The diploma thesis deals with the importance of small schools for municipalities and their inhabitants. It focuses on the views and memories of individual residents who attended a small school in their village. The theoretical part of the thesis is divided into two main chapters, the first one deals with mixed-grade education and the other with a teacher in the classroom with mixed grades. The first chapter defines the concept of a small school, it also takes into account the history and distinguishes between the types of small-class schools. This chapter also discusses small-scale schools in the countryside, it examines the climate and environment in the small schools, and their advantages and disadvantages. Last but not least, it sees the small school as an alternative school, and also takes into account alternative schools with mixed grades structure abroad. The second chapter focuses on the teacher in the small school, his attitudes, values, personality, authority, as well as his professional knowledge and skills. The research part of the thesis was realized by semi-structured interviews. Qualitative research has shown that even though former pupils often remember at school in a good way, they do not always trust that system of teaching so much that they entrust their children to school unconditionally. The biggest surprise of the thesis was the finding that the memories of a particular small school are largely influenced by the memories of a particular teacher, his personality, behavior and manners, not the school itself. On the other hand, most of the respondents have had bad memories about their transition, it was stressful for most of them, they have been badly integrated into a new collective and a new environment, some of them have also encountered bullying. These facts discourage some people from putting their children in a small school.

The aim of this thesis is to uncover the stance of younger school-age children to health, nutrition, exercise, sport and to the healthy lifestyle. The thesis then points out the importance of the influence of a family, school and the environment where the children live and grow up. Primary school pupils, concretely second class pupils in the age of 7 to 8 were the subject of the research. The method of written questioning was used for the research. The research showed that children have positive stance to sport. Furthermore, parents help children develop healthy nutrition and healthy lifestyle habits and children understand these terms.

The aim of the graduation thesis was finding out the inclusion of dances and rhythmical forms in physical training lessons at primary school level. The research field was pupil´s relation to doing exercise accompanied by music. The resource file was 158 pupils of the second class of primary schools in České Budějovice. The research method was a questionnaire. The results file confirmed the presumption that the inclusion of rhythmical forms in physical education is not frequent, although the rhythmical forms are included in curriculum. The results were different in each school and even in each class. The research proved that only a half of pupils is a member of some physical, sport or dance interst group. This graduation thesis shortly reffered to the use of music accompaniment in education.

The aim of this graduation theses is finding out the children{\crq}s conception of health, nutrition, exercise and sport. The object of research is children{\crq}s relation to exercise and nutrition. This theses is also describing influence of family, school, television and surroundings for formation of this relation. It also describes cooperation with pupils. 115 children of the third classes of primary schools were researched. These children were in the age of 8 {--} 9 years. The used methods in this research were questionnaires and observations. The research showed that the majority of pupils take right view to health, nutrition and exercise and most of the children practise some sport. This theses showed the problems of the way living of pupils in the third classes of primary schools.

O trabalho pretende historicizar, a partir dos anos 60, acontecimentos ocorridos em torno das politicas públicas em Informática Educativa no Brasil. Apresenta os principais projetos em Informática Educativa no pais, discute o atual Programa Nacional de Informática na Educação (PROINFO) e sua implementação no estado do Rio Grande do Sul. Acompanha a inserção desta politica na pratica pedagógica da Escola Municipal de Ensino Infantil e Fundamental Joao Goulart, no município de Novo Hamburgo, primeira escola publica do estado a ser contemplada por este Programa. Contribui para o fortalecimento da ideia de que as politicas públicas em Informática Educativa no Brasil precisam ser contextualizadas em seus processos de problematização e consolidação de um "tempo de escuta" a fim de que as práticas dodiscentes possam possibilitar processos de inclusão em termos de permanência e qualidade, de toda comunidade educativa. O pensamento de PAULO FREIRE reforça esta perspectiva ao demonstrar a importância do contexto histórico, cultural e social da trajetória de cada individuo enquanto construtor de formas de viver mais criticas, humanas e solidarias. / This paper intents to tell a history, from the sixties on, of the facts which ocurred about public policies in Educative Informatics, in Brazil. It Presents the main projects in Educative Informatics in the country; discusses the present Natioal Program of Informatics in Education (PROINFO) and its implementation in the state of Rio Grande do Sul; and follows the insertion of this policy in the Pedagogical Practice at the Joao Goulart Municipal Scchool, in Pre School and First Grade, in the city of Novo Hamburgo. This is the first public school to be contemplated with this Program. It contributes to the strengthening of the idea that public policies in Educative Informatics, in Brazil, need to be contextualized in their processes of problems and the consolidation of a "listening time", in order that the "dodiscente" pratices can make it able the inclusion process, in terms of permanency and quality of the whole educative community. PAULO FREIRE's ideas strengthen this perspective by demonstrating the importance of the historical context; the cultural and social trajectory o each individual person, when being the builder of more critical, human and supportive ways of living.

This Diploma thesis deals with possible connection a Drama Action Methods (Drama education) through the First Stage of Primary School Education. The Diploma thesis is divided into two parts:Theoretical and Practical ones. The Theoretical part is focused on issues concerning of using the Drama Action Methods as a teaching instrument at the First Stage of Primary school. The Practical part is focused on searching for topics just suitable to be part and parcel in the Framework Education - Programme for Elementary Education generally, where the Drama Action Methods as efficient as possible would be profitable. In the Practical part of Diploma thesis, there are also shown five lessons where is the Drama Action Method used and carried out.. The process of lessons itself is described and analysed. Key Words drama education

This diploma thesis deals with the criminality of children at the first level of elementary schools. The thesis is divided into theoretical part and empirical part. In the theoretical part, we are focusing on the causes and specifics of child criminality. Than three influences that affect the child are also described. This is the effect of family, school environment and leisure time. In the practical part are statistics of child criminality. As part of empirical research, we found out how the link between leisure time and the occurrence of criminal activity is. The questionnaire method was used. The data was collection at elementary school in Prague 1. Another method was self-observation based on communication with a low-threshold center worker.

The year 2002 saw the amendment of section 5(4) of the South African Schools Act no 84 of 1996. The amended Act now allows children of five years or younger to enter school. The entry of five year olds and younger into the school system left the researcher with the question: when is a child emotionally ready for school? The test and mediums currently used to determine school readiness do not place emphasis on the emotional aspects, although this plays an integral part in the child’s scholastic success. This scientific investigation was to determine the emotional development of children between the ages of four and seven years. The aim of this study was to determine which emotional aspects a child should have to be emotionally ready for school. These findings were discussed and information gathered through semi-structured interviews with grade 1 teachers. The teachers were a good source of practical and personal experience and observations on children who enter school. The information gathered from the literature study and interviews formed the basis for developing an emotional school readiness checklist and related programme that can be used to determine the emotional school readiness of a child entering grade 1. The emotional school readiness checklist and related programme that was designed was not in question, rather the aspects deemed necessary for a child to be emotionally ready for school and how therapy could be developed based on these aspects. Thus the inventory was not tested on a child, but was implemented in a case study to illustrate a therapeutic plan that could be designed based on the emotional school readiness checklist. / Dissertation (MA (Counselling Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2006. / Psychology / unrestricted

Learning to write their own words increases students' success in learning to read, provides practice in thinking skills, increases their self-concept and provides early positive attitudes about writing. However, most writing done in first grade classrooms today consists mainly of copying from the blackboard. This is a tedious and boring task for first graders, and gives them bad attitudes about writing as they begin their school careers. Many teachers don't require young students to write their own words because of the students' inability to spell words and form grammatically correct sentences. However, if a teacher is accepting of the students' imperfect spelling and grammar, the students will feel free to express their thoughts on paper. This project provides a year long curriculum design along with the activities necessary to teach first grade students to write creatively.

This master's thesis deals with virtues of first grade primary school pupils. The theoretical part is focused on explanation of the term "virtues" and on description of individual areas in which the virtues can appear within education in first grade of primary school. The attention is paid to how the topic "virtues" is related to the goals and contents formulated in "RVP ZP" (General education programme for primary school education). In this part I also focus on introduction of context of ethics, where I concentrate on theories of Jean Piaget and Lawrence Kohlberg, and ethics education. Furthermore, there are programmes, projects and aids mentioned in this thesis, which deal with development of virtues, with education to values and with ethics education. The practical part of this thesis consists of active research. In the research are stated four lessons which deal with the way, this topic can be realised as a content of education and the way the pupils understand this topic. I also deal with virtues of respect and empathy in detail. These education units which develop the topics of virtues are suggested, verified and reflected. Keywords Virtues, ethics education, social and personal competence, personal-social education lessons, first grade of primary school, educational content