Abstract
<p style="text-align:justify">This paper investigated how puppetry could be used to improve the standards of early childhood science education. This study determined the effect of a puppet-making and puppetry workshop on preservice preschool teachers’ beliefs and attitudes towards science education and looked into their experiences during and after puppet-making. Although participants faced some difficulties during the workshop, they developed numerous socioemotional skills. Puppetry activities can help preservice teachers learn how to deliver child-centered, stimulating, and interactive classes. Using puppets in early childhood science education can help teachers develop positive attitudes towards science and offer students high-quality, engaging, and creative activities.</p>
Highlights
Sensory stimuli help children make sense of life and associate between things (National Association for the Education of Young Children [NAEYC], 2009; National Center for Education Statistics [NCES], 2006)
The results showed that the puppet-making and puppetry workshop designed for early childhood science education improved preservice teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs and attitudes
It would not be wrong to assume that academics use ordinary methods and strategies to teach the undergraduate curricula (Oliveira, 2010)
Summary
Sensory stimuli help children make sense of life and associate between things (National Association for the Education of Young Children [NAEYC], 2009; National Center for Education Statistics [NCES], 2006). Most learning takes place by seeing (83%), followed by hearing (11%), smell (3.5%), taste (1.5%), and touch (1.5%). This fact suggests that multisensory learning results in more problem-solving skills and less forgetting (Science Outside the Classroom [SOtC], 2018). Educational materials stimulate imagination and help children enjoy exploring the world (Karademir et al, 2020). Through materials, they can learn everyday-life practices and develop 21st-century skills, such as independence, entrepreneurship, and creativity (Rotherham & Willingham, 2010)
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