Enhancing Map Skills in Young Children Through Guided Play: Insights from a Kindergarten Classroom in Türkiye

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This study investigates the way a kindergarten teacher implemented a three-stage project to support children's map understanding. The project, the Map and Play, was designed to help children understand the relationship between reality and its abstract representation. The guided play was adopte...

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Published in:	Araştırma Temelli Etkinlik Dergisi
Main Authors:	Kevser Koç, Yusuf Koç
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Araştırma Temelli Etkinlik Dergisi 2024-05-01
Subjects:	map understanding spatial thinking early childhood teacher education guided play
Online Access:	https://ated.info.tr/index.php/ated/article/view/214

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