Ett träd och dess liv : Förskolebarns uppfattningar om träd

Sammanfattning: The aim of this study was to investigate preschool children's perceptions of trees in and it was done through qualitative interviews. The children were drawing trees and told me what the tree needs to grow and what happens to the leaves in autumn. In a playful way, they learned more about trees and the purpose was also to examine whether they had acquired new experiences and thoughts on the trees, photosynthesis and decomposition. Then the children were interviewed again to see if their answers were different. The results showed that the children gave different answers at the second interview. All the children knew from the beginning that the tree has a stem and need water, but at the second interview results showed that the majority of children had adopt the new knowledge and learned that the trees also need nourishment and that the leaves on the ground is decomposed. Thus they had learned more after our common playful lesson. The conclusion is that they adopted the new knowledge and developed their ideas and experiences.   Keywords: preschool children, photosynthesis, decomposition, learning game