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DEVELOPMENT OF INITIATIVE IN CHILDREN THROUGH
ECONOMIC EDUCATION IN PRESCHOOL EDUCATION
Izza illoye a Sabina
Teache a Na oi Inno a ion Uni e si y
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Abs ac . The a icle analyzes he con en o economic educa ion in he p eschool
educa ion p ocess and i s ole in de eloping ini ia i e in child en based on p ac ical expe ience.
Economic games, eal si ua ions, small p ojec s and daily ac i i ies highligh he elemen s o
economic hinking, mechanisms o he o ma ion o independence and esponsibili y in child en.
The esul s o he s udy con i m he impo ance o economic educa ion as a ac o in luencing
pe sonal de elopmen .
Keywo ds: economic educa ion, ini ia i e, p eschool age, ole-playing games, p ac ical
ac i i ies, economic li e acy, child de elopmen .
The p eschool educa ion sys em is aimed a o ming he ini ial li e compe encies o
child en, one o which is economic li e acy. In he mode n educa ional p ocess, s a ing
economic educa ion om an ea ly age de elops impo an quali ies in child en such as
independen hinking, making choices, and being able o o esee he consequences o hei
ac ions. P ac ical exe cises, ole-playing games, and inco po a ing li e p ocesses in o educa ion
a e among he mos e ec i e ools in his di ec ion.
In eaching p eschool child en economic concep s, simple bu meaning ul ac i i ies
ela ed o hei daily li es a e used, a he han a complex heo e ical app oach. Child en mas e
concep s such as sa ings, p ice, exchange, labo , and p oduc alue h ough p ac ical asks. In
his p ocess, he educa o plays an impo an ole as a guide, o ganize , and c ea o o he
en i onmen .
Role-playing economic games: Th ough games such as “Shop”, “Mini-bank”, “Ma ke ”,
and “Ca e”, child en ac i ely pa icipa e in economic p ocesses. Du ing he game, hey p ac ice
making choices, compa ing p oduc s, and sa ing o spending “money” co ec ly. These
p ocesses de elop skills in he child such as aking he ini ia i e, jus i ying hei opinions, and
being able o ag ee wi h pee s.
In p ojec wo k, s uden s a e gi en he ask o c ea ing a simple p oduc and “selling” i .
Fo example:
making deco a i e ca ds,
making igu es om plas icine,
ca ing o seedlings and o ganizing an exhibi ion.
Du ing he p ojec , child en p ac ically lea n he impo ance o he labo p ocess,
esponsibili y o he esul , and he p inciples o de e mining he alue o he p oduc . This
signi ican ly inc eases hei ini ia i e.
Teaching h ough e e yday si ua ions:
Expe ience has shown ha in many cases, simple li e p ocesses se e as he mos
powe ul educa ional ool:
obse ing esou ce conse a ion du ing meals,
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p ese ing and a ionally using common i ems,
pe o ming du ies in he g oup,
P ac icing nego ia ion and dis ibu ion skills du ing play.
These simple p ocesses hemsel es con ibu e o he na u al o ma ion o economic
hinking in a child.
Du ing 2024–2025, p ac ical expe imen s we e conduc ed in h ee g oups aimed a
s eng hening economic educa ion. The esul s o he obse a ion showed he ollowing changes:
The le el o ini ia i e inc eased om 30–40 pe cen o 65–70 pe cen .
child en's choice-making skills we e s eng hened;
Communica ion ac i i y in game si ua ions inc eased.
logical subs an ia ion o child en's decisions imp o ed.
The esul s con i med ha economic educa ion b ings posi i e changes in he pe sonal
de elopmen o child en.
To u he inc ease he e ec i eness o economic educa ion in p eschool educa ional
ins i u ions, i is ecommended o in ol e child en in small esponsibili ies in hei g oup,
in oduce he concep o "mini-budge " in he o m o a game, and o ganize join lessons wi h
pa en s on amily economics. Also, displaying p oduc s p epa ed by child en in he o m o an
exhibi ion- ade show inc eases in e es in hei wo k and suppo s ini ia i e. Such app oaches
make he p ocess o economic educa ion mo e meaning ul and sys ema ic.
Economic educa ion in p eschool educa ion is no limi ed o eaching economic concep s,
bu also o ms ini ia i e, esponsibili y, independen hinking, and an ac i e li e posi ion in
child en. Role-playing games, p ac ical exe cises, eal si ua ions, and mini-p ojec s ha e p o en
hemsel es as he mos e ec i e pedagogical ools in his p ocess. In he u u e, he e ec i eness
o his di ec ion can be u he inc eased by en iching he con en o economic educa ion,
inc easing he numbe o me hodological manuals o educa o s, and expanding coope a ion wi h
pa en s. To inc ease he e ec i eness o economic educa ion in p eschool educa ional
ins i u ions, i is ecommended o in ol e child en in small esponsibili ies wi hin he g oup,
in oduce he concep o “mini-budge ” in he o m o a game, and o ganize in eg a ed lessons on
amily economics. In addi ion, displaying child en's p oduc s in he o m o an exhibi ion o
ade show inc eases hei in e es in he esul s o hei labo and suppo s hei ini ia i e.
Ano he impo an di ec ion is o inex icably link he p ocess o economic educa ion wi h he
socio-emo ional de elopmen o child en. Because he de elopmen o ini ia i e equi es no
only economic knowledge, bu also skills such as sel -con idence, communica ion skills, and he
abili y o coope a e in a g oup. The e o e, along wi h games wi h economic con en , eam
exe cises, join p oblem-sol ing, and ole-playing dialogue exe cises a e o g ea impo ance.
Conclusion. Economic educa ion is no only a means o impa ing economic concep s o
p eschool child en, bu also an e ec i e mechanism o o ming hem as ini ia i e, esponsible,
and independen indi iduals. Role-playing games, mini-p ojec s, eal-li e si ua ions, and a ious
p ac ical asks a e he mos e ec i e ools in his p ocess. In he u u e, expanding
me hodological de elopmen s in his a ea, s eng hening he aining o educa o s, and wo king
oge he wi h pa en s will u he inc ease he e ec i eness o educa ion.
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