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Child development from 5-6 years

Child development at 5-6 years: what’s happening

Playing and learning
Even as children get older and start school, play is important. It’s still how children learn and build social, emotional and thinking skills.

Your child’s pretend play is more complex now, filled with fantasy and drama. You might also notice that your child can play with others to achieve a common goal – for example, working together to build one big sandcastle. And your child might understand if another child doesn’t want to play a particular game and agree to play something else.

Your child is becoming more social and prefers to play with friends rather than on their own. Your child can share, although they might find it hard to share favourite toys and other things.

Games with rules sometimes challenge your 6-year-old, and your child might even accuse others of cheating sometimes.

Feelings
At this age, children can express feelings, although they might need help and time to identify and talk about tricky emotions like frustration or jealousy. They often have much better control over feelings too and might have fewer unexpected outbursts of anger and sadness.

You might see more patience, and your child might even be open to reasoning with you. This means there could be fewer disagreements in the future.

Although your 6-year-old loves to be independent, they still need your love and attention. Connecting with you and family is the most important thing in your child’s life. Your child is proud of their own achievements, wants your approval – and probably doesn’t take well to criticism.

Your child’s growing understanding of the world around them might lead to some fears. For example, children might be afraid of criticism, tests, failure, physical harm or threat, or supernatural things like ghosts.

Thinking
School-age children can pay attention for longer now.

Your child understands simple concepts like time (today, tomorrow, yesterday), knows the seasons, recognises some words by sight and tries to sound out words. Your child might even read on their own.

Your child is better at seeing other people’s points of view, which helps your child to make friends and meet new people.

Talking and communicating
At this age children talk a lot, sometimes even when nobody is in the room.

You’ll hear your child using full and complex sentences and having adult-like conversations, although they might still find it hard to describe complex ideas or events. Your child understands and usually enjoys jokes and riddles – jokes about poos and wees are particularly funny. Your child also enjoys the opportunity to do ‘show and tell’ at school.

Your child understands more words than they can say, and they’re learning as many as 5-10 new words each day. Vocabulary growth is so rapid at this age that your child’s brain often thinks faster than your child can speak.

Moving
At 5 years, children are more coordinated and love to show off new physical skills – you’ll often hear shouts of ‘Look at me!’

Your child can learn how to ride a bike, jump rope, balance on one foot for a short period of time, walk downstairs without needing to hold your hand, skip and catch a large ball. Many 6-year-olds will also be interested in playing team sports like soccer.

Does it seem like your 6-year-old can’t ever keep still? Wriggling while watching TV, at the dinner table or even while sleeping is quite common.

Your child’s fine motor skills are improving, which leads to more independence with things like tying shoelaces, using zips and buttons, and brushing hair. Your child might still find it hard to cut up food with a knife but enjoys the chance to practise.

Daily life and behaviour
At this age, children are becoming more independent and love making small decisions, like what clothes to wear or what to eat for lunch.

Starting school opens up a whole new social world, which comes with a new set of rules. This might be demanding or challenging for your child. School can be tiring so you might notice that your child is easily upset, especially after a long day. On these days you might want to keep your child quiet at home after school and aim for an early bedtime.

Whether your child is feeling worried about starting school or bursting with excitement, a bit of planning and preparation can ease the transition.

At this age, your child might also:

• copy simple shapes with a pencil
• copy letters and write their own name
• say their full name, address, age and birthday
• draw more realistic pictures – for example, a person with a head with eyes, mouth and nose, and a body with arms and legs
• read simple picture books
• understand the importance of rules, and the simple reasons behind rules.

Helping child development at 5-6 years

Here are simple things you can do to help your child’s development at this age:

• Encourage physical activity: play different sports and do recreational activities together or with others. These teach social skills like taking turns, cooperating, negotiating, playing fairly and being a good sport.
• Include your child in simple household chores: setting the table or helping you to put clean clothes away develops moving and thinking skills, while also teaching cooperation and responsibility. These skills are important for school.
• Make time for play each day. Play can include outdoor play, imaginative and creative activities, digital play, physical play and more. It's also important for your child to have time for free play.
• Play with your child each day, even if it’s just for 10 minutes. Playing together gives you the chance to enter your child’s world and find out about their thoughts and feelings. It also shows your child that you care about them and want to spend time together.
• Read with your child. Reading is important for literacy development. You can also try literacy activities like telling stories or making your own book.
• Practise classroom behaviour: for example, you could give your child small tasks that need attention or involve following rules or instructions. Have conversations about your child’s favourite animal or sport and encourage your child to listen, respond and question. This all helps your child get ready for school.
• Arrange playdates: spending time with other children, especially if they go to the same school, helps with social skills and gets your child used to being apart from you.
• Talk about feelings: you can help your child work out why they’re feeling something and help them put words to these feelings. This will help your child form friendships and show empathy.

Parenting a school-age child

As a parent, you’re always learning. It’s OK to feel confident about what you know. And it’s OK to admit you don’t know something and ask questions or get help.

It’s also important to look after yourself. Looking after yourself physically, mentally and emotionally is good for you, and it’s good for your child. When you’re well, you can give your child the loving attention they need to grow and thrive. You can also guide your child’s behaviour in positive ways, even when you find their behaviour challenging.

And remember that part of looking after yourself is asking for help, especially if you’re feeling stressed, anxious or angry. There are many people who can support you and your child, including your partner, friends, relatives and GP.

Never shake, hit or verbally abuse a child. You risk harming your child, even if you don’t mean to. If you feel like you can’t cope, it’s OK to take some time out until you feel calmer. Gently put your child in a safe place like their bedroom. Go to another room to breathe deeply, or call your state or territory parenting helpline.

When to be concerned about child development at 5-6 years

You know your child best. So it’s a good idea to see your GP if you have any concerns or notice that your child has any of the following issues at 5-6 years.

Communicating and understanding
Your child:

• is difficult to understand or isn’t speaking in full sentences
• can’t understand multi-step, complex instructions like ‘Please put the soccer ball away, wash your hands, and sit down for dinner’.

Behaviour and play
Your child:

• has tantrums whenever they don’t get their own way
• doesn’t show empathy – for example, doesn’t try to comfort others who are hurt or upset
• shows no interest in letters or trying to write their own name
• is very withdrawn, worried or depressed or gets very upset when separating from you
• doesn’t interact well with others – for example, is aggressive or shows no interest in interacting with other children or adults.

Everyday skills
Your child:

• still wets or soils their pants during the day, but note that night-time wetting is typical up until the age of 6-7 years, especially for boys
• has difficulty falling asleep at night or staying asleep.

See a child health professional if at any age your child experiences a noticeable and consistent loss of skills.

Development usually happens in the same order in most children, but skills might develop at different ages or times. If you’re wondering whether your child’s development is on track, or if you feel that something isn’t quite right, it’s best to get help early. See your GP.

Toys and Play: 3- to 5-Year-Olds

Child Development and Parenting

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Children play from the moment they are born. Play is how they learn about themselves and their world. It is how they develop and practice the physical, thinking and social skills needed in life. These tips will help you choose toys and play activities for your child based on their age or stage of development. Think about sharing them with your child’s other caregivers, too.

3- to 5-year-olds:

• Like to run, jump, climb and balance
• Act out adult jobs with costumes and props
• Begin to share and take turns
• Hate to lose and are not ready for competitive play
• Enjoy simple number and letter activities
• Have more interest in group pretend play
• Like nature, science, time and learning how things work
• Begin to make plans for their play (by about 4 years)
• Can begin to connect pieces in a pattern to make simple models

Toys and activities

Active

• Push and pull toys, like wagons and strollers
• Toys that mimic adult tools, like a vacuum, shopping cart and small wheelbarrow
• Rocking horse
• Tricycle with helmet
• Jump rope (from 5 years)
• Small bike with training wheels, footbrakes and a helmet (from 5 years)
• Balls
• Lightweight, soft baseball and bat
• Lightweight frisbee
• Sand and water play toys

Puzzles

• Up to 20 pieces (from 3 years)
• 20 to 30 pieces (from 4 years)
• Up to 50 pieces (from 5 years)

Construction

• Large and small wood blocks
• Most types of interlocking building systems with pieces of all sizes (like Lego)

Transportation

• Large-scale trucks that dump and dig
• Car sets and cars of all sizes
• Trains with tracks (non-electric)

Make believe

• Dolls with hair and eyes and limbs that move
• Simple-to-use doll clothes and doll house
• Stuffed animals with accessories and simple clothes
• Puppets and theater
• Dress-up clothes and costumes
• Housekeeping and cooking gear
• Toy phone, camera and cash register
• Doctor kit
• Play sets (garage, farm, airport)

Learning toys and games

• Simple board games based on chance, not strategy
• Dominoes (color or number)
• Picture bingo or matching games
• Simple apps or hand-held games for teaching matching, sorting, shapes, colors, numbers and letters
• Science models (check for age level)
• Magnets, flashlight, magnifying glass, clock, prism and terrarium
• Simple calculator
• Books
• Toys that teach how to button, snap and hook
• Nesting toys

Arts, crafts and musical toys

• Crayons, markers and chalk
• Play-Doh
• Scissors with rounded ends
• Paste, glue or glue stick
• Stickers
• Finger and tempera paint, easel and brushes
• Jumbo lacing beads
• Frames and cards to button, hook and lace
• Simple sewing kit with plastic needles
• Felt board
• Work bench, hammer and nails (with adult supervision)
• Rhythm instruments
• Harmonica, horn, whistles and recorder

Safety

Choose toys that meet these safety guidelines for this age:

• Non-toxic materials
• No sharp points or edges
• Non-breakable
• No parts that could trap fingers, toes or hands
• No electrical parts
• No glass or brittle plastic
• No exposed pins, sharp wires or nails
• Don’t allow children to play with toys that have miniature disk or “button” batteries that can be removed easily

Learn more about toy safety and get tips for choosing toys and play activities for children of other ages.

Games for children 4 years old

Thinking about what to do with your baby tonight? Tired at work, and the child insistently requires your attention? There is an exit! Come to our section, which contains flash games for children 4 years old, and feel free to choose your child's lesson for the next 10-15 minutes!

Children love modern flash games! It is through the game that the child learns this world and acquires new knowledge and skills. Bright, colorful and entertaining online games help to get a lot of useful information: the first letters and numbers, the first words of a foreign language, the first situations in which you need to apply logic, resourcefulness and ingenuity. This is a new and wonderful world that is available to your child online around the clock. nine0003

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   Every mother of a five-year-old often feels the same way as the heroine of the cartoon "Go Monkeys!". Preschoolers simply have inexhaustible reserves of energy that need to be directed in the right direction. As the well-known song rightly says, every small child must “run and jump, grab everything, kick with his feet, otherwise he will explode: bang bang - and he’s gone.” Therefore, we suggest that parents study games with a child of 5 years old - firstly, the baby will be busy with work, and secondly, it is in the process of playing that children develop and learn something new. In addition, joint classes contribute to the creation of close contact between parents and children. Time spent together is the best gift you can give your child. nine0003

   What kind of games for a child of 5 years to choose? If your kid is active and regularly puts the whole house on his ears, then dance or sports games will come to the rescue. Does your five-year-old like to sing, dance, and put on home theater performances? Here you need fun that will help develop creativity. Diligent kids who love to think, read, learn, intellectual entertainment (for example, board games, games in English, psychological games, etc.)

   Kidpassage will tell you what games with children aged 5 should be adopted by parents. With our tips, every adult can easily entertain a bored child, teach him something new and just have fun together. nine0003

   Contents

   1. Games with a 5-year-old child at home together
   2. Games for children 5 years old at home
   3. Didactic games
   4. Music games
   5. Board games
   6. Games for a group of children aged 5
   7. Logic games
   8. Educational games
   9. Math games
   10. Christmas games
   11. Speech therapy games
   12. Attention games
   13. Role play
   14. Outdoor games for children 5 years old

   Games with a 5-year-old child at home together

   You don't need a big company to have fun. There are many educational and interesting games for two. It can be a game of a mother with a child of 5 years old or joint activities of two children.

   Quiet games for two - checkers, chess, Sea Battle, Tic-Tac-Toe and more. However, it is recommended to alternate calm and active games, because children cannot sit still for a long time, they definitely need to move around, throw out excess energy. nine0003

   1. "Fish, birds, animals"

   Props : rubber ball.

   This is a game that is very similar to "Edible - Inedible", but in a newer, unhackneyed interpretation. The leader throws the ball to the participant and says one word: “fish”, “birds” or “animals”. The participant must answer the corresponding name of the representative of the fauna. So, the leader says “fish”, the participant answers “pike” and returns the ball.

   2. "Sumo Tournament"

   Props : two large home t-shirts, rope, two pillows, two straps.

   This game is suitable for two children of about the same age. A rope is made into a circle, and with the help of pillows, straps and T-shirts, children turn into sumo wrestlers. The task of young sumo wrestlers is to push the opponent out of the circle.

   Interesting games for two at home are easy to come up with on your own: it can be tug of war, and basketball with a wastebasket and hand-made balls from A4 sheets, and entertainment with dressing up, and dancing. nine0105

   Games for children 5 years old at home

   Parents often have a question about what to do with their child at home. Bad weather on the street, holidays at school or quarantine in kindergarten - and now the baby is already bored in the apartment or entertains himself with gadgets. However, as soon as parents turn on their imagination and involve the child in the gameplay, boredom disappears instantly! Sofa cushions and blankets turn into a fairy-tale palace, a mop becomes a knight's sword, and a house cat becomes a fire-breathing dragon. After a while, the laundry basket already turns into a basketball basket, and an old T-shirt stuffed with padding polyester into a soft ball, safe for mirrors and furniture. What to do at home with a child of 5 years old is not a problem for creative moms and dads! nine0003

   3. "Border on the castle"

   Props : blanket, soft toys.

   The room should be divided into two parts with a blanket - the "border". On one side is the child, on the other is the parent. Each participant in the game has the same number of toys. On command, the players must transfer as many of their "shells" as possible to the side of the enemy.

   Important: Use only soft toys (hollow rubber balls, balloons) to avoid injury, damage to furniture and mirrors in the house. nine0105

   4. "New life of old items"

   Props : box or bag with various household items.

   Various items are placed in a box: cubes, a broom, kitchen utensils, pens and pencils. The child pulls out one item at a time and, together with his parents, comes up with how it can be used again. So, a broom can turn into a bouquet if you decorate it with beads and ribbons, and pots make good helmets for motorcycle racing. nine0003

   Didactic games

   Didactic or educational games are the main tool for kindergarten and primary school teachers, but parents can also use educational games to not only have fun, but also spend time with their children in a useful way.

   As a rule, educational games involve the use of various visual materials. These can be story cards, cubes with letters, numbers or image fragments, cards and much more. nine0003

   5. "Detective and robbers"

   One of the participants is assigned as a robber who needs to hide from the detective. The host should come up with some kind of detective story in advance. In order for the robber not to be seen through, he needs to properly disguise himself. The rogue leaves the room and changes something about his appearance, and investigators need to notice and point out these changes. The game perfectly develops imagination, associative thinking and memory.

   6. “True or not true”

   The facilitator names different facts, some of them are true, some are not. If the children hear the truth, they clap their hands; if they hear a lie, they stomp their feet. To make it more interesting, facts can be thought up in poetic form, for example:

   • Daisies bloom in the garden in winter ( not true ),
   • The iron will iron your shirts ( true),
   • In winter, hares have black fur ( not true ),
   • The lion in Africa is the most cowardly of all ( not true ).

   Music games

   This category includes two types of entertainment - dance games and singing. Musical games are good because they allow you to reveal the creative abilities of the baby, as well as spend extra energy. Every hyperactive child will appreciate the fun, where you can dance to your heart's content. nine0003

   7. "Invented song"

   Props : task cards, backing tracks of various melodies.

   Singing is a great way to cheer up, especially if you sing funny funny songs of your own composition. The child draws a card with a task written on it (“a song of a hungry wolf”, “a foreigner who does not speak Russian well”, “sad bells”, etc.). The task of the participant is to complete the task either to the backing track of a well-known melody, or a cappella, without musical accompaniment. nine0003

   8. “Aram-zam-zam”

   At the beginning of the game, the parent shows the movements:

   • “aram-zam-am” – claps on the knees, three times, with repetition;
   • "ghoul-ghoul-ghoul-ghoul" - rotations in front of the chest with arms bent at the elbows, clenched into a fist;
   • “arafik-arafik” - forward bend with arms crossed on the chest, first from left to right, then from right to left.

   When the child remembers the movements, you can move on to the game. The essence of the game is to correctly repeat the dance when the song is turned on. The catch is that the tempo of the melody gets faster each time. nine0003

   9. "Guess the performer"

   Requisite : a record of songs performed by various cartoon or fairy-tale characters, and cards with images of these performers.

   This game perfectly develops the musical memory of five-year-olds. The rules are quite simple: the parent plays a fragment of a song from the cartoon to the child, and the child must choose an artist card. You can complicate the task and take songs and characters that are not familiar to the young player so that he can guess the artist according to the meaning of the song. For example, include a fragment of the song "Chunga-Changa", which will correspond to a picture of funny little islanders. You can also let them listen to the line “And then my girlfriends are leeches and frogs,” and the child must guess that it is Vodyanoy who sings. nine0003

   Board games

   Properly selected board games may well replace full-fledged developmental activities. "Monopoly" will teach you how to count, "Erudite" (aka "Scrabble") - to compose and learn new words, "Alies" will pump up the acting abilities of children. First of all, board games help to improve mathematical skills, because in any game you need to keep track of moves and points earned. Not to mention that it is an excellent training of perseverance, thinking and attention. nine0003

   Entertaining games in this category can be of different topics: about animals and plants, dinosaurs, fairy-tale worlds, connected with history or literature, etc. It is important to choose exactly the topic that the child is keenly interested in - then it will be much easier for him to learn the rules and join the gameplay.

   Tables also come with cards, chips, dice, puzzles. The simplest ones are “walkers”, where you need to roll a die and move a chip on the playing field for the number of steps that have fallen out. The most difficult type of board games are strategies, where you need to calculate your every move and think about what consequences it may have. Five-year-olds are also very fond of funny games, such as Twister. nine0003

   • DIY board games for children

   10. "Puzzles"

   Props : pre-prepared puzzle pieces.

   You can buy a ready-made puzzle, but it's much more interesting to make it yourself. Parents together with their children can draw a picture on a sheet of cardboard, and then cut it into several parts, or approach the task more creatively and apply their own drawing: for example, on several ice cream sticks, pebbles, cotton pads, and so on. nine0003

   11. "Flea"

   Props : chips, coin.

   This is a popular game played by our mothers and fathers, grandparents. On the edge of the chip, the role of which can be played by a small stone, bean / pea, the player presses with a coin, as a result of which the chip bounces like a flea. The essence of the game is that as many player's fleas as possible "jump" onto the opponent's playing field. The playing field can be made from a box of chocolates by dividing it in the middle with a straight line. nine0003

   Games for a group of children aged 5

   Playgrounds, playrooms or parties tend to be crowded with children who also need to be organized and offered fun activities. Group games can be sedentary (quizzes, riddles, puzzles) or active (relay races, races). All children will definitely enjoy an exciting quest, which combines the moment of an intellectual game - the search for clues and clues, and an element of activity, because, as a rule, you need to run for clues. Five-year-olds love to compete, so you can offer them team games on the score. nine0003

   12. "Human knot"

   Children hold hands and, at the command of the facilitator, begin to get tangled without disengaging their hands. After the “Stop” command, the leader must unravel this human knot without breaking the hands of the participants. You can complicate the game and limit the time of unraveling. If the leader does not meet the deadline, then the children unhook their hands and rush in all directions, and the leader must catch one of the participants. Whoever falls into his hands becomes the new leader.

   13. Centipedes

   This is a fun game for a group of children. Participants line up and hold the one in front by the belt, thus forming a long centipede. At the command of the lead centipede, it must simultaneously perform the following tasks:

   • raise the right paws;
   • raise the left legs;
   • run in circles;
   • move back;
   • catch your tail;
   • move forward by jumping.

   In addition, you can arrange an obstacle course for the centipede or blindfold the “head” - the one in front.

   Logic games

   Games for the development of logical thinking are held in kindergarten and primary school, some tasks parents can take on board and deal with the child on their own. No kid is born with the ability to think logically, this is an exclusively acquired skill that must be developed from childhood. In this, the association game, puzzle, matching, quiz will help teachers and parents. nine0003

   14. Trick problems

   To solve trick problems, children need to be attentive and use their imagination. Such tasks also teach that sometimes you need to deviate from the usual algorithm in order to find the right solution.

   Questions that can serve as an example of logical problems:

   • What is impossible to eat for breakfast? (lunch or dinner).
   • What is as big as an elephant but weighs nothing? (Shadow of an elephant).
   • The girl dropped her ring into the coffee, but the jewelry remained dry. Why? (Coffee was not a drink, but was in beans or ground). nine0014
   • What does half an apple look like most? (For the second half).
   • What invention allows you to see through walls? (Window).

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   "Guess the object"

   The host hides a small object in his fist. The child must guess what it is by asking leading questions that can only be answered with “yes” or “no”. For each correct answer, the leader extends one finger until the whole fist is opened, or the child can simply guess until the end, until the answers lead him to a clue. nine0003

   The same principle can be used to play theme games and guess, for example, animals, fairy-tale or cartoon characters, etc.

   Educational games

   The main goal of cognitive games is to teach a child something new, to expand his knowledge about the world around him, to replenish his vocabulary. These can be games about dinosaurs, space, the world around us, seasons and much more.

   16. Orchard

   Props : images of fruit and forest trees, cards with drawings of fruits.

   The child needs to find exactly those trees that grow in the garden, and attach cards of the corresponding fruits to them. When choosing a tree, the child should pronounce its name and explain what helped him to recognize the tree (leaf shape, bark, fruits). Parents should be told how fruit trees differ from forest trees, what fruits can be seen on certain types of trees, and so on. nine0003

   17. "Professions"

   Children need to complete the poems:

   Pilot lifts into the blue sky... (airplane).

   The roof is being painted before the children's eyes... (painters).

   Every day a newspaper is brought to our house by... (postman).

   I have been treating dolls since morning, today I… (nurse).

   The facilitator should be told about each profession, you can ask the child what he knows about it.

   nine0057 Math games

   Useful mathematical games will strengthen the knowledge of oral and written counting among five-year-olds. Such fun will be an excellent preparation for school.

   18. "Missing number"

   Requisite : cards with numbers from 0 to 9.

   The leader lines up the numbers in a row, first hiding one or several. The task of the child is simple - to find out which numbers are missing in the digital series. You can lay out all the numbers correctly, then ask the child to turn away and remove one card or swap several cards. nine0003

   19. "Big construction site"

   Props : 2-3 toy trucks, bricks, "Lego" and other "building materials".

   Invite your child to play builders. The truck needs to take 12 cubes to the construction site. All of them will not fit into one car, the child needs to find a solution to the problem (use two cars, each of which will have six cubes; also ask the preschooler the question: “And if you take three cars, how many cubes will each of them have?”) . nine0003

   In addition, you can perform various "building" tasks with the help of "Lego". For example, build a tower with seven blue blocks and three red blocks, then add three green blocks and subtract one blue block, etc.

   Christmas games

   New Year is the favorite holiday of all children. Every year, kids look forward to decorating a beautiful Christmas tree, hanging an advent calendar on the wall and counting down the days until Santa Claus arrives. But it is the parents, and not the fabulous red-nosed Grandfather, who give children a magical holiday. To make the New Year fun and memorable, you should carefully choose options for entertainment. It is recommended to alternate active fun and games at the table, dance competitions and quizzes. nine0003

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   20. Decorate the Christmas tree

   Props : bag, holiday paraphernalia, clothing elements, funny accessories.

   For this game, you can split into two teams, then there will be two "Christmas trees" that you need to dress up. One participant from each team is designated as a “Christmas tree”, all other players take turns blindly taking one item out of the bag and dress up their “New Year's beauty”. nine0003

   21. “Bring a snowball”

   Props : cotton snowballs, spoons.

   Guests are divided into two teams and lined up. Each first participant takes a spoon in his teeth, on which he puts a “snowball”. The player's task is to run to the Christmas tree and back as quickly as possible, without dropping his burden, and pass the baton to the next participant.

   Speech therapy games

   “No detectives. No giggles, but short and clear: fifks! - a phrase from the work of V. Dragunsky "Deniskin's story", which became an aphoristic joke. But in every joke, as you know, there is a fair amount of truth. Indeed, many preschool children have difficulty pronouncing certain letters, and in fact, beautiful clear speech is of great importance in adulthood. Parents can help their child practice pronunciation, but turn speech therapy exercises into an exciting pastime. nine0003

   22. "Guess what sounds"

   Phonemic games help preschoolers to distinguish sounds by ear and, as a result, pronounce them more correctly. In addition, correct phonetic perception affects the level of understanding of what was said.

   The simplest version of the phonemic game is to choose a few objects that make sounds (squeaker toy, tambourine, pot lids, etc.). The child closes his eyes, and the parent uses one of these items, after which the kid must guess it. nine0003

   23. “Feed the kids”

   Props : images of the faces of a boy and a girl with slits in place of the mouth, cards with images of products and other items.

   Word games, as a rule, are aimed specifically at the development and correction of speech. The game "Feed the kids" also develops thinking. There are several options:

   • The host calls the letter, and the child must “feed” the drawn boy and girl with food that begins with it (for example, the letter “P”, products: fish, rice, radish). nine0014
   • The host says: "Feed Masha with bakery products, and Misha with meat products." The child chooses products and at the same time says: "Masha ate a sandwich, and Misha ate a barbecue. "

   The facilitator can also name the products (you can come up with a short rhyme from the names of the dishes), and the child must determine by ear which of the named products are among the cards given to him.

   24. Capricious doll

   The game is aimed at developing speech, gives children an understanding of what antonyms and synonyms are. The host invites the children to play with a capricious doll, which does everything the other way around, and even teases. The host says: “Doll, go to sleep, it’s already night outside the window!”, And the child answers for the doll: “No, it’s day outside the window!”; presenter: "Cover, otherwise it's cold", puppet: "No, it's hot now!" nine0003

   Attention games

   Games like Spot the Differences, tasks where you need to remember the location of cards, search for errors and inconsistencies are excellent for developing attention.

   25. "Strange Beasts"

   The leader reads the story, the children listen attentively. As soon as the child notices inaccuracies in the narration, he immediately claps his hands.

   Example of a story:

   Once upon a hot winter, a hare with a long fluffy tail and short ears decided to build a hibernation den for himself. He began to dig a deep hole and frightened off a fox, which was just nesting in a tree. Suddenly, a blue wolf jumped out at the hare, but the hare was not at a loss and decided to swallow it, then he grunted in fright and disappeared into the forest thicket. Then the hare picked up spruce branches so that he could sleep softly on them in the den. And all around - beauty: flowers bloom, butterflies fly, berries ripen, in a word - winter! nine0003

   26. "Repeat the route"

   The child is blindfolded and guided along an easy route. The task of the participant is to repeat this path as accurately as possible. The facilitator can give verbal prompts: "Three steps forward, turn right, four steps forward, turn left, etc." In the future, the exercise is complicated by additional actions or obstacles. “Three steps forward, now step over the obstacle. One small step back, turn around and take two steps forward.” You can also give deceptive hints - for example, the leader says: "Turn right", although there were no turns on the route to be repeated. The child should not fall for this bait. nine0003

   Role play

   Story games are of great importance in the development of five-year-olds, because it is through the game that children learn to interact in society. “Mothers and Daughters” shows the traditional family model, the hospital game illustrates the relationship between the patient and the doctor, teaches the rules of behavior in the clinic, and the kindergarten game can tell parents a lot about what happens to the child in the kindergarten group.

   What kind of theatrical games can be offered to a five-year-old? Lots of options! nine0003

   27. "Bunny's Birthday"

   Props : toys, dishes (toy or disposable).

   Invite the child to imagine that the Bunny (or other toy) has a birthday today. He invited his friends, and now Bunny needs to set a table for them. Guests also need to follow the rules of etiquette during the feast and prepare a gift and congratulations for Bunny.

   During this game, preschoolers will learn the rules of courtesy, learn how to behave at a party and set the table, as well as expand their vocabulary (“name day”, “serving”, “service”, “meal” and others). nine0003

   28. "Flight into space"

   Props : illustrations of our planet from space, other planets and celestial bodies.

   Almost every preschooler would be happy with the idea of ​​going on a space trip. But in order to become an astronaut, you need to undergo a medical examination, pass sports standards and learn many important points (what is gravity, how astronauts eat, etc.). During the "space flight" the parent or leader talks about the planets, celestial bodies, galaxies. It will be even more interesting if the astronauts meet with aliens - invite the child to establish contact with the inhabitants of Mars or Venus and tell them about the Earth. nine0003

   Outdoor games for children 5 years old

   Every parent needs to know not only what to play at home with a 5-year-old child, but also how to entertain their child on the street. It is not enough just to bring the kids to the playground and leave them to themselves, you need to offer them examples of children's games, tell the rules and maybe even take part in children's fun.

   Some children's games at the age of 5 are considered timeless classics and never go out of style. You can offer children entertainment from your childhood: "Classics", "Rezinochka", "Bouncer", "Hide and Seek", "Cossacks-robbers" and others. And you can also learn something new, parents are advised not to limit themselves to options from the past, but to regularly look for original ideas for games with a child of 5 years old. nine0003

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   29. "Flight of the owl"

   Parent/facilitator - "owl", child/children - "mice". When the host says "Day", the mice run and frolic, but as soon as the command "Night" sounds, everyone should freeze in random poses. At night, an owl comes out to hunt, the task of mice is not to move or make any sounds. To make the game more interesting, the owl may try to make the frozen mice laugh.

   30. "Museum of wildlife"

   Props : cards with the inscriptions "Grass", "Earth", "Tree", etc.

   Invite the child to create a museum of wildlife and prepare interesting exhibits for this. The search for exhibits will be an exciting activity, during which the parent will tell the child a lot of interesting things about the world around them. When the exhibits are found, they need to be placed in the museum and put next to the corresponding card - this task is especially useful for five-year-olds, because usually at this age children learn to read. nine0003

   Tips for parents: words should be written in large block letters.

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