System of “the way to moral self” work as innovation in preschoolers’ moral education
System of “the way to moral self” work as innovation in preschoolers’ moral education

Summary/Abstract: The article describes the innovative technology of psycho-pedagogical support of moral identity formation of preschool age children. It is proved that psychological and pedagogical science has accumulated a significant amount of theoretical basis, but remained unnoticed by outlining effective methods and techniques of psychological influence on a preschooler to implement the tasks of moral education. The author offered correctional and developmental system of moral education treatment for preschool age children (methodology of forming experiment) “The Way to moral Self”. Its conceptual basis are principles of Ukrainian and foreign psychology about moral development and self-identity moral formation. The essence of it lies in inclusion of preschoolers into educational moral situations using dolls-“moral guides”. Description of these dolls is suggested, they symbolize moral feelings and emotions, moral reasoning and moral action, moral behavior, moral choices, moral values, moral beliefs, moral actions. Using such doll theraphy in moral education of pre-school children is due to the age characteristics and possibilities of children’s moral development (division is carried by age: junior - the fourth year of life, secondary - fifth year of life, senior - sixth year of life). Dolls “come” to the children gradually - step by step. Six basic steps are given in the article and are outlined by three main stages. In such a way the integration process of moral education with the dominant principle of coherence is provided. Expected results – is raising moral education of preschool children, the substance of which is moral self-consciousness development. Thus, a new perspective on moral education of preschoolers – is focusing on its psychological patterns.

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