Numerous toys, pyramids, shooters and cartoons ... The world of almost every child is filled with these necessary items. The game is the leading activity of the preschooler. And every parent should know how and what to entertain the baby, so that the occupation will bring benefits and promote development.
Characteristics of the gaming activity of the preschooler
The world of a small child is a copy of the world of adults. Each toy a kid is able to impart both existing and fictitious properties. The game helps a small person to settle in the society where he lives, including cultural traditions, relationships and roles.
The structure of gaming activities of preschoolers usually consists of several phases:
- sensorimotor game;
- directing game;
- plot-and figurative role-playing game (here also includes musical and gaming activity of preschoolers);
- game by the rules.
The child's awareness of the world begins with the development of toys that produce sounds that are pleasant to the touch, various household items, liquid substances and loose materials. All parents are advised to buy toys for children, which in their functions are as close as possible to those subjects that the child will encounter during life.
The management of gaming activities of preschool children in this must be easy and unobtrusive. Parents can actively include children in their daily activities, not only acquainting them with the objects of the world around them, but also imperceptibly attaching to their duties and bringing up useful habits in children.
At a more advanced age, the child learns a director's play, that is, he independently assigns objects with different properties and directs their actions.
Further, the playing activity of younger preschoolers becomes a story-role. By copying the world of adults, children begin to organize the semblance of families, hospitals, shops, etc. If earlier a child could play on his own, then with age he reaches out to communication and cooperation with other children, which speaks even more about the importance of the game in the formation of the child as a social being.
Further, team games begin to resemble competitions, and contain a certain set of rules.
Features of gaming activities of modern preschoolers
Unlike previous generations, modern children have more opportunities to go and keep up with progress. The gaming activity of modern preschoolers favors a more progressive
Correct all these processes is made easier by computer programs and the ability of educators and parents to share their experience at a distance with the help of a worldwide global network.
Modern children have more opportunities to develop during games, whether it's a computer cognitive program or a toy with the functions necessary for development. The main thing that can be achieved is the development of preschoolers' imagination, which further facilitates their transition to a more harmonious mental activity.