The role of play in child development
All scientists of the world are unanimous in the opinion that the game, as a means of development of the child, is an integral part of the life of each of us. There is even a theory that we adults, too, always play, only our games are a bit more complex than that of kids. Mental development of the child in the game is so obvious and vivid that one can only marvel at it. Games for the early development of children form imagination, logical thinking, the ability to speak, develop the most important personal qualities (for example, perseverance, persistence in achieving the goal), as well as the ability to work in a team (at an older age).
All children's fun are divided into:
- mobile (they can be diverse in design, rules, type of performed movements, promote health, motor activity);
- construction (imply work with cubes, sand, special building materials and are aimed at developing constructive abilities in children, being some kind of preparation for the subsequent mastering of work skills and abilities);
- didactic (specifically designed by teachers to improve certain skills, skills, knowledge, mental qualities, properties, for example, lotto);
- story-role (in them, children imitate the everyday, labor, and social activities of adults, for example, games in the daughter-mother, shop or railway).
Games for the development of children's speech
To teach a child to speak correctly and clearly, and generally speaking, you can offer the following game classes:
- articulatory gymnastics aimed at the correct pronunciation of sounds, the development of clear and coordinated movements of the relevant organs;
- tongue twisters and sayings that allow not only to improve diction, but also to enrich the vocabulary;
- reading books to the kid by parents;
- singing lullabies before bedtime;
- discussion of a picture that perfectly develops a coherent contextual speech;
- guessing of riddles.
Games for the development of children's memory
To improve the quality of remembering information, as a rule, methods such as memorizing poems, songs are used. You can also offer to play in the following games:
- "Playing the text": read the text, which the kid will then have to retell. After the retelling it is recommended to recall all the unnamed details, and then read the text again to understand that it was missed, and whether the retelling was correct.
- "Words and letters": the task is to remember for a certain time as many words as possible starting with a certain letter.
"Mnemic series": an adult calls a sequence of numbers or words (the number of units depends on the age and abilities of the baby and should gradually increase), and the child must then reproduce this sequence correctly.
Games for the physical development of children
In order to improve the physical qualities of the kids, you can suggest simply walking, jogging, jumping, scooter, bicycle, roller, etc. more often. Ordinary street group games (catch-up, hide and seek, corners, relay races, football) are ideal for achieving this goal. On vacation you can play with the ball, badminton, volleyball or soccer on the grass. Also do not forget about moving games in the room.