Role of Singing Games in Character Formation among Pre-Primary School Children

The purpose of this study was to establish the influence of singing games on the moral development of pre-primary school children. Specifically, the study sought to find out the influence of singing games on character formation among pre-primary school children. The study employed a descriptive survey design. The target population was 2,446 respondents, constituting 2000 pre-primary school children, 230 teachers, 215 parents, and the Kisii South Sub-County ECDE Director. Krejcie and Morgan's (1970) table was used to obtain a sample of 331 respondents. Simple random sampling and purposive sampling were used. Questionnaires, interviews, and observation schedules were used as tools of data collection. Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics, while qualitative data were coded and categorized through the identification of themes and patterns. The study found that most of the children who entirely and actively participated in singing games at school had a positive change in their moral development through character formation, with a correlation value of r=.260. These findings signified that for society to have morally upright children, there is a need for emphasis on more singing games by curriculum designers and educators for effective moral development. The findings will be useful to teachers, educational policymakers and practitioners, and educators in fine-tuning their pedagogical approaches, allocating teaching and learning resources, developing and designing the curriculum, and assessing the effectiveness of singing games on moral development. Finally, this study would help enhance the existing literature upon which potential researchers will base related work.