Summary of a didactic game for younger preschoolers (3-4 years old)

Didactic game about animals for children of the younger group of kindergarten

Didactic game with elements of conversation about wild animals “Guess the riddle”
Author: Yulia Alekseevna Gorchakova, teacher at the Irdanovsky kindergarten “Kolosok”, Nikolsky district, Vologda region. Description of material: This game is designed for children of primary preschool age, and can also be useful for teachers, educators and parents who want to teach their kids to solve riddles. Goal: learning to solve riddles about wild animals using illustrations of them. Objectives: - continue to introduce children to wild animals of their native land (hare, wolf, bear, fox, squirrel, hedgehog); — teach children to identify and name the distinctive features of wild animals; - stimulate the cognitive interest of children, promote the development of memory, attention, and intelligence; — to cultivate a humane and caring attitude and love for animals. Equipment: illustrations depicting wild animals. Introduction: We, parents and teachers, are often surprised that a child cannot answer a simple question and finds it difficult to guess the simplest riddles. You should not rush to tell your child the answer. It is much more useful if the child independently understands the content and meaning of the riddle and learns to relate some object to the content. If parents quickly offer their child their answer, he will simply lose interest in the game. In solving riddles, the most important thing is to look for the answer; it is the search that teaches the child to think and compare. Teachers and psychologists suggest that we begin learning to solve riddles from the age of three. We, educators, suggest parents start with the simplest thing: with simple questions (“Where are the bunny’s ears?”, “What does the cat say?” and so on). These questions can be asked starting from a very young age. From the age of 2, you can use rhyming riddles in games, where the answer just begs to be answered. Let these be riddles that draw the child’s attention to simple, well-known objects: toys, animals, food, household items. Try to choose riddles that name color, shape, size, habits. To help your child, prepare illustrations for viewing, among which the child will see the answer. Progress of the game: - Guys, look what we have on the table? (Children approach the table on which the pictures are laid out.)
- That's right, these are pictures.
Who is depicted on them? (Wolf, fox, bear, squirrel, hare, hedgehog).
- How can you call them in one word?
(These are animals. Wild animals).
- Let's play with these pictures?
I will ask you a riddle, and you will show me the answer - a picture. Agreed? Listen carefully to the first riddle. 1. “A ball of fluff, Long ear, Jumps deftly, Loves carrots.” Who is this? That's right, bunny. (Show picture).

How did you guess?
(Children name the signs by which they recognized the animal). Looking at an illustration of a hare. - What kind of fur coat does the bunny have? (Soft, white, fluffy, warm).
— In winter the bunny is white, and in summer it is gray.
-Where does the hare live? (Under a bush).
-What does he like to eat?
(Grass, bark, carrots, cabbage).
- How can you affectionately call a hare?
(Bunny, bunny, bunny).
2. At night he howls in the forest: “I’ll carry the lamb away!”
The angry, hungry gray one also knows a lot about hares... (Wolf)
Who is this?
This is a wolf. (Show picture).
How did you guess?

Looking at an illustration of a wolf.
- What kind of fur coat does he have? (Gray, thick).
-What does a wolf eat?
(Catches mice, birds, hares).
— What is the name of his house?
(Lair)
- How can you affectionately call a wolf?
(Little wolf, little wolf, little wolf).
3. He sleeps in a den in winter, quietly snores, and when he wakes up, well, roar, what is his name?
- … (Bear)

Looking at an illustration of a bear. - What kind of fur coat does the bear have? (Thick, warm, brown).
— What is the name of the bear's house?
(Den).
—What does a bear eat?
(Eats berries, honey, sweet roots, fish)
- What does a bear do in winter?
(Sleeping).
- And why?
(In winter there is no food for him; it is difficult for him to walk through the snowdrifts).
- How can you affectionately call a bear?
(Teddy bear, little bear, little bear).
4.Jumps from branch to branch, but rarely comes down to the ground.
The small, fragile body always wears a fur coat. The claws on the paws are sharp: It’s not easy to run up the trunk! This red-haired one flies through the branches like an arrow... (Squirrel)
This is a squirrel.
(Show picture).

Looking at an illustration of a squirrel. -What is she like, little squirrel? (Red-haired, fluffy, agile)
-Where does the squirrel live?
(In a hollow, on a tree).
— What does a squirrel eat?
(Berries, mushrooms, cone seeds, nuts).
- What is a gentle name for a squirrel?
(Squirrel, little squirrel).
5. Guess another riddle.
Red-haired cheat, cunning head. The fluffy tail is beauty, and her name is... (fox).

Look how it is - It’s all burning like gold.
He walks around in an expensive fur coat, his tail is fluffy and large. Looking at an illustration of a fox. -What is she like? (Red-haired, fluffy, cunning).
- Where does he live, what does he eat?
(Lives in a hole, eats mice, birds, bunnies).
- What is a gentle name for a fox?
(Fox, little fox, little fox).
6. He runs along a forest path, carries a mushroom home on his back.
If you don't stroke it, you won't take it. Did you guess it? This is... (Hedgehog)
- That's right, this is a hedgehog.

Looking at an illustration of a hedgehog. - What is he like, a hedgehog? (Small, prickly).
— What does a hedgehog eat?
(Insects, bugs, midges, sometimes fruits and mushrooms. They say that the hedgehog loves to eat apples, in fact, he cleans his needles from parasites with sour apple juice).
— What does a hedgehog do in winter?
(Sleeping).
- What can you affectionately call a hedgehog?
(Hedgehog, hedgehog). Reflection.

— Who did we solve riddles about today? (About wild animals).
— What animals live in the forest?
— Did you like our game with pictures? You are so smart, you solved all the riddles! Which riddle did you like best? What animal? Parents are given creative homework: draw the wild animal that the child remembers most after the game. Result: creative project - exhibition “Wild Animals”.

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Games for social and communicative development

Games aimed at the social and communicative development of a child have the following goals:

perception of norms of social behavior;
development of communication skills, cooperation skills with other children and adults;
development of empathy;
developing a sense of respect and belonging to one’s family and peer group;
formation of a positive attitude towards work and creative activity;

developing safe behavior skills.

Game "Who needs what"

Purpose: to introduce the main characteristics of such professions as doctor, hairdresser, baker; develop a positive attitude towards work.

For the game you need to prepare items necessary to perform professional activities (syringe, scissors, comb, bowl, etc.), as well as details of the corresponding costumes. Children are assigned to roles.

First, you need to have a conversation with the children about the professions of a doctor, hairdresser, baker (you can choose others). It is necessary to find out what the kids know about their professional activities. You can ask which of the children have parents with such professions.

During the game, each child first receives costume parts. He must understand what profession he needs to represent. If children find it difficult to answer, the leader helps them.

Next, a game is played with objects that are stacked on the table. Children need to choose a subject that is necessary for their professional activities. After this, you can invite them to show how this item should be used.

Game "Yes or No"

Goal: to cultivate a caring attitude towards health; learn to manage your behavior, understand what actions are correct.

Children stand in a circle. The teacher should name various situations, and the kids should, if the correct behavior is announced, clap their hands, if incorrect, stomp their feet.

Game "Who to be friends with"

Goal: to teach children to understand people’s facial expressions; develop empathy, cultivate friendliness.

Place pictures of children with different facial expressions on the board. The children are invited to look at the pictures and choose a friend. The facilitator should ask them to explain their choice.

Games that promote physical development

Games that promote physical development are aimed at:

developing motor skills in children;
development of coordination, balance, hand motor skills and flexibility;
proper formation of the musculoskeletal system;
training in the correct execution of basic sports movements;
formation of healthy lifestyle skills.

Game "Swing"

Goal: learn to perform various rhythmic movements; development of coordination and balance.

The presenter invites the children to repeat the lines of the poem after him and perform the appropriate movements.

All summer swing

They swayed and sang,

And we're on a swing

(Children begin to swing their arms back and forth, slightly springing their legs at the knees when squatting).

Autumn days have arrived.

The swings were left alone.

(Reduce the intensity of movements and gradually stop).

Lying on a swing

Two yellow leaves.

(They slowly begin to move their hands again.)

Game "Musical chair"

Goal: to develop motor skills, learn to run in circles, develop attentiveness, learn to act on a signal.

To start the game, you need to place several chairs in a circle in the center of the room (one less than the number of participants). Children should stand in a circle around the chairs. The teacher turns on the music.

While the music is playing, the children run in a circle. As soon as the music stops, everyone should sit on a separate chair. There is not enough chair for one child. He leaves the game and the chair is removed. Then the game repeats. This continues until there is only one child left.

Game "On a walk"

Goal: to learn physical exercises in motion, prevention of flat feet.

Before the game starts, children line up in a column. The teacher tells them that they are going for a walk and asks them to listen to his story and repeat all the movements.

— We are walking along the path (the children follow each other).

- We need to cross the puddle (they walk on their heels).

— We approached the apple tree and wanted to try its apples. Reach for them (walk on your toes).

- We need to jump over the stream (they jump).

- You met a bear cub, show how he walks (they walk on the outside of the foot).

The presenter can offer different movement options. For one game session, children are given no more than five different tasks.

Games for the cognitive development of children of the second younger group

The purpose of games aimed at the cognitive development of a child is:

development of interests, cognitive activity and motivation, curiosity;
formation of cognitive skills;
the formation of the child’s ideas about himself and other people, about the objects of the surrounding world, their properties and relationships between them;
familiarization with the concepts of “Fatherland”, “homeland”, the basic socio-cultural values and traditions of one’s people.

Game “Into the forest to pick mushrooms”

Goal: developing ideas about quantitative relationships between objects “one - many”.

To play the game, you need to prepare an image of a large clearing on which several mushroom figures are located. Children need to be given baskets.

- Children, we came to a mushroom clearing in the forest. Look how many mushrooms there are here? (A lot of).

- And now each of you will pick one mushroom. Tell me one by one how many mushrooms are in your basket. How much do you have, Vitya? (I have one mushroom).

The teacher should ask each child.

- Let's put all the mushrooms in my basket. How many mushrooms did I get? (A lot of). And you? (No one).

Game "Wrap a gift"

Goal: to form the concept of “big”, “small”, “thick”, “thin”; learn to correlate objects by size.

The presenter invites the children to go to Mashenka’s birthday party. To do this they need to buy a gift. Everyone chooses a doll (the pictures show dolls of different sizes and thicknesses).

Now you need to pack the gift, and for this the children need to “buy” a package that will correspond to the size of the doll. At the same time, each child must explain his choice of packaging: “I bought this package because my doll...”.

After this game, you can discuss how to properly give and accept gifts.

Game "What grows where"

Goal: learn to group objects into vegetables and fruits; develop speed of reaction, discipline, endurance.

For the game, you need to prepare pictures depicting a vegetable garden and object pictures (or dummies) of vegetables and fruits.

Children are divided into two teams: gardeners and vegetable growers. At the signal, each team must collect their items. The team that completes the task faster wins.