Experimenting in the older group isan important part of the educational process. Therefore, this section should be given special attention. Let's talk about what features should include children's experimentation and what are the most successful options for carrying out.
Benefits
But before starting to schedule a plan for the year, let's talk about why our chosen topic is important and remains relevant for a long time.
Children's experimentation is an important process.self education kids. It helps children to better memorize the actions performed and the results obtained. In addition, at this time there is an active development of thinking and usually the motility of the hands.
Experimental games can now be found in anythe store. Products such as "Young Naturalist", "Biologist", "Physicist", "Ecologist", "Fashion Designer" and so on appear on the shelves. For the guys, the name does not make sense - it matters to them what lies behind it. Of course, when preparing for school, such toys are simply irreplaceable - they prepare babies for adult life and allow you to understand complex processes.
Place games in the older group
Experimentation in the older group, as in all others, should be organized as games. But why the game helps the child to develop?
The fact is that the children's brain is designed so thatif the child is not interested in this or that object, no matter how hard you try, he will not be able to remember and understand him properly. In the end, a situation may arise when the child begins to completely reject this or that occupation. Hence, the baby must be interested. Then experiment-games come to the rescue.
All kids (and many adults) likegain knowledge without undue stress. This helps to absorb more information in a shorter period of time. If the lesson in the older group of the kindergarten is organized correctly, then eventually the kid will be fully prepared for school life, and he will also receive a car of useful additional knowledge that will help him at an older age.
Так, игры для старшей группы - это основной source of knowledge about the world and its features. The game method has a number of goals that must be fully realized in the course of conducting various kinds of activities. Which ones?
Objectives of experiments
Of course, the first thing to noticeteachers in drawing up a lesson plan, which includes children's experimentation in the older group, is creating an interesting environment for each child. The knowledge of child psychology and features of the age category of children 5-6 years old helps in this.
In addition, games for the older group should form knowledge about the world and the properties of different substances with which the kids will interact (water, sand, etc.).
Experiments are also a great way.teach children to deal with certain items, use them for their intended purpose in order to achieve the desired result. Experimenting in the older group allows children to open up and show their knowledge in practice.
Tasks
Any business and occupation should pursue theirtasks that need to be carried out for the period of time. Thus, the games also have them. Every class is important to them. Experimentation in the older group develops the cognitive interests of almost school-ready kids. This is extremely important, as the lack of enthusiasm leads to a loss of attention and concentration. And this is detrimental to further performance.
Games also develop mental thinking in children.processes and thinking in general. Sometimes, to solve the problem, it is necessary to take a non-standard approach. If a person does not have the opportunity to develop his thoughts, then there is no place to take the right decision.
The experimentation games in the older group shouldform children’s humane, tolerant and correct attitude towards people and the environment. In addition, in the end they also need to learn some discipline and rules of conduct.
Division into sections
Undoubtedly, all experiments conducted withchildren must be somehow systematized and divided among themselves. The most successful way is "crushing" by months. It helps to form the most suitable approaches to game processes, taking into account all the features of a particular month.
It should be understood that at different times of the year the babyexperimentation is significantly different from each other. For example, in the winter you can not play in the sandbox, and in the fall - with snow. Therefore, you should consider the characteristics of the place of residence and the current time of year.
Games for the older group of kindergarten, which wewe will offer you, they will be divided just taking into account the time of the year in which this or that occupation should be held. The most preferable is partitioning by 2 months. We will be guided by them.
September October
At the very beginning of the year the most preferableorganize classes related to the study of sand, clay and their properties. Such classes teach children to notice even the smallest features and subtle objects. Working with sand and clay helps to analyze and summarize certain properties.
Conduct similar experimentation in the olderthe group can be both on the street and in the walls of the kindergarten. You will need different items that can be easily found. Gather enough clean dry sand and prepare a deep tray for it. You will also need small trays - suitable plates, saucers. Prepare an hourglass, sieve, pencils, paper tubes, magnifiers, transparent containers, jars.
Use this equipment to teach childrenmeasure sand and compare volumes. This will help the mathematical development and visual perception of the volumes of different components. In addition, in the course of such experiments in children, an idea of the properties of sand should be formed and fixed. Here you will need an hourglass.
Then you can teach children to deal with clay.So there is the first knowledge of visual forms. As a result, children learn to perceive molded clay figures, to identify the differences between clay and sand.
It is also worth playing games usingwet sand. Have the children wet the material, then check the properties that have been studied. Explain the differences between dry and wet.
November December
This section can be called "experiments withair. "In the course of the games, the children will receive different knowledge about the properties of air masses. Lesson in the older group on a similar topic will require you to get a few balloons, bags, tubes, bubbles, turntables, ribbons.
The experimentation games in the older group shouldalso tell children about the sources of air pollution. In addition, the guys need to understand how to take care of the environment and the air.
Games must also includewhich help to detect air and study its properties. Here you will be perfectly helped by the prepared balls, turntables and even soap bubbles. It is better to even prepare soapy water and tubes - let the children blow bubbles through them, and you explain that air can take a different form.
January
The first month of the new year can be devoted to games withwater Here, as it is easy to guess, the properties of water must be studied. Among other things, your duties include an explanation of some of the physical properties of the fluid. Namely, the fact that steam is also water.
Help the children understand the fluid freezing properties.Explain that snow and ice are also water. Teach the kids that the liquid has no form - here you will be helped by vessels of different shapes and water. Such classes will be of interest to all children.
February
The second month of the new year is most preferable.give a study to a person. More precisely, to give a more detailed picture of people's lives. You could say you can "play doctor" for the whole month. Stethoscopes, cotton wool, products, perfumes and other items - all this will definitely help you in the knowledge of a person.
Introduce children to the organs of hearing, vision andSmell each new day. In the end, show the relationship of all the senses. Quite successful will be the option when you can accurately trace the relationship of taste with smell. It is enough to cover the nose - most tastes will not differ, since the receptors located on the tongue are very dependent on the human scent.
The final stage
At the end of the year, namely in the spring, the bestconduct games that summarize all the knowledge gained during the year. Experimentation in the older group of kindergarten is a great and visual way to tell kids about the world.
Create drawings, crafts and sculpt from clay.Play doctors, feel yourself a chemist, physicist, and even a mathematician - all such "toys" are excellent in helping children develop their mindset and prepare children for school life.
A good idea would be to stock up on childrendevelopmental sets, which are called the same as different professions. For example, "Chemist" or "Biologist". In such experiment games, there is already everything you need to conduct a particular occupation. Everywhere where there is an interesting game, children will take part and develop with great pleasure.
