Study Guide

Objective

• you know how to support children’s motor skills and physical activity comprehensively
• you know how to use music and musical elements in activities
• you understand the importance of fairy tales, rhymes and drama for children’s learning
• you are able to support children’s mathematical thinking
• you master the basics of art education

Content

• children’s literature, musical and linguistic working methods, art education, physical exercise and exploration, mathematical skills and environmental education, the use of media
• pedagogical documentation
• different pedagogical focuses in the implementation of early childhood education (e.g., physical exercise, music, nature)

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Qualifications

Students can start optional customer group-specific studies when they have completed at least 60 credits.

The modules in early childhood education must be completed in order: first the basic studies (Module 1) and then the advanced studies (Module 2). Exceptions can be made if it is justified from the perspective of the student’s personal study plan (HOPS) and the student has at least one year of work experience in early childhood education tasks in Finland or previous higher education studies in early childhood education that have been accredited in their studies at Turku University of Applied Sciences.