Participation of children is a pedagogical concept based on the Convention on the rights of the child, signed in Slovenia in 1992. In the graduate thesis, we will present the factors influencing children participation, how the concept of child participation is introduced in Slovenian kindergartens, and what opinion do employees have on the concept. Theoretical part is followed by a description of the project "Mesec želja", which illustrates the participation of children in choosing daily activities in kindergarten. Through the project, children proved that they are able to express their wishes. With the daily fulfillment of wishes, they realized that wishes will indeed come true, so they began to think about them even more intensely to perfect them. They marvel at the wishes of each other and looked forward to the coming days.
Children expressed their wishes differently. Some immediately knew what they wanted, others needed more time to reflect on their choices of daily activity. Some children saw in Mesec želja a chance to re-engage in the activities they had already done in the kindergarten, but most of the them wanted to try something new (selling salad, cinema day, baking cookies, ...). Children were extremely motivated in all activities, smiling and wondering whose day is and what will we do in kindergarten.
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