Teatro de títeres como estrategia didáctica para desarrollar las habilidades sociales en niños de 3 a 5 años

Abstract

This research study addresses the topic of puppet theater as an educational method that promotes the development of essential social skills in children from 3 to 5 years of age, skills such as cooperation, empathy, communication, and above all the autonomous resolution of conflicts or problems in the context of their situations. It is important to highlight that these skills are so indispensable for the comprehensive development of children, in the transition of their stages, which are based on the various forms of social and emotional interactions. This puppet theater activity is a playful, ingenious and participatory activity that provides children with a space focused on self-expression and obtaining positive interrelation skills with the environment. Likewise, it provides the particular opportunity to personalize different roles and admit situations that place children in a beneficial and useful simulation environment to understand the emotions of other people in the environment. These are factors that determine the construction of stable ties or relationships with other individuals in the long term as long as they are worked on from an early age. The methodology used in this research study is based on a qualitative approach, through direct observation involving students in their classrooms, which also includes interviews with teachers in this same educational environment. Therefore, this approach is based on the collection of certain data regarding the social integration relationships of students in these age ranges. The results obtained reflect that puppet theatre has a positive and very considerable influence on the development of social skills in students, especially in what includes the management of emotions, teamwork and improvement in conflict management, which undoubtedly favors their assertive communication with other classmates. The teaching guide in the present study reflects that providing an objective outline or structure in the planning of puppet theatre classes encourages the development of a more mutual and respectful learning environment, which facilitates the generation of social skills more effectively. Whenever puppet theatre activities are appropriately employed, they contribute significantly to students' social interactions.