digital competencies, algorithmic thinking, activities, pre-school education, digital technology

Pre-school age is the most crucial and sensitive period in a child’s life, a period of their psychological development. It is at this age that a child’s personality develops. And people who, both consciously and unconsciously, participate in their educational process play an important role in a child’s formative years. Children at this age learn a lot on their own – by imitating, playing, exploring and simply by being curious. However, a tutor (a parent or a teacher) is still the one who should support and motivate children, helping them develop competencies they will need in school. Pre-school children learn a lot of new information, trying to develop key competencies such as learning, communication, civics, and problem-solving skills. Pre-school children see and understand the world differently than adults, they perceive facts in a specific way. That is why the teacher can help children develop the aforementioned competencies in a natural way. As far as developing the problemsolving competency is concerned, there are additional possibilities to do so. People face problems, which need to be solved quickly and effectively, every day (at work, in personal life). That is why the step-by-step approach to problem solving should be implemented into pre-school education. Therefore, it is extremely important to map children’s thought process when solving a problem (finding new and non-standard solutions) and expand these findings using appropriate methods. Dividing a problem into smaller parts; proceeding step by step, trying to find the most effective solution – all that helps develop algorithmic thinking. The development of abstract and logical thinking, spatial orientation and pre-mathematic concepts is equally important. Digital technology – from interactive whiteboards to tablets to robotic toys – can be a useful didactic aid. The toy is in general meaning an object that supports basic childhood needs or activity – game. Robotic toy - Bee Bot - is avery simple robot t