As is known, the main activity of the child - it's a game. Playing baby develops fine motor skills and social skills, learn new skills and trying on adult roles. And some fun with successfully replace the training: educational games for children make it easy to enrich a child of one or other useful knowledge. Classes in the form of a game does not tire the kids and they are usually very popular.

Every age - his games

Once the importance of play in children's lives underestimated: it was thought that this is just a waste of time. Of course, the kids were allowed to play, but does not encourage this activity. Everything changed in the twentieth century, when psychologists found that the game has a beneficial effect on a child's development. It was a real revolution in child psychology Child Psychology: the science to understand the child .

Almost any game your child something useful. For example, mobile games teach kids to be agile and strong. Requires precise movements of the game with things develop fine motor skills, which in turn is necessary for the development of speech Language development in children . Various designers form the spatial thinking, learn to navigate. Role playing allows relieve stress and gently instill child certain behaviors.

Even more useful, special educational games that improve attention and precision movements; learn to solve simple, first, and then more and more complex logic puzzles; perpetuate new skills and remembering new information. Such games are selected according to the needs of the child and his abilities. Do not rush and try to teach the three-year that must be able to first grader - Games for older children may be interested in the child only if it is well prepared, that is completely mastered the necessary skills.

Instructions

Educational games are usually parents seem easy, but in terms of the baby's job can be very, very difficult. Therefore, participation of adults in the early stages is necessary. And only then, when the child will understand fully what is required of him, he can play alone or with friends.

Games for children are varied. Some require special equipment, for others quite a piece of paper and a pencil, for the third it is your responsibility to make some crafts. Best of all, of course, to know how many games, so you can take your baby in any situation, for example, in the queue to see a doctor or transport.

In recent years the growing popularity of computer educational games for kids. Such games are usually colorful and bright, they are participating favorite cartoon characters and fairy tales. Children are happy to have fun this way, parents are happy, too - they can go about their business as a child of a busy affair. Still, do not abuse the online games. Firstly, a long stay on the computer harm even healthy adults and children is not recommended to sit in front of the monitor more than fifteen minutes. Second, in these games is not the most important - communication with older family members. Third, overreliance on computer games in the future may become a serious problem: not for nothing that the doctors are sounding the alarm about the growing number of cases of Internet addiction.

For kids

Games with preschool children have their own characteristics. A little child can not maintain attention on something for a long time, so the classes must be short, not more than fifteen minutes. Particular attention is paid to the development of attention, moreover, the kid offered simple logic puzzles and games, increase vocabulary and improve it.

For example, a very popular game "What's too much? ". The child is offered a special card, which is painted four subjects. The child has to answer the question, what thing once, and justify your answer. For example, in the picture with a tiger, sheep, swans and more than a sparrow is Tiger because Tiger - it's not a bird. And in the picture with a winter hat, panama hat, boots and coat excess will panamku, because the rest is used for winter clothing. These images can be purchased at the store or do it yourself by drawing on the cards schematic image or pasting images cut from magazines. In this game you can play with the grown children, offering more and more complex combinations of images.

For older kids

In five or six years with the help of educational games can prepare a child for school. Parents should be left the game with letters and numbers, simple math. You should not reject the logic brainteasers that can become a little more complicated. Younger pupils through games secured the material covered. You can also slightly ahead of the curriculum, in the form of a game by telling the child that will be held at the school later.

Some educational games is best done in a group, for others enough and a pair of participants. A game of "Repetition" is universal: the number of participants may vary. This game develops memory and attentiveness. First, participants identify the topic, such as "pets". The first participant calls the animal, the second repeats the name of the first animal and adds to it another, and then the game continues. Anyone who can not name the word or confuse the order of the words spoken before, out of the game.

Another game, well suited to brighten up time, for example, outside - "Three words." Single player Player in the family: safety rules   He calls the three words, one should make these words a meaningful sentence. If he succeeds, he also refers to three words. The game perfectly develops the imagination and it increases vocabulary. The number of players can be anything.

Maria Bykov

Related Articles

Toys for boys: how to make the right choice?

Homemade Christmas decorations: a holiday with their hands

Kids Games: What they are

Christmas decorations hand-made: the wonders of their own hands