## Contents

| Page | | | :------ | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | 55 | Developing the child's innovative thinking and the role of the educational environment | | 67 | Third Topic: Educational Activities and the Kindergarten Child's Participation in Them | | 67 | First: Introduction to the Educational Activities Curriculum and Teaching the Kindergarten Child | | 67 | Introduction | | 70 | The Activities Curriculum and its Importance for Kindergarten | | 73 | Obstacles to Implementing the Activity Curriculum | | 74 | Positive Aspects of the Activity Curriculum | | 75 | Second: The Child's Participation in Educational Activities. | | 75 | Introduction | | 77 | The Concept of Participation in Activities | | 77 | Elements/Axes of Participation in Educational Activities | | 88 | The Teacher's Roles in the Child's Participation in Educational Activities | | 92 | Fourth Topic: Puppet Theater, as an Educational Activity in which the Kindergarten Child Can Participate | | 92 | Introduction | | 92 | The Importance of Children's Theater | | 93 | Functions of Children's Theater | | 94 | Child Development Stages and their Relationship to the Nature of the Presented Play. | | 98 | Forms of Children's Theater | | 99 | Puppet Theater | | 99 | Introduction | | 99 | The Nature of Puppets, and Related Concepts | | 100 | The Origin of Puppets | | 104 | Objectives of Puppet Theater | | 105 | Functions of Puppet Theater | | 105 | First: Entertainment Functions of Puppet Theater | | 105 | Second: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Functions of Puppet Theater | | 105 | Third: Educational and Pedagogical Functions of Puppet Theater | | 106 | Fourth: Developmental Functions of Puppet Theater | | 108 | Puppet Theater as an Activity that Helps Develop the Child's Creativity | | 109 | |