Math games for kindergarten classroom
Kindergarten Math Games That Make Learning Fun from the Start
Looking for ways to make math fun for young learners? Check out these kindergarten math games! They teach all the basic math skills kindergartners need to master and are sure to engage every kid in the learning process.
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1. Conquer cardinality with penguin dominoes
Kindergarten math students work to master cardinality, understanding that written numerals correspond to the number of items pictured. These free printable penguin dominoes make the concept fun to practice.
Learn more: Playdough to Plato
2. Put together puzzles to gain number sense
Kindergarten math students learn to understand that numbers can be represented in a variety of ways. These free printable puzzles help them practice those skills.
Learn more: Tickled Pink in Primary
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This free printable game helps little ones master their numbers from 11 to 20, both as numerals and represented on ten-frames.
Learn more: The Measured Mom
4. Stack cups and count to 100
Kids love stacking things, so they’ll get a kick out of kindergarten math games that make use of stackable cups. This one has them doing it with 100 cups while they count! Turn it into a competition by putting them in teams and timing them to see who can finish the task the fastest.
Learn more: Kindergarten Smorgasboard/100 Cups
5. Visit the skip-counting store
How fun is this? Grab some toys and label them with price tags in increments of 10 cents. Give kids a handful of plastic dimes, and have them count out the amount needed for each “purchase.”
Learn more: Creative Family Fun/Skip Counting Store
6. Have a rubber duck race
In this game, kids race to see who can be the first to get their rubber duckies to 10 (or any number you choose).
They roll a die and lay out tiles to move their duck. The twist? To get to 10 at the end, they must roll the exact number they need—no going over! Kindergarten math games like this one are terrific for practicing counting on, basic addition, and making 10.
Learn more: Happy Toddler Playtime
7. Practice counting on with cards and dice
Remove the face cards from a deck of playing cards and grab a pair of dice. The first player turns over a card and then rolls the dice. The number on the dice indicates how far they “count on” from the card. (For example, a player turns over a three and rolls a four. They say, “Three: four, five, six, seven.”) If the player gets it right, they keep the card, and the other player(s) get a turn.
Learn more: Creative Family Fun/Counting On
8. Skip-count with craft sticks
There are endless ways to use craft sticks in the classroom. For this game, number a series of colorful sticks by fives, as shown. Kids can practice by putting them in order first.
Then, have a student draw a stick and count on by fives from that number to 100—if they draw 75, they then count 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100. If they get it right, they keep the stick, and the next player takes a turn.
Learn more: Simply Kinder
9. Match teen numbers
Once they’ve mastered the numbers 1 to 10, it’s time to understand how those numerals add up to make bigger numbers. These free printable cards show numerals and matching bundles of sticks that deconstruct each teen number into tens and ones.
Learn more: The Kindergarten Connection
10. Compare numbers with dominoes
Kindergartners learn to compare numbers to determine which is larger and which smaller. Stacking math cubes based on the numbers on dominoes is a fun, hands-on way to compare the two numbers side by side, making it easier to see the difference.
Learn more: My Fabulous Class
11. Face off and compare numbers
You’ll need some small toys for this game, as well as polyhedral dice.
Kids roll and place the number of items on their side. Then, they compare the two to see which is bigger.
Learn more: Natalie Lynn Kindergarten
12. Make 10 with two-sided chips
You’ll need counting chips that are a different color on each side for this activity. Kids shake up 10 chips in a cup and pour them out on the table. Then they see how many they have of each color and write that number bond to make 10.
Learn more: First Grade Fairytales
13. Throw snowballs to make 10
Make “snowballs” from paper (or any way you like), then place them in a bucket at one end of the room. Start kids out by having them toss snowballs into another bucket until they reach 10 (or any target number). Then, up the challenge by placing some snowballs in each bucket and have kids figure out how many more they need to toss in to make 10.
Learn more: Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls—Snowball Math Games
14. Use Uno cards to play addition war
In the card game War, players each flip an Uno card, and the one whose card is greatest takes them both.
In this twist on one of our favorite kindergarten games, players each flip two cards. They then use counting blocks to represent the numbers and count on or add to find the sum. The largest sum wins the hand, and play continues.
Learn more: Planning Playtime—Addition Game
15. Roll and add for fluency within 5
Kindergarten math students work to become fluent in adding and subtracting within 5. This free printable board game makes it fun!
Learn more: Liz’s Early Learning Spot
16. Get four in a row and learn place value
This customizable game helps teach the early place-value concept of tens plus ones. Get it for free at the link.
Learn more: Two Boys and a Dad
17. Bowl and subtract within 10
Set up a toy bowling pin set (or make one from plastic bottles or toilet-paper tubes). Kids bowl and see how many pins they knock down, subtracting that number from 10. Then they repeat, this time subtracting from the previous answer.
First to get to zero wins!
Learn more: Planning Playtime—Subtraction Worksheets
18. Get off my boat!
So simple, so engaging, so fun! Use tape to outline a boat shape on the floor (or try this outside with sidewalk chalk). Let some kids board the “boat,” then make some get off. Use those numbers to write a subtraction number sentence and solve the equation!
Learn more: Kindergarten Smorgasboard—Get Off My Boat!
19. Drive and compare numbers to music
Prep for this game by using dot markers on paper plates as shown (visit the link below for more examples). Each kid takes a plate then uses it to “drive” around the room as you play music. When the music stops, they find a nearby partner and compare what they see on each other’s plates (e.g., “8 dots is more than 4 dots. 1 green dot is less than 4 green dots.” Then start the music up and repeat!
20. Build a weigh station
Use a hanger and plastic cups to build a super-simple weigh station.
Kids will love dropping items into the cups to see which weighs more or less. Turn it into a game by having them try to guess which object weighs more first or how many of one item equals another.
21. Battle it out in ribbon war
Looking for kindergarten math games that teach non-standard measurement? This idea is fun and easy. Cut colorful ribbons into a variety of lengths and place them in a bag. Each student pulls a ribbon from the bag. Then, put students in pairs and have them compare their ribbons to identify the longer one. The student with the longer ribbon keeps both, and the game continues.
22. Hold a shape scavenger hunt
Kindergarten math students are learning to recognize shapes in their environment and also to categorize and sort. This scavenger hunt does it all! Send them out to find objects in the room that match the shapes. Then count and compare to see how many you have in each category.
Learn more: Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls—Shape Scavenger Hunt
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Hop along a shapes mazeUse sidewalk chalk to lay out a shape maze on the playground or driveway. Choose a shape and hop from one to the next, or call out a different shape for every jump!
Learn more: Creative Family Fun—Shape Maze
24. Make a match to learn shapes
Grab these free printable memory cards at the link. Then play and learn the basic shapes.
Learn more: Life Over C’s
25. Guess the mystery shapes
Work on geometry terms like “sides” and “vertices” when you sort shapes using these attributes. Start by placing 3D shapes into paper bags and asking students questions like “The shape in this bag has 4 sides. What could it be?”
Learn more: Susan Jones Teaching
Love these kindergarten math games? You’ll also enjoy these 50 Kindergarten Math Word Problems of the Day!
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22 Kindergarten Math Games You Should Play With Your Kids
In Kindergarten, it is important to make students excited to learn about maths in the world around them.
Kindergarten students need to have the space to explore, make connections and come to their own realizations about numbers and shapes – and games are a great way to do this! Whether you are homeschooling or teaching a class, here are 23 math games perfect for Kindergarten-aged students. Try them out and watch the maths magic happen!
1. Online Math Games
Looking for an easy lesson activity with no preparation? Then these online games are perfect! Here you will find 70 free online games for your students to play, covering the 8 main topic areas.
Learn more: education.com
2. PBS Online Math Games
The PBS website is free and has games linked to a range of topics to engage students in their math learning. Students will find over 100 games here featuring many familiar and friendly characters, such as Curious George, Elmo, and Dr. Seuss!
Learn more: pbskids.org
3. Splash Learn
Splash Learn online games are free and super fun! There are 61 games that cover a wide range of Kindergarten topics, including place value and number sense, addition and subtraction, time, money, measurement, data, and geometry.
Learn more: splashlearn.com
4. Cool Kindergarten Online Games
Another great online resource for Kindergarten students. On this site, there are four key learning themes that students can explore through interactive videos and games. The graphics are engaging and super kid-friendly.
Learn more: coolkindergarten.com
5. Counting Game!
Materials: dice, small items to count, small bowls or cups
This game is great for students to play in pairs or individually. Students will roll the dice and place that many items into their bowl. Take turns and keep going until one person has put all of their items into their bowl!
Learn more: buggyandbuddy.com
6. Addition and Subtraction Tower
Materials: dice, 2x2 Duplo blocks
Roll the dice and see who can make the tallest tower in this addition and subtraction tower game! Students simply roll the dice and add that many bricks to their tower. Or, if your students need a subtraction challenge, get them to build two equal-sized towers, roll the dice and then remove that many bricks.
This time the shortest tower wins.
Learn more: frugalfun4boys.com
7. Play Dough Stamp and Count
Materials: playdoh, various Duplo blocks, scrap paper, pen, a tray (optional)
Engage your students with stamping fun while they learn addition pairs! Simply write numbers on pieces of paper and tell students to stamp that amount on their playdough using Duplo bricks with 1, 2, 4, or 8 dots. Challenge them to make a number like 17 – if they have already stamped 8 dots, how many more to go? As an added bonus, this game helps to build students' fine motor skills at the same time as their maths skills!
Learn more: frugalfun4boys.com
8. Number Matching with Cups
Materials: paper cups, markers
This game is great for students who are learning to count. Draw circles with a different number of dots inside. Label the bottom of the cups with numbers 1 to 10 and students can try to match the cup to the correct circle on the paper.
Learn more: funlearningforkids.
com
9. Playdough Subtraction Smash
Materials: subtraction playdoh mat, playdoh, markers
Let the students roll 10 balls of playdough and place them down on the mat handout. Give students an amount to subtract and students can smash that number of balls to reveal the answer. This activity is a great way to learn subtraction and release some anger!
Learn more: 123homeschool4me.com
10. Play Dough Numbers
Materials: playdough, printable numbers.
Optional Materials: beads, seeds, dry beans
Help your students to learn their numbers with this fun sensory activity! Simply place a number mat on the table and ask the children to manipulate the playdoh to create that number with the dough. A great game to support students’ fine motor skills and number recognition.
Learn more: howwelearn.com
11. Snowman Counting
Materials: snowman cut out, markers, buttons, hat cut-outs
In this game, students simply cut out a snowman and some hats from cardstock.
Write numbers on the snowmans’ hats and let the students place the hat on the snowman by matching the number of buttons to the number on the hat.
Learn more: cbc.ca
12. Counting with Unifix Cubes
Materials: addition flashcards, unit cubes
Counting with unfix cubes is a great way for students to practice addition. Simply place flashcards on the floor or table and let the students solve the questions by collecting the correct amount of unit cubes.
Learn more: homegrownlearners.com
13. Spin and Collect
Materials: worksheet, paper clip, unit cubes
In this activity, students each spin the spinner 10 times and circle the number they land on each time. When the students land on a number, they must collect the same number of cubes. In the end, the students will count all of their cubes and see who collected the most.
Learn more: susanjonesteaching.com
14. Animal Pattern Block Mats
Materials: colored blocks, free animal pattern mat
Do your students love learning about the ocean? Then this super fun hands-on activity is for you! In this activity, students use colored blocks to make animal patterns.
In addition to learning about shapes and patterns, extend your students by talking about the features of each animal and use this activity as a chance to practice fine motor skills and visual discrimination.
Learn more: lifeovercs.com
15. Make That Number
Materials needed: worksheet, dice
This game can be used to practice both subtraction and addition! Students will roll dice, generating numbers for addition and subtraction sums. Then, students color in or use a do-a-dot marker to mark the totals they have made. When a student gets four in a row, the game is over.
Learn more: themeasuredmom.com
16. Frog Jump Game
Materials: painters tape, tape measure
Optional Material: frog cut out
Students will practice their counting and measuring skills in this fun jumping game. Students will jump like a frog a certain number of times and measure how far they traveled. Use rulers to introduce standard units of measure or a piece of string or other objects to reinforce the students’ understanding of non-standard units.
Learn more: coffeecupsandcrayons.com
17. Goldfish Counting
Materials: goldfish crackers, counting cards
Do your students like eating goldfish crackers? If so, entice them into this activity by using the crackers to learn and practice counting! Hand out a range of goldfish bowl counting cards and have the students cover each fish picture with a goldfish cracker – just be sure students don’t eat them instead!
Learn more: lifeovercs.com
18. Matching Game Obstacle Course
Materials: string, chairs, pegs, deck of cards or sticky notes
Weave string back and forth between a hallway of chairs to create an obstacle course for your students. Peg cards or sticky notes with numbers onto the string and give students a number to navigate their way through the obstacle course to collect.
Learn more: handsonaswegrow.com
19. Marshmallow Subtraction
Materials: marshmallows, markers, free printable worksheet
Another great activity for hungry students – and in this activity, eating is encouraged! Students can learn subtraction with marshmallows, counting out the total number, and eating the amount subtracted to discover the total amount left behind.
Learn more: lifeovercs.com
20. Sunglasses Addition
Materials required: Sunglasses printable, scissors, glue
Let students learn addition in this practical activity. Students must find the matching addition sum and total to make a complete pair of sunglasses!
Learn more: adabofgluewilldo.com
21. One More One Less
Materials: free worksheet, dice, crayons or color pencils
This activity is a great way to practice one more or one less than. Students take turns to roll a dice and color the hexagon that is either one more or one less than the number on the dice.
Learn more: susanjonesteaching.com
22. Number Sense
Materials: worksheet, scissors, color pencils, glue
Through this game, students in Kindergarten can further develop their number sense through sorting through cards showing different representations of a number and other numbers.
Learn more: themoffattgirls.com
The math games reviewed in this article cover a whole host of math topics for Kindergarten, including place value, number sense, shape, and measurements.
The hands-on nature of the activities is sure to engage young learners and help them to become more comfortable with difficult math concepts. So what are you waiting for? Start trying them out and building your students’ love of math today!
Frequently Asked Questions
How high can a 5-year-old count?
Most students of this age are able to recognize and count to 10. However, students that are closer to 6 or who have engaged in extra tuition may also be able to count to 100, although this is not expected.
How can you make math fun?
Playing fun math games and building in opportunities for hands-on learning is the best way to keep students active and engaged while also supporting the development of their understanding of complex math topics.
What kind of math do Kindergarteners learn?
The key areas covered in Kindergarten include counting, addition, subtraction, measurement, and geometry.
Math games in kindergarten school.
Collection of games for children aged 5-7 | Card file in mathematics (preparatory group) on the topic: Mathematical games in kindergarten school.
Collection of games for children 5–7 years old
The manual presents mathematical games for children 5–7 years old: games to reinforce
quantitative representations, to clarify concepts of the size of objects, to expand ideas about geometric shapes, to improve orientation in space, to fix temporal representations.
The manual is addressed to educators of preschool educational institutions, elementary school teachers
, working with children of preschool age, as well as parents.
Number games
Pea pod game
Material. Cards with numbers, manuals "pea pods" - two sets of different colors. Hoops lie on the floor at a short distance from one another, in the center of each hoop is a card with a number. On the tray are "pea pods" (according to the number of children).
The teacher invites the children to guess the riddle:
The green house is cramped:
Narrow, long, smooth.
Sitting side by side in the house
Round guys.
Trouble came in autumn —
A smooth house cracked —
Who jumped where
Round guys!
- What is it? That's right, it's peas, - says the teacher and explains the rules of the game. - You will run to the music. As soon as the music stops, go to the table in turn, take one pod at a time and stand near the number that corresponds to the number of peas in the pod.
As a result, two children with "pods" of different colors should stand near each hoop.
The teacher suggests that the children check each other to see if everyone completed the task correctly. If someone made a mistake, they explain to him why he should not stand near this number.
The game should be repeated after placing the "pods" on the tray.
Note. It is not necessary to pay attention to the color of the "pods" when the children stand near the
hoops. They can make mistakes when recalculating "peas".
Having exchanged "pods", the guys clarify their actions and correct the mistakes made.
Line up in order
Material. Cards with numbers from 0 to 10.
Up to 10 children participate in the game.
On the table are cards with numbers from 1 to 10 face down. Fast music sounds, children run. At the end of the music, each child takes one card from the table.
Children line up in order, in accordance with the tasks given by the teacher.
- The child with the number 7 will come out first.
- The “neighbors” of the number 7 will stand next to him.
– Between which numbers should the child with the number 5 stand? Let him take his place
.
- Now the guys with the remaining numbers will stand in order.
- Give the numbers in order.
Note. More children can take part in the game. In this case,
would require a second set of digits. Two teams are playing.
Find a pair
Material. Cards with numbers and cards with circles.
Children are divided into two teams. Each team has its own table. There are 9 on one table0003
reversed number cards, the other reversed cards with circles.
Children run around the room. At the signal of the teacher, they take cards from the tables, and each
looks for its pair: the child who has a number on the card is looking for the child who has the corresponding number of circles on the card.
Next, check whether all pairs are matched correctly.
The cards are returned to their original places and the game is repeated.
Note. If there are no cards with circles, then you can use sets of cards with
in two colors.
What number escaped?
Material. Cards with numbers from 0 to 20 (for each child).
Children play in pairs.
The teacher asks each pair to put the numbers in order from 0 to 10. Then one
child closes his eyes, and the other rearranges the numbers in the number row. Opening his eyes, the child notes what has changed in the row.
If he guessed correctly, he becomes the leader.
The game continues.
Complication. Change the number series, suggest decomposing numbers from 10 to 20 or from 10
to 20.
Wonderful Pouch
Material. "Math set" and a bag with small toys (for each pair of
children).
Children play in pairs, sitting at the table. In front of them lies the "Math Set" and one
bag of small toys for two. The teacher invites the children to decompose the numbers in
in order from 1 to 10. Using the rhyme, choose the leader in each pair:0003
Past the hail.
Who will raise,
He will come out.
The host invites his partner to close his eyes, while he removes one of the numbers. The child, having opened his eyes, calls which number is missing, and counts the same number of toys.
If the task is completed correctly, the toys and the figure return to their places.
Children change roles. The game is repeated.
Complication. Count toys one more or one less.
Who is faster?
A square is drawn on the ground, divided into nine small squares. In squares
numbers are written in the following order: 1st row - numbers 1, 2, 3; 2nd row - 4, 5, 6; 3rd row - 7, 8, 9.
Two children take part in the game. The leader is selected. He jumps through the cells on
with one foot from number to number in order. As soon as he cannot stand on one leg, the game stops and the second child becomes the leader.
The game continues until the children reach the last number. Whoever jumped first
to the end is the winner.
Find the same number
Material. Cards with circles or numbers.
Various groups of homogeneous objects (two pyramids, four balls, two bunnies, etc.) are placed in the room. The teacher holds cards with circles or numbers in a fan in his hands and invites one of the children to pull out one of them. The child, choosing a card or a number, finds as many identical toys in the room as there are circles on the card.
The game is repeated several times.
Complication. Find items one more or one less than the number of circles on the
card.
Name the neighbors
Material. Cube with numbers on the sides.
Children stand in a circle.
With the help of a rhyme, a leader is chosen:
A jackdaw sat on a birch,
Two ravens, a sparrow,
Three magpies, a nightingale.
Tomorrow
Blue-blue-blue whale will fly from the sky.
If you believe, stop and wait,
If you don't believe, come out!
The host throws a cube to one of the children. The child who caught him calls the number on
faces of the cube and the "neighbors" of this number. If he gave the correct answer, he becomes the leader.
The game is played at a fast pace.
Complication. On the faces of the cube, instead of numbers, there can be circles (from 1 to 6).
Playing with apples
Material. Figures, manuals "apples".
There are hoops on the floor at a great distance from each other. Each circle has a number. On the tray are "apples": yellow, red, green.
The teacher invites the children to guess the riddle:
Round, ruddy,
I grow on a branch,
Adults love me
And little children.
- That's right, it's an apple. Now we will play with apples. You will run to the music. As soon as it stops sounding, take one apple. Apples have seeds. Count how many seeds are in an apple, and stand near the number that corresponds to their number.
Music is playing. As soon as it stops sounding, the children take one apple from the table from the table and look for a hoop with the desired number. Near each number there should be three children with apples of different colors.
“Check each other to see if everyone completed the task correctly,” says the teacher. - Near
what number are you standing and why. Children exchange apples, check the correctness
of the task, correcting mistakes.
The game can be repeated by placing the apples on the tray first.
Note. When children stand near the number, do not pay attention to the color of the apples.
Children can make mistakes when counting. After exchanging apples, they refine their
actions and correct the mistakes made.
Complication. Instead of numbers, use cards with differently arranged
circles. Task: stand near that card with circles, which will show the number one
more or less than the number of seeds in an apple.
Guess the number
With the help of a rhyme, choose a leader:
They sat on the golden porch:
Tsar, prince,
King, prince.
Shoemaker, tailor,
Who will you be?
The facilitator thinks of any number within 10 and says it in the teacher's ear.
The players must guess this number with the help of questions. The facilitator can only answer
questions with "yes" or "no".
For example, the number 8 is conceived.
– Is the number greater than seven? (Yes.)
– Is it less than nine? (Yes.)
Is that the number eight?
- Yes.
When the number is guessed, the leader is the one who guessed the number.
Complication. Think of numbers within 20.
Name the number
Material. Ball.
With the help of a rhyme, a leader is chosen:
Rain, rain, water -
There will be a loaf of bread.
There will be rolls, there will be dryers,
There will be delicious cheesecakes.
Children stand in a circle. In the center of the circle is the leader with the ball in his hands. He throws the ball to one of the
players, calls any number and gives the task: "Reduce the number by one." The child who caught the ball gives an answer, then calls any number and, throwing the ball to another player, gives the task: "Increase the number by one."
If the child who caught the ball makes a mistake, one of the children in the circle or
corrects him.
What's gone?
There are 10 toys in a row on the table.
The teacher asks the children to count the toys, memorize their location and then
close their eyes, while he removes any two toys.
After the children open their eyes, asks them questions:
– Are there more or less toys?
– Which toys have been removed?
– What toys were they behind?
– What was the first toy?
Cube game
Material. Cube with numbers on the sides.
With the help of a rhyme, choose a leader:
One, two, three, four, five,
– Tanya, let's start.
The bees flew into the field,
The bees sat on the flowers.
We play, you drive!
He throws a cube to one of the children and says: "Count on." The child who caught the cube,
calls the number on the edge and counts further. Hearing: "Stop!", He throws the cube to another child.
The facilitator can change the task: “Count backwards”.
The game is played at a fast pace. As many children as possible should take part in it.
Playing with cards
Material. Cards with circles in an amount from 1 to 10. A cube with numbers on the faces.
Children stand in a circle.
Each child has a card with circles in their hands. After the words of the teacher: “Attention, we started!”
- All players pass the cards to each other in a circle, clockwise.
On command "Stop!" children hide the cards after counting the circles on them.
The teacher tosses the cube and shows the children the top face that has fallen out. After looking at the edge, the children show cards with the same number of circles and explain why they showed them.
The game is repeated. Children change cards.
Option. Instead of cards with circles, you can use numbers.
Which hand has how much?
Material. Mugs or small items such as buttons, nuts, pebbles (anything that the child can hide in his hand).
The teacher asks the children to count the mugs he is holding in his hand and say:
how many mugs are in his hand? (Four circles.) In front of the children, he lays out the circles in two hands and says: “You must guess how many circles are in one hand, how many are in the other, and how many circles are in total. Let's agree that we will first say how many circles are in the left hand, and then how many are in the right. How did I arrange the mugs?
Children try to guess, list possible options. If they did not guess
the option conceived by the teacher, you can say: “It may be so, but it’s not like that for me.”
The game continues until the children guess. The child who correctly named how many circles are hidden in which hand becomes the leader. Now he lays out the circles in two hands (the teacher checks how many circles he put in to clarify the correctness of the answers), and the children guess the option he conceived.
The game is repeated several times.
Note. Children should be reminded not to forget to say not only how many circles are in each hand, but also how many there are in total. This game can be played not only within 4, but also within 10.
Who knows, let him count further
Material. Ball.
Children stand in a circle.
The teacher stands in the center of the circle. He throws the ball to some child and calls the number
within 20. The child, having caught the ball, throws it back and calls the number one more.
For example, “Eleven,” the adult says. “Twelve,” the child answers, throws the ball back, etc. The game is played at a fast pace.
Count - make no mistake
Children stand in a semicircle. With the help of a counting rhyme, a leader is chosen.
Everyone closes their eyes. At this time, the host claps (jumps, stomps) several times.
Children, opening their eyes, repeat his actions and explain why they did it.
Select a new leader.
The game is repeated.
As a complication, the facilitator may offer to complete the task by clapping one more (less) time than the children heard.
Count down
Material. Ball.
Children stand in a circle. Before starting the game, you should agree that the children will count in
in reverse order.
With the help of a rhyme, a leader is chosen:
Three fluffy cats
Lie down in a basket.
Suddenly one of them ran up to them,
How many cats were together?
The leader throws the ball to one of the players and calls any number. The child,
, who caught the ball, continues to count backwards, that is, he names three any numbers in a row before the named number. Now he is leading. The game is played at a fast pace, the tasks are repeated many times so that as many children as possible can take part in the game.
Complication. You can count not only within 10, but also further.
Neighbors
Material.
Two sets of cards with numbers (sets of two colors).
There are two sets of cards turned upside down on the teacher's table. On a signal, the children take one number at a time and line up in order in two columns in accordance with the color of the numbers. The teacher gives a task, for example: “Come out“ neighbors ”of the number five and name yourself.”
After completing the task, each child returns to their original place in the column.
The game continues.
When the game is repeated, the role of the leader passes to one of the children.
Complication. Task: go out, "neighbors" of numbers three and five, and name yourself.
Put the same amount
Material. Small toys (several types, 10 pieces of each type).
Children play in pairs sitting at the table.
One child starts the game: puts a certain number of toys on the table. His partner must put the same number of toys of a different kind. Thus, the number of toys is constantly increasing.
Then the correct execution of the job is checked by receiving the application.
The game is repeated several times, the children change roles.
Check each other
Material. Sets of numbers from 1 to 10.
Children play in pairs.
The teacher asks each child to put the numbers from 0 to 10 in order.
The guys in each pair check each other for the correctness of the task.
With the help of a rhyme, a leader is chosen:
Over the seas, over the mountains,
Behind the iron pillars,
On the hillock of the teremok,
There is a lock hanging on the door,
You go for the key
And open the lock.
The presenter counts out a certain number of toys, and his partner puts the corresponding number next to
. If the child correctly completed the task, he becomes the leader and the game continues.
Option. One child puts forward a number from the number row, and the other counts the toys.
Brook
Material. Sets of cards with numbers from 1 to 10.
Two children hold hands and raise them, forming a "gate". In their hands they have a card with
digit (any digit, from 3 to 10).
The rest of the guys have one digit in their hands. They run around the room. At the signal
of the teacher, “A stream in the gate!” children stand in pairs so that the number set on the “gate” is formed together (for example, you need to make the number 8: 4 and 4; 1 and 7; 2 and 6; 0 and 8, etc.) The “brook” passes through the “gate ”, which let in only those who not only correctly composed the given number, but also said how it was composed.
The game continues, while the leaders change, the number on the "gate" and the numbers for children.
Complication. Instead of numbers, use cards with circles in the amount from 0 to 10.
Show neighbors
Material. Numbers from 1 to 20 (for each pair of children).
Children play in pairs.
The teacher asks them to arrange the numbers on the table in any order.
With the help of a rhyme, a leader is chosen in each pair:
One, two, three, four, five,
A bunny went out for a walk,
What should we do? How can we be?
We need to catch a hare.
We will count again:
One, two, three, four, five.
The host points to one of the numbers, and his partner finds the “neighbors” of this number. Then the children switch roles.
Options. Expand the numbers from 10 to 20 or from 1 to 20. You can change the rules of the game:
the leader points to two numbers, and his partner calls them "neighbors".
Ice in a circle
The game is played with a small group of children.
Draw 10 circles on the ground at a small distance from one another. In each circle
write a number (from 1 to 9), one circle remains empty. (The numbers are not in order.)
The leader is selected using the rhyme.
He stands in an empty circle; in his hands he has
"ice" (any object that can be thrown). He throws it into a circle with any number and jumps into this circle. Then the “ice” must be transferred to the next circle in ascending (or descending) order.
The game is repeated with another leader.
Over bumps
Material. Circles with numbers from 1 to 10.
Children are divided into two teams and lined up in two columns one opposite the other. Between them, the teacher lays out circles with numbers - “bumps”. Reports the task: you need to go through the "swamp" on the "bumps", stepping on them in order. When a player of one team overcomes the "swamp", he touches the first player of the other team and he starts his way along the "bumps" in the reverse order (10, 9, etc.) The team that made no mistakes wins. (If someone makes a mistake, he starts his journey from the beginning.)
Complication. Instead of numbers on the bumps there are circles from 1 to 10.
How many tenants are there in the apartment?
Material. Hoops, numbers.
There are several hoops on the floor, each with a number.
Children run around the room, At the signal of the teacher, they run to the hoop - "apartment". The number in
hoop shows how many "tenants" live in the apartment.
The teacher, addressing the children, asks: “How many tenants are there in this apartment and why are there so many of them?” If the apartment is not fully occupied, it is necessary to ask the children how many tenants did not move into this apartment. The game continues, the numbers in the hoops change.
It is desirable that the number in one hoop be more than 10.
Grasshopper
Material. Cards with numbers from 1 to 10.
In front of each child on the table there is a number row from 1 to 10.
jump, five jumps, etc.” (The number of cells in one jump is agreed with the children in advance.)
Then the teacher gives tasks:
1.
Tell me and show where the grasshopper will end up if there are two cells in each jump and he will
make five such jumps? How many cells will the grasshopper advance?
2. Tell and show on which cell the grasshopper will end up if it moves like this:
first three jumps forward, then four more forward? And if so: two jumps forward, and then two more forward?
3. And now the grasshopper makes one jump forward, then three more. Show me at
what cell of the numerical track will appear if it does:
- six jumps, and then zero jumps?
- three jumps, then four jumps and zero more jumps?
- two jumps forward and one jump back?
- five jumps forward, one jump back and two jumps forward?
Games to clarify the concepts of the size of objects
Say the opposite
Material. Ball.
Children stand in a circle.
Teacher in the center of the circle. He throws the ball to one of the children and says, for example: "Stick
is long, but the pencil…?” The child who has caught the ball calls out a word opposite in meaning: “Short” in
and throws the ball to the teacher.
Questions:
– The belt is narrow, but the scarf…?
- The skirt is short, but the dress...?
– The girl has long hair, but the boy...?
– The door is narrow, but the window...?
- The coat is long, but the jacket...?
- The socks are short, but the stockings...?
– The branch is thin, but the tree…?
– The tree is tall, but the bush...?
Complication. Children can give tasks to each other.
Guess what it is?
Children stand in a semicircle.
The teacher says: “I will name one word, and you will list the objects that can be named along with this word. For every correct answer you get a chip.
“Long…” – says the teacher.
“The road,” the child answers and receives a token. “A dress, a rope, a day, a fur coat…”, -
children remember. A point is given for each correct answer.
The teacher calls the following word: “wide” (“Road, street, river, ribbon, bridge.
”)
“High…” (“House, tree, pole, Uncle Styopa, giraffe.”)
At the end of the game children count chips and determine the winner.
Who will remember more?
Several children take part in the game. They are invited to see as many objects around them as possible within 10–15 seconds
: of the same size; same size and color.
On a signal, one child begins to name objects, the other completes his answer.
For example, windows, crayons of the same length but different colors, high chairs of the same size, etc.
Radio
Children sit in a semicircle so that they can see each other well.
The teacher looks at them, remembers the characteristic details of the clothes, the appearance of the children, then turns away and announces: “Hello, hello! The girl is lost. She has long hair and a short blue skirt. Have her come up to me and tell me her home address” or “Lost boy with short hair, short-sleeved shirt and short blue shorts.
”
Children look at each other. The “lost” child comes up to the teacher and gives his home address.
The game is repeated.
Complication. The role of the leader passes to the child.
Welcome me
Material. Throwing bags (one of them is red, the rest are of the same color).
A line is drawn on the ground, behind which children stand with bags in their hands.
The leader is selected with the help of a rhyme.
Sitting in a cage,
Chizhik sang a song loudly:
“Chu-choo-choo, choo-choo-choo,
I will fly free.”
The leader (he has a red bag) starts the game. On a signal, he throws the bag as far as possible
. The rest of the children should throw their bags in the same place. The teacher asks:
“Whose bag is closer to the red bag? How can you find out? Why do you think so?"
Children answer questions on their own. All
children should be given the opportunity to speak.
They should not only tell but also show how to measure the distance (steps,
fingers, etc.). Counting the number of steps, the children conclude: the smaller the measure, the greater the number
will be. Thus, it turns out whose bag is closer to red.
Which is higher?
Material. Ball.
Children stand in a circle. One of the players throws the ball to the other and asks a question. The child,
, having caught the ball, answers and throws the ball to the next player.
Questions:
– The bench is low, which is higher…? (Bush.)
- What is higher than a bush?
– What is below the fence?
– What is taller than a high chair?
- What is higher than the table?
– What is below the house?
Tie, untie
Material. Laces
Each child has a lace in their hands. Children are divided into pairs. The teacher invites the children to find out which of them has a longer lace.
(Children compare shoelaces, make sure that they are the same length.)
The teacher asks: “What are the lengths of shoelaces? (Identical.) I'll set up an hourglass, and you'll begin to tie knots in your shoelaces, but don't overtighten them. As soon as the sand in the watch stops spilling, finish tying the knots. I wonder who will tie more knots? Started!”
The teacher turns the hourglass over. As soon as the sand is poured, he says: “Stop!”
Questions:
- Whose cord is shorter?
– Which of the guys in the pair tied more knots?
- Who has how many nodes?
The teacher invites children with the same number of knots to form new pairs: “I will set the clock again, and you will untie the knots. Let's see who will untie more. Started!”
Turns the hourglass over. As soon as the sand is poured, he says: "Stop."
Questions:
- Which of the guys in the pair untied more knots?
– What is the length of the laces?
Games for the expansion of ideas about geometric shapes
Which figure is hidden?
Material.
Magnetic board; geometric figures (squares, rectangles,
trapezoids, rhombuses, triangles of various configurations, circles).
Children are examining the geometric figures placed by the teacher on the magnetic board
: squares, rectangles, trapezoids, rhombuses, triangles of various configurations, circles. Remember how the figures are located.
The teacher invites the children to close their eyes and removes 1-3 geometric shapes. Having opened
eyes, the guys should name as many figures as possible that are "hidden".
So that children do not repeat each other's answers, the teacher can listen to each child
separately. Whoever names the most figures wins. He becomes the leader and the game
continues.
Complication. You can change the number of figures on the magnetic board. Children can name only the figures that are "hidden", but also their color.
Which figure is hidden?
Material. Magnetic board; geometric figures (squares, rectangles,
trapezoids, rhombuses, triangles of various configurations, circles).
Children are examining the geometric figures placed by the teacher on the magnetic board
: squares, rectangles, trapezoids, rhombuses, triangles of various configurations, circles. Remember how the figures are located.
The teacher invites the children to close their eyes and removes 1-3 geometric shapes. Opening
eyes, the guys have to name as many figures as possible that are "hidden".
So that children do not repeat each other's answers, the teacher can listen to each child
separately. Whoever names the most figures wins. He becomes the leader and the game
continues.
Complication. You can change the number of figures on the magnetic board. Children can name
not only the figures that are "hidden", but also their color.
Name the object
Children are divided into two teams.
One team names rectangular objects, the other - square. For each item named, the team receives a token.
At the end of the game, it turns out how many chips each team has collected.
The teacher asks the children: “How can you find out which team named more than
items? (This can be done without counting, by matching groups of objects in pairs.)
How many quadrangular objects were named?
In conclusion, we can ask what other quadrangular shapes do children know
(trapezoid, rhombus) and why can they be called in one word - quadrangles? (They have four sides and four corners.)
Fold the shape
Material. Tangram (for each child).
The teacher invites each child to make an animal out of a tangram that lives in the zoo
. In this case, it is necessary to use all the geometric shapes of the tangram, tightly attaching them to each other.
At the end of the work, the teacher asks: “What kind of animals did you make? What are the animals doing? (They sit, run, stand.) Do the resulting figures look like real animals? What figures are they made of? Can the figures from which the animals were made be called in one word.
(Polygons.) How many identical animals?
Note. If the children made the same animals, you can ask how they are similar and how they differ from each other.
Pass and don't fall
Material. Geometric figures.
There are geometric figures on the floor. The teacher tells the children that these are "pebbles", and
offers to go through the figures, completing the tasks:
- choose the shortest path, first go along it, and then tell about your
route;
- go through all the triangles without missing a single one;
- go over the red pieces and tell which pieces you went through.
The child who makes the fewest mistakes wins.
At the end of the game, the children remove the pieces, completing the following tasks:
- collect all the pieces of the same shape and name them;
- collect the figures, distributing them by size and color.
Note. Children accompany all actions with explanations, telling why they completed the task in this way.
Find the shape
Material. 3-4 hoops, geometric shapes, number cards.
3-4 hoops lie on the floor at a short distance from one another. In each hoop
are a geometric figure and a number. For example, in a hoop with a rectangle, the number is 5, in a hoop with a trapezoid, the number is 7, etc.
Geometric figures are laid out on the teacher's table. Children take one piece and
start running around the room. On a signal, everyone finds their “house”: those who have a trapezoid run to a hoop with a trapezoid, those who have a triangle run to a hoop with a triangle, etc. The number of children who run to the hoop should correspond to the number in the hoop. If the player ran to the hoop late and turned out to be “extra”, he needs to quickly replace the piece and run to another hoop, where there is still free space.
The teacher checks whether the children completed the task correctly, what figures they have in their hands and
how many children each hoop has.
When playing the game again, you can change the number of geometric shapes,
change the geometric shapes in the hoops. One of the guys can be entrusted with the control of the task.
Complication . Instead of a number, you can put a card in the hoop with a certain number of circles
.
What has changed?
Material. Geometric figures.
Children play in pairs, sitting opposite each other at a table.
One child lays out a pattern of geometric shapes (no more than 10), placing them at his own discretion. He tries to remember the laid out pattern, after which he closes his eyes. His partner makes a substitution or moves the pieces. Opening his eyes, the child determines what has changed. Next, the children switch roles.
Complication. You can change the rules: do not shift, but turn the pieces;
name the color of the shapes.
Run to me
Material. Geometric figures.
Children stand in a circle.
Each child has one geometric figure in their hands. The teacher stands in the center of the circle. He gives the task: "Run to me those who have red pieces." Children with red figures run up to the teacher and explain why they ran up. The rest of the children check whether they did the task correctly. The number of children near the teacher is counted, after which they return to the general circle.
Tasks:
- children with quadrangles run to the teacher;
- children with large figures run to the teacher;
- children with polygons run to the teacher.
Note. The teacher each time specifies why the guys ran up to him with different
figures and how many identical figures are in the circle.
Patterns
Material. Geometric figures.
Children play in pairs, sitting opposite each other at a table.
One child creates a four-piece flower pattern and shows it to their partner. He must look at the pattern for 10 seconds (after which the pattern is covered with a sheet of paper) and reproduce it.
Then the guys compare their patterns. If the task is completed correctly, the children change roles.
Complication. Increase the amount of detail or invite the children to team up and
come up with a common pattern for the wallpaper and talk about what the pattern is.
Transport
Material. Geometric figures.
Children play in pairs, sitting opposite each other at a table.
According to the teacher's instructions, each child lays out a car from four squares and two circles. Then the teacher suggests changing the type of car so that its purpose changes (turning a passenger car into a truck) by adding geometric shapes.
Children compare their cars, tell each other what the changes are
in the design, what the car has become.
Answer quickly
Material. Ball.
Children stand in a circle.
The teacher throws the ball to the player and names a geometric figure; the child who caught the ball
must name an object of this shape.
For example, the teacher says: "Triangle". “Kerchief”, -
the child answers and, throwing the ball to the next player, calls, for example: “Rectangle”. Game
continues. The same geometric figure can be called several times. For
correct answer the child gets a token.
At the end of the game, you can count the chips and determine the winner.
Complication. When playing the game again, offer to name not
one object at the same time, but two or more.
Beautiful scarf
Material. Sheet of paper, 7 different geometric shapes (for each child).
Children play in pairs. In front of each child on the table is a sheet of paper and 7 different
geometric shapes.
On a signal, the children “decorate their scarves” – lay out the figures all over the sheet in the corners,
on the sides and leave one in the center, then compare the arrangement of the figures on their sheets and talk about it. For example: “My square is in the upper left corner, and yours?”, “My rectangle is at the top between the square and the triangle, and yours?” Children take turns asking each other questions.
Complication. One child closes his eyes while another shifts
geometric figures on his sheet. Opening his eyes, the child looks at how the figures are located, and tells what changes have occurred. Children change roles.
Clean up
Material. Geometric figures.
Children play in pairs, sitting opposite each other at a table.
The teacher suggests decomposing geometric figures in a certain sequence
: red circle, green square, yellow rectangle, small blue square, green rhombus, red trapezium. After completing the task, one child closes his eyes, and the other removes one of the figures. Opening his eyes, the child says which figure is missing, restores order, and the game continues.
Complication. Do not remove, but swap geometric shapes; name not only
the figure, but also its color and size.
Look around
Children are divided into two teams. The teacher asks them to name objects that are square,
triangular, quadrangular, and also the shape of objects that do not have corners.
For each correct answer, the team receives a token. You cannot name the same item twice. The game is played at a fast pace. At the end of the game, the chips are counted and it turns out which team has scored more points and won.
Arrange as I say
Material. A strip of paper, geometric shapes (for each child).
Each child has a strip of paper and geometric figures on the table.
The teacher alternately shows the children a square, a rectangle, a triangle, a circle, a rhombus,
a trapezoid and suggests naming these figures. Then he suggests laying out these figures on a strip of paper from memory. Children, having laid out the figures, tell which row they laid out.
Options
- Lay out a certain number of geometric shapes that the children saw
for a few seconds.
- Lay out two red squares, one green, etc.
Games to improve orientation in space
Vice versa
Material. Ball.
Children stand in a circle.
In the center of the circle is a teacher with a ball. He pronounces any word and throws a ball to one of the children. The child must answer with a word that is opposite in meaning. For example, the teacher says: "Up". The child answers: “Down” (right - left, forward - back, far - close, inside - outside, above - below, etc.).
Complication. You can name not only adverbs, but also adjectives: far - close, top - bottom, right - left, deep - small, cheap - expensive, high - low, etc. If the child finds it difficult to answer, the children help him in chorus.
What, where?
Material. Ball.
Children stand in a circle.
In the center of the circle is a teacher with a ball. He explains the rules of the game: “I will name the objects in the room. The one of you who catches the ball must, using the words left, right, in front, behind, say where this object is.
The teacher throws the ball to the child and asks: “Where is the table?” The child who caught the ball answers: “Ahead of me” - and throws the ball to the teacher.
Questions:
– Is the door for you? (Left.)
– Behind you… (Window.)
– Where is Lena standing? (Near the table.)
– Who is Oleg standing between? (Between Grisha and Semyon.)
Complication. The teacher names the words: "left", "right", "in front", "behind", and the children
say what objects are in the indicated direction.
Find a toy
One of the players goes out the door, the other children hide the toy.
To make it easier to find the toy, the child is shown the direction: "Go from the table to the carpet, turn left from it, take eight steps forward and look there."
Game variant. An adult marks the route on the floor of the room with arrows
of different colors, and then indicates the direction: “First go where the red arrow points, turn where the blue arrow points, then take five steps and look there.” Having found a toy, the child should tell how he walked.
Where does the bell ring?
Material.
Bell.
The teacher invites one of the children to ring the bell so that everyone can see and
hear that the bell can ring very close - loudly or far away - quieter, it is almost inaudible. One of the players leaves the room. At this time, the children agree on where the child with the bell will be. The returned child is seated on a chair and blindfolded. The bell rings in a conventional place. A blindfolded child determines whether the bell rang close or far from him, and indicates the direction from which the sound came from (in front, behind, from the side, to the left, etc.). The game is repeated with another driver.
Where is the right, where is the left?
Divided into two teams, the children line up in two rows.
At the signal of the teacher, the teams go in opposite directions. On the command "Left!" or "Right!" turn in the appropriate direction and stop. The one who makes a mistake is out of the game.
The game continues.
Guess what?
Children play in pairs.
The guys in each pair agree on which of them will start the game. The first child
comes up with a riddle story using the words: behind, between, around, near, inside. For example: “Name the object. It's behind you, inside the closet, between two dolls." The second child turns and visually looks for an object, and then names it. The roles change and the game continues.
Aerobatics
Material. A blue sheet of paper and a circle (airplane) (for each child).
In front of each child on the table is a blue sheet of paper and a circle (airplane).
The teacher explains the task: “Of course, you know about air festivals in which
pilots take part. They show aerobatics. And we will be pilots today. And the circle will become an airplane. Put it on the landing field - a blue sheet of paper - at the bottom of the sheet. The plane quickly rises up, but falls sharply down. Where is the plane? (Bottom.) Now it flies to the upper right corner. Where is the plane now? And so on.
Children change the route according to the instructions of the teacher and, answering his questions, say where the plane is (in the center, on the right, etc.).
Complication. The teacher does not give direction, but notes that the plane flies, flies, flies, and suddenly asks: “Where is the plane? Who has the plane there?
Clock
Children stand in a circle, hands down. The teacher reads a poem:
Tick-tock, tick-tock,
They tell us to knock the clock,
They hung up the clock for us,
It immediately became fun ...
As soon as the teacher begins to read the quatrain, the children bend their elbows,
lift them up and in the rhythm of the poem make torso and head tilts to the right and left. When the poem ends, the children throw up their hands. An important condition: it is necessary to complete tasks exactly in the rhythm of the verse. Tilts are performed in any direction.
Note. The poem is read by an adult, the children do not repeat the words after him, otherwise their breathing will be disturbed.
Get up where I say
Material. Cards.
Children (7-8 people) stand in a certain order in accordance with the instructions of the teacher. For example: “Tanya, stand next to me. Oleg will stand next to Tanya, Vasya in front of Tanya, Olya between Vasya and Oleg, Masha will stand behind Oleg.
In conclusion, each of the guys is asked to answer the question: “Where are you standing?” If the children find it difficult, the teacher gives a sample answer: "I stand behind Oleg and in front of Tanya."
The game can be repeated with other children.
Note. Answer the question "Who stands where?" children who do not take part in the
game can. They can also give tasks to the players. The teacher makes sure that during the
repeated game, the children do not repeat someone else's location and answer questions in different ways, using the words: in front of, between, near, next to.
Artists
The teacher asks the children to “draw a picture”.
Together they come up with a plot: “At the
dacha”, “In the park”, etc. Then everyone talks about the intended element of the picture, explains where it should be in relation to other objects, using the words: below, above, left, right and etc.
The teacher fills in the picture with the elements proposed by the children, drawing them with chalk on the blackboard or with a felt-tip pen on a large sheet of paper. In the center you can draw a house (the image should be simple and recognizable), at the top on the roof - a pipe. There is a ball in front of the house. And so on. In conclusion, you can invite the children to come up with a story about what they saw in the park or in the country, using the words: left, right, above, between, etc.
Three, thirteen, thirty
Children stand in a circle at arm's length from each other. Using the rhyme
, the leader is selected:
One, two, three, four, five.
We can't count our friends.
Life is hard without a friend,
Get out of the circle as soon as possible.
Leader stands in the middle of the circle.
If he says "Three!" – all players should spread their arms to the sides, to the word
“Thirteen!” raise your hands up to the word "Thirty!" put your hands on your belt.
The host quickly calls out any of these three numbers. Players must perform
the appropriate move. A child who makes a mistake takes a step back. The winners are the children remaining at the end of the game in their original place. The facilitator can draw out the words, for example: “Three-and-and…”
Players need to be careful and follow the end of the word.
Games to reinforce temporary representations
Say the missing word
Material. Ball.
Children stand in a circle.
The facilitator starts a phrase, for example: “The sun shines during the day, and the moon ...”, and throws the ball
to one of the players. He, having caught the ball, adds the missing word. Now the child with the ball in his hands becomes the leader
.
Tasks can be varied: “In the morning I came to kindergarten, and returned home…”, “If Monday was followed by Tuesday, then after Thursday…”, “If yesterday was Friday, then today…”, “Every Sunday we go to to the cinema, and yesterday we also went. What day of the week is today?”, “Winter is replaced by spring, and what season will replace spring?”
The content of tasks may include concepts: parts of the day, seasons, months, days
weeks. The teacher encourages original tasks proposed by the facilitators.
Yesterday, today, tomorrow
Material. Ball.
Children stand in a circle.
A teacher is standing in the center of the circle with a ball in his hands. He throws a ball to one of the guys and
begins the sentence: “We sculpted a plasticine bunny - when?” The child who caught the ball completes the phrase by answering the question.
Sample phrases: “When was the physical education class? (Yesterday.) When will the music lesson be? (Tomorrow.
) When will we do mathematics? (Today.)
Parts of the day
Material. Paper squares: yellow, red, blue, black; 4 hoops.
Four hoops lie on the floor at a short distance from one another, inside each hoop
a square of a certain color, denoting a part of the day: yellow - morning, red - day, blue - evening, black - night.
The teacher reads poetry, invites the children to stand in a hoop near that part of the day that was earlier (later) than that referred to in the poem.
I came to you with greetings
Tell that the sun has risen.
That it is a hot light
It fluttered through the sheets.
...
A. Fet
It will happen on a sunny day
You will go deeper into the forest.
Sit down, try the stump,
Take your time. Listen.
...
Ya. Akim
Bright twinkling of stars
In the blue of the sky,
Radiance of the moon
Falls on the forest.
...
V. Nikitin
It shines merrily
A moon over the village,
White light sparkles
A blue light.
...
V. Nikitin
After completing the task, the teacher asks the children to answer the following questions:
– What part of the day is described in each poem?
– How can you call it in one word: morning, afternoon, evening, night? (Day.)
The game is played several times with a change in the task.
When does this happen?
Material. Ball.
Children stand in a circle.
The teacher asks: “Do you know when vegetables or fruits are harvested? (When are there many yellow leaves
? When do icicles appear on the roofs of houses? And so on.) And now we will play. I throw the ball and name the season, and the one who catches the ball answers what happens at that time of the year.
For example, the teacher says: “Spring”, and the child who caught the ball answers: “Thawed patches have appeared”.
The guys standing to the left and right of him add what else can be at this time of the year: “The day is getting longer”, “Birds are flying”.
The ball is returned to the teacher and the game continues.
Live Week
Material. Cards with numbers from 1 to 7.
1st option. Cards with numbers from 1 to 7 are shuffled and laid out on the table
face down. Each child takes one card. Children line up in order according to the numbers on the cards. They are the days of the week. The first child steps forward and says, “I am Monday. What day is next? The second child steps forward and says, “I am Tuesday. What day is next? And so on. Children not participating in the game can give tasks to the "days of the week":
- Tuesday, name the days off.
– Wednesday, what days of the week do we not go to kindergarten? And so on.
2nd variant. Children are divided into teams of seven people. Each team has its own
table, on which are cards of a certain color with numbers from 1 to 7 face down.
Children run around the room. At the signal of the teacher, they run up to their table, take one
card each and line up in order in accordance with the number and color of the card. Children,
who were left without cards, give tasks to the "days of the week":
- Come forward and name the days of the week that come before Friday (after Tuesday; between Wednesday and Sunday, etc.).
Or:
- The seventh day, name yourself and say in which fairy tales the number seven occurs.
- The third day of the week, name yourself and remember the proverbs with the number three.
Complication. "Weeks" are built from any day of the week.
Catch, throw, name the days of the week
Material. Flashcards
Children stand in a circle. With the help of a rhyme, a leader is chosen:
One-two, one-two, one-two-three,
Speak after me.
On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
I'll go to visit my grandmother,
And on Thursday and Friday
The path to the house is rolling,
After Saturday - Sunday,
On this day they give cookies,
One-twoone-two, one-two-three,
Repeat the whole rhyme.
The host throws the ball and calls any day of the week: “I will start, you continue, call the days of the week - Tuesday.” The child, having caught the ball, names three days in a row: “Wednesday, Thursday, Friday ...” and throws the ball with the words: “I will start - ... (names any day of the week)”. The game continues.
Which word fits?
The teacher asks the children various questions, for example: "The month of winter is ...
(lists a number of any months, but there should be a winter month among them) - October, September, November, February."
Children, hearing the name of the winter month, answer: "February".
Questions:
– Is the season… (morning, evening, afternoon, autumn)?
– Is the month of summer… (April, March, May, June)?
– Is the time of day… (winter, summer, autumn, night)?
– Is the month of autumn… (June, July, August, September)?
Twelve months
Material. Cards with numbers from 1 to 12.
There are cards with numbers from 1 to 12 face down on the table.
The players take one card at a time and line up in order according to the numbers on the cards. Each child is one of twelve months.
The teacher asks questions:
– The first month of the year, what is your name? Second?
– June, what months are you between?
– October, what month of the year are you?
The cards are returned to the table, shuffled, the game is repeated.
Complication. The teacher asks the “months” questions:
– April, in what fairy tales does your month appear?
- September, name the fairy tale in which your season occurs.
- February, remember the proverb about your season.
- December, come up with a riddle about your season.
What time is it?
Material. Clock with arrows (for each child).
The teacher names an hour. Children on their watches show the corresponding time
and explain where the hands are.
Option. The teacher puts arrows on the dial of his watch and asks: “What time is it?” Children set the same time on the dials of their watches, answer what time it is, and show their watches.
Complication. You can ask the children the question: “What are you doing at this time?”
Match a pair
Material. Cards with clocks that show different times.
The game is played with a small group of children. Players take one card each and call
the time on the clock shown on the card. Then each child finds a mate - a child who has the same time on the clock.
The teacher invites children to solve riddles:
– What cannot be returned? (Time.)
- It flies fast, but you can't catch up with it. (Time.)
Year round
Material. Flashcards
Children stand in a semicircle. With the help of a counting rhyme, a leader is chosen:
In a wide circle, I see,
All my friends stood up.
I am for you, my friends,
I am making pies.
I need to bake them quickly.
You will go and heat the oven.
The facilitator throws a ball to one of the players and asks: “January - what is the month of the year?” The child who caught the ball answers the question. If the answer is correct, then he becomes the leader and asks his question to the players. (An adult helps in the selection and formulation of various questions.)
Questions:
– In what month does the year end?
- Name the autumn months. Name the winter months.
- What is the month after October?
- Name the month between May and July.
- Name the longest months of the year.
– What month is your birthday? Your mom's birthday?
– What month is your favorite holiday?
- How many months are there in a year? What holiday happens in January?
Application. Play equipment
1. Cable car (for fixing numbers within 10). Attach 10 circles or squares to a thick rope or rope at a distance of a child's step from one another, on which numbers from 1 to 10 are indicated on one side and dots on the other.
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2. Mathematical bags (for throwing). Sew bags of dense fabric of 3-4 colors and fill them with any filler (bag weight 200-250 g).
3. Pea pods. From fabric of green, pistachio and ocher colors, folded in two
layers, cut out pea pods (larger than actual size). Sew them on a typewriter, leaving a hole to put beans in (from 1 to 10 pieces), and sew up the hole. Fingering (moving) the beans with their fingers, children will be able to determine their number.
4. Apples. From an opaque fabric of yellow, green, red colors, cut out 10 apples of each color using a template. Put "beans" in each apple between layers of fabric (from 1 to 10 pieces). Get 10 apples of each color. With them, children will play, exercising in the development of fine motor skills and counting.
5. Mathematical set: numbers and geometric shapes.6. Game cube with numbers from 1 to 6 on its sides.
7. Cards with circles in the amount from 1 to 10.
8. Numbers.
Math Games for Preschoolers (Didactic)
Mathematics teaching a child is a long process, aimed at the application of great efforts not only by the mentor, but also by the student.
Didactic games in mathematics for preschoolers are designed to diversify the learning process, destroy strict officialdom, and increase the degree of effectiveness of assimilation and understanding of mathematical foundations.
Content:
Didactic games in mathematics in kindergarten: goals and objectives
Important to know
DIY didactic games for preschoolers
DIY didactic math games in pictures
Card file of didactic games in mathematics for preschoolers
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Didactic games are held to increase the child's awareness of the world around. They develop observation skills, teach them to fix and find differences between objects, comparing them according to different characteristics. During the game process, children learn to find elementary cause-and-effect relationships.
Didactic games in mathematics in preschool educational institutions can be very different, their choice depends on the goal:
- The use of numbers and numbers in games helps to get acquainted with the concept of counting, the history of the emergence of numbers, improve counting and comparison skills.
These didactic math games for preschoolers help:
- improve the ability to independently use single digits;
- education of mindfulness, memory, thinking;
- mastering the method of distributing natural numbers, improving counting skills.
- Games designed to study time introduce children to get acquainted with the days of the week, the names of the months, and teach them to remember their position in the calendar.
- Games for the development of orientation allow pupils to learn to fix and state their own position on the ground, to determine and name the location of any object relative to another. With the educational task achieved, preschoolers are able to use words to name the location of objects.
- Games with figures are used to strengthen knowledge about the shape of various geometric shapes, improve the skill of finding them in nearby things.
Such games are conducive to the education of attention and the formation of creative imagination in preschoolers.
- Didactic mathematical games that develop logical thinking are originally designed to form the components of scientific thinking: making judgments, making arguments, summing up. They also help develop creativity and out-of-the-box thinking.
This is important to know
- For younger children, it is enough to allocate 5 minutes for them. Didactic games in mathematics in the senior group can last no more than 15 minutes. Exceeding this time may lead to a decrease in activity and a weakening of cognitive interest, which may adversely affect the result.
- If a team takes part in the game, it is necessary to pay attention to the individual abilities of each, and, if necessary, to provide assistance to those who are not doing well for a successful outcome of the educational problem.
DIDactic games for preschool children
In order to grow cognitive interest of educated teachers, teachers should try to diversify the course of the teaching. To do this, many develop and produce their own training sessions. In the manufacture of visibility, everything that is at hand can be useful, the main condition is harmlessness for kindergarten students.
Materials for creating didactic games can be as follows:
- improvised materials - fabric, yarn, buttons;
- natural raw materials - leaves, flowers, grass, cones;
- stationery - glue, gouache, colored paper, cardboard;
- imagination is the most important component.
DIY math games in pictures
Game in progress. Each preschooler has a drawing depicting a carpet. Pupils are required to describe the position of the parts of the pattern in the figure: on the left side, on the right, at the top or bottom.
"Solve an example"
Purpose: training to perform addition and subtraction within ten.
Game progress. The teacher throws a ball to a preschooler and calls an example. The pupil, having caught it, answers and returns the ball. Then the teacher throws the ball to the next one.
"Find the mistake"
Purpose : analysis of geometric shapes, comparison and finding the excess.
Game progress . The preschooler is invited to analyze the rows of geometric shapes and point out the error, offering a correction option with an explanation. A mistake can be a circle in a row of squares, or a red figure among yellow ones.
Show me
Target: improvement of the ability to recognize a geometric figure according to a given criterion.
Game progress. In front of a preschooler, several figures are randomly laid out, differing in color, shape and size.
The teacher proposes to determine the figure according to the named criterion: a small square, a large red circle, etc.
"One property"
Purpose: to consolidate knowledge about the properties of geometric shapes, develop the ability to characterize and distinguish figures by their characteristics.
Game progress: players must provide the same set of geometric shapes. One of the players puts one of them on the table. The task of the second player is to choose from his set a figure that differs from the one laid out by the previous player in only one of some signs. For example, if the first figure laid out is a large red circle, then the next one can be laid out a large red square or a large blue circle, or a small red circle. The game should be built on the principle of playing dominoes.
"Who are the neighbors?"
Game progress . Participants become in a circle. The teacher throws the ball and calls a random number.
