El uso de material reciclado para desarrollar la motricidad fina en niños de educación inicial sub nivel 2 del cantón Machala.

Abstract

In the research carried out on the use of recycled materials to develop fine motor skills in children in initial education sub-level II, the objective was to determine the relationship of recyclable materials for the development of fine motor skills in children from 4 to 5 years old in initial education sub-level 2 of Machala Canton 2024. The methodology used in this project is descriptive and correlational, where the population chosen was from two different Early Education Centers in the city of Machala, the first institution has 2 teachers, having in each classroom 20 students of sub-level 1, while the second institution has 2 teachers, and in one parallel we have 25 children, while the other we have 23 children. This gives us a total of 4 teachers and 88 children. Three instruments were also applied: A survey for the Early Education teachers, an observation guide for the teachers and finally a directed observation guide for the children. Based on the application of the instruments, it was found that the teachers do not always use recycled materials for the development of fine motor skills, while the improvement of the precise movements of the children in both institutions is similar. For this reason, a didactic guide was prepared with activities that allow the teachers to have different ideas with those materials for fine motor skills in infants.It was concluded that the potential and diversity of recyclable materials, adapted to the specific needs of this stage of development, have been shown to stimulate and enhance fine motor skills in infants. The manipulation of these materials not only provides valuable tactile experience, but also sharpens hand-eye coordination skills and precision in movements. Thus representing an opportunity for the development of meaningful learning that not only benefits motor skills, but also contributes to the integral development of children in their early formative years.