Özet:

In the study, it was aimed to determine the opinions of preschool teachers about the use of recycling in the activities they prepared. Purposive sampling was used in the research designed in a qualitative design. Preschool teachers who received any in-service training on the environment or participated in any environmental project (N=5) and did not (N=5) were included in the research. Participants were reached by using the interview technique in January of the 2021-2022 academic year. In line with the purpose of the research, a semi-structured form developed by the researcher was used as a measurement tool. Content analysis was used to analyze the data. When the results obtained from the research are examined It has been determined that preschool teachers use art and Turkish activities the most among the activities they prepare for recycling, they integrate these two activities the most. The most frequently used methods and techniques in the activities for recycling as reading a book/digital story and experiment. In addition, teachers had difficulties in activities such as field trips and parent support. All of the pre-school teachers in the research stated that the activities prepared for recycling can be most easily in the 5-6 age group.

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