his yard and street.
To foster a sense of love for the Motherland, for their hometown, educators, together with their parents, can arrange patriotic corners in the kindergarten with their own hands.
The value of patriotic education
The fate of Russia directly depends on what qualities will be developed in children, which determine the future of our country. What this future will be, to a large extent depends on us and on those concepts that will be laid in the consciousness of children.
The first years of a child’s life are the most important stage in the upbringing and development of a future citizen and person. At this age, those feelings and character traits of the child are laid that, from birth, connect him with his family, people, country and determine his future life path.
The education of patriotic feelings is a long process, which is based on the language, songs, music of the Russian people. In preschool age it is very important to saturate the soul of a child with the concept of honor, human values.
The tasks of the educator in the development of patriotism
The love for his country in a preschooler begins with love for his family - mother, father, grandfather, grandmother, his home. Patriotic corners in kindergarten help to engender and develop this feeling.
The main directions of the educator's work on patriotic education:
- foster a tolerant attitude towards other peoples and people of different nationalities;
- to form the spiritual and moral attitude of the child to the family, country, nature of the native land ;
- to educate a preschooler in self-esteem.
The development of feelings of patriotism and citizenship among preschoolers can be successful only if the kindergarten teacher knows the history of his city, country and can convey this knowledge to the child.
The goals of creating a patriotic corner
In modern conditions, when there are constant changes in society, the education of patriotic feelings is the most relevant area of work of a preschool institution with pupils. For the full implementation of the system of education of patriotism among preschoolers in pre-school education, the development of their activity and cognitive interest in this direction, it is necessary to create a subject-developing environment.
Making patriotic corners in a kindergarten, aimed at familiarizing children with the history of their native city, with the state symbols of the country, with Russian folk crafts, will help teachers in developing children's love for the motherland, its traditions and achievements.
Thanks to the materials presented to the corner, children develop interest and respect for the family, people's work, labor and civil exploits of famous people of the city and country.
Main Attributes
Correctly designed patriotic corners in the kindergarten will help draw the attention of children to the study of their country, make it possible to select material based on the interests of children, and to establish joint work between teachers and children and their parents.
The materials placed in the corner should cover the main areas of patriotic education and may include the directions: “My family”, “My native land”, “Folk rites and crafts”, “Moscow is the capital of Russia”, “Who are the defenders of the Fatherland ? " and etc.
The main attributes that should contain patriotic corners in kindergarten:
- A photo or portrait of the President of Russia is placed either in the center of the corner or on the left.
- The anthem - a symbol of our country, is a musical and poetic work. Usually presented in the form of a text version and posted on the stand, there should also be a musical version for listening.
- Coat of arms - is a state symbol, it is a shield of a quadrangular shape, it depicts a crowned two-headed eagle holding a power and a scepter in its paws. On the chest of the eagle is the image of St. George the Victorious, killing a snake.
- The flag of Russia is a cloth of cloth that has a rectangular shape and consists of three stripes of various colors: white - means purity and peace; blue - a symbol of constancy and faith; red - energy, strength and blood that was shed in the struggle for the homeland. In the corner, the flag can be presented in the form of a large canvas fixed on the wall, or as a small flag standing on a stand.
The corner of patriotic education in the younger group
The children who just came to kindergarten do not yet understand the meaning of such words as people, country, culture. The motherland, in their understanding, is their relatives, parents, therefore they should receive all the necessary information in a special corner.
The design of patriotic corners in kindergarten should be done depending on the age of the children. In the younger group, the parents themselves can start creating such a corner, because they are also interested in educating the future citizen of their country.
It will be interesting for kids to consider a model in their corner of their small Motherland - the city in which they were born, monuments, their kindergarten. Children are happy to receive such information. Educators can direct the attention of children to fostering love for their city, to protect its monuments and architectural structures.
Corner filling in the middle group
Making patriotic corners in a preschool educational institution should assume that middle-aged children already have some moral habits and skills, experience in moral and patriotic values, the task of the educator is to choose the most understandable and accessible from the whole mass of knowledge: family, kindergarten , beautiful places, favorite street.
It is very important that all the materials presented in the corner are bright, colorful and attractive, the composition should be periodically changed in order to attract the attention of kids and cause a desire to learn more.
Patriotic corner in kindergarten in the senior group
For children 5-6 years old, the information in the corner of patriotic education should be more meaningful, have a deeper meaning. The educator, together with the children, can already discuss the symbolism of Russia and its significance, study the history of his native city.
Making patriotic corners in a kindergarten should be absolutely safe for children. All posters, stands, visual aids should be well processed so that there are no sharp corners, placed in a convenient place and well fixed.
In the corner, work is underway to familiarize children with portraits of the first persons of the state, national costumes and folk rites, Russian folk games.
Features of working with children in the corner
Teachers, planning work on patriotic education, can divide the material into blocks: “My family”, “My favorite city”, “My homeland is Russia”.
Each topic is studied using conversations, didactic games, excursions, chat games, stage plays. Work in the corner is carried out from the closest and most understandable for children (family, kindergarten) to the more complex (country, city).
After reading the materials in the corner with the children, sporting events are held dedicated to the defenders of the Fatherland, Russian nursery rhymes, sayings, proverbs are studied, the need for folk music, a fairy tale is raised in children. The main goal of such classes is to develop in children an understanding of the beauty of the language, Russian nature, a sense of pride in their homeland.
Only constant and systematic joint work of preschool children and parents will allow preschoolers to develop a sense of patriotism, civic consciousness, and a tolerant attitude towards people of other nations and peoples. Proper design of patriotic corners in kindergarten will only help.