Methods Of Developing Cognitive Skills In 4–5-Year-Old Children Through Children’s Folklore
Keywords:
Cognitive skills, children’s folklore, preschool education, 4–5-year-old childrenAbstract
This study examines the pedagogical potential of children’s folklore for developing cognitive skills in 4–5-year-old children, drawing primarily on Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development. Particular attention is paid to perception, sensorimotor schemes, intuitive thinking, symbolic function, and the transition from reproductive skills to productive cognitive activity. Riddles, fairy tales, counting rhymes, tongue twisters, and movement songs are considered not merely as cultural texts, but as pedagogical tools that can encourage children to perceive, compare, remember, predict, transform, and transfer acquired modes of action to new situations. Based on theoretical content analysis and pedagogical modelling, a four-stage model of folklore-based cognitive activity is proposed.
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