Should you give your child tablets and phones or not? This question worries many parents. Of course, it is unlikely that the gadget will be able to become a full-fledged replacement for games with peers, mom and dad, but it is quite capable of conscientiously performing the duties of a nanny for some time. We have selected the most useful children's applications for Apple devices and regular Androids. They will not only give you half an hour of peace and brighten up a boring road or waiting in line, but will also teach your child important skills.
Exciting online tasks for children 2-11 years old are waiting for you!
Go to classes
Don’t know what to do to keep your child occupied at home to benefit his development? The Ikyushi team of teachers has prepared a lesson plan on the key 10 areas of development, which you can use for the development and learning of your child.
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Plans will help structure and diversify activities at home, provide an alternative to cartoons and videos, and following these plans will certainly contribute to the harmonious development of the child. Keeping your child occupied so you can do household chores and devote time to yourself has become easier with our ready-made ideas!
Please share your feedback and suggestions for what to add to the lesson plan in the comments, share it with your friends and, of course, leave your ideas for at-home games and exercises for fun learning for other readers!
The best seven iOS games for iPad
Weather MarcoPolo
With this colorful application, your child will become familiar with various weather phenomena. Control of temperature, rain, wind, rainbow, valuable tips for parents on playing together with their baby, high-quality voice acting and animation - all this makes the application a very useful and exciting toy. It can be used in exercises to develop speech and logical thinking.
PepiBath
This application will become your faithful assistant in teaching your child hygiene skills. You can choose a boy or a girl as your hero. Together with them, the baby will learn to blow his nose, brush his teeth correctly, cut his nails and wash his hands on time.
TocaBand
If your child loves music, then he will really like this application. It is very easy to use and opens up wide possibilities for creating your own melodies. Funny musicians can be used to form any orchestra that will perform a very pleasant and rhythmic piece, written taking into account the rules of musical literacy.
LittleFoxMusicBox
Little Fox's Music Box features amazingly beautiful animation by Heidi Wittlinger (an Oscar-nominated animator, by the way). This is not just a music application, but a real recording studio with which the child can create his own melodies. In addition, the application includes three animated interactive clips of English folk children's songs.
Application for children
This is the simple name for a set of colorful puzzles of varying complexity. The riddle pictures are made in the style of Japanese cartoons and have simple funny plots that are understandable and close to a child. The application is perfect for developing logical thinking and visual memory.
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3. Don't worry about how long it takes to complete tasks. It may seem that just one or two minutes to complete is very little, and you want to give the child additional load. Let it not be related to the task you just completed.
If you’ve read, start counting; if you’ve solved problems, go look for identical objects in the apartment, etc. During the forced home holidays, do not set goals to train endurance and perseverance; there is another time for this, school time.
4. Be sure to include creative tasks in your daily schedule. When a child draws, cuts, sticks or sculpts, he lives in the moment. This is the most valuable thing you can think of to relieve boredom.
5. Treat yourself with care, because you are the main resource, source of emotions and information for the child. It's completely normal to want minimal attention from children, and role-playing games are a treasure trove of possibilities for you. In these games, the child will take on all the main role-playing load and imagination. All you have to do is explain the rules of the game, maintain a dialogue and, while doing any household chores, nod, assent and sometimes ask questions.
Let home activities be varied and interesting! We hope that our ideas will help you with this.
Top 8 Android Apps
SagoMini Trains
The app will take your child on an exciting train ride through one of three locations - a city, a magical forest or a winter fairy tale. Along the way, the driver needs to pick up cargo and passengers. This is a great option for a long journey, since the game does not require an Internet connection.
Animal doctor
The application is a high-quality simulator of the work of a veterinarian. During the game, the child will learn to take care of pets and learn how to help a pet during illness. The app has nice animations and contains a lot of interesting information about health and hygiene, presented in simple language.
Fixies: Masters on a helicopter!
Favorite characters will help your child solve many interesting puzzles that develop logical thinking, memory, and the ability to synthesize and analyze information. The child’s task is to quickly fix various breakdowns throughout the city, and this is where a helicopter is needed.
Learning to Read in English. Preschool education
The application is built on the principles laid down by Maria Montessori. It is based on a plot about animals bewitched by an evil sorceress who need to be saved. The words are voiced by native speakers, thanks to which the child will hear the letter exactly as it sounds in a particular word. The game has 16 levels of varying difficulty. Training goes from simple to complex.
Dinobum
The application includes 20 educational puzzles of varying complexity to develop logic and thinking. Compare dinosaur figures, assemble puzzles, find a suitable shadow - these and other tasks will help your child learn to classify and organize objects according to different criteria.
How to help your child develop: ideas and tips
During this period, children are constantly learning, so it is important to introduce them to new sports, crafts and social situations.
Here are some tips to help parents develop the necessary skills in their child:
- invite him to play more often, developing skills such as caring, responsiveness, the ability to share something with others, etc.;
- sing songs and read stories that develop empathy;
- Involve your child in household chores: cooking, cleaning, laundry, etc. These daily chores will help him develop motor skills and responsibility;
- Draw more together and do crafts. This will not only help with the development of fine motor skills, but will also tell you a lot about your child;
- Spend active time outdoors: ride a bike/scooter, swim, play with a ball, etc.
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Games
In the world of gadgets, even popular children's games have lost their relevance. But in vain! We invite you to remember some of them and play with your children.
Active games on the street
- Bouncers
You will need at least 3 people and a ball. Two bouncers throw a ball to each other, trying to knock out the one in the middle.
Try a game of dodgeball in your yard or at the park and you will see how other kids will immediately want to join you.
2. Classics
The game is not only fun, but also develops coordination. And you can play it anywhere: both on the ground and on the asphalt.
Games for a group of children
For noisy children, you can offer a relay race game - this will help direct the children’s activity in the right direction.
Relay tasks:
- walking on tiptoes;
- walking with a balloon or ball without touching it with your hands;
- walking with a book on your head;
- pass under an obstacle (for example, stretch a ribbon between two chairs).
Draw a story
Make up a story and draw it on paper.
Think through the details down to the smallest detail, for example: “On the edge of the forest stood a house with a red roof and a brick chimney. The walls of the house..." Add heroes and you will be surprised by your child's imagination.
Box games
If you have at least one cardboard box in your house, you are guaranteed an entertaining evening. Girls can build a house for dolls from large boxes (or several small ones): paste wallpaper, make windows, arrange furniture. For boys, you can make a knight's castle, a garage with a descent or a service station.
Create a fairy tale
This game is good to play with the whole family. Its essence is to compose a fairy tale, when each participant speaks one sentence. A funny fable and a pleasant pastime are guaranteed to you.
5 years is an amazing age when you can suddenly find next to you not a baby, but a completely adult person, with his own taste and opinion. And if by the age of 3-4 it became easier for you in terms of caring for your child, then by this age it becomes noticeably easier to communicate with your son or daughter.
You already understand the child better, you can go to the cinema or museums together, travel, discuss what you see and just have fun. Enjoy the moment and each other’s company before school days begin and new worries arise!
Physical development at 5 years old
By the age of 5, the child already has fairly well developed coordination of movements and the ability to maintain balance. In addition, complex motor skills that require good physical fitness, dexterity and speed of movement can be effectively taught to five-year-old children. At this age, the baby will be able to achieve success in sports such as swimming, gymnastics, figure skating, and dancing.
Here's what children typically can do at age 5:
- Jump high on two legs;
- Jump and stand on one leg;
- Throw and catch the ball;
- Jump rope;
- Climb a rope ladder;
- Ride a bicycle and scooter.
In addition to gross motor skills, at the age of five, fine motor skills of the hands actively develop, as a result of which movements become clearer and more coordinated.
Psychology of a five-year-old or how to raise a happy preschooler
At 5 years old, children understand much more than we think. Another thing is how the child reacts: discusses what he saw with his parents or draws his own conclusions. It is important to have a trusting relationship with your child.
The child's psyche cannot tolerate physical and harsh punishment. Insults will cause just as much harm. At 5 years old, a child is able to listen to an adult and analyze his mistake with him.
During this period, it is very important not to give long lectures to children and try to prohibit as little as possible. Offer an alternative. For example, you can’t hit a ball against walls at home, but you can hit it on the street. Or: you can’t draw on wallpaper, but you can on a sheet of paper.
Be sure to spend time with your child every day . Even if it’s just 15 minutes after work in the evening, it’s just your time without gadgets and the rest of your household.
Warning signs for parents
Each child is individual and unique and develops at their own pace. You should not compare your son or daughter with other children. However, there may be situations that are not the norm. Below are some alarming points. If you encounter them (or one of them), you should consult a doctor.
So, you should be wary if a child at 5 years old:
- is too withdrawn, avoids contact with others or does not respond to people;
- excessively aggressive with other people;
- easily distracted, unable to concentrate on any activity for more than 5 minutes;
- lost skills that he previously possessed;
- has difficulty performing simple daily tasks (for example, drying hands after washing, brushing teeth, changing clothes);
- incorrectly uses tenses and plurals in speech;
- cannot say/remember his name;
- not interested in various activities or games;
- cannot distinguish between real and unreal situations;
- does not show a variety of emotions or is constantly afraid, worried, or sad.
Emotions and social skills
5 years is a period of emotional extremes. Either you notice that your child has better control over himself, then suddenly he begins to “play” at being little and seems completely helpless.
During this time, children learn to control their emotions, although they may burst into tears over an overturned glass of water. It is important to teach your child to understand his feelings and cope with them. At the same time, “coping” does not mean suppressing negative emotions.
A five-year-old child can already consciously sympathize with another or share his problems with someone.
Check how well your son or daughter's emotional and social development complies with generally accepted norms:
- periodically the child tries to please people;
- can distinguish reality from fantasy;
- may be more independent;
- realizes that society has its own rules that must be followed;
Your child can become more sociable if he starts going to kindergarten and meets more children.
