Nurten ÖZEL / Beyşehir Cumhuriyet Anaokulu TURKEY
Preschool education curriculum implemented in Turkey, the Turkish nation freely to make an important member of modern civilization and able to think scientifically, constructive, creative and productive individuals aims to educate. According to the program, early childhood education is based on some basic knowledge that focuses on developing children's imagination and creative and critical thinking skills.
The aforementioned skills and the characteristics of STEAM training are largely overlapping. STEAM education argues that preschool children who learn by researching, problem solving and asking questions are born as researchers. In addition, the pre-school curriculum places great importance on children's critical thinking, planning, testing their practice, expressing themselves, questioning, and play-oriented learning. Similarly, game-based learning approaches that promote early learning through active participation are appropriate ways to implement STEAM in early childhood education.