Propaedeutic of Working with Tables for Data Handling At Kindergarten

The article presents a model of work in Bulgarian Kindergarten to form knowledge and skills for basic data handling through working with data tables. The work is part of a larger study for building basic statistical literacy at early ages in technologies equipped learning environment. The model has three stages of realization: propaedeutic at Kindergarten, creating knowledge and skills for working with tables and graph sat first-second grade of the Primary school, and building knowledge and skills for conducting independent survey and analysing data at third-fourth grade of Primary school. Experimental work was done with kindergarten children and first-grade students. Examples of learning resources are presented and the outcome of the approbation process is described. Some conclusions and recommendations are formulated.