Environment in My Point of View: Analysis of the Perceptions of Environment of the Children Attending to Kindergarten through the Pictures They Draw

The aim of this study is to examine the perceptions of environment of the children attending to kindergarten through the pictures they draw. 183 children in the group of 60-72 months attended the study. The data of the study, which was carried out using scanning model of descriptive research methods, was collected through draw-and-tell technique, and during the collection of the data, the children attending the study were asked to draw a picture related to environment and to explain the picture they draw. Their explanations of the pictures were recorded on the activity paper by the researcher. When the data obtained from the study were analyzed, it was found out that the children mostly included people, various plants and animals, mountains and especially elements such as sun and clouds. When the drawings are examined, it can be observed that they include environmental problems that they can observe in their immediate surroundings.