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Pedagogical tools for developing social competencies in senior preschoolers // Pedagogical Review. 2025. Issue 3 (61). P. 74-83

The article presents the results of a study on the use of pedagogical tools for the formation of social competencies in preschoolers. The study used the following methods, which together with the forms and means of work constitute a pedagogical toolkit: a problem-based learning method for the purpose of developing socially oriented thinking; a method of modeling life situations for the purpose of launching collective thought processes in a group of preschoolers; a case method for the purpose of preschoolers mastering the algorithms of socially approved behavior. The article presents four main components of the development of social competence in a preschooler, developed by the authors’ team: content – based on the social awareness of the preschooler; personal-regulatory – based on the development of reflection in pupils; emotional – based on the sensory experience of children; behavioral – consolidation of new knowledge in practice and the transfer of formed skills to new conditions. The article presents the results of using pedagogical tools for the development of each component of social competence in preschoolers. The article presents recommendations for teachers on working with pedagogical tools: cases of social and everyday situations; fairy tale cases; time control cases, daily routine control cases; photo cases; cases of events that children know well. The authors introduce readers to the results of a formative experiment using pedagogical tools for working with preschoolers.

Keywords: senior preschoolers, preschool age, personality, social competencies, components of social competence, social skill, pedagogical tools, socialization