Fun learning activities for kindergarten

Kindergarten activities and learning games

Looking for some fun games and activities for kindergarten students to keep little ones occupied — and learning — at home? Check these out!

Create a personalized placemat

Writing activity: This activity will help your kindergartner build reading and writing skills.
Sorting beans

Math activity: By sorting and categorizing beans, your kindergartner will begin to build math and problem-solving skills.
Amazing bubbles

Science activity: This fun activity engages your child’s curiosity and builds observation skills, which will become important as your child studies science.
Telling tales

Reading activity: By sharing family stories, you will reinforce an understanding of family and how things are similar or different from generation to generation. This provides a building block for studying social studies.
Making hieroglyphics

History activity: By delving into the art of ancient Egypt, you’ll be giving your child a glimpse of art history.
Letters in clay

Writing activity: Forming letters out of clay is a fun and easy art project that gives kids a hands-on feel for learning handwriting.
Create a name book

Reading activity: Using a computer and a camera, your kindergartner can learn basic computer skills by making this name book. Once the book is complete, they can read it over and over, and practice their reading skills.
Make a personalized bookmark

Writing activity: This easy project will help your child begin to learn the letters of the alphabet, and how to spell her name.
Make music in a kitchen Band

Math activity: Banging pots and pans, and beating on an oatmeal tin can teach the basics of finding the musical beat.
Counting coins

Math activity: By counting pennies, nickels and dimes, your child will learn how to count by ones, fives, and 10s.
Make a story map

Reading activity: Have your child make a story map to sequence the beginning, middle and end of a story.
Shape walk

Math activity: Go outside with your child and look for shapes.
The “scents” of smell

Science activity: Have your child explore the sense of smell by having her guess different scents.
Letter collage

Reading activity: In this activity your child explores letter sounds by making a collage.
Word family flip book

Reading activity: Have your child create this fun flip book to practice reading.
Make your own wrapping Paper

Art activity: Try printmaking to make your own wrapping paper!
Fruit fractions

Math activity: Here’s a clever and tasty way to review fractions with your child.
Make a storytelling board

Reading activity: In this activity your child acts out a story with a hand-made storyboard.
Living things and nonliving objects

Science activity: Have your child find living things and nonliving objects.
Name puzzle

Writing activity: In this activity your child makes a puzzle that helps her spell and recognize her name.

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Kindergarten introduces a lot of skills, but it is super important to keep learning fun! I’ve never met anyone who LOVED sitting at a desk doing worksheet after worksheet. Let alone a 5 year old…

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Alphabet Activities for Kindergarten

While for most kids the alphabet is introduced at the preschool level, it takes many times of reviewing it before it becomes a solidified skills. And there are also many children who arrive in kindergarten knowing very few letters.

There are several steps to learning and using the letters of the alphabet to be able to form words.

Letter recognition
- Uppercase Letters
- Lowercase Letters
- Uppercase and Lowercase Letters Combined
Beginning Sounds
Vowel Sounds
Ending Sounds

All of these skills are needed to build successful readers!

Alphabet Coloring Pages
Magnetic Letter Alphabet I Spy
Alphabet Sensory Bin
Alphabet Crafts for Kids
Tissue Paper Letters
Cloud Dough Letter Smash
Alphabet Stack Up Game
Alphabet Ants- Letter Formation Game
Mitten Letter Matching Activity

Valentine Spin & Stamp Letter Recognition Game
Pumpkin Spin & Stamp Activity
Spring Spin & Stamp
Snowman Spin & Stamp
Thanksgiving Spin & Stamp

Alphabet Uppercase/Lowercase Pumpkin Matching Game
Fall Leaf Letter Matching
Acorn Alphabet Matching Game
Christmas Tree Multi-Font Letter Sorting
Apple Tree Multi-Font Letter Sorting
Chicken and Egg Multi-Font Letter Sorting
25+ Fun Alphabet Books

More Alphabet Activities for Kindergarten

Reading and Beginning Phonics Kindergarten Activities

Kindergarteners learning to read is one of my favorite things!! I love hearing them form those first words and start on the road to reading!

CVC Word Building Apple Tree
CVC Word Building Fall Leaves
CVCE Word Family Apple Basket
CVCE Fall Themed Word Building
CVC Word Family Bump! Games
Sorting Short Vowels and Long Vowels

Fruit Themed Write the Room

Sight Word Activities and Printables for Kindergarten

Fall Sight Word Scavenger Hunt
Sight Word Clouds

More Hands-On Sight Word Activities

Counting Activities and Printables for Kindergarten

Color by Number Printable

Mini Eraser Counting Grids

Star Mini Eraser Counting Grids
Candy Corn Mini Eraser Counting
Conversation Heart Mini Eraser Counting Grids
Pizza Counting Grids {English and Spanish}
Gumball Counting Grids {English and Spanish}
Dragons and Tacos Counting Grids {English and Spanish}
Easter Egg Counting Grids
Unicorn Counting Grids {English and Spanish}
Snowman Counting Grids
Apple Counting Grids

More Themed Counting Grids

Cupcake Counting Grids
Groovy Buttons Counting Grids for Pete the Cat
Chocolate Chip Counting Grids
Pumpkin Counting
Leaf Counting Grids
Dinosaur Counting Grids
Ocean Animal Counting Grids
Pot of Gold Counting Grids for St. Patrick’s Day

Counting Cards for 1-10

Ladybug Counting Cards
Monkey and Banana Counting Cards
Sock Monkey and Fall Leaf Counting Cards
Baa, Baa Black Sheep
Baby Chick Farm Animal Counting Cards
Dog Bones
LEGO Counting
Button Counting

Winter and Valentine’s Day Counting Cards

Christmas Tree Lights
Winter Mitten Pom Poms
Hot Cocoa and Marshmallows
Peppermint Candy
Conversation Heart

Fall Theme Counting Cards

Pumpkins
Candy Corn
Squirrel and Acorn Counting Cards
Spider Webs

Play Dough Number Mats for Counting

Themed Number Mats for Kindergarten Math

Pirate 1-10 | Pirate 11-20
Sunflower 1-10 | Sunflower 11-20
Conversation Hearts 1-10 | Conversation Hearts 11-20
Valentine Ten-Frames 1-10
Fall Candy Jar 1-10 | Fall Candy Jar 11-20
Christmas Trees 1-10
Cookies 1-10
Penguins 1-10

Math Dice Games for Counting

More themed Roll and Count Dice Games for Kindergarten

Apple Tree
Unicorn
Farm Animal
Crayon Box

Spring Dice Games for Counting

Rainy Day
Flower Pot
St. Patrick’s Day

Summer Dice Games for Kindergarten

Seashells
Watermelon

Fall Dice Games

Turkey Feathers
Spider Web

Winter Roll and Count Dice Games

Christmas Tree Lights
Snowflake
Gingerbread

Ten-Frame Counting Games

Apple Ten-Frame Hide and Seek Game
Unicorn Ten-Frame Hide and Seek Game
Christmas Tree Ten-Frame Hide and Seek Game

Themed Counting Activities

Fruit Themed Counting Games
7 Number Recognition Card Games
Bakery Pretend Play Printables for Counting
Silly Monsters Mini Counting Pack
“How Many Cows on the Farm?” Snack & Math Game

Construction Theme Counting to 5 Board Game
Back-to-School Counting Puzzles
Transportation Theme Counting Pack
Fall Emergent Reader Counting Book
Winter Counting Puzzles
Christmas Counting Sensory Bin Matching Game
Easter Egg Number Recognition Puzzles

Non-Printable Hands-On Kindergarten Counting Activities

Apple Tree Fingerprint Art & Math Activity
Falling Star Counting Game
DIY Ocean Animal Clip Cards for Counting
DIY Mitten Counting Game
Snowball Counting Activity
DIY Valentine’s Theme Board Game for Counting

Kindergarten Addition Activities: Addition to 10

More Hands-On Addition Activities

Graphing Activities and Printables for Kindergarten

Winter Color Graphing
Colored Shoe Graphing (Great for Pete the Cat!)
Australian Animal Graphing
Fidget Spinner 2D Shapes
Bug Graphing
Car Graphing on a Bubble Road
Donut Theme
Superhero Theme Dice Graphing Activity
Valentine Cupcake Theme
Rainbow Bear Color Graphing
Fall Leaf Activity
Forest Animals
DIY Flower Graph
Farm Animal Theme

Kindergarten 2D and 3D Shape Activities and Printables

Kindergarten Shape Activities and Printables

Shape Matching Games

American Flag Shape Matching
Cactus Matching Game
Apple 2D Shape Matching Game
Shape Matching Games
Silly Shapes
Pumpkin Shape Matching Game for Fall
Penguin Matching Game for 2D Shapes

2D Shape Graphing Game for Fidget Spinners
3D Shape Mini Pack
2D Shape Mini Pack
2D Shape Play Dough Mats
Shape I Spy Counting Mat
Dog House Shape Spinner Game

Winter Shape Printables and Activities

Snow Shapes with Penguin Shapes
Winter 2D BINGO Games
Christmas 2D Play Dough Mats
Gingerbread Shape Games and Activities
Snowman 2D Play Dough Mats

Hands-on Shape Games and Activities

Foam Shape Sensory Bag
Exploring Shapes with Play Dough Imprints
3D Shapes with Pipe Cleaners

Fine Motor Learning Activities for Kindergarten

Fine Motor Art and Craft Activities

Black Glue Acorn Fine Motor Art
Turkey Salt Painting for Thanksgiving
Decorate-a-Pumpkin Fine Motor Craft
Frog Life Cycle Fine Motor Craft

Snap Cube Fine Motor Mats for Learning

Valentine Snap Cube Mats
Earth Day Snap Cube Mats
Uppercase Letter Snap Cube Mats
Lowercase Letter Snap Cube Mats
Numbers 1-10 Snap Cube Mats

LEGO Fine Motor Activities

Winter LEGO Fine Motor Mats
Fall LEGO Fine Motor Mats
Spring LEGO Fine Motor Mats

More Kindergarten Learning with LEGO

LEGO STEM Challenge Cards for Kids
LEGO Charades Game
LEGO Superhero Gross Motor Game
LEGO Classifying and Sorting Mats

Themed Gross Motor Games and Brain Breaks for Kindergarten

Pet Theme Brain Break Dice
Fall Theme Brain Break Dice
Winter Theme Brain Break Dice
Moving My Body Brain Break Dice
Insect Gross Motor Dice
Weather Gross Motor Dice

Five Little Ducks Gross Motor Counting Games
Transportation Theme Gross Motor Game
“Jack, Be Nimble” Counting Gross Motor Game
Animal Gross Motor Game

Kindergarten Science Themes and Activities

Butterfly Life Cycle Board Game
Forest Biome Sorting Mats
Rainforest Animal Matching Game
Rainforest Animal BINGO Game
Frog Life Cycle Fold-Up Book
Arctic Animal Matching Games

Kindergarten STEAM Activities and Printables

STEM Investigations for Kindergarten

Making Music with Bottles
“Is it Magnetic?”
Quantity Investigation
Density Investigation for Kindergarteners
Spring Flower STEM Investigation
Ocean Currents Investigation
Painting with Ooblek

More STEAM Investigations

Emotions Activities for Kindergarten

Emotions Board Game

Gingerbread Emotions Printables

Gingerbread Emotions Mini Book
Gingerbread Emotions Play Dough Mat
Gingerbread Emotions Board Game
Gingerbread Emotions BINGO Game
Gingerbread Emotions Puzzles

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90,000 developmental classes for children 6 years old in kindergarten and houses

Content of Article

Lessons in kindergarten
Classes house
Logic
Speech development
Didactic games
Foreign language

Full formation a preschool child in the physiological, psychological and social sphere is impossible without regular classes. Both parents and educational institutions participate in the organization of developmental activities for children aged 6 years. Senior preschool age is the final stage in preschool childhood. Games and exercises that contribute to the comprehensive development of the personality of a preschooler and are aimed at meeting his needs for cognition will help the child achieve success in the upcoming school life.

Classes in kindergarten

In preschool institutions, teachers organize developmental classes, taking into account federal state educational standards (FSES).

Five educational areas constitute the main structure in the organization of developmental activities for children of 6 years old.

Educational area	Classes
Social and communicative development	Labor, basic life safety, social world
Cognitive development	World around, mathematics, construction
Speech development	Literacy education, speech development, reading fiction
Artistic and aesthetic development	Music, drawing, modeling, application
Physical development	Physical education in the street and in the gym

Educational and upbringing processes are inextricably linked. All classes in kindergarten have a developmental focus, as they contribute to the activation of all mental processes, develop motor skills and speech.

Homework

There are many interesting tasks that you can do with your child at home. All of them are aimed at enhancing attention, memory, thinking and other mental processes, the development of speech and logical thinking.

Logic

One of the most difficult and important topics for older preschoolers is the classification of objects according to various criteria. Despite the apparent simplicity, many children at the age of 6 find it difficult to correctly group objects according to certain criteria. Simple tasks will help the child gain experience in classification and prepare for math lessons at school.

The simplest option is to ask a preschooler to name objects of the same group, for example:

flowers;
domestic animals;
trees;
furniture;
clothes.

In the future, you can narrow the group and ask to list, for example, only items of winter clothing, only fruit or coniferous trees, etc.

In any developmental task, move from simple to complex. Then the preschooler will not lose interest, and gaps in knowledge will not greatly upset him.

Another aspect of the development of logic is the ability to identify cause and effect relationships. The following exercise will contribute to this: the adult begins the sentence, and the child must logically complete it.

Examples:

“There is a strong wind outside, so…”
"If you don't wash your hands before eating, then..."
"You learn letters to..."

Also, a preschooler should be able to find similarities and differences between objects. The child is invited to find the common properties and differences of objects, compare objects and recognize them by description. An adult describes an object or phenomenon, and a preschooler guesses.

Examples:

This object is big and round, we often see it in the kitchen, but it cannot be eaten…
This item is warm and fluffy, it is blue in color and is kept in the closet…
To prepare this dish, you need flour, eggs, butter ...

The preschooler can ask leading questions that provide more information about the subject. Such tasks will not take much time, but will contribute to the intensive accumulation of the dictionary, the development of logical thinking, memory, imagination, attention, figurative perception.

Attention

The development of a child's attention is a hot topic for many parents, as the ability to concentrate will help a preschooler in the learning process and will make it possible to avoid many troubles in everyday life.

Find a path

Draw 10 intertwined lines of varying lengths. At the end and at the beginning of each of them, draw any objects, for example: a mouse and cheese, a caterpillar and a butterfly. Have the child follow each line and name the object at the beginning and end of the line. First, you can draw lines in different colors and suggest leading along the line with your finger or pencil. Then draw unrelated objects or any numbers and ask them not to use a pencil or finger.

Spot the Difference

An entertaining task known to everyone since childhood perfectly develops attention. The older the child, the more differences between objects and pictures he needs to find, the less time he is given to complete the task.

Speech development

The topic of speech classes for children 6 years old can be any object from the environment of a preschooler. These tasks contribute to the development of figurative thinking and enrich the speech and vocabulary of the future student.

Describe the item

An adult names an object, and a preschooler needs to select as many qualities and characteristics for the object as possible: describe the shape, color, weight, taste, smell, size and other characteristics. For example, an apple is large, fragrant, sweet and sour, heavy, round, juicy, ripe, etc.

An adult can describe an object, while a child, on the contrary, guesses it from the description, specifying the classification.

"Words in reverse"

An adult names a word, and a child suggests the opposite: heavy - light, hard - soft. This game can be diversified by the fact that the host calls not the quality of objects, but objects that have such qualities: instead of hot - the sun, instead of big - the ocean. The preschooler offers his own opposite words: snow, ant.

Do not forget that everything is good in moderation. Overloads can affect the health of the child - there will be fatigue, headaches, poor sleep, reduced immunity.

Didactic games

A variety of educational didactic games can help parents to carry out the learning process of a 6-year-old child in a fun and interesting way. Usually these are various thematic cards, lotto or dominoes. You should not buy a lot of manuals, but it is better to choose 2-3 games that will really be useful and will interest a preschooler.

Foreign language

At the age of 6, children learn a foreign language with pleasure, memorize a large number of words, actively sing songs and read poetry. The main thing is that the learning process should not be boring and take place in a playful way with a sufficient amount of visual material. The preschool period is favorable for getting to know a new language, as children are attracted to phonetic games, there are no complexes and fear of mistakes. At home, you can repeat with the baby songs or poems learned with the teacher. You can also fix words on different topics: colors, body parts, clothes, dishes, products, etc.

Do not forget that all-round development is not only intellect. The child needs physical activity, therefore, special attention should be paid to this aspect and conditions should be created for the physical development of the preschooler.

When choosing a developmental activity, one should not ignore the individual characteristics of the child - it would be much more correct, focusing on them, to involve the preschooler in the learning process.

Interesting activities for preschoolers. What to do with a child 5 years old at home: organizing children's leisure

Knowledge that a child of 5-6 years old should have

When studying with a child at home, adults should be aware 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 of the hand, then it will be quite easy for a first grader to learn the program material at school. But the development of intelligence in crumbs at preschool age is much more effective.

Mathematics:

counting up and down within 10;
composition of numbers within 10;
visual image of numbers and their spelling;
mathematical operations within the first ten - addition and subtraction, knowledge of the signs by which they are denoted - "+", "-";
set comparison - greater than, less than, equal to; signs - ">", "<", "=";
understanding and precise, correct answer to the question: how much? Which? What's the score?
Ability to compose and solve a problem in one step - 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;
division of a circle and a square into 2 and 4 identical parts;
ability to solve simple puzzles.

Logical thinking:

classification of objects according to some attribute;
compiling stories according to the proposed illustration or continuing the story according to a given beginning;
the ability to find an object that does not belong to this group, superfluous;
establishing patterns and continuing the series.

Speech development:

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

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, according to the seasons, name the current month, days of the week.

Self-service skills:

rules of etiquette;
use the telephone;
without reminders to wash, brush teeth, wash hands with soap and water after going to the toilet and walking, rinse mouth after eating;
be able to insert a thread into a needle, learn to sew on a button;
to use buttons, laces and buttons;
take care of your appearance, nails, clothes, hair;
know the basic rules of the road.

Memory development:

memorize 5-6 visual images;
4-5 words, not interconnected;
repeat 5-6 actions that were shown to adults.

Things to consider when organizing classes

Education should be organized around all activities of children. They must improve the skills of modeling, designing, drawing. But at the age of 5-6, a gradual transition to a learning style begins, when children need to be taught to perform the required tasks. Children still feel the need for play activities. Based on this, the learning process, although it becomes more focused, also includes elements of the game.

The intelligence of a child is determined by such cognitive processes as attention, imagination, perception and memory.

The attention of children 5-6 years old is characterized by involuntariness; The kid is not yet able to manage his emotions, concentrate and direct attention to important things. Because of this, it can be under external impressions. These impressions are expressed in the fact that the child is quickly distracted, he cannot focus on any one object or action, and the activity must often change. Adult guidance is aimed at gradually increasing the level of concentration. A child with this attitude will develop responsibility for the results of his actions.

It is necessary to teach the child to retell what they read

This course of action assumes that the child will conscientiously and carefully perform any tasks, regardless of whether it is interesting or not.

Organization of children's leisure at home

Proper organization of a child's leisure ensures his harmonious development. Children learn the world best in the game. So the child learns, develops and receives a lot of emotions.

Leisure activities at home are different from what you can do with your child on the street. Home games should be calmer, aimed at developing counting and reading, logic and thinking, memory and attention, provide the maximum cognitive effect (distinguishing colors, seasons, learning the rules of the road, the ability to navigate the street, rules of conduct when a child is alone at home , know your first name, last name, address, etc. ).

First of all, the child should be interested and not tiring. Therefore, all classes with preschool children should not exceed 30-35 minutes.

The participation of adults is very useful, but on one condition. Children invite adults themselves or agree to their participation in the game voluntarily. At home, it is very exciting for children to organize all kinds of holidays (Birthday, New Year), you can come up with the name of “your” holiday, to which you invite your child’s friends, organize team competitions, you can add learning a foreign language with the help of cubes.

From the age of five, your child is already a senior preschooler. Therefore, you can already begin to teach him how to handle a pen, suggest drawing small figures in a notebook, coloring pictures, trying not to go beyond the lines. All this helps not only to brighten up the child's leisure time, but also prepares the hand for writing.

Sometimes it becomes necessary for a child to play by himself for some time, so that adults can finish their business. You can offer several activities that can captivate the baby for up to an hour and a half: plasticine, sand, watching cartoons.

Target orientation of classes

Classes that are aimed at the development of children of five or six years old are very diverse. Classes of this type will allow you to gradually transfer game forms into training ones. Such a transition for children is carried out without stress and without problems.

Tasks are presented in the form of solving riddles, coloring pictures. Then the child masters the recipes. Children at the age of 5-6 love to perform logical tasks.

In a children's education program that uses developmental forms, classes should achieve the following goals:

develop cognitive interest;
improve creative, physical and intellectual abilities;
tasks should contribute to a positive attitude towards future schooling.

Memory training game

The program for the specified age group should have tasks:

on the basics of native speech, which lay the foundation for teaching reading, the Russian language, develop the speech of children.
mathematical direction - the beginning of arithmetic and geometry, tasks aimed at developing attention, strengthening memory and logical thinking.
on the formation of interest in nature, the ability to be sensitive to it, as well as the first knowledge of ecology.
on the study of the physical component of the simplest everyday phenomena and astronomical knowledge.

Children aged 5-6 are very fond of playing with construction sets

Children of this age are interested in fine arts, they like to design, make some products.

At the age of five or six, children can be occupied with various activities for up to two hours - they will not get tired. Moreover, the concentration of attention during this time does not decrease. Children can be involved in activities during this time. Only tasks need to be changed and take small breaks.

What forms of activities are most suitable

Use of toys and various games for developmental learning. The big advantage is that children play and learn at the same time on a completely voluntary basis. They are interested in the results, they do not overwork. Thus the development of logic progresses beautifully in Nikitin's games.

Board games gradually teach math, traffic rules, letters and reading. During the game, children develop perseverance, patience and skills of decent behavior.

Artistic creativity is a great way to develop abilities

Creativity at this age is best manifested in the design and implementation of crafts. Moreover, the tasks should gradually become more complex, including elements of independent modeling. The child learns to be creative. He learns to think and think logically, develops fine motor skills.

Developmental learning at 5-6 years old is best done through play activities. The child must, in the process of development, prepare for the traditional school system of education.