Remember the basic principles of interaction with children, which apply at any age stage and lay the foundations for successful communication in adulthood. It will be easy for a child to find contact with any person if he shows respect for the interlocutor, knows how to understand the feelings of another and correctly express his emotions. That's why:
- We address the baby specifically: speech is directed at him and is accompanied by eye contact, a smile, and gestures. The internal message is: “I am turning to you.”
- We demonstrate interest in the reaction, convey the thought: “It is important for me to hear you.”
- We show respect for the opinions and feelings of the interlocutor, regardless of age, so that he knows your position: “I understand what you wanted to say / what you feel.”
There are universal topics for conversation at any age:
- discuss what is happening with the baby / between you / around;
- read by heart poems on a topic (about nature, about household chores, toys) or just your favorite ones;
- sing songs (there are a lot of options: turn on and sing along or sing yourself, do household chores or dance, do exercises or somersaults, hum while walking or sing while sitting opposite each other);
- tell stories (use Wimmelbooks or any books with colorful illustrations, write stories about the baby himself, his family and friends).
About food
Yes, speaking of food! All three-year-olds are gourmets! By this time they have decided on what they like and especially what they don’t like. Now is the time to ask them about their culinary preferences.
- What's your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? What about lunch? What about for dinner?
- What's your favorite snack? What kind of treats do you like?
- Do you like salty or sweet more?
- What would you like to try cooking with me?
- What food do you dislike the most?
What to talk about with a 3-4 year old child
At this age, the child’s social circle grows, many children begin to go to kindergarten, which means that on the way to kindergarten or home you can talk about how your day went, what interesting things happened, what made you happy, what you ate for lunch.
Long walks are not only good for health, but also provide excellent opportunities for the development of speech and communication: there is so much new and inspiring around you that you won’t have to look for topics for conversation - you will either answer the questions “what” and “why”, or initiate them yourself conversation. When the baby learns the names of surrounding objects, it is important to continue to expand his vocabulary, answering not only the question “what”, but also the question “what”: not just “grass”, but “dense green grass”. It is useful to speak in extended sentences, complementing what the baby said:
- Dog.
- Yes, what a cute dog runs and wags its fluffy tail!
It will be easier for you to decide what to talk about with a 3-4 year old child if you remember that children are explorers by nature and at this age they study the surrounding reality using all their senses. Name a variety of sensations and encourage your baby to describe his experience: what and how we hear, see, smell, touch, taste.
- Can you hear how loudly this bird chirps?
- What a smooth pebble and what a rough bark of a tree!
It will be great if, thanks to your example and sincere interest in his opinion, the child begins to share his impressions - this will enrich his speech and make him an interesting interlocutor.
For reading, choose books with colorful illustrations, so that the baby has the opportunity to describe them, and you have the opportunity to ask, moving more and more from questions that can be answered briefly and monosyllabically to those that require a detailed answer.
And of course, this is the time when children actively master the language and play with it like blocks or construction sets. They look for patterns in language and in its connection with the surrounding reality. It was during this period that wonderful children's neologisms were born. Many examples can be found in Korney Chukovsky’s book “From Two to Five.” This word creation should be treated kindly, and in no case should you ridicule the child, but correct him correctly, paraphrasing his word or sentence correctly. It's a good idea to record your baby's statements. At an older age, he will happily laugh at them with you.
To help parents, there are a large number of speech games for any age. It is important to remember that the main thing for a child is communication with you, through which he learns along the way. So don't turn games into mandatory, boring lessons. It is best to weave them into everyday activities, then children will not notice that you are doing something on purpose. For example, you can ask: “What are there more on the table: spoons or forks?” (this way you will practice forming the genitive plural forms of nouns) or select an adjective for each noun: the table is wooden, the jam is delicious, the weather is beautiful.
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About animals
When a child learns about animals, he not only learns what sounds they make and what they look like, but also gets acquainted with aspects of his native culture, because in children's books, animals are often the main characters who convey some idea and show how things work. the world around him. So animals are an inexhaustible topic of conversation.
- What's your favorite animal? Why?
- Where do ducks live?
- What does the pig say?
- What animals live on the farm? And in the forest?
- What animal would you like to become?
Situational conversations card index (junior group) on the topic
SEPTEMBER 1 WEEK
- "All about kindergarten"
Goal: Continue to familiarize children with the kindergarten, groups, and premises in the kindergarten building. Cultivate love for the farm, respect for its employees and their work. To form the concept “I am a child of a childcare center,” “schoolchildren is my home.”
- "Our favorite teacher"
Goal: To acquaint children with the social significance of the work of a teacher, his caring attitude towards children and work. Show that the products of the teacher’s work reflect his feelings, personal qualities, and interests.
- "Me and my friends"
Goal: To teach children to highlight the positive signs of friendship and the characteristics of friends.
- "Friends' Hobbies"
Goal: To expand children’s knowledge about different types of activities and hobbies.
- “Our kindergarten is so good – you won’t find a better kindergarten”
Goal: To clarify children’s knowledge about childcare. Expand knowledge about people of different professions working in rural areas.
SEPTEMBER WEEK 2
- "My family"
Goal: Introduce the concept of “family”. Give an initial idea of family relationships. Cultivate a sensitive attitude towards the closest people - family members.
- “Family is me!”
Goal: To consolidate knowledge of your first name, last name and age, and the name of your parents. Form a positive self-esteem, self-image (help each child as often as possible to make sure that he is good).
- "What is a street"
Goal: To form basic ideas about the street; pay attention to houses, sidewalks, roadways. Continue to fix the name of the street on which the village is located; the house in which the children live; explain how important it is to know your address.
- "What distinguishes a city from a village"
Goal: To form basic ideas about the differences between a city and a village. Instill love for your native land. Foster a sense of pride in your city.
- "My city"
Goal: Continue to reinforce the name of your hometown and introduce it to its sights.
SEPTEMBER WEEK 3
- "Child and adults"
Goal: Deepen ideas about people: understand the differences between people by gender and age. Highlight some features of their appearance, clothing, shoes, and occupation. Recognize and name people of certain professions.
- "What do you know about yourself?"
Goal: To consolidate knowledge about the purpose of certain organs (ears - to hear, eyes - to see, etc.). Awareness of some of your skills (ability to draw, etc.)
- "Family"
Goal: To consolidate knowledge about family members and immediate relatives. Understand that everyone in the family cares about each other: they help, give gifts, everyone keeps the house clean.
- “Good words heal, but bad words cripple”
Goal: To develop in children the need for a friendly attitude towards others, to cultivate in children a kind attitude towards loved ones, to be able to correct their mistakes by asking for permission.
- “Mom is the most precious person in the world”
Goal: Cultivating a feeling of love and affection for the closest and dearest person - mother; develop a desire to care for those closest to you
SEPTEMBER WEEK 4
- "Our hardworking janitor"
Purpose: To introduce children to the work activities of a janitor, to show the importance of work; cultivate a desire to maintain cleanliness and help adults.
- "Teacher's Assistant"
Purpose: To draw children's attention to the most typical labor operations and the result of the work of an assistant teacher. Cultivate respect for his work.
- "Visiting a laundry worker"
Goal: To develop the ability to understand the social significance of the laundress’s work, her caring attitude towards children. Emphasize that the result is achieved through a conscientious attitude to work. Cultivate a positive emotional attitude towards the laundress.
- "Wonderful doctor"
Goal: To form an understanding of the importance of the work of a doctor and a nurse, their business and personal qualities. Develop an emotional, friendly attitude towards them.
- "Visiting the music director"
Purpose: To introduce the business and personal qualities of a music director. Develop an emotional, friendly attitude towards him.
OCTOBER 1 WEEK
- “The Child and the Book” Goal: To cultivate a love for books and a desire to meet them again. Sympathize and empathize with the characters of the work. Experience the pleasure of encountering poetry.
- "Art"
Goal: To cultivate emotional and aesthetic feelings. Form figurative ideas about objects and phenomena of the surrounding world. Develop artistic perception of works of art. Leading children to an understanding of the unity of content (what the work is about) and certain means of expression (like images) in different types of art.
- "Child and Music"
Goal: To develop children’s musical horizons by introducing them to musical works (folk, classical and modern) To develop an understanding of elementary genres of music.
- "We dance and sing"
Goal: To develop skills in all types of musical activities, to lead children to independently use learned musical works. Develop children's song and dance creativity.
Getting to know the professions of an artist, painter, composer"
Goal: Introducing children to the perception of art, developing interest in it. Strengthen the ability to distinguish between genres and types of art: poetry, prose, riddles (literature), songs, dances, music, paintings (reproduction), sculpture (image), buildings and structures (architecture).
- “What has autumn brought us?”
Goal: Expand children's understanding of vegetables and fruits. To consolidate knowledge about seasonal changes in nature. Give an idea of the benefits of natural vitamins.
OCTOBER WEEK 2
- "Sky in Autumn"
Goal: To be able to notice autumn changes in the sky. Introduce children to the concept of “clouds” and “clouds”.
- "Water and Sediment"
Goal: Expand children's understanding of the properties of water. Talk about the features of autumn rain.
- "Autumn is a good witch"
Goal: Develop creative imagination; introduce to beauty, art, creativity.
- "At the flower bed"
Goal: Getting to know autumn colors. Show the structure of the plant. Reinforce the concept of tall, low (flower), long, short (stem).
- "Leaf Fall"
Goal: Show children the variety of colors of golden autumn. Develop the ability to establish simple connections between living and inanimate phenomena. Conduct seasonal observations.
OCTOBER WEEK 3
- "Flora world in autumn"
Goal: Expand the understanding of the diversity of the plant world. Learn to distinguish trees and shrubs by appearance. To form a desire to reflect the beauty of nature in artistic and creative activities.
- "Birds in Autumn"
Purpose: To become familiar with the seasonal changes in the lives of animals in the autumn. Learn to distinguish and name birds by external features. Create a desire to observe the behavior of birds.
- "Wind"
Goal: Expand children's understanding of the wind. Teach rules of conduct in windy weather.
- “The bear has mushrooms in the forest, I take berries”
Goal: To consolidate children's knowledge about seasonal changes in nature. Forming an idea of forest plants: mushrooms and berries. Expand your understanding of the benefits of natural vitamins for humans and animals.
- "Getting to know ornamental birds"
Purpose: To give children an idea of ornamental birds. Show the features of keeping ornamental birds. Develop a desire to observe and care for living objects.
OCTOBER WEEK 4
- "Talk about Pets"
Goal: To consolidate children's knowledge about seasonal changes in nature. Expand your understanding of the life of pets in the winter season. Forming a desire to take care of pets.
- "Conversation about wild animals in the forest"
Purpose: To give children an idea of the life of wild animals in autumn. Develop an interest in the natural environment. Foster a caring attitude towards animals.
- "Conversation about migratory birds"
Goal: To consolidate knowledge about seasonal changes in nature. Give an idea of migratory birds. Learn to distinguish and name birds by external features. Create a desire to observe the behavior of birds.
- "Gloomy Autumn"
Goal: To introduce children to the most typical features of late autumn. Clarify the name and purpose of clothing items; specify the concepts: deep, shallow, sinking, floating.
- "My home, my city"
Goal: To consolidate knowledge about home address, street. Get to know your hometown.
NOVEMBER 1 WEEK
- "My native land"
Goal: To form initial ideas about the native land, its history and culture. Cultivate love for your native land.
- "Transport of my city"
Goal: Expand understanding of types of transport and their purpose. Develop skills of cultural behavior in public transport.
- "Watch out for the car"
Goal: Expand understanding of the rules of behavior in the city, basic traffic rules.
- "How to Avoid Trouble"
Goal: To introduce the rules of behavior with strangers. Form the foundations of the safety of your own life.
- "Holidays"
Purpose: To form an idea of public holidays.
NOVEMBER WEEK 2
- "Celebrities"
Goal: To introduce some outstanding people who glorified Russia.
- “I love Russian birch”
Goal: To expand children’s knowledge about the Russian beauty - birch. Introduce children to beautiful poems about birch. Expand children's knowledge about the customs and traditions of the Russian people.
- "Acquaintance with the Russian folk doll"
Goal: To introduce Russian folk crafts and traditions. Arouse interest in Russian folk art and handicrafts.
- "My motherland"
Goal: To familiarize children with the image of the national flag, the state emblem of the Russian Federation, and the national anthem. Form an idea of their origin.
- "Journey to the Country of Nosaria"
Purpose: To introduce the anatomical and physiological structure of the nose: its location, structure, safety and care rules. Expand children's understanding of a healthy lifestyle.
NOVEMBER WEEK 3
- “Morning of joyful meetings with Doctor Aibolit.”
Goal: To develop cultural and hygienic skills. Developing practical skills and techniques aimed at maintaining and strengthening health.
- "I will grow up healthy."
Purpose: To introduce the concepts of “Proper nutrition”. Introduce a healthy lifestyle.
- “If you want to be healthy, toughen up”
Purpose: To introduce the concepts of “Hardening”. Expand children's understanding of a healthy lifestyle.
- "Our favorite doctor."
Goal: Expand the understanding of the medical profession (pediatrician, dentist, ophthalmologist)
- “Why does a person have two eyes?”
Goal: To form an idea about a person, about the functions and capabilities of parts of the human body, about ways to care for them.
NOVEMBER WEEK 4
- “Why do my teeth hurt?”
Goal: To develop cultural and hygienic skills, self-care skills. Expand your understanding of the dental profession.
- “Cleanliness is the key to health”
Goal: To instill in children a love of cleanliness.
- "Emergency phone numbers"
Goal: To expand children’s knowledge about the work of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the fire service, and the ambulance service.
- “How to stay healthy?”
Purpose: Provide basic information about medications and diseases, disease prevention, and the benefits of vitamins.
- “I will grow up healthy!”
Goal: To reinforce the concepts of “proper nutrition” and “daily routine”. Introduce a healthy lifestyle.
DECEMBER 1 WEEK
- "Microbes in human life"
Goal: To form children’s ideas about the dangers and benefits of microorganisms on human health. Teach the basics of a healthy lifestyle.
- "Hooray! Winter!"
Goal: Expand children's understanding of winter phenomena in nature. Give basic concepts about the relationship between man and nature.
- "First snow"
Goal: To develop the ability to conduct seasonal observations and notice the beauty of winter nature.
- "Winter sport"
Purpose: To introduce winter sports.
- "Winter Injuries"
Goal: To form ideas about the safe behavior of people in winter.
DECEMBER WEEK 2
- “Why did the Snow Maiden melt?”
Goal: Expand children's understanding of the properties of water, snow and ice.
- "How wild animals prepare for winter"
Goal: To introduce children to preparing wild animals for winter. Show children the adaptability of animals to seasonal changes in nature.
- "Wintering Birds"
Goal: To consolidate the concept of “wintering” birds. Give an idea of the types of food of wintering birds. Develop a desire to take care of wintering birds.
- "Talk about Pets"
Goal: To consolidate children's knowledge of seasonal changes in nature. Expand your understanding of the life of pets in the winter season. Create a desire to care for pets.
- "Winter phenomena in nature"
Goal: Expand ideas about winter changes in nature. Activate vocabulary (blizzard, hoarfrost, frost).
DECEMBER WEEK 3
- "Zimushka - winter"
Goal: To consolidate knowledge about the properties of snow and ice. Learn to admire the beauty of winter nature.
- “The New Year will bring joy to children”
Goal: Encourage the desire to congratulate loved ones on the holiday and give gifts. Form an emotionally positive attitude towards the coming new year.
- “New Year is at the gates!”
Goal: To consolidate children's knowledge about New Year traditions. Awaken emotions and feelings in situations of magic, surprise, unexpectedness.
- . "Journey to New Year's Eve"
Purpose: To inform children that the countdown of each year begins on January 1. Form an emotionally positive attitude towards the coming new year.
- . "We are friends of nature"
Goal: To consolidate children's knowledge about the rules of behavior in nature. Teach caring and kind attitude towards nature and each other. To clarify children's knowledge about spruce as a symbol of the New Year in Russia.
DECEMBER WEEK 4
- .“Who feels good in winter”
Goal: To engage children in casual conversation about winter fun and activities.
- "Patterns on glass"
Goal: Develop creativity and imagination.
- "How do people go to visit"
Goal: Reinforce the rules of polite behavior. Arouse interest in family traditions of New Year celebrations.
- "Forest Tale"
Goal: To consolidate children's knowledge about the forest and its inhabitants. To develop the ability to convey the content of a fairy tale in a drawing.
- “How the New Year is celebrated in other countries”
Goal: To expand children's knowledge about various ways of congratulations. Introduce the customs of New Year celebrations in other countries.
JANUARY 1 WEEK
- “Soon, soon, New Year!”
Goal: To expand children’s knowledge about the custom of decorating the Christmas tree with toys. Introduce the symbols of different years, the Chinese calendar.
- “How do you know winter?”
Purpose: To generalize children’s knowledge about typical winter phenomena. To develop aesthetic taste and the ability to admire nature.
- "Who's the boss in the forest"
Goal: To give children an idea of a forester - a person who takes care of the forest and animals.
- "Zimushka - crystal"
Goal: Expand your understanding of winter. Develop the ability to conduct seasonal observations and notice the beauty of winter nature.
- "Winter Games"
Purpose: To introduce winter sports, winter fun, and entertainment.
JANUARY 2 WEEK
- "Animals of the Arctic and Antarctic"
Goal: Expand ideas about places where it is always winter, about animals of the Arctic and Antarctic.
- “Watch out for the ice!”
Goal: To form ideas about safe behavior in winter.
- "A Flock of Bullfinches"
Goal: Expand children's understanding of the diversity of birds. Learn to identify the characteristic features of the bullfinch.
- "Flora world in winter"
Goal: To learn to distinguish trees and shrubs by appearance.
- "Phenomena of inanimate nature"
Goal: Expand children's understanding of the properties of water. Show the simplest connections between phenomena in nature.
JANUARY WEEK 3
- “How we take care of animals and birds in winter”
Goal: Expand understanding of the life of animals and birds in the winter season. Create a desire to take care of them.
- "Hello fairy tale"
Goal: To promote the correct perception of the content of the work, to develop the ability to empathize with the characters.
- "Our theater"
Goal: To introduce children to the world of theater. Involve creativity and play in situations.
- "Signs of Fairy Tales"
Goal: Expand ideas about the characteristic features of the fairy tale genre.
- “Which fairy-tale character do I resemble?”
Goal: To develop the ability to identify oneself with a favorite hero.
FEBRUARY 1 WEEK
- "On a visit to the book"
Goal: To cultivate a love of books and develop literary speech. Cultivate a caring attitude towards books.
- "Ground transport"
Goal: Expand your understanding of the types of ground transport and their purpose.
- "Water transport"
Goal: Expand understanding of the types of water transport and its purpose.
- "Air Transport"
Goal: Expand understanding of types of air transport and its purpose.
- "Pedestrian School"
Goal: Expand understanding of basic traffic rules.
FEBRUARY 2 WEEK
- "Machines are helpers"
Goal: Expand your understanding of the types of special transport and their purpose.
- “All professions are important”
Goal: Expand ideas about transport-related professions.
- "Rules of conduct in public transport"
Goal: To develop skills of cultural behavior in public transport.
- "Road signs"
Goal: To familiarize children with basic traffic signs.
- “Why does a person need a car?”
Goal: To improve children's knowledge about the need for machines in human life.
FEBRUARY WEEK 3
- "The Path from Horse to Car"
Goal: Talk about the development of the car.
- "Our Army"
Goal: To expand knowledge about the difficult but honorable duty to defend the Motherland, to protect its peace and security.
- "Defenders of the Fatherland"
Goal: Continue to introduce “military” professions.
- "Military equipment"
Goal: Continue to introduce military equipment.
- "Future Defenders"
Goal: To foster patriotic feelings. To form in boys the desire to be strong, brave, to become defenders of the Motherland.
FEBRUARY 4 WEEK
- "How our grandfathers fought"
Goal: To expand the understanding of how our grandfathers and great-grandfathers bravely fought and protected from enemies during the war years.
- “Mom is the most precious person in the world”
Goal: To cultivate feelings of love and affection for the closest and dearest person - mother.
- “What does my mother do?”
Goal: To cultivate interest in various professions, paying special attention to the profession and place of work of the mother.
- "International Women's Day"
Goal: To expand knowledge about the history of the March 8 holiday.
- "Grandmothers and grandchildren"
Goal: To consolidate the idea of family. Develop a conscious attitude towards showing love, respect, sympathy for a loved one, grandmother.
MARCH 1 WEEK
- “How to please teachers”
Goal: To cultivate respect for educators, to develop the need to please others with good deeds.
- “Congratulations to our mothers on the spring holiday”
Goal: Read poems about mother, grandmother and sister. Cultivate a sensitive attitude towards those closest to you.
- “Why do they give flowers?”
Goal: To foster the idea that flowers are a sign of love and attention.
- "Mom's Favorite Flowers"
Goal: Expand knowledge about flowers, cultivate love and sensitivity to mother.
- "My mom loves..."
Goal: To consolidate children's knowledge about their mothers' hobbies.
MARCH WEEK 2
- “Why I love my mother and grandmother”
Goal: To develop the ability to answer questions in detail. Cultivate love and attention to loved ones.
- “What are they like - the Russian people”
Goal: Expand the understanding of the customs of the Russian people.
- “How to celebrate Maslenitsa”
Purpose: To introduce the Maslenitsa holiday. Expand knowledge about folk traditions.
- "Folk toy"
Goal: Expand the understanding of folk toys. To develop the ability to express aesthetic feelings. Expand the understanding of the diversity of folk art.
- "Russian folk holidays"
Goal: To expand children’s understanding of the folk traditions of the Russian people.
MARCH WEEK 3
- "Russian folk tales"
Goal: To teach children to draw a moral conclusion from the content of fairy tales, to develop creative imagination.
- "Proverbs and sayings"
Goal: Getting to know proverbs and sayings. Introduce to Russian folk art.
- "Children's folklore"
Purpose: To introduce chants and song appeals to the forces of nature.
- "Counting books"
Purpose: To introduce and remember the rhymes.
- "Lullabies"
Purpose: To introduce a variety of lullabies. Remember lullabies with children.
MARCH 4 WEEK
- “Sentences are peace”
Purpose: To introduce a variety of sentences - peace orders. Learn several peace sentences with your children.
- "Spring is coming! Spring is dear!
Goal: Expand the idea of spring. Develop the ability to establish spatial connections between living and inanimate phenomena.
- "Why did the snowman melt"
Goal: Expand children's understanding of the properties of snow and ice. Learn to establish basic cause-and-effect relationships.
- "Journey of a Brook"
Goal: To clarify children’s understanding of the different states of water and natural water sources.
- "How we welcome spring"
Goal: Expand knowledge about seasonal types of work.
APRIL 1 WEEK
- "On a visit to the mistress of the meadow"
Goal: To foster a caring attitude towards nature. Expand your understanding of the rules of safe behavior in nature.
- "Signs of Spring"
Goal: To generalize knowledge about spring changes in nature, in the life of birds and animals.
- "The Birds Have Arrived"
Goal: To expand knowledge about migratory birds.
- "Spring on the reservoirs"
Goal: To establish the rules of behavior in spring on reservoirs, to warn about possible dangers.
- "Enter the Forest with a Friend"
Goal: To form a positive attitude towards nature, to educate environmentalists.
- "International Earth Day"
Goal: Expand children's understanding of environmental holidays.
- "Child and Book"
Goal: To cultivate a love for the book, a desire to meet with it again. Cultivate a caring attitude towards her.
APRIL WEEK 2
- "We're friends with books"
Goal: Maintain and consolidate interest in fiction, expand vocabulary.
- “The book is a source of knowledge”
Goal: to create interest and need for reading (perception of books).
- “Hello fairy tale!”
Goal: To develop skills in dramatization and theatrical activities.
- "You and I are best friends with a book"
Goal: To maintain and strengthen interest in fiction. Create a need for daily reading.
- "In the world of glass"
Purpose: To help identify the properties of glass. Cultivate a caring attitude towards things.
APRIL WEEK 3
- "In the world of plastic"
Purpose: To introduce the properties and qualities of plastic objects.
- "Journey into the Past of Clothes"
Goal: To expand children’s understanding of the history of clothing.
- "Journey into the Chair's Past"
Goal: To consolidate knowledge about the purpose of household items.
- "In the World of Wood"
Goal: Identify the properties and qualities of wood. Learn to establish connections between the material and the way it is used.
- "The Magic Power of Theater"
Goal: To develop children's artistic abilities. Introduce children to the world of theater.
APRIL 4 WEEK
- "Theatrical professions"
Goal: To give children an idea of professions related to the theater.
- "Jester Puppet Theater"
Goal: Expand knowledge about your hometown, cultivate interest in the theater.
- "What do we know about the theater"
Goal: To expand children's knowledge about various types of theater.
- "Theater Game"
Goal: Continue to develop interest in theatrical play. Encourage children to take on roles.
- "Our flowerbed"
Goal: To expand children’s knowledge about planting plants and the need to care for them.
MAY 1 WEEK
- "Fruit trees in spring"
Goal: To clarify and expand ideas about fruit trees. Develop a positive attitude towards nature.
- "The Sun in the Life of Plants"
Goal: To form the concept that plants need the sun to live. To consolidate knowledge of the rules of behavior in nature.
- "Trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants"
Goal: Expand ideas about changes in the plant world in spring. Learn to distinguish trees and shrubs by appearance.
- "Wild and cultivated plants"
Goal: To clarify and expand ideas about wild and cultivated plants. Learn to distinguish by appearance.
- "Forest Hazards"
Goal: Expand children's understanding of poisonous plants. Learn to distinguish them by appearance.
MAY 2nd WEEK
- "Blossoming Spring"
Goal: To generate interest in the world of plants. Reinforce ideas about the habitat of plants.
- "The World of Houseplants"
Goal: Expand children's understanding of indoor plants: their benefits and structure. Learn to distinguish by appearance.
- "Garden"
Goal: Expand children's understanding of vegetable crops. Talk about a person’s work in growing vegetables and fruits.
- "When the lilac blooms"
Goal: To foster a love of nature. Create a desire to admire the beauty of spring.
- “The butterflies and beetles woke up”
Goal: To learn to distinguish insects by appearance and name them. Create a desire to watch insects.
MAY 3 WEEK
- "On a visit to the mistress of the meadow"
Goal: Expand children's understanding of the diversity of insects. Reinforce knowledge about the structure of insects.
- "Dangerous insects"
Goal: Expand children's understanding of dangerous insects. Learn to distinguish them by appearance.
- "Our little friends"
Goal: Expand children's understanding of insects, their characteristics, and habitats. Form the foundations of environmental culture.
- "Insects of other countries"
Goal: To introduce the diversity of insects from other continents.
- "Summer is coming soon"
Goal: Expand children's understanding of summer and seasonal changes in nature.
MAY 4 WEEK
- "Garden"
Goal: To form basic ideas about garden and vegetable plants. To form ideas about seasonal work in the garden and vegetable garden. Instill a love of work.
- "Flowers"
Goal: To create interest in plant life. Expand your understanding of the variety of colors.
- "The sun - friend or foe"
Goal: Expand understanding of the benefits and harms of the sun (heat and sunstroke). Form the foundations of your own life.
- "Summer"
Goal: To form a positive emotional attitude towards the beauty of summer nature.
- “Why do they say “hello”?
Goal: To form in children the basic rules of etiquette when meeting. Introduce greeting methods. To consolidate ideas about the importance and necessity of using “kind words” in colloquial speech, to arouse the desire to use them.
JUNE 1 WEEK
- "My good deeds"
Goal: to deepen children’s understanding of kindness as a valuable, integral quality of a person. Improve communication skills
- "What is kindness"
Goal: To form children’s idea of kindness as an important human quality. Encourage the desire to do good deeds.
- "Hurry to do good"
Goal: Continue familiarization with the polar concepts of “good” and “evil.” Form a conscious attitude towards social norms of behavior.
- “If you are kind...”
Goal: To develop in children the need for friendly communication with others, to consciously show empathy and perform kind deeds.
- "Polite words"
Goal: To teach children the rules of etiquette, forms and techniques of communication when meeting with acquaintances and strangers, the rules of using greetings.
JUNE WEEK 2
- "Accidentally and on purpose"
Goal: to develop moral feelings - regret, sympathy; develop gaming communication skills without hurting your partner’s interests.
- "Learning to forgive your friends"
Goal: to develop children’s ability not to be offended by each other; develop the ability to distinguish between an accidental mistake and an intentional one and react accordingly; lead children to understand the words “peace-loving”, “touchy”.
- "Why do there be fights?"
Goal: to develop communication skills in children; develop an understanding of the meaning of norms and rules of behavior among peers; cultivate the habit of behaving with dignity in every situation.
- "Dreamers and Liars"
Goal: to develop the ability to distinguish between deception and fiction, fantasy; develop a desire for truthfulness and tact.
- " Let's make it up"
Goal: develop the ability to restrain negative impulses, avoid conflicts, find words to evaluate behavior. Teach children to be responsive and sensitive.
JUNE 3 WEEK
- "A good friend is a friend in need"
Goal: to form the idea that a true friend knows how to empathize and help in difficult times; develop the ability to be merciful to each other.
- "How to behave during a conversation"
Goal: to introduce children to the rules of behavior during a conversation.
- "Kind angry"
Goal: To teach to give a moral assessment to the actions of heroes, to cultivate a desire to be kind and humane.
- "Truthfulness"
Goal: To form ideas about the moral concept of “truthfulness”, to teach how to give a moral assessment of the hero’s actions, to help understand that a lie does not decorate a person.
- "What a friend should be"
Goal: To form ideas about positive character traits and moral actions, to deepen ideas about friendship
JUNE 4 WEEK
- "Be neat and orderly"
Goal: To teach children to take care of their appearance. Help you understand that a well-mannered person always looks neat.
- "Truth is not true"
Goal: To explain to children that they should not deceive others, that they should always tell the truth, that truthfulness and honesty always please adults, that these qualities are highly valued in a person, that they are praised for telling the truth.
- "Goodwill"
Goal: to continue to instill in children a negative attitude towards rudeness. Explain to children that those who tease not only offend others, but also cause harm to themselves.
- "Games without quarrels"
Goal: Explain to children that a quarrel interferes with play and friendship. Learn to resolve controversial issues, avoid quarrels, do not get angry at losing, do not tease the loser.
- "Politeness"
Goal: To teach children to use polite words, develop appropriate skills of cultural behavior, and follow the rules of etiquette.
JULY 1 WEEK
- "Thrift"
Goal: To teach children to treat things with care and precision, otherwise they will quickly lose their appearance and become unusable. Teach to appreciate the work of those who made this thing, who bought it, earning money.
- "Mutual Aid"
Goal: Explain to children that all people sometimes need support, but not everyone can ask for help; It is very important to notice the person who needs help and help him.
- "Striving to Help"
Goal: To develop emotional responsiveness, the desire to help, showing empathy.
- "Generosity and Greed"
Goal: To reveal the meaning of the concepts of “greed” and “generosity”. Develop the ability to evaluate your attitude towards positive and negative actions. Understand that being greedy is bad, but generous is good.
- “Why you need to be able to give in”
Goal: to teach children to avoid quarrels, give in and negotiate with each other. Develop the ability to evaluate your attitude towards positive and negative actions.
JULY 2 WEEK
- "Steps of Kindness"
Goal: based on the content of Russian folk tales, to form in children an idea of justice, courage, modesty and kindness.
- "It's better to be kind"
Purpose: To give children an idea of an indifferent, indifferent person and his actions. Teach children to distinguish the external manifestation of an emotional state.
- “What does my mother do?”
Goal: To cultivate interest in various professions, paying special attention to the profession and place of work of the mother.
- “How to please teachers”
Goal: To cultivate respect for educators, to develop the need to please others with good deeds.
- “What are they like - the Russian people”
Goal: Expand the understanding of the customs of the Russian people.
JULY 3 WEEK
- "Folk toy"
Goal: Expand the understanding of folk toys. To develop the ability to express aesthetic feelings. Expand the understanding of the diversity of folk art.
- "Proverbs and sayings"
Goal: Getting to know proverbs and sayings. Introduce to Russian folk art.
- "Children's folklore"
Purpose: To introduce chants and song appeals to the forces of nature.
- "Counting books"
Purpose: To introduce and remember the rhymes.
- "Enter the forest as a friend"
Goal: To form a positive attitude towards nature, to educate environmentalists.
JULY 4 WEEK
- "Child and Book"
Goal: To cultivate a love for the book, a desire to meet with it again. Cultivate a caring attitude towards her.
- "We're friends with books"
Goal: Maintain and consolidate interest in fiction, expand vocabulary
- “The book is a source of knowledge”
Goal: to create interest and need for reading (perception of books).
- “Hello fairy tale!”
Goal: To develop skills in dramatization and theatrical activities.
- "You and I are best friends with a book"
Goal: To maintain and strengthen interest in fiction. Create a need for daily reading
AUGUST 1 WEEK
- "In the world of glass"
Purpose: To help identify the properties of glass. Cultivate a caring attitude towards things.
- "In the world of plastic"
Purpose: To introduce the properties and qualities of plastic objects
- "In the World of Wood"
Goal: Identify the properties and qualities of wood. Learn to establish connections between the material and the way it is used
- "Journey into the Past of Clothes"
Goal: To expand children’s understanding of the history of clothing.
- "Forest Hazards"
Goal: Expand children's understanding of poisonous plants. Learn to distinguish them by appearance
AUGUST WEEK 2
- "Art"
Goal: To cultivate emotional and aesthetic feelings. Form figurative ideas about objects and phenomena of the surrounding world.
- "Getting to know ornamental birds"
Purpose: To give children an idea of ornamental birds. Show the features of keeping ornamental birds. Develop a desire to observe and care for living objects
- "Talk about Pets"
Goal: To consolidate children's knowledge about seasonal changes in nature. Expand your understanding of the life of pets in the winter season. Forming a desire to take care of pets.
- "Conversation about wild animals in the forest"
Purpose: To give children an idea of the life of wild animals in autumn. Develop an interest in the natural environment. Foster a caring attitude towards animals.
- "Transport of my city"
Goal: Expand understanding of types of transport and their purpose. Develop skills of cultural behavior in public transport.
AUGUST WEEK 3
- "Watch out for the car"
Goal: Expand understanding of the rules of behavior in the city, basic traffic rules.
- "How to Avoid Trouble"
Goal: To introduce the rules of behavior with strangers. Form the foundations of your own life safety
- “Cleanliness is the key to health”
Goal: To instill in children a love of cleanliness
- "Emergency phone numbers"
Goal: To expand children’s knowledge about the work of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the fire service, and the ambulance service
- “How to stay healthy?”
Purpose: Provide basic information about medications and diseases, disease prevention, and the benefits of vitamins.
AUGUST 4 WEEK
- "Pedestrian School"
Goal: Expand understanding of basic traffic rules
- “All professions are important”
Goal: Expand ideas about professions
- "Rules of conduct in public transport"
Goal: To develop skills of cultural behavior in public transport.
- "The Sun in the Life of Plants"
Goal: To form the concept that plants need the sun to live. To consolidate knowledge of the rules of behavior in nature.
- "Trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants"
Goal: Expand ideas about changes in the plant world in spring. Learn to distinguish trees and shrubs by appearance.
About the world around us
Children often start talking random nonsense when you go somewhere, or ask a ton of questions when you are wildly late. Take the initiative into your own hands and start asking questions yourself - this will distract the child a little, and you will learn a lot of new things.
- What do you see around?
- Do you think it will rain today?
- Don't you think this cloud looks like you?
- What color are these birds? How do they sing?
- Are there a lot of people on the street today or not so many, what do you think?
What to talk about with a 5-6 year old child
Children are increasingly becoming full-fledged interlocutors. Usually at this age, dads are more actively involved in conversations with their son or daughter. Continue to do everything as before, complicating and developing communication plots:
- offer to finish the story you start or create an alternative ending to a famous fairy tale;
- play games that involve speech and imagination.
Children, plus or minus, already understand humor and begin to joke themselves: tell funny stories, come up with funny rhymes, laugh contagiously in response to jokes and puns. All this can and should be included in everyday communication.
About friends
Most likely, your child has already made his first friends from among his classmates in the kindergarten or playmates and playgrounds. Talk to him about them.
- Who is your best friend?
- Are you a good friend?
- Do you like to play with your friends in turns and not fight?
- What should friends do for each other?
- What's your favorite thing to do with friends?
PS Of course, this is only an approximate list of questions that you can change and transform according to your situation, feelings and taste. With this list we just wanted to show that there are quite a few topics that can be discussed even with a small child. We hope we've inspired you a little!
What to talk about with a 4-5 year old child
The above options for what to talk about with children will continue to work, but you need to give the child more and more initiative and the opportunity to speak out, encouraging and helping with leading questions. Encourage them to talk about episodes from the past day, about experiences and dreams. It’s better to do this when you’re not in a hurry and are tuned in to each other: on a walk or before bed. For example:
- Tell me about something good that happened to you today.
- What new have you learned?
- Who made you happy/angry?
- What did you dream of?
- What do you dream about?
More and more other people appear in the child’s life, he carefully observes how differently they behave, and asks many questions about what is good and what is bad, what friendship and kindness are. Discuss with him the actions of the characters in books and cartoons, himself and those around him, talk about the situations he finds himself in or witnesses. You need to go from simple questions to complex ones.
- How do you think Petya left the guys because he was offended?
- Why do you think he did this?
- What would you do in his place?
It’s great if your child discusses these topics not only with you, but also with dad or grandma. This way he will understand that there are many opinions and ways to express them. Ask what the child liked about the story, whether he met similar people and situations, share his emotions and impressions. During such conversations, a special intimacy is established that can last for years.
Children 4–5 years old are keenly interested in your life, the professions of your relatives, they ask how mom and dad met, what dad was like when he was little, they ask the first questions about boys and girls, where children come from.
Language is still a great topic for communication. Add synonyms, antonyms, comparisons, play word games, solve riddles, remember games from your childhood: “I know five names”, “Edible-inedible”, “I was born a gardener”.
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Recommendations for conducting a conversation in the first junior group
- Sufficient provision of visibility . A conversation without illustrative material turns into a verbal technique in its pure form, which for children 1.5–3 years old does not give clear ideas. Moreover, over time, this practice will teach the children to talk about things about which they have no figurative idea.
- Patience. If the teacher knows for sure that the children’s experience allows them to answer the question posed, it is not worth giving the answer for the kids in the name of maintaining timekeeping. It is better to ask leading questions so that the children have the opportunity to experience a situation of success by answering correctly.
- Less is more. Do not overload the conversation with long monologues and a large amount of information. This will cause nothing but fatigue in children. Do not forget that children aged 1.5–3 years cannot live without games.
- Inclusion of everyone, not just active ones. Often the teacher involves only initiative children in the work. Meanwhile, a shy child can be drawn into a conversation with encouragement, even if he repeated the answer given by another child: “Well done! You noticed it too!” It is important not to be distracted in conversation by naughty children. They need to be placed closer to you and ask questions more often, making sure to note the key points in their statements.
Shy children should also be included in the conversation along with active ones.
- Conversations (especially situational ones) on the topic of KGN should not be started with reproaches, like: “Just look at your noses!” - and long maxims about how no one has headscarves, the pupils do not know how to blow their noses, use a washbasin, etc. The first reaction of the kids will be to squint their eyes towards their noses in order to see the object of the adult’s dissatisfaction, but the teacher’s only goal was to lead the children to that you need to wear handkerchiefs. When asked the final question: “So what should you bring tomorrow?” the guys will list everything they want, but they may never get to the scarves. Therefore, it is more appropriate to start with the introduction of the guest - Petrushka, with whom the toys do not want to be friends, because he does not know how to use a handkerchief. And then tell you step by step how to avoid ending up in a similar situation for the kids themselves.
Structure and timing of the conversation
According to the Federal State Educational Standard, a conversation with children aged 1.5–3 years is based on:
- 1–2 introductory questions from the audience,
- explanations of the material by the teacher,
- conducting a game or dialogue to reinforce the material.
All these types of work take 5–7 minutes and make up three stages of work, respectively:
- introductory (about 1 minute),
- main (about 3 minutes),
- final (up to 3 minutes).
The conversation has a three-part structure
Planning conversations in the first junior group
Conversations with children 1.5–3 years old are held 1–2 times a day, with the exception of situational or individual types that are precedent in nature and periodically repeated (for example, a conversation about polite words, table manners). When drawing up a conversation plan, the teacher is guided by the general theme of educational activities, trying to include different types of conversations in the list.
Table: example of planning conversations in the first junior group for September (fragment)
Author - Kuzmina N.S., teacher at MBDOU d/s No. 60 “Zainka”, Tambov.
date | Name | Target |
Topic: “Autumn. Natural phenomena" | ||
Second week | "About Autumn" | To form a generalized idea of autumn, including knowledge about autumn phenomena in inanimate nature (precipitation, air temperature, soil and water conditions), about the state of plants in autumn and its causes, about the characteristics of animal life. |
"A miracle is near you" |
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“How to dress in autumn” | Give children knowledge that in the fall it gets cold outside, so you need to dress warmly so as not to get sick. | |
"Rain" |
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"Leaf Fall" | To form a generalized idea of autumn, the state of plants in autumn and its causes. | |
Topic: “Vegetable garden. Vegetables" | ||
Third week | "About people's work in autumn" |
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"About vegetables" |
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"Gifts of Autumn" | Talk about vegetables and their health benefits. | |
"How to behave at the table" |
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"Magic Words" | Formation of politeness in children (thank you for help, say goodbye and hello). |
Planning allows you to correlate conversation topics with dates
Goals and objectives of the conversation in the first junior group according to the Federal State Educational Standard
An organized conversation with a group of children or individually on a specific topic is called a conversation.
In the first junior group, the mission of this type of work is:
- speech development of children (according to experts, speech acquisition by children aged 1.5–3 years occurs easier and faster when children are included in dialogue - this is how a passive vocabulary is accumulated, which gradually turns into an active one),
- expanding ideas about the world around (for children of the first junior group this is, for example, dividing animals into wild and domestic, basic rules of behavior in public places, etc.),
- nurturing cultural and hygienic skills (in the first weeks of visiting kindergarten, conversations on the topic of hygiene are spent most of the time working with children).
Education of cultural and hygienic skills is one of the most important goals of conversations in the first junior group
The objectives of conducting conversations in the first junior group are:
- development of the topic of educational material (for example, when working on the topic “Getting Acquainted”, children in a conversation in the form of the game “Snowball”, saying their name and repeating the names of their comrades, remember the names of the guys in the group),
- development of guesswork (for example, in a conversation on the topic “Pets”, to start a conversation about a cow, the teacher shows the cow with his fingers, pronounces the sound “mu”, and the children guess who they are talking about),
- assistance in remembering norms and rules of behavior (group and individual conversations on the topic of cultural and hygienic skills (CHS), in particular, how to hold a spoon, wipe your hands, use the potty, etc.),
- stimulating observation (regardless of the topic and methods of work, the entire educational process in the first junior group is accompanied by clarity, which is necessarily discussed in a group conversation at the level of questions “What is shown in the picture?”, “What are the children doing?”, if in the illustration shows the procedure for performing hygiene procedures after returning from a walk).