What teaching aids can you make yourself for kindergarten?
Language development is not an isolated skill. To a large extent, it is determined by the general level of development of the child and, in particular, his intelligence.
Didactic manual on speech development
Activities that improve sensory and fine motor skills in children are of great importance in this process. For this, it is important to use teaching aids, a significant part of which can be made independently.
Children's learning, especially in junior and middle groups, should take place in a playful environment, otherwise they will lose interest in the subject and time will be wasted. For teaching to be effective, the teacher needs to use all available means to maintain the child’s useful activity.
Didactic materials for sensory development
The “Flower Petals” manual looks like this. A circle is attached perpendicularly to the straight stem. The edges of the central part are covered with Velcro. Several petals with images of objects or fairy-tale characters are offered. This fabric is also attached to the inner edge of each of them. The task is to find the petals with the corresponding words based on the letter drawn on the mug and attach them to the central part.
The game “Blow out the insects into the clearing” is designed to develop speech breathing. For this purpose, the “Polyanka” manual is used. It is a low box with high sides. Small cardboards with images of animals are suspended on short threads from the outside. The child must blow them out, but does not have the right to puff out his cheeks.
Important! In this way he is taught how to breathe correctly during a conversation.
The game "Clothespins" is made using the same manual. For this, the kids are given several colored clothespins and asked to build a fence. They place them on the edges, while loudly calling out the color used.
There are two horizontal lines of Velcro glued to the outer wall of the Polyanka manual. Each row contains four cards with images of animals, fairy-tale characters or objects. The child is told that in each row one of the pictures is extra and is asked to remove it. Then he should tell what the remaining images have in common and why.
Lesson with children
Iconic didactic materials
One of these multifunctional aids is “Teremok”. It is a fabric house attached to a flat, solid base. It has a large number of pockets sewn into it, in which various pictures are placed. They can depict objects of the surrounding world, fairy-tale characters from the fairy tale of the same name, images of letters or syllables.
Games for speech development in the senior group of preschool educational institutions
There are various ways to use this manual in kindergarten.
Here's one of them. Children are shown pictures taken from a pocket attached to the tower. They ask what fairy tale this hero, who is depicted on the card, came from. The child must remember the name of the fairy tale and try to retell its content.
Important! If the child needs the help of a speech therapist, then it is provided. During the story, the teacher asks the child simple leading questions.
You can also use this manual in a preschool educational institution as follows:
- The teacher takes out cards showing the inhabitants of the tower, but does not show them. He depicts the sounds these animals make. The child must repeat them and name the hero of the fairy tale who is depicted on the card.
- The manual can be used to study prepositions that show the relative position of cards. The teacher places cards with pictures of animals in various pockets and asks questions about who is located where. The child must answer using the prepositions “above,” “under,” or “between.”
- Then the child is asked to formulate questions using the mentioned prepositions and ask them to the teacher.
Another task is the following:
- The child is given cards with images of fairy tale characters and asked to place them in various pockets.
- After this, the kid must say which animal lives on which floor and who is to the left, right, above or below him.
Methodological guide to speech development for children of senior preschool age
Root tops
Purpose of the game
. Exercise children in classifying vegetables (based on the principle: what is edible - the root or the fruit on the stem).
Progress of the game
. The teacher clarifies with the children what they will call “tops” and what “roots.” “We will call the edible root of a vegetable “roots,” and the edible fruit on the stem “tops.” The teacher names a vegetable, and the children quickly answer what is edible in it: the tops or roots. The teacher warns the children to be careful, as some vegetables contain both edibles. The teacher calls: “Carrot!” The children answer: “Roots.” "Tomato!" - “Tops.” "Onion!" - “Tops and roots.”
The teacher may offer another option; he says: “Tops,” and the children remember vegetables whose tops are edible. This game is good to play after a conversation about vegetables, about the garden.
Name three things
Purpose of the game
. Exercise children in classifying objects.
Progress of the game
. “Children,” says the teacher, “we have already played different games where we had to quickly find the right word. Now we will play a similar game, but we will only select not one word, but three at once. I will name one word, for example “furniture”, and the one to whom I throw the ball will name three words that can be called in one word “furniture”. What items can be called in one word “furniture”?” Children: “Table, chair, bed, sofa.” “That’s right,” says the teacher, “but in the game you only need to name three words.” "Flowers!" - says the teacher and after a short pause throws the ball to the child. He answers: “Chamomile, rose, cornflower.”
In this game, children learn to classify three species concepts into one generic concept. In another version of the game, children, on the contrary, learn to find generic concepts using several specific concepts. For example, the teacher calls: “Raspberries, strawberries, currants.” The child who caught the ball answers: “Berries.”
A more complex version of the game will be when the teacher changes the task during one game: either he names specific concepts, and the children find generic ones, or he names generic concepts, and the children indicate specific ones. This option is suggested if children often played various games to classify objects.
This game is recommended to be played with small groups of players.
Hunter
Purpose of the game.
Exercise children in the ability to classify and name animals, fish, birds, etc.
Progress of the game
. Somewhere in a free space at one end of the yard or area there is a group of people playing. This is home. At a distance of several steps from the house - the farther the better - some kind of mark is placed and a line is drawn. This is a forest where different animals live. The hunter, one of the players, goes to this forest. Standing still, he says the following words: “I’m going into the forest to hunt, I will hunt for...” Here he takes a step forward and says: “... a hare”; takes the second step: “...by the bear”; takes the third step: “...like a wolf”; fourth step: “...fox”; fifth: “...a badger...”. With each step the hunter names an animal. You cannot name the same beast twice. You can’t name birds either, but if you play bird hunt, you only need to name birds.
Where are teaching materials used?
The use of hand-made speech development aids for preschoolers creates a playful basis for working with them and determines the storyline of the lesson. A child, especially in the junior and middle groups of kindergarten, thinks concretely, using images, rather than abstract logical constructs. He can react to assignments received from a speech therapist or teacher, being a participant in a specific, albeit fictitious, situation. The teaching aids serve as the factual basis for their learning each year.
Speech development based on visual cues
When a child learns to express his thoughts, he must follow a certain pattern of expressing his thoughts. For a child who is almost unable to concentrate on one subject at his age, this is impossible. Using teaching aids in the form of cue cards helps build a story line. For younger children, we are talking about much simpler things. They simply have to name the objects or briefly describe the actions with the cue cards.
Speech therapist works with a child
For example, in the didactic manual “Zippers,” the child must choose among the open colored zippers lying on the table those that correspond to the teacher’s instructions and close them. At the same time, the child describes his choice, its reasons and the actions he takes.
At an older age, each visual cue can be used together with leading questions from the teacher and be the basis for a coherent story. This can be seen, for example, in classes devoted to professions.
Features of speech development in children of senior preschool age
Every description of your actions, answer to a specific question, or short story based on visual cues helps your child better develop his speech skills. Serve as preparatory exercises for adult life.
Learning to retell
The development of coherent speech in children is one of the most important skills that a child must be taught. Without mastering it, he will not only not be able to develop properly intellectually, but also will not be able to fully socialize, not being able to conduct a dialogue or express his thoughts.
When retelling, the child must create a coherent, long story. However, for this he will need tips, which can be received during didactic games and from the teacher.
The development of fine motor skills plays an important role in this process.
Important! By engaging in retelling, you will be able to strengthen your speech and intellectual skills and increase the level of development of your personality.
Learning to think
Human speech is closely related to thinking. The same is true for a child. Communication is not limited to expressing your thoughts or describing actions. The level of speech proficiency is largely determined by the degree of development of the child’s personality and thinking.
Do-it-yourself teaching aids for kindergarten can be used not only for stories, but also as an excuse to ask your child questions about cause-and-effect relationships in the world around him. For example, using cards related to the plots of fairy tales, you can ask questions about the circumstances of the characters’ actions, the reasons and consequences of their actions.
You can combine the classes in question with the study of mathematics.
In addition, the educational function of speech development classes is important. For example, if a child is asked questions about the features and beneficial properties of the plants depicted in the pictures, then gradually this knowledge will be consolidated in the child. If additional questions are asked about this material, the child’s knowledge will become more detailed and practical.
Preparing for literacy
To do this, you need to learn not only oral speech, but also study letters and words. Children of senior preschool age, with the help of a teacher and parents, are able to master the alphabet and basic reading skills.
For this purpose, a do-it-yourself didactic manual on speech development for kindergarten with cards depicting letters, syllables or words can be used.
Picture 4 Speech corner
