Using a Programmable Toy at Preschool Age: Why and How?

Pekárová Janka · 2008

Robotic toys bring new dimension to role-play activities in kindergarten. Some preschool curricula clearly identify reasons for their inclusion. However, preschool teacher needs to revise usual teaching methods in order to use them. Offering a programmable toy or robotic-relat ed activity doesn't mean immediate success in work with children. We document our research with concrete programmable device in a preschool classroom. Details of robotic-relat ed sessions can help reader to design the quality game for preschool-age based on using a programmable toy.

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