Ültay, Eser2023-01-132023-01-132022Ültay, E. & Ültay, N. (2022). The REACT strategy in early childhood education: Teaching geometric shapes by “Pastry Kuki” . Studies in Educational Research and Development , 6 (2) , 127-139 .http://serd.artvin.edu.tr/tr/pub/issue/74367/1192880https://hdl.handle.net/11494/4542The REACT strategy is a strategy that enables the context-based approach to be used in learning environments and consists of Relating, Experiencing, Applying, Cooperating, and Transferring stages. In this study, it was aimed to present a teaching experience of geometric shapes via the REACT strategy by “Pastry Kuki” in early childhood. The research was carried out in a public kindergarten with twenty 48-60-month old children on Turkey's northern east coast during the spring semester of 2019-2020. The implementation lasted for 90 minutes (in three separate parts). During all the stages of the REACT strategy, the children seemed interested, and they liked the context of “Pastry Kuki.” The REACT strategy is frequently used in secondary school and upper grades and in scientific topics. Therefore, this study is important and valuable because it is implemented in early childhood education and in geometry. It is suggested that more studies be carried out with children.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessEarly childhood educationGeometric shapesREACT strategyArticle62127139