Entertain a 5 year old child.

Working with children 5-6 years old becomes much easier. At this age, they already strive to become schoolchildren, they want to become adults as soon as possible, they become interested in learning how everything around them works. In addition, children of this age can already do enough for a long time, are able to perceive and remember much more information.

Developmental lessons for children of this age should be aimed at preparing for the fact that the child will soon be in school. Given the complexity of modern curricula, this is a necessary aspect. In classes, children need to be taught all the necessary skills for successful study: recognizing sounds in words, reading, counting, and writing.

We will take a closer look at how you can build a learning process with a preschooler in the article.

Knowledge that a 5-6 year old child should have

When working with a child at home, adults should realize that the ability to read, write and count is not at all the main thing in the preschool period.

If the baby has well-developed basic mental functions, such as memory, thinking, attention, perception and imagination, as well as speech and fine motor skills, then it will be quite easy for a first-grader to master the program material at school. But the development of intelligence in a child in preschool age is much more effective.

Mathematics:

forward and backward counting within 10;
composition of numbers within 10;
visual image of numbers and their writing;
mathematical operations within the first ten - addition and subtraction, knowledge of the signs they are denoted by - “+”, “-”;
comparison of sets – greater, less, equal; signs – “>”, “
understanding and an accurate, correct answer to the question: how much? Which? Which one?
Ability to compose and solve problems in one action - addition and subtraction;
orientation in space: up, down, forward, backward, before, after, right, left; know the concepts of “lower-higher”, “longer-shorter”, “further-closer”;
knowledge of basic geometric shapes: circle, square, rectangle, triangle, trapezoid, rhombus; and geometric bodies: cube, ball, cylinder, pyramid;
the ability to determine the shape of various bodies - round, square, rectangular, triangular;
dividing a circle and square into 2 and 4 identical parts;
ability to solve simple puzzles.

Logical thinking:

classification of objects according to any criteria;
composing stories based on the proposed illustration or continuing the story according to a given beginning;
the ability to find an object that does not belong to a given group or is superfluous;
establishing patterns and continuing the series.

Speech development:

the baby must know his last name, first name, patronymic, age, city of residence, address and telephone number, names of parents and grandparents, place of work of parents, profession;
the quality of coherent speech is almost the same as in adults;
clearly pronounce all speech sounds; speech must be coherent and expressive;
be able to use prepositions, change words by numbers and cases;
emotionally color your speech using intonation;
distinguish and be able to use motivating and declarative sentences, interrogative and exclamatory sentences;
ask questions, reason and argue;
participate in dialogue, conduct a monologue;
know poems by heart and recite them expressively; retell great works.
If your child is not yet familiar with letters and cannot read, then now is the time to start doing so.

Knowledge about the surrounding world:

know the names and classify all the objects around him: furniture, clothes, shoes, dishes, household appliances, wild and domestic animals, plants, fruits, vegetables and berries, know the names of fairy tales that he loves and the names of fairy-tale characters, the names of his favorite cartoons;
know the months in order, by the seasons, name the current month, days of the week.

Developmental activities for preschool children

Mathematics

Number series. Cards with numbers from 0 to 10 are needed. An adult thinks of two numbers and places cards with the corresponding numbers (for example, 2 and 8) in front of the child. The child’s task is to lay out cards with numbers that are located between them (in our example, the child must lay out 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 between these numbers).
Coloring books in which you first need to draw a picture, connecting numbers in ascending order;
Coloring by numbers;
Houses;
Copybooks with numbers;
Laying out numbers from counting sticks.
Addition and subtraction tasks. Use illustrative examples for training. It will be much more interesting for the child to count how many candies there were in the vase and how many there will be if he eats, for example, 5 candies, or adds 3 more to them. Or count how many apples there were and how many there will be if he is treated to one more. And what is interesting to a preschooler, he will learn much faster. For example, you can use colorful illustrations.
Set comparison;
Geometric figures;
Solving geometric examples will be very interesting for a child.
Learn with your child Basic geometric bodies will be helped by simple plastic cubes. They can also help in determining whether an object is shaped like round, oval, etc. Build a house with your child, naming geometric bodies - a cube and a pyramid; to build a tower, take a cylinder and a pyramid. Now ask your little one to build something on his own. Let him name which geometric bodies he uses.
Use problems in verse. They are much more entertaining for a preschooler and are much easier for him to understand.
Children will really like it various mathematical presentations or flash games on a computer or tablet. They can be successfully used in your home math lessons.

Logical thinking

To develop logic in children, you can purchase interesting didactic games(these can be puzzles divided into groups, lotto, dominoes, etc.) and ready-made notebooks with a variety of colorful illustrations.

If it is possible to print them on a printer, then you can make excellent educational aids with your own hands by finding such cards on the Internet. In this case, it will be easier for you to choose material for home lessons according to your child’s preferences.

Various constructors are very useful for developing logic. It can be purchased in stores for both girls and boys.

The preschooler will enjoy working with visual material even more. So, for example, you can put 4-5 fruits and one vegetable in a basket and ask the baby to find the extra one.

You can invite your child to find the odd one out among the animal figures (based on the wild-domestic principle), or to find the odd one out among the toy furniture (for example, a toy vacuum cleaner - household appliances).

In order for the baby to learn to classify, you can play with bright plastic cubes. They can be divided into groups according to several characteristics (color, shape, size). Ask your child to tell you how he did it. You can use almost anything you have at home in the same way.

When teaching your child to write a story using pictures, strive for coherent speech and complete sentences.

To begin with, you can help your little student by asking leading questions. When the child understands how to do this, you can ask him to compose a story on his own or finish the story you started. Try swapping the pictures.

Before starting the story, the child must guess that the order of the cards is not correct.

Use your imagination, and the activity will turn into an exciting game for your little one.

Find the extra item
Divide into groups
Compiling stories from pictures
Establishing patterns

Speech development

When developing speech, it is necessary to do speech therapy exercises for the tongue with your child. This is necessary so that the muscles that are responsible for the work of the lips and tongue are always maintained in good shape and are well developed. They are responsible for the quality of spoken speech.

Exercises must be done every day. The baby must see his reflection in the mirror, comparing his movements with an adult. Monitor the quality of the exercises; in each position you need to fix your tongue for a few seconds. There should be no omissions.

Make sure that the baby does not strain the muscles of the neck, shoulders and hands from diligence. If this happens, then you need to do a light massage.

Memorizing tongue twisters, tongue twisters, and various counting rhymes will be very useful for speech development.

After this, it will be much easier for the baby to learn to type letters, because he has learned not only to associate the sound with the image of the letter, but also remembers the basic hand movements necessary to write it.

Every day, memorize children's poems with your preschooler, read him as many different books as possible. Ask them to tell you what you read.

Make sure that the child’s story is coherent, the child tells in order, without jumping from beginning to end.

Ask the child to recite a poem that is well known to him with different emotions: angry, as if he is very funny, pitiful, etc.

Learn to ask questions and express your point of view on the situation. At this age, children can already purchase the alphabet. All this very well contributes to the development of speech and expansion of the baby’s vocabulary.

Knowledge about the world around us

Classes in the surrounding world can be carried out almost anywhere: at home, in a store, on a walk, in line at the clinic.

While in the store, ask your child to name the vegetables, fruits, and berries he knows. Show him the ones he doesn't know yet. While walking, you can remember the types of transport you encounter, look at various trees and their leaves, bushes, flowers, and grass.

Be sure to talk about what time of year it is, look for its signs in nature, remember the names of the months of this time of year, what month is now, what time of year was before it and will be after it, the changes in nature that they will bring with them and the names of the months.

Talk about birds, tell about migratory and wintering species, about those that live in the forest and in the city. Remember wild and domestic animals, insects.

While in line at any institution, you can tell your child about various professions people who work there.

When going into clothing and shoe stores, ask your child to remember what he knows and can name.

In the shop household appliances You can introduce your child to one that you don’t have at home and explain why it is needed.

Introduce your child to new information and remember what he knows everywhere. All this is a great way to introduce your baby to the world around him using real-life examples, and the knowledge gained in this way is absorbed much more effectively.

Also, various educational games, cards, lotto, and dominoes will help you get to know the world around you.

Children at the age of five are already quite socially active: they go to kindergarten, attend different sections and clubs - and communicate less and less with their parents. This is a critical period for both parents and children: it is important not to move away from your child in a couple of years, to become friends, and not just roommates who have difficulty understanding each other.

Outdoor games for children 5 years old - the main thing

Here every adequate adult should think: how to become closer to their growing 5-year-old child? In fact, everything is simple: communicate with your child, discuss the events of the day with him in the evening, and, of course, play together.

For a 5-year-old child, the most important thing is the love of his parents.

You can remember the games that occupied mom and dad in childhood, you can come up with something of your own, or you can use the following tips.

Outdoor games

Movable

Man and bear. The game develops attentiveness, reaction speed, speech; and also involves a lot of fast running.

Mark with your 5-year-old child the places where there is a “man’s house” and a “bear’s den.” Objects should be at a great distance, but not too far. Then assign roles: who is a person and who is a bear. Take your starting positions in the “houses”. The game begins when a person leaves the house to “gather berries” in the bear’s territory. During the process, the person says the words: “The bear has mushrooms in the forest, I take the berries. But the bear is not sleeping, he’s still looking at us.” As soon as the speech breaks off, the bear jumps out of the den and tries to catch the person. A person’s task is to get to his home.

Outdoor games are important for both physical and intellectual development

Step on your foot. A very simple game that will help keep you warm in the winter, and in the summer - keep a 5-year-old child occupied not only at home, but also in the city, if you need to wait a long time for something (for example, in line at a “boring” institution), or just have fun together. Players try to step on the opponent’s foot, and at the same time protect their feet from a retaliatory “offensive”.

The ball is the most important toy at 5-6 years old

brain teaser

Ball game "I know"- This is a familiar way to many from childhood to throw an inflatable “friend”, while simultaneously developing speech and replenishing vocabulary. You can play it at home if you are careful and careful. The idea is simple: the players throw a ball to each other, each time saying one of the following words: “I know five names of boys (cities, names of plants, names of girls, animals, and so on) ....” When these words end, you need to list names or titles. The loser is the one who missed the ball or stumbled, unable to remember the right word.

Advice for parents: you can also play “edible-inedible”.

You can arrange a labyrinth for children using the example of a puzzle

The presenter throws the ball to the players one by one, randomly naming objects. The player to whom the ball is thrown must catch it if the named object is edible, and return it otherwise. Children 5 years old usually roar with laughter when an inattentive friend “eats”, for example, a table.

Logic games - ready-made and homemade

Treasure Hunt. This game involves the participation of one or more children; the adult only prepares everything necessary. In the process, kids develop ingenuity, attentiveness, learn to be persistent and achieve their goals. An adult is required to hide a treasure in the yard (sweets or a Kinder surprise), and then leave several interconnected clues in the apartment, in the entrance and on the street, each of which leads to the next, and the last to the treasure. The first hint note is given to the participants of the game at the very beginning.

Games for home

Creative

Draw a monster- also a simple game familiar to many of today's uncles and aunts. Develops imagination, gives an amazing feeling of anticipation of a miracle, makes you laugh and amuses. You will need any paper, pen or pencil. You can play together or with a group. The leading player begins to draw a certain creature, and then bends the leaf so that only a small part of the drawing is visible. The second player continues to draw, not knowing what he is finishing. And so on until the end.

Home games with parents

And then - the funniest thing. Unfold the piece of paper and admire the miracle Yudo that you and your child painted at home. Often very interesting specimens are obtained.

Toy show. The goal of the game is to stage a play or concert. The toys and dolls selected for participation must be divided into artists and spectators. The “spectators” should be seated in the “auditorium” at one end of the bed or table, and the “artists” should have a “stage” at the other end. The stage can be decorated with fabric, paper or whatever your heart desires. For the full impression, dress up the actors in costumes appropriate to their roles. Then the performance begins. This could be a concert where the dolls will sing songs, read poetry and dance. Or maybe a performance based on a 5-year-old child’s favorite fairy tale. It all depends on the desire and imagination of the participants in the game.

A homemade puppet theater can be organized from “nothing”

A trip to a fairyland. The main rule of this game: “Don’t wear black and white, and no, don’t talk!” If the kid says one of the forbidden words, he loses. The girl will be happy to come up with a story about how she went to the ball and met the prince there. The boy will be carried away by the story of a knight's tournament or a journey on a pirate ship.

The adult’s task is to ask clarifying questions throughout the story about the characters in the story, their outfits and surrounding objects.

Movable

Toyball will really appeal to mothers who are concerned about the difficult task of teaching their children order. You will need many, many small sizes soft toys. They need to be divided equally between the players. Now everyone takes their pile of stuffed friends and sits in their own end of the room. At the signal, players grab one of their toys and throw it at their opponent. Further - in the same spirit. The winner is the one who gets rid of all his toys.

Winter fun- a great way to develop preschoolers

Helpful advice for parents: after playing enough, you can set up a “toy thrower”: take turns throwing scattered toys into a box specially designed for storing them.

Repetition is a game ideal for a fun morning exercise or to warm up after sitting in one place for a long time. By playing this game, the child learns to be attentive. The goal of the presenter is to perform movements invented on the fly to the music. The rest of the players try to repeat them as accurately as possible. It is desirable that the movements are fun and easy.

For attentiveness

What common? This game can be played both at home and on the street, in the yard or, say, while riding on the bus. The point of the action is to find similar features in surrounding people and objects. For example, a child notices a person with blond hair– and immediately begins to count how many other blondes are around.

Games with clothespins - development of motor skills

Memos. For this game you will need special paired cards with bright pictures. You can buy them or make them yourself at home. First, the presenter lays out the cards on the table in random order, images down. The player takes two cards in one turn. If they have the same pictures, he takes it for himself. If not, he passes the move. The goal of the game is to collect as many cards as possible.

Logic game“Assemble a circle” - you can do it yourself

To prevent games with a child from turning into hard labor, it is important that the adult also enjoys the process.

And to do this, you need to turn off your seriousness, get involved in a fun, interesting activity, awaken your inner child, which is in every important uncle and always busy aunt. However, you cannot completely lose control, because it depends on the adult which path the rapidly developing psyche of a 5-year-old child will take. Therefore, an adult must watch what and how he says: do not scold for small failures, encourage the desire to move forward and achieve goals, praise even for the most insignificant successes.

At 5 years old, you can already have a dialogue with your child. He already understands well what adults want from him, so it’s quite possible to agree with him so that he can play for a while on his own while mom and dad are busy. The problem is different. Even an adult 5-year-old baby is not yet ready to come up with an activity for herself. She needs help. When deciding what to do with a 5-year-old child at home, parents will have to find games and activities that will not just distract children's attention, but will also be useful for development.

What activity should I choose for 5 year olds?

While you were studying the behavior and needs of a little preschooler, you found interesting solutions, what to do with a child at 1, 2, 3, 4 years old at home, in public places, on vacation, he suddenly grew up. Now his interests have gone beyond primitive toys and modeling clay. Children at the age of 5 have already formed their own views on certain things. They begin to understand what they want, what they like and what they don’t. And the task of adults is to take into account the interests of the child when organizing children's activities.

Age Features:

Having a personal opinion, determining the child’s individuality.
The baby begins to identify himself as female or male.
The beginning of socialization.
A vivid manifestation of imagination and imaginative thinking.
Conscious learning, that is, children at the age of 5 already understand what they are learning and why, and selectively use information from the outside world.

The first piece of advice for parents: if you are looking for something to do with your 5-year-old child at home, start responsibly choosing activities for yourself. The fact is that 5-year-old children literally “copy” their habits and style of behavior, attitude towards people and life, good and bad qualities from their parents. Both in the behavior of adults and in the choice of activities for a child, one must rely on the development of such qualities as:

ability to concentrate on assigned tasks;
good memory;
hard work;
ability to communicate and quickly adapt in an unfamiliar environment;
fine motor skills (related speech abilities, dexterity and quick thinking);
analytical skills and decision making skills.

Simple independent games for children aged five

When choosing an activity for a child, we pursue one goal - to teach him to be independent. But to realize this goal, the parent must first become a participant in children's games. At home there are all the conditions for the development of the baby, provided that you are ready to look for new options for keeping a 4-5 year old child occupied.

Where does child independence begin?

From a game where both mother and baby participate, but they do the same thing in turn. For example, first mom draws a vase. Then the baby draws the same vase or other object.
With a clearly defined task for the child. Let the little one feel like an adult. If you describe in detail what needs to be done, the child will cope with tasks such as sorting things and toys, putting drawings in one folder.
From involving the baby in participating in household chores. If you are busy and your baby is sad and idle, assign the same small worries to your little family member. Let him load dirty laundry into the SMA, help clear the table, wipe the dust and sort out groceries from the supermarket with you.
From small play sessions alone. Drawing, puzzles, and other interesting activities for the child are ideal for this.

Educational games for children with the participation of adults

As busy as you are on the weekend, you can probably find some time to spend with your child. This time can be used for familiar activities or you can learn something new together with your baby.

What to do with a 5-6 year old child at home if he is tired of old toys and hasn’t bought new ones yet? We suggest using whatever you have on hand:

build a “halabuda” - a house from blankets, covers of furniture (chairs, tables);
conduct a chemistry lesson in the kitchen using simple and safe materials: check what happens if you drop vinegar into soda or add different food colors to the water one by one;
make gifts (cards) for the holiday with your own hands for friends and family, toys for the Christmas tree for the New Year.

What to do with a 5 year old child (girl)?

There are many houses for children different activities. Some are suitable for all babies without exception. But at the age of 5, a certain division of interests along gender (sex) lines already appears. Typical girl games:

into dolls;
related to beauty or fashion;
different types of needlework.

The simplest game with dolls that comes to mind is mother-daughter games. She develops skills well interpersonal relationships, helps social adaptation girls. But if you give your daughter the idea of building a cozy house for the dolls or making a dress from any available material (candy wrapper, colored paper napkins), then the child’s attention will be occupied with the game for a long time.

All girls love to do dolls' hairstyles. But sometimes they need live models. Trust a little stylist to experiment with your hair more often, make your little one happy. Well, in the field of needlework there are generally no boundaries for development: quilling, embroidery, knitting, wool felting, etc. You yourself can learn a lot together with your daughter.

Classes for boys 5 years old

What are the boys' interests? This is adventure, all types of technology - from cars to computers, speed. Let's think about what to do with a 5-year-old child (boy)? Good options classes:

board games according to the child’s interests - hockey, football, young physics, etc.;
puzzles – there are many types of puzzles for children on the market of different ages that develop thinking, logic, perseverance, and teach you to achieve your goals;
construction set - simple, Lego, kits for assembling from small parts an exact copy of an airplane, ship, rare car.

What to do with a 3-5 year old child to develop mental abilities?

Any activity of a child helps in the development of children's intelligence. When he draws, makes applique or sculpts figures from plasticine, motor skills develop. Together with it, the speech development center comes into activity, and the hand prepares to master writing. When, together with the parents, the baby builds his small house under the table, using sheets and bedspreads, erudition, ingenuity, and imagination develop. In board games, children train attention, memory, and learn to react quickly.

However, there are also puzzles, tests and tasks developed by specialists. Their purpose is to develop logical thinking, memory, observation and other mental abilities in children. It is advisable to include the solution of such problems in the baby’s schedule.

Games of checkers and chess are of great benefit for the development of intelligence. They actively train logic, perseverance, the ability to do analysis, and plan their actions.

Active activities

Movement is an important element in the normal development of a child. It is equally important at 1, 2 years, 3, 4, and 5 years. The greatest opportunities to realize the need for movement are in outdoors. But it’s not always possible to go for a walk. Weather or a cold may interfere. What to do with a 1-5 year old child at home? Outdoor games for kids that are easy to arrange even in a small apartment:

obstacle course - a set of exercises where the baby will have to overcome various obstacles on his way, alternating crawling and jumping, somersaults and pull-ups;
safe volleyball with a balloon instead of a ball;
the same safe bowling alley, where instead of pins and sticks you can take plastic bottles of water;
sports competitions - who can do more or faster squats and other exercises.

This is enough for any child to throw out a little accumulated energy. Almost anyone. Except for babies with increased nervous system activity.

What to do with a hyperactive 5 year old child at home? To make the weekend at home fun and carefree for the child and parents, psychologists advise:

think over the daily routine for the child and strictly follow the plan;
in a house where a very active child is growing up, there must certainly be a sports corner;
Include active and quiet activities in your daily schedule (it is better to shift the latter to the second half of the day), and alternate them;
a hyperactive child can even take a bath during the day, as water calms the nervous system;
It’s good to have a dog at home so that the child can play with it both at home and on a walk.

Discreet games

The closer the evening gets, the calmer the classes should be. The fact is that the nervous system of children at the age of 5 is not yet stable. A calm state is the main condition for falling asleep quickly and healthy sleep. What is the best way to keep your child occupied during this time? In the evening hours it is good to read books, do handicrafts and other types of quiet creative work, dream with your baby, and dream up a trip to a magical land.

How to make an activity interesting for a child?

Children love toys. But, as you know, even the most fashionable, bright and expensive thing occupies the baby’s attention. a short time. Further, if the imagination does not work, the baby does not know what to do with this toy and loses interest in it. The task of adults is to teach children to play and find something to do on their own. To do this you need to follow these rules:

follow the child’s interest, that is, encourage his ideas and new hobbies;
make the baby an active participant in household chores;
put household chores into a playful form;
do not spare words for praise for the efforts made and for the results of the efforts;
do not blame for mistakes;
find joy in communicating with children and playing together;
plan your daily routine - study sessions and rest;

Be an example for your child of an active life position, a rich inner world, a keen interest in the world around him, and knowledge.

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Is your child sick and daycare is cancelled? Or is there a long weekend ahead? How to make a child’s time interesting, and what to do with a 5-year-old child at home?

Features of the development of a five-year-old child

"Adult" baby

A five-year-old child is no longer a toddler, but it’s difficult to call him an adult either. This is the transitional age from nursery to primary school age. Look how physically the child has changed in just a year - he has stretched out a lot, the cute childish plumpness has disappeared. A five-year-old preschooler is interested in literally everything. From a why-one, he turned into a researcher. Like a sponge absorbing useful information, the child expands his horizons. Scientists have found that this is the age when the volume of assimilated information is the highest: as much material as he assimilates now will never fit into his memory again. 90% of a child’s personality is formed right now, so it is important not to miss the moment and, in the period from 5 to 7 years, to instill the necessary habits and lay down the qualities that he will need in later life.

Reasonableness and calmness

Even very emotional and hysterical children by the age of five become balanced, reasonable, independent and adequately perceive the requests and comments of adults. Now it is very important to start preparing for school: to develop perseverance, memory and attention, fine motor skills and, of course, hard work. Therefore, games should be biased in this direction, but at the same time remain interesting.

Not developed independence

Not all preschool children are still able to study independently for a long time: they need a partner in play. It’s good when there are other children of similar age in the family, then part educational work is transferred from mother’s shoulders to them: older children become objects of imitation and organizers of leisure, and younger children become objects of tutelage year old child, which helps to form a sense of responsibility in a preschool child and develops organizational skills. But if the child is alone, you will sometimes have to play together, simultaneously developing his independence.

“You need to work with your child,” writes Anna Bykova, child psychologist, - but you don’t need to take up all his time - these are two extremes, harmonious education is the path of the middle, a constant search for balance.”

What can children 5-6 years old do to get involved in the proposed activity? After all, only by enjoying the activity can adults make a child’s leisure time truly interesting and educational.

Interesting activities and games for boys aged 5

What interests a 5 year old boy? Of course, all kinds of cars, airplanes, swords and pistols, construction kits and other boyish paraphernalia that your son is probably already tired of. But even car games can be made more interesting if you use your imagination.

Cardboard town

Take several cardboard boxes (large enough, for example, from a vacuum cleaner, microwave oven, etc. If you don’t have them at home, you can ask at the nearest store, they throw them away anyway), cut tunnels in the cardboard walls, and connect them together with a stapler. You can mount all kinds of bridges, draw pedestrian crossings and road signs, and the child will enjoy driving cars around a box city much more than just on a carpet.

Puzzles

If a boy is persistent enough to complete a puzzle that matches his abilities, reward him! Puzzles develop intelligence, logical thinking, and train memory and attention.

Bowling

Home bowling will delight the little boy. No skittles? It doesn’t matter – there are plastic bottles in every home. Fill them with sand or water for stability. You can replace the skittles with cubes. Compete to see which of you is more dexterous with the ball.

Board games and building models

If you have board games at home, partner with your son in table football or tennis. Or you can glue together a cardboard model of an airplane or ship.

Books with tasks

Books with stickers, labyrinths and interesting tasks are not only very exciting, but also useful for the development of logic, imagination and creativity. Let your child complete tasks on his own, helping only when he asks for help. This will be another step towards preschool preparation.

Activities and games for girls aged 5

You can find even more exciting activities for girls.

Dolls

Add variety to doll games? Easily! Let it be not just mothers and daughters, but a fashion show. No time to sew clothes for “mannequins”? Use available materials - bags, napkins, handkerchiefs, and plastic bottles you can make excellent crinolines for ball gowns.

Beauty games

Or you can be a “model”: visit the hairdresser or beauty salon, which is “managed” by your daughter: all the girls are delighted with such games!

Little needlewoman

The girl will also be fascinated by needlework: offer her a box with beads and beads, show her how you once wove baubles and bracelets yourself. No beads? But there is paper and such an interesting direction as quilling: the art of making crafts and voluminous applications from curled paper. This is very useful for developing imagination and fine motor skills.

And from ribbons and bead buttons you can make exclusive hairpins and elastic bands using the kanzashi technique. Glue gun, scissors, lighter, thread and needles are what you may need. Of course, a girl cannot be trusted with such needlework without supervision. It doesn’t matter if you’ve never done this before: learning it together with your daughter will be more interesting.

Don't be afraid to trust your daughter with a needle. Purchase small embroidery hoops and embroidery patterns. Having learned to embroider in childhood, your girl can become a real needlewoman. This activity perfectly develops fine motor skills, color perception, and develops perseverance and accuracy in work. And the masterpieces of your Marya the artist can be given to relatives for the holidays or framed and hung on the wall.

Books with tasks

Books with logical tasks and puzzles are interesting not only for boys, but also for girls. Today there are a variety of books on sale for interesting leisure time.

Mom is busy. Independent games for children aged 5

When a lot of things have accumulated, mom has no time for games. A child of 5 years old already understands that there is no one to play with him, it’s time to move on to independent entertainment.

How to teach a child to be independent

Only a child who consciously strives to be independent will be able to occupy himself for a long time. Therefore, it is important to encourage the child to try to do everything himself already in the first year of life. At 5 years old, it is difficult for a child to concentrate on one type of activity for a long time, so it is good if you and he think through an approximate schedule that the child will adhere to.

Once you teach your child to do something, don’t do the work yourself!

If he manages to make the bed once, turn it into a duty. Do not dress or undress your child: at 5 years old, he can do this very well on his own. Tears and apparent helplessness are attempts at manipulation; stop them, otherwise children will not be able to achieve independence.

Let's take turns playing

Let's draw

Invite your child to create a picture together. Agree in advance that you will draw in turns, for example, 5 minutes each. While the process is in the child’s hands, you can turn on the washing machine or dishwasher, hang out the laundry, etc.

We are building

You can take turns creating a castle from a construction set: the left wing is built by the child, the right wing by you.

Let's sculpt

Modeling can also be done jointly, but do it in turns. For example, a mother made a bunny, and now the child is making a hedgehog. While he is busy, adults have time for household chores.

Playing Solitaire

If you don’t mind the time, teach your child to play solitaire not on the computer, but with regular cards.

Tasks for the child

Collect an album

If you have accumulated a lot of applications made by your child, give the task of collecting them all in an album (a folder with files or in a binder, you can paste it into a regular sketchbook or photo album).

Draw invitation cards

Are you planning a family celebration? Involve your child and let him draw invitations or color ready-made ones.

You can come up with more serious and responsible tasks:

wash the dishes;
vacuum the carpet;
sort out your purchases.

Don't forget to praise and thank for the completed task.

Hobbies and experiences

Experiments

Various experiences can be a very interesting pastime for a 5-year-old child. Ready-made kits are available for sale. For example, water experiments, growing crystals, creating slimes and new scents. But you can start with the simplest thing - food coloring and a few jars of paint. The child will learn to mix and create new colors using the original three primary colors.

Hobby

Soap making, candle making, creation Christmas decorations, crafts for the holidays and birthday gifts for grandmothers... A 5-year-old child can independently make simple crafts, provided that an adult shows (sometimes more than once) how to do it.

Attention! Some hobbies, such as making candles or soap, must be carried out under the supervision of an adult!

Teaching a 5 year old child to work

At what age should a child be taught to work? From the age of one and a half to two years, the baby can help put away toys and, at your request, bring some objects, for example, a TV remote control. The older the child gets, the more serious his responsibilities may become. But remember, if for a two-year-old child work is a game, then for a 5-year-old child work is not so interesting. Therefore, it is important to start training as early as possible, but to do it correctly.

The most important thing: be an example for your child. Only by showing your love for work will you raise your child to be hardworking.

Don't stop helping!

But keep an eye on the child's safety. Asks for help cooking? Have the vegetables washed. Instead of a kitchen knife, give a non-sharp one (for example, a table knife or a plastic one): it is suitable for chopping soft or boiled vegetables and fruits.

Give clear instructions

Describe in every detail the task that needs to be done, describing the result in advance: put away the toys and see how clean the room becomes.

Set approximate time limits

For example, you need to fold the coloring books after you draw, but have time to do this before the walk.

Don't overpraise your child

And in no case should you reward with money or sweets: household chores are not paid work, but a duty. You need to praise, but without fanaticism.

Have a clear schedule

Sometimes the written word is stronger than the spoken word: write or draw a schedule of children's activities, attach it in a visible place.

"To-Do Box"

You can put it in a visible place in a box and put cards in it, where you write or the child himself draws things that need to be done, but time is running out. Let the cards be multi-colored. When you get up in the morning, ask your child which color is working today, and take out a card desired color, the child will do the task indicated there.

Trust the child!

When entrusting a task, do not be afraid that the child will not cope. Many parents begin to give advice at hand, including completely useless ones: “Be careful!”, “Don’t get cut,” “Don’t spill it.” As psychologists say, such an attitude more often leads to failure. Instead, encourage your child and be sure to evaluate the result (not to be confused with praise).

“Sometimes it’s easier to do things yourself than to entrust them to children,” S. Feldcher and S. Lieberman write in their book “400 ways to keep a child from 2 to 8 years occupied.” – And still try not to make comments if the child’s help does not suit you. The child does not know how to do the job as well as you, your task is to cultivate a sense of responsibility for the entrusted work.”

Help with household chores

You can while away the time usefully: redo chores around the house, involving your child in helping. Let it be in the form of a game - it’s more interesting!

“Who throws things around the most in the house?”

It's easy to find out. Allocate a box for each family member and sign them. Ask your child to keep order all day and put things that are out of place in each of the boxes: dad's - in dad's box, mom's - in mom's, etc.

"Moidodyr"

Children enjoy washing and cleaning everything. Entrust your child to clean, for example, all the door handles in the house or wipe dust in accessible places.

Olga, mother of 5-year-old Ruslan: “Ruslan likes to wash things in the sink with a brush and soap. His area of responsibility is his shoes (sometimes adult shoes too)

"Find a Pair"

Folding socks in pairs is feasible for children and makes your household work a little easier.

"From the largest to the smallest"

By arranging books by size, you can bring order to your shelf.

"The fastest"

At 5 years old, a child is interested in competition. Offer, for example, to quickly hang things in the closet.

Have you been planning to clear out your closet for a long time? It's time to have an assistant nearby. The child can sort things, neatly put them into boxes, etc. To make it more interesting, say that you are playing treasure hunters, hide the “treasure” on one of the shelves (chocolate, new toy, ticket to the circus, etc.).

And if you plan to bake at home, involve your child in it! Children love playing with dough. You can teach your child how to make dumplings and dumplings - it greatly develops finger sensitivity!

The more creative your approach to everyday activities is, the more willingly your child will be involved in them.

Sports games for children aged 5

You can play sports at home. The child himself can come up with ideas for sports games at home, or you can come up with them too. What to play?

Obstacle course

Make an obstacle course from available materials. For example, at the start, a child may be faced with a “one-legged” task: draw circles with chalk or lay out circles out of paper, which must be passed by jumping on one leg. Next comes the next test: crawl on your bellies. To do this, you can use a bench or a narrow carpet. Chair tunnels, sack jumping, jump rope, hoop - all this can be connected to obstacles.

Basketball

Mini baskets with mini balls are sold in toy stores. The ball is so light and small that it won't cause any serious mess.

Volleyball

Stretch a string and play using a balloon instead of a ball.

Accurate shooter

Make a “target” out of a hoop or bucket and grab the ball. Compete to see who can make the most hits out of 10 throws.

If you have a child of a similar age or suddenly a friend comes to visit your child, you can play tug of war (ropes, jump ropes, etc.). And if you involve dad in the game, then honestly you can split into 2 teams: mom and child in one, and dad in the other.

It is better not to play such active games before bedtime.

Evening classes

Evening activities should be calm and not overstimulate the child’s psyche before bedtime.

Drawing, coloring, stickers

All children love to draw, color or put stickers in their albums. Paper, coloring books, pencils, felt-tip pens and paints are universal helpers for arranging relaxing children's leisure time.

Evening Tale

In addition to drawing, mosaics and modeling, you can play a fairy tale. Create it based on the past day, and let your child be the main character. This way you can discuss good and bad behavior, some actions, without going into lectures and moralizing. But according to the law of the genre, the ending must be good!

Shadow play

It will become calm, but exciting activity. You can make paper figures or play with your own hands.

If possible, you can invite your child to become a director in a puppet theater. Let him put on a show for the whole family.

In the evening it is good to play quiet games like lotto and dominoes. There is a huge selection of board games in stores; buy something that your child will like.

Filmstrips

Replace watching cartoons with a filmstrip if you still have a filmoscope. But it will be perfectly replaced by a children's flashlight with interchangeable disks. Just turn off the lights, turn on the flashlight - and the miracle begins!

Home planetarium

If possible, be sure to purchase this useful “toy”; it will make your evening leisure time educational.

Bath games

Before going to bed, you can play in the bathroom. Water relaxes well, relieves daytime stress and fatigue. Place a non-slip mat on the bottom of the bathtub, fill with water, but no more than up to the child’s chest.

Do not leave your child unattended in the bathroom! Even a five-year-old can get into trouble.

Bubble

What to play? You can blow soap bubbles. Or you can take finger paints with you and paint on the tiles or the wall of the bathtub itself. The paints are non-toxic and wash off very easily.

Bathroom sets

Buy your child a special bathroom set. They are designed specifically for playing with water: it flows from container to container, flows in waterfalls, spins wheels, etc.

Bath toys

The boy will definitely enjoy organizing sea battles: give him toy boats in the bathroom. A series of Hot Wheels Color Shifters cars, created specifically for playing in water: they change color depending on the temperature!

The girl will love taking water treatments with dolls also created for playing in water, for example, mermaids who change their hair color.

Vasily, father of five-year-old Artem: “I allow Tema to take fins and a mask into the bath. He plays diver. True, a lot of water splashes over the edge of the bath, but it’s not a problem.”

What to do with a 5 year old child if he doesn’t want anything?

When you're tired of plasticine, offer an alternative - kinetic or living sand. Children of all ages love to play with this material, and mothers love this sand because it does not create dirt. If sand is not at hand, then there is an interesting activity: making sand for modeling at home. Even the greatest reluctant person will enjoy this activity!

DIY living sand

Take 6 parts sand, 3 parts starch and 2 parts water. Mix in a deep bowl and mold as you like. The result: almost clean palms, not a speck on the floor, and your beloved child is delighted.

Crystals? Easily!

Get your child interested in the idea of growing crystals at home. He will definitely enjoy this experience, however, it lasts more than one day, but the longer the wait, the more interesting the result!

You can grow crystals from regular table salt (without additives!). Take a liter jar and fill it a third with salt, fill it to the top with hot water, and mix. The concentrated saline solution is the environment in which the crystals will grow. But you will need a base - a piece of felt, for example. Cut out the desired shape (rectangle, snowflake, heart, etc.), thread a thread at the top. We cut out a lid for the jar from cardboard, pierce the lid with a needle, thread it and use a toothpick to fix the figure so that when closing the jar the entire piece of felt ends up in the solution. After 7–10 days, the figurine will be completely covered with crystal-looking grains - crystals.

Origami

Tired of plasticine or simple applications? Get your child interested in creating origami figures. Of course, it won’t work out right away, but then he will delight you with wonderful crafts!

Non-Newtonian fluid

Science experiments in the kitchen are fun. Prepare a non-Newtonian fluid, it has unique properties: if you immerse your hands in it smoothly, the mass will be liquid, and if you try to pull your hands out abruptly, it will become solid. The viscosity of a substance will directly depend on the speed at which it is acted upon. Let your child help prepare this toy and then study its properties. You just need to mix starch and water (1:1) in a bowl.

Checkers and chess

These games are not only exciting, but also develop logic, imagination, and perseverance.

What to do with a hyperactive 5 year old child?

If your child is a complete bundle of energy who doesn’t sit still for a second, a real problem arises: what to do with a hyperactive 5-year-old child? A strict daily routine is important for such children; only then will there be relative order in the child’s behavior.

Sports section

It’s good if there is a place in the apartment where the child will splash out energy: a sports corner with a horizontal bar, rings, a ladder, a rope and, of course, mats.

Games by time

Set aside time for active games in the first half of the day, and in the second for calm and creative ones. The goal of the game is something that must be indicated in advance, otherwise the child will not be able to concentrate on the task.

Puzzles

A hyperactive child will not last long, but if you pick up puzzles with a picture of his favorite character, he will have a goal: to collect the picture.

Dancing, karaoke

Keep your child busy with music, let him dance or sing karaoke: this will give him an outlet for energy. Play classical music for your hyperactive child. colossal!

Walking the dog

If you have a dog, take your child for a walk with you - naturally, if the size of the pet is appropriate. By running with the dog, the child will temporarily become calmer.

Water games

Water perfectly relaxes, let your fidgety play in the bathtub not only during evening water procedures. Sand has similar properties.

Cartoons as a way to distract a child

All children love cartoons. This is a sure-fire way to keep your child engaged for a long time. But is it worth it?

Pros and cons

Of course, cartoons develop memory and broaden your horizons. They are colorful, story-driven, and exciting. There are special educational cartoons. But everything is good in moderation. Pediatricians advise children 3–5 years old to watch TV no more than half an hour a day. TV negatively affects a child’s vision and can cause aggression, anxiety, and disrupt sleep.

Irina, mother of children the same age, 6.5 and 5 years old: “I let my kids watch cartoons when I’m very busy. I play “Fixies” or “Lessons from Aunt Owl” for them - it’s informative and interesting. But no more than 40 minutes a day and not all at once, but several times for 15-20 minutes.”

Computer, tablet

Computer games literally attract children. Kids who can’t read yet can easily operate a tablet or phone.

Pros and cons

Of course, it’s great if the child is familiar with a computer and tablet: school years this will be very useful. But the computer worsens vision more than TV, and also causes persistent addiction. You can allow children to play for no more than half an hour a day, but choose educational games according to age. Under no circumstances should you be allowed to sit at the computer before bed.

Conclusion

Sometimes finding something to keep a child occupied becomes a real challenge. But, knowing about your child’s interests and showing a little imagination, you can come up with many activities that will pass the day.

If your home supply of ideas has run out, visit the store: the children's toy departments are replete with all kinds of creativity kits, board and educational games.

S. Feldcher, S. Lieberman. “400 ways to occupy a child from 2 to 8 years old”
Anna Bykova “Developmental activities for the “lazy mother””
K. Matyushkina “The School of Cat da Vinci”
T. Vyatkina “Educational games for children from 0 to 5 years old”

Video on the topic

Scenario family holiday“Unfortunately, birthdays only come once a year.”

Baskakova Svetlana Aleksandrovna. Teacher-psychologist, MDOU " Kindergarten No. 74" city of Yaroslavl.
Description: The emotional well-being of a child largely depends on intrafamily relationships. One of the ways to create a favorable family atmosphere is to hold various family holidays. For full development, a child needs a holiday like air. A holiday is an event in a child's life, and the child counts his days from holiday to holiday. As the great K. Ushinsky wrote: “Childhood would be dull and gray if the holidays were thrown out of it.”
In our family, it is customary to celebrate all family holidays in a fun and interesting way. But the most important event for all of us is our granddaughter’s birthday. We are preparing especially carefully for this holiday. And our efforts are not in vain. Impressions and memories from it remain with everyone present for a long time. We always put our motto: “No animators or cafes” into practice. The main roles are usually played by grandparents, and parents and guests are active participants throughout the celebration.
This publication will be of interest to anyone who wants to create conditions for emotional relaxation and creative interaction between children and adults. I offer you a script for a family holiday that we held in honor of our granddaughter’s 5th birthday.
Target: Creation festive atmosphere at a family holiday.
Tasks:
-Create a joyful mood in children and adults, cause an emotional uplift from joint communication and activities.
-Promote the development of communication skills in children and the unity of all participants in the family holiday.
-Promote compliance with existing family traditions and the emergence of new ones.
Preliminary preparation:
To organize a holiday, the following attributes are required: musical accompaniment, a Shapoklyak costume, a Lariska toy, Shapoklyak leaflets, a wallet on a rope, fake candies, a beautiful box with a brick inside, Happy Birthday candles, a large number 5, sparklers, a serpentine cracker, soap bubbles, bouncing balls, various hats, a bag and costumes for a photo shoot, prizes.
Progress of the holiday.
The song Shapoklyak “Who Helps People...” plays. Shapoklyak enters with leaflets about the urgent enrollment of children in the school of hooligans. She hands them out to guests and sticks them on furniture and walls. All leaflets are written with errors.

The music ends, Shapoklyak sings without musical accompaniment.
I like to accidentally pour glue on the bench,
If a passerby sticks to you, it will make me more happy,
when I throw water on people from the balcony,
It seems to me that I have become young again! Ha-Ha-Ha! (laughs) and says.
Shapoklyak: Oh, there are so many kids here! So I need you! I am opening a school for hooligans and will teach all subjects myself. Master classes will be conducted by the “best” heroes of fairy tales: Baba Yaga, Nightingale the Robber, Karabas-Barabas, and Koschey the Immortal himself... The curriculum includes drawing on walls, furniture and doors, making fake candies, shooting with a slingshot, throwing eggs at passers-by and of course misspelling. Hurry up, enrollment in my school is limited! Come, I'll start recording you. Just keep in mind that I don’t like those who behave well and listen to adults. My favorites are hooligans, fighters, crybabies and of course sneaks.
Are there any of you like that?

Leading: We don't have such children. No one will go to your school!
Shapoklyak: It can’t be, well, I’ll check it now and test it. I really love to play. Now I will teach you my wonderful games: I smear the bench with glue or paint. Someone sits down and there will be laughter! A man is walking down the street, and I pour a bucket of water on him from the balcony or from the window. This will be fun! I also really like to shoot raw eggs at passers-by. I hide in the bushes, and as soon as someone approaches, I throw an egg, trying to hit them in the head. You're going to want to laugh!
Asks everyone: “Do you like my games?”

Children: No. These are very bad games.
Shapoklyak: Well, you are boring. Do you know my favorite game?
All: No, we don't know.
Shapoklyak: We take a rope, tie the wallet to it (shows), and throw it on the road. We ourselves hide behind a tree. A passerby walks by, sees the wallet, extends his hand, and you hop and pull the string. Ha-Ha-Ha! (laughs). Hilarious! Want to try?
Well, in honor of the holiday, I decided to become the kindest grandmother in the world and do only nasty things. Oh, no, no - joys and gifts.
Who wants to receive gifts? Come to me quickly!
Shapoklyak plays a game with a wallet.

Shapoklyak throws a wallet on a string onto the floor. At the command “Hop!” everyone is trying to grab the wallet. The game is played several times. It all depends on the wishes of the guests.

After the game, Shapoklyak distributes fake candies to all participants. When the children turn them around, the presenter becomes indignant.
Leading: Shame on you for deceiving your guests. After all, today is Kira’s birthday, and you came without a gift!

Shapoklyak: Well, I didn’t know that. But I have a gift. True, I prepared it for Gena the crocodile, because tomorrow is his birthday. Okay, I’ll give it to Kira, and I’ll make it for Gene too.
Shapoklyak leaves to get a gift. After a while, he comes in with a beautiful box (there is a brick in it), and invites Kira to open it.
Shapoklyak: Nice surprise, Truth? I can imagine how happy Gena will be with such a gift (laughs).

Leading: Leave our holiday, we don’t need such gifts!
Shapoklyak: I'm not going anywhere! And since you’re driving me away, I’ll do some nasty things to you: “Hey, Lariska, come on, scare the kids.” He takes out a musical mouse from his bag.

Shapoklyak plays the game “Don’t be scared.”
Everyone stands in a circle. When the Lariska mouse sings her song, everyone dances and teases her. As soon as Lariska squeaks, everyone runs away and hides from her. Shapoklyak and Lariska are looking for them and running after them. The game is played several times. The main thing is to create an effect of surprise and involve as many participants as possible in the game.
Shapoklyak: Oh, well done, they are so smart. I'm tired, give me a chair and I'll continue testing to enroll children in my school. Now I want to know whether you can read or not?

Shapoklyak plays the game “Happy Birthday”.
Displays candles with letters in a chaotic order. Then asks the children to spell out the sentence “Happy Birthday” correctly. During the game, he knocks down the children, rearranges the letters, and interferes with them in every possible way.
At the end he praises all the participants, especially Kira. Congratulates her on her birthday and gives her a big five.

Then he invites all guests to congratulate the birthday girl (shout congratulations 3 times in unison). After which he lights birthday candles with sparklers. While the candles are burning, everyone sings the song “Let them run clumsily...” to the music, dances, and clapping their hands. As the candles burn out, guests stand in a circle and set off firecracker fireworks.

Leading: Shapoklyak, why do you need a hat? After all, no one wears them now, you are completely behind fashion, but you say that you are a modern old lady.

Shapoklyak: Oh, do you doubt it? What is the hat for? Yes, I never leave home without her, I always need her. You can hide behind a hat, you can catch animals and insects with a hat, you can make a bird’s nest out of it, and you can also perform different tricks with a hat... That’s it, it’s you who are behind the times, not me. I have a lot of hats at home. All beautiful and different. But I took some with me to play with you.

Shapoklyak plays the game “Musical Hats”.
Shapoklyak arranges hats in a circle. Invites guests to play. There should be 1 less hats than the number of players.
The players stand in a circle near their hats. As soon as the music starts, everyone goes in a circle. The music stops, you need to quickly put on your hats. Whoever did not have time and was left without a hat is eliminated from the game. We play until there is only one person left in the hat.
Shapoklyak gives the winner a hat from a newspaper, specifying that she made it herself.

Then Shapoklyak remembers that tomorrow she needs to go to Crocodile Gena’s birthday party, and she has not yet prepared a gift for him (she needs to run to the construction site for a brick, find a box somewhere and pack everything beautifully). He says goodbye to the guests, takes out soap bubbles from his bag and invites everyone to compete to see who can blow the biggest bubble.
Children and adults blow soap bubbles.

After some time, the hostess invites guests for festive table. At the table, guests congratulate the birthday girl and give gifts.

When all the congratulations are over, the host draws the guests' attention to a large bag in the corridor. He brings him into the room, opens and reads out a letter from Shapoklyak.
The presenter reads the letter: I invite everyone to a photo shoot. Participants will receive prizes and gifts. At the end of the photo shoot you will get a surprise from me. Please send photos to my email: bb - com. Shapoklyak. RU.
All guests go to dress up in costumes from the Shapoklyak bag. Each guest is photographed separately. At the end of the photo shoot, a group shot of the guests in costume.

Then the presenter gives prizes to all the guests for participating in the filming (he singles out the birthday girl especially).

The lights go out. Parents bring in the cake and light the candles. Kira blows them out, and the guests sing in chorus the song “Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you...” and dance in a circle.