Kids learning activities at home
20 Best Learning Activities for Kids to Do at Home
Whether you're trying to avoid the dreaded "summer slide" or are just looking for a kid-sized mental tune-up, you need ideas to keep those little scholars' brains active. These learning activities for kids are so entertaining, they may not even realize how educational they are. Even better, the projects are low-prep, easy to clean up, and mostly involve common items you can find around the house. Dip into the old art-supply bin, gather up some toys, and you'll be able to whip up an educational activity in no time.
From practicing sight words to simple coding activities, these projects cover literacy, STEM, and social studies, among others, so you can focus in on your kids' particular area of interest (or subject where they need the most additional practice). The one thing they have in common is that there's some kind hands-on component to all of them, so kids can get really involved in their own learning. As they get older, they can even help set up the activities for themselves, too.
These are mostly geared for elementary school students, but if you have a toddler or a preschooler, you can check out these fun toddler activities, since even the tiniest students deserve a brain workout.
Sunflower Word Family
Happy Tot Shelf
Kids just learning to read can explore different sound combinations with a word-family sunflower. Write word endings on the petals, fill a paper-plate center with all the letters of the alphabet, then let kids spin and read the results.
Get the tutorial at Happy Tot Shelf »
RELATED: These 50 Fun Activities for Kids Will Keep Them Entertained for Hours
Pipe Cleaner Constellations
123 Homeschool 4 Me
Lots of classrooms make students create dioramas of the solar system, but what about mapping out other celestial bodies? This activity uses pipe cleaners and beads to give kids a hands-on way to learn how stars connect to form different consteallations.
Get the tutorial at 123 Homeschool 4 Me »
Chromatography Flowers
Steam Powered Family
This is a science experiment that turns into something you'd want to display on a desk or table. Draw stripes on coffee filters with markers, and then fold them up into triangles and dip the pointy end in water; the water will travel up the filter and separate the marker into different pigments, making a cool pattern on a flower-shaped filter.
Get the tutorial at Steam Powered Family »
RELATED: Easy Science Experiments for Kids You Can Do at Home With Everyday Items
Sight Word Craft-Stick Puzzles
And Next Comes L
If you're practicing sight words, go beyond the run-of-the-mill flash cards with a craft-stick matching puzzle. You can tailor the words by grade level, and add more pairs as your kids become stronger readers.
Get the tutorial at And Next Comes L »
LEGO Coding Maze
Research Parent
You don't need screens or apps to show kids the foundations of coding.
Set up a simple LEGO maze, and give kids commands to get a minifigure to go through it. The mazes and concepts can get more sophisticated as the child gets older.
Get the tutorial (plus printable commands and maze templates) at Research Parent »
Backyard Treasure Hunt
Life Over C's
One way to sharpen those map-reading skills? Hide a treasure in the backyard and have the kids use a map to find it. It's even better if they can hide something from you and draw the map themselves.
Get the tutorial at Life Over C's »
RELATED: The Best Learning Activities for Toddlers to Get Them Ready for Kindergarten
Fraction Flowers
Teach Beside Me
Not only will these beautiful blooms help kids visualize their fractions, it'll teach them equivalents: Two one-eighth peals will be the same size as a one-fourth petal, for example. Not into flowers? Try pizza slices.
Get the tutorial at Teach Beside Me »
Sidewalk Chalk Letters
Buggy and Buddy
Get their brains and bodies working at the same time! Hop from letter to letter to spell out different sight words.
Get the tutorial at Buggy and Buddy »
Decoder Wheel
Dabbles and Babbles
Ready for some spy missions? An easy decoder wheel lets kids write and decipher secret messages. From there, you can move on to other types of codes, or talk about how cryptography has been used in history.
Get the tutorial at Dabbles and Babbles »
Word/Definition Memory Game
Diary of a Not-So-Wimpy Teacher
Practice two skills at once: Write new vocabulary words on one card, definitions on another, and then play a traditional Memory game. You can also do this with synonyms and antonyms.
Get the tutorial at Diary of a Not-So-Wimpy Teacher »
Color-Mixing Experiment
The Best Ideas for Kids
The classic vinegar-and-baking-soda experiment becomes extra exciting when food coloring is added to the mix.
In addition to using an eye dropper or baster to make more "explosions," kids can also see what happens when different colors combine.
Get the tutorial at The Best Ideas for Kids »
Pop Top Math Game
Crofts' Classroom
This game is so simple to set up: Stick math equations on the top of a bottle cap, and write the answers inside. Then, if a student answers a math fact correctly, they get to keep the top. If not, it stays in the pile. The player with the most caps at the end of the game wins!
Get the tutorial at Crofts' Classroom »
Story Map
Katie Byrd
If kids are going to grow up to be writers, it helps to know how stories are put together. A story map lets them dissect the parts a book. They can either make one for tales they know well (something like "Goldilocks and the Three Bears"), or use them as an outline for an original creation.
Get the tutorial at Mrs.
Byrd's Learning Tree »
Marshmallow Shapes
Teach Beside Me
A delicious lesson in geometry, you can use mini-marshmallows and toothpicks (or small pretzel rods) to build different shapes. As kids get more advanced, they can move from 2D to 3D creations.
Get the tutorial at Teach Beside Me »
Binary Code Jelwelry
Mama Smiles
Another coding-related activity that doesn't require a screen, this craft uses different colored beads to represent the 1s and 0s in binary numbers. Kids can convert letters into binary and "code" their names into a necklaces or bracelets.
Get the tutorial at Mama Smiles »
Fingerprint Forensics
Marisa LaScala
Forensics 101: Leave a fingerprint on a drinking glass — it helps if your fingers are a little greasy, so pizza night is the perfect time to try this out — then have your kids use flour and a paintbrush to "dust" the glass for prints.
You can even try to "lift" the fingerprint with a piece of tape and transfer it to a piece of construction paper. You can talk about the common patterns found in fingerprints, and how prints are used by law enforcement.
Family Flag
JGI/Daniel GrillGetty Images
Tell your kids they're going to become vexillologists — it sounds super impressive! Vexillology is the study of flags, so talk about the symbols on the flags of different countries and what they represent. Then, they can design their own flag — show them the North American Vexillological Association's "Good Flag, Bad Flag" guidelines — or you can come together and create a flag for your family.
Mental Math
Lesson Plan Diva
The great thing about this activity is that kids can do it independently, whenever they have a few minutes (like in the car): Write out a series of math problems on craft sticks to give kids a chance to practice doing math in their heads.
See how many sticks they can get through in a certain period of time.
Get the tutorial at Lesson Plan Diva »
Star Crystals
One Little Project
By growing crystals in a Borax solution, kids can learn science and make a new decoration for their rooms. (Just use extreme caution with the Borax, and make sure they know it's not sugar.)
Get the tutorial at One Little Project »
Pasta World Map
Parenting Chaos
Give the world map a 3D twist with this crafty learning activity. You can paint coffee filters for the oceans, or use different colors and shapes of pasta for different regions or geographical features.
Get the tutorial at Parenting Chaos »
Marisa LaScala Senior Parenting & Relationships Editor Marisa (she/her) has covered all things parenting, from the postpartum period through the empty nest, for Good Housekeeping since 2018; she previously wrote about parents and families at Parents and Working Mother.
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Make learning for toddlers and preschoolers more exciting with hands-on activities. Try out these fun learning activities for kids to do at home as you get ready for school.
It’s almost time for kids to go back to school! Learning doesn’t have to take place only at school, though.
Have fun learning about colors, shapes, letters, and words with these fun educational activities you can do at home.
100+ Fun Learning Activities For Kids To Do At Home
These are all easy activities that you can do at home with your toddlers and preschoolers.
Which activities will you try first?
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Fun Learning Activities For Kids: Shapes
Have fun learning about squares, circles, stars, and more with these fun shape learning activities for kids!
- Introduce toddlers to shapes with 10 fun shapes activities found on Hands On As We Grow.
- Create animals with shapes in a zoo animals shape craft found on A Blog From the Pond.
- Make more shape animals as seen on The Educators’ Spin On It.
- Get active while you hunt for shapes with a photo scavenger hunt, just like on Hands On As We Grow.
- Sort shapes with this simple card sorting activity found on Hands On As We Grow.
- Make stars out of toothpicks with this experiment from Rookie Parenting.
Fun Learning Activities: Shapes
Add in a little science fun with 50 easy experiments for kids!
Fun Learning Activities For Kids: Words & Letters
Have fun practicing ABCs, phonics, sight words, and spelling names with these easy and fun learning activities for kids.
No boring worksheets required!
- Check out these 12 fun phonics activities from Hands On As We Grow to practice sounding out words.
- Use plastic Easter eggs for a letter matching activity with an idea from Turning Ordinary into Extraordinary.
- Practice sight words with these 12 sight word activities found on Hands On As We Grow.
- The Imagination Tree uses a basket for their phonics sounds sorting activity.
- Practice beginning letter sounds with this beginning letter sounds sorting game found on Hands On As We Grow.
- Try 50 incredible alphabet activities for preschoolers, found on Hands On As We Grow.
- Discover 21 obvious and crazy ways to practice spelling words found on Hands On As We Grow.
- Try some more spelling word practice with these homemade spelling cards found on Confidence Meets Parenting.
- Practice writing names with these 35 name activities found on Hands On As We Grow.
- Find unique ways to write your child’s name with 12 name writing activities found on Hands On As We Grow.
- Practice letters using shaving cream with this shaving cream activity from Hands On As We Grow.
- Get active while learning words with this bean bag toss sight words game from Hands On As We Grow.
- Practice writing words with this triple name tracing fun activity, from Hands On As We Grow.
- Hands On As We Grow makes Easter eggs into a fun sight word scavenger hunt.
- Play hide and seek in this fun spelling game from What Do We Do All Day.
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Fun Learning Activities: Words & Letters
Add in a little counting and numbers practice with 40 number activities for preschoolers.
Fun Learning Activities For Kids: Colors
Colors can be found all around us. Have fun exploring and learning about colors with these simple color learning activities for kids.
- Sort colors with this color sensory bag found on Hands On As We Grow.
- Experiment with color mixing eruptions with an idea from Learn Play Imagine.
- Go on a color hunt with your toddler, just like Busy Toddler.
- A DIY color matching mat does double duty with fine motor skills practice, with a how-to from Hands On As We Grow.
- Make an upcycled clock color matching craft with a guide from Hands On As We Grow.
- Sort colors with this sticky window color matching activity from Hands On As We Grow.
- Use fall leaves and a color chart to make learning fun, as seen on Hands On As We Grow.
- Go on a preschool color scavenger hunt as seen on Hands On As We Grow.
- Match colors while creating a beautiful rainbow with this Cheerios Rainbow craft as seen on Hands On As We Grow.
- Don’t step in the lava as you jump from color to color, with an activity found on Hands On As We Grow.
- Match colors across the house with this connect the colors activity as seen on Hands On As We Grow.
- Make a color matching collage as seen on Hands On As We Grow.
Fun Learning Activities: Colors
With so many choices, which one of these at-home activities will you choose to do first? Share your favorite fun learning activities for kids with us!
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About Brigitte Brulz
Brigitte Brulz is a homeschooling mom of two daughters, wife of her high school sweetheart, and author of Jobs of a Preschooler and Pickles, Pickles, I Like Pickles.
She offers free coloring pages and activity ideas on her website at BrigitteBrulz.com.
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Developing environment for a child at home. Tips for Montessori Educators
Parents often ask us questions about how to organize the space at home so that it contributes to the development of the child, and everything you need fits into small Moscow apartments.
Specialists of the Children's Montessori Center "Sozvezdie" have prepared recommendations for organizing an apartment in the spirit of Montessori, using every centimeter of the nursery.
What do you need to know about the principles of Montessori space organization?
Many parents think that Montessori spaces are impeccably designed rooms filled with the newest toys, however, in reality, it turns out that the functionality of each object is much more important for the development of the baby, and not its price and aesthetic characteristics.
The purpose of organizing a developing space for a child is to develop the independence of the baby, improve his cognitive abilities and skills of self-regulation and self-service.
To accomplish these tasks, it is not enough just to buy different toys, it is important to pick up and arrange all the items used by the child so that he can use them easily and with pleasure, and you do not worry about the safety of the child, even when he is engaged on his own.
All things must fit the child in size
A two-year-old child is about five times shorter than his parents, and in an ordinary apartment he has to use furniture and household utensils designed for an adult. Just imagine how difficult it would be for you to climb onto a 1.5-meter chair, use a 3-meter mop, constantly ask someone to remove the necessary things from the top shelf. Look around your apartment and identify areas where the child needs new things, the right size:
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Entrance hall : small highchair for shoes, clothes hooks at baby level, access to the bottom shelf with shoes,
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Bathroom : low sink or small bench for baby to reach the faucet, potty and later baby toilet seat, place for toiletries within child's reach,
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Kitchen : a comfortable chair for eating at a common table, a low table for cooking or a light stand so that the baby can reach the shelves and drawers with the necessary food and utensils, safe and appropriate cleaning products (cloths for the table and floors, sponges for dishes), light snacks (fruits, dryers and other snacks) and water that the baby can take without the help and participation of adults,
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Children's room : low bed, shelves, drawers, wardrobe for child's height, mirror hanging at child's eye level, creative corner
Items of suitable size can be found both in specialized children's stores, and fit suitable items from Ikea and other large supermarkets for
All items must be functional
Children are not able to comfortably exist in a cluttered space, and besides, it is much easier for them to maintain order in an environment with a small number of objects, so consider what things the child should have access to in the coming week, and hide the rest on the mezzanine: clothes are out of season or bought "for growth", books already read or still too difficult for the baby, endless sets of toys, additional dishes or kitchen utensils.
Take it as a rule:
Everything that the baby reaches for should play a role in its development, the rest should not clutter up the living space
Sufficient selection, but not too much
Baby-sized toy boxes will make it difficult to choose rather than help your baby develop independence. For a comfortable choice, especially for a preschool child, it is enough to have up to 3-4 options at a time and periodically remove some sets and take out others. For example, today the baby has a choice between a green, blue and yellow T-shirt, and tomorrow a red one will appear instead of green. The same principle works with books, toys, and art supplies. However, narrowing down choices too much can be frustrating for a child, so try to make sure your child has at least two options.
Limit the number of things in the nursery at one time, because it is easier for the baby to navigate in the room and keep order. From time to time, you can change the assortment of clothes, toys and creative materials, taking into account the age and interests of the baby.
Each item in the nursery should have a convenient place
It is often difficult for a child to keep order, as things do not have clearly marked places and convenient storage containers. Often Montessori parents use a separate storage container for each set (wooden tray, basket, transparent box). The main principle is that it is easy to understand what is inside and easy to put in place.
We recommend dividing storage areas by theme: a shelf for creative kits, a wardrobe with separate baskets for socks, linen, clothes on hangers, an area for developing kits, toys.
In the bathroom and in the kitchen, the principle is the same: you can store toothpaste, a brush, a soap dish with soap on a small tray on the bottom shelf, and a face and hand towel next to the sink.
In the kitchen, empty the lower cabinets for dishes and other utensils for the child: several deep and flat plates, a cup, a fork, a spoon, a suitable knife, a board and other necessary items.
Designate convenient and easily accessible storage areas for all items used by the child. The kid must clearly understand where to get and where to return the necessary item. Often parents make labels with pictures of things that are attached to shelves and drawers, so it is easier for children to remember the location of things.
A few words about space design
Small children do not yet have developed voluntary attention, so any flashy details and excessively bright interior items greatly distract them. When choosing the color scheme for a nursery, we recommend sticking to pastel colors and a minimalist approach. It will be easier to make changes in such a room as the child grows up than in a bright stylized room of a princess or a future football player. What's more, the interests of young children change quickly, and design choices like these can become outdated much sooner than you think.
And finally, the excess of decorative elements not only distract children, but also complicate the cleaning of the nursery, and in fact the kids will soon have to keep their room clean on their own.
However, the baby needs to be cozy, so try to match items in color and texture, and don't forget to decorate the walls of the nursery with photos and creative work of the baby.
Selection of toys and educational materials
We recommend filling the baby’s shelves with objects of different purposes and directions: development of fine and gross motor skills, memory, visual, auditory and tactile perception, thinking, materials for drawing and music lessons, books, puzzles and toys without well-defined game outcomes (simple building blocks such as wooden cubes or blocks) that encourage children to play freely.
For the convenience of organization, we can single out the same areas of exercises that you meet in the classroom in our Montessori Center:
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Exercises in practical life, which are provided with a set of household items of a suitable size and material: rags and a broom with a dustpan for cleaning, dishes and a sponge for washing them, all kinds of laces and fasteners and other familiar items necessary in everyday life,
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Sensory development supported by multi-sensory exercises: sensory boxes, sorting of materials with different textures, colors, shapes, loose materials, simple musical instruments, etc.
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Speech exercises that introduce the baby to reading and writing: cards with pictures of objects and signatures, children's books, cash registers of letters, etc.,
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Mathematical exercises: counting sticks, number cards, etc.,
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Acquaintance with the outside world: globe, maps, animal atlases, models, natural materials, living plants,
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Children's Art Zone: materials for drawing, modeling, construction and free play.
The options presented at the same time should be age-appropriate and balanced in focus and include both more complex puzzles and new subjects, as well as familiar and simple materials, so that the child can choose a comfortable level of difficulty. Here, on the one hand, it is worth following the interests of the child, but also not forgetting to offer the baby new objects and tasks.
Montessori parents and educators prefer toys with a less defined way of interacting: a simple soft toy engages a child in the fantasy process much better than singing and blinking animals that mechanically demand to be shaken and fed.
We also recommend choosing toys and sets made from natural materials, because it is from such objects that the child learns more about the real world. The simplest natural materials can also be excellent toys for a child: cones, pebbles, leaves, etc.
An English-language tour of the children's room, organized according to the Montessori method, can perfectly summarize our article:
Conclusions
Montessori developing environment for children is a minimum of objects and a maximum of benefits for the development of the child. All items that the child has access to at home must be appropriate for the age of the child, be appropriate in size, and educational materials must be appropriate in complexity and be interesting to the child. At home, the child should be provided with comfortable household items and furniture, and the selection of toys should be made according to the criterion of benefit for the development of the baby.
Conclusion
Despite the apparent simplicity of organizing a Montessori space at home, parents often need advice from teachers who work according to the chosen method.
When you bring your child to classes at the Montessori Center "Constellation", you not only provide your child with a variety of developmental activities in a carefully thought-out environment, but also receive comprehensive support from teachers and psychologists, as well as recommendations for organizing space and drawing up a child's daily routine based on his individual characteristics, living conditions of the family and characteristics of the development of the baby.
Sign up for a free trial lesson at the Montessori club "Constellation" right now and get acquainted with the Montessori method and our teachers personally. We look forward to meeting you!
Prepared by a Montessori teacher
Sokolova Oksana
Educational games for children aged 5-6 with parents at home
Games for preschool children are not just fun, but a necessity.
Through the game, the child develops, the formation of his personality takes place. The game helps to master the rules, broaden your horizons, develop perseverance, train mindfulness. These qualities are necessary for an older preschool child, especially before entering school.
Any activity with a child must be age appropriate. In this article, we will consider which games are most suitable for children 5-6 years old, and we will understand their classification.
Article content:
- Outdoor games
- Board games
- Educational games
- Educational games
- Advice for parents
- Output
Outdoor games
Outdoor games for children are useful in that they develop reaction, dexterity, endurance, coordination of movements, and add extreme sports. For preschoolers 5-6 years old, an outdoor game lasts 20-25 minutes. This type of play allows children to throw out the energy that accumulates during the day.
In kindergartens, after an active daytime walk, children have no problems going to bed during the waking hours. This practice can be used at home when you want to put your baby to bed.
- Giant Lilliputians. When an adult says "Lilliputians", the children squat as low as possible to the ground. Hearing the word "giants", they rise up on their toes and pull their hands high up. Make the task more difficult and intentionally confuse the child by naming the word and showing the wrong movement. Playing at a fast pace will encourage the baby to be more attentive and focused, as well as strengthen leg muscles.
- "Do the opposite." For six year olds, this game will be a real challenge to train their attention. An adult shows the movements, and the child must come up with a version in reverse. If the leader jumped, the participant of the game sits down. If the facilitator stretched his hands forward, the participant hides them, and so on.
- Dance Marathon. Host a dance marathon for the whole family. To do this, you need a good mood, incendiary music and at least 2 participants. To diversify the game, the adult stops the music, and the children freeze in the position in which they remain. Music games improve mood, relieve fatigue and strengthen the relationship between parent and child.
Board games
For children aged 5-6, board games are an exciting activity. This type of game teaches the child to act according to the rules, to wait for his turn, to be able to negotiate. The desktops always have some paraphernalia that you can touch: cubes, puzzles, figures. Tactile contact with them develops not only curiosity, but also fine motor skills of the child.
There are board games that are more suitable for girls, for example with the heroines of fairy tales. It is also important to select desktops for boys taking into account their interests.
- Jenga.
A popular game that develops fine motor skills. Suitable for adults and children. It is a set of wooden blocks. The game begins with the construction of a tower of 3 bars, 3 more bars are placed on top, but in a different direction, and so on with the whole set. When the tower is built, the participants take out a block with one hand so that nothing collapses. The elongated block is placed on top of the tower. The one whose turn the tower collapses loses. - Monopoly. The game exists in various variations. Choose a children's monopoly for children from 5 years old. The number of participants is from 2 to 4 people. The main benefit of a monopoly is that it allows you to master the skills of the economy. All players pass the playing field in turn. The roll of the die determines how many steps the contestant must take. The winner is the one who achieves the bankruptcy of other players and becomes a monopolist.
Educational games
Adults should pay special attention to educational games.
The child chooses those games that respond to him. Therefore, the parent manages the activities of his child, offers options for games that help develop.
Consider 2 variants of educational games for children.
For the development of intelligence
Logic games combine 2 important functions - entertainment and development. A child who often plays such games is distinguished by lively thinking, a broad outlook, curiosity and sociality.
Examples of mind games:
- Quizzes for which you need to compose questions and prepare prizes for correct answers. For a 5-year-old child, select questions on the topics of fairy tales (“Who left his grandmother and left his grandfather?”), Nature (“When the sun sets, is that called ...?”), Seasons (“What season comes after spring?” ). Ask children 6 years old to answer questions on the following topics: days of the week (“What day of the week follows Thursday?”), household items (“What device helps to count numbers?”), social world (“What do they call people who have a wedding?” ).
- Solving puzzles is a good way for the logical development of children 5-6 years old. It is necessary to teach the child to guess the encrypted word, starting from simple options. As soon as the baby learns the basics, complicate the puzzles, along the way explaining the new rules.
For the development of speech
Word games with children are very easy to organize at home. Clear and expressive speech, the ability to express one's thoughts will help the child quickly adapt to new conditions at school. Why it is so important to pay attention to the development of speech, read the article "How to teach a child to speak: ways, games and exercises."
Examples of what to play with a child to develop speech:
- “Choose a rhyme”. The adult calls the word, and the child comes up with rhymes. Write down all the rhymes and compose a poem with your child. The game allows you to replenish vocabulary and develops literary creativity.
- "Pick a word." The leader throws the ball and calls any part of speech (noun, verb). Participants choose the word that makes sense. For example, "ball" - "jumps", "beautiful" - "doll".
- "Choose an antonym." The facilitator calls the word and invites the participants to pick up the word in reverse, explaining that such words are called antonyms. The game expands vocabulary and reinforces the concepts of the Russian language.
Educational games
Educational games for children develop mental processes: memory, thinking, imagination. The purpose of the cognitive game is to teach the child the knowledge, skills, actions necessary for further development.
For learning to read and write
Learning to read and write begins with your child's familiarity with letters and sounds. When a preschooler learns to hear individual sounds in a word, then he will be able to write. You can develop this skill with the help of games:
- “Name the words starting with the letter…”: the adult calls the letter, and the child selects as many words as possible that begin with this letter.
At the initial stage, use pictures with images of words to help. - "Find the letter": an adult shows pictures with images of letters in different fonts and sizes. The child must find the letter that was asked. With the help of visual memory, a preschooler will remember what the letters look like and will be able to write them on their own.
Math learning
Math games help children aged 5-6 get ready for school. Introduction to mathematics begins with learning numbers, counting, and then calculations. It will be easier for a child to master mathematical representations if you pick up entertaining games.
- "Geometric shapes". The game with a 5-year-old child is aimed at developing knowledge of geometric shapes that can be cut out of cardboard. The adult calls the figure, and the child chooses it among the other figures. At the end of the game, build a house or any other figure together.
- "Tell me, what number is missing?".
A game for children who can consistently count up to 20. You must fill in the missing numbers that come before, between or after the given number.
To teach retelling
The ability to retell texts must be trained from preschool age. Do this while doing household chores. Let the child tell what happened in their favorite cartoon or book. To diversify children's activities, use games for five-year-olds and six-year-olds.
- Theater at Home. Choose a story that your child likes. Assign roles and arrange a theatrical performance. Children really like to try on the roles of their favorite characters, so remembering the script will not be difficult. Such an activity will teach the child not only to memorize and retell the text, but also to make the speech expressive.
- "Letter from a forest dweller". For five year olds, playing with an imaginary animal will be a fun way to imagine how this or that character feels.
Prepare a set of pictures with a story, for example, how one day in the life of a hare goes. Invite your child to make up a story from the pictures or complete their own version.
Tips for parents
- Discuss the rules before you start playing games.
- To avoid injury during outdoor play, instruct and inspect the play area for safety.
- Games with children 5-6 years old form behavior patterns, so choose useful options.
- Use every opportunity for the development of the child: at home, on a walk, in developing circles.
- Sincerely rejoice in the victories of the baby and do not focus on failures. Parental support is important for a child's development.
Read also: what a child should know and be able to do at 5 and 6 years old.
Conclusion
Playing with a child at home is a great pastime for adults and children.
