Design, attributes
The design of Health Day should begin from the entrance to the preschool building. These could be “Happy Health Day!” banners, garlands of flags and balloons. You can decorate the walking area of the older group with plumes (stick them in the snowdrifts or lawns, depending on the time of year).
Prepare a welcome stand in the kindergarten hall about the event plan. For parents who want to attend certain moments of the day, it is necessary to schedule all the components of the holiday in time.
In the group itself, publish a wall newspaper with a list of hardening procedures, doctors’ recommendations, and a set of exercises for morning exercises. Decorate it with photographs of children and their parents participating in any sporting events.
Select video material about organizing meals in the senior group. Children can independently tell their parents about the benefits of products. You can add children's drawings on the topic of health. Prepare interesting crafts, and at the end of the day give out prizes to all participants of the holiday.
Health Day in kindergarten (senior group) should remind children and their parents about the importance of physical health and caring for it.
Gifts for children
Gifts at the end of the celebration are a must. Then the day will be remembered with souvenirs, which will add a joyful mood and a feeling of celebration. These can be construction sets, creativity kits, coloring books.
It’s a good idea to end the day with a festive table with your parents. Where there will be salads and desserts made from vegetables and fruits. And also compotes, lemonades, juices. And also healthy sandwiches with carved figures of vegetables and herbs.
You can end Health Day in kindergarten (senior group) with a photo session. A souvenir photo will decorate the group. A collage of pictures is suitable for a wall newspaper or a parent’s information corner.
Psychological characteristics of the older group
In the older group, the center of interest in the field of communication shifts. Previously, the main figure was an adult. For children 5–6 years old, interaction with peers is of great importance. Without the help of an adult, they are able to establish interpersonal connections, start a game and stick to their roles until it ends. Interest in personal qualities appears. Sympathies and antipathies in the children's team become more active.
At this age, imagination and fantasy become the basis for solving mathematical exercises, developing speech and creative activity. Perception, thinking, and attention continue to develop. Speech improves. Arbitrary memory begins to form.
In addition to relay races and entertainment, the educational part should include Health Day in kindergarten (senior group). The scenario can be scheduled according to time, where the first half of the day is educational classes on hygiene and health, educational cartoons. The educational part of the holiday must be alternated with physical activity. Arrange entertaining relay races or a game with a trip to health stations.
The second half of the day is less intense in terms of psychophysical effects. It is more advisable to spend physical education after a quiet hour or show a puppet theater performance.
Goals and objectives of the holiday
The main goal of the holiday is to bring pleasure to children and introduce them to a healthy lifestyle. A health day usually begins in the morning, with the child’s arrival at kindergarten. Morning gymnastics and game physical education prepare for the main celebration.
Depending on the weather conditions, Health Day is held in kindergarten (senior group) outside or in the building. The objectives of the event will help you prioritize your holiday planning.
- Strengthen children's physical health through exercises and games.
- To consolidate children's knowledge about hygiene and hardening procedures.
- Develop strength, agility, coordination of movements, spatial orientation.
- Strengthen knowledge about vitamins and healthy foods.
- Create conditions for children to be in a happy mood.
- Develop a desire to exercise every day.
Health Day in kindergarten (senior group) consists of a whole range of events. Morning gymnastics is replaced by physical education minutes between classes. The holiday itself can be divided into two parts. The first (cognitive) one should be held in the hall. The second (entertaining) should be timed to coincide with a walk.
When waking up after a quiet hour, start with gymnastics, which is done while lying in bed. After afternoon tea, watch a puppet show or have a dance party with elements of step aerobics.
Preliminary work
You should begin preparing for the holiday with an introductory conversation. Tell children about what health is and why it is needed. Remember all the hygienic, preventive, hardening measures that are known to children.
Active recreation can be called Health Day in kindergarten (senior group). Vitamins and proper nutrition are already mostly familiar information for children. Therefore, more attention should be paid to organizing relay races and outdoor games. You can prepare proverbs and sayings about health for the celebration. Learn poetry, make crafts or draw pictures.
In the menu, reflect the main theme with appropriate names of dishes. For example, “Cutlet for health”, “Juice for rosy cheeks”, “Vitamin salad”.
Working with parents
In kindergarten, great importance is attached to working with parents. Be sure to post information about the upcoming Health Day. Promoting a healthy lifestyle among parents and participating in certain activities will teach them to pay more attention to their well-being. Caring for the health of adults and children means basic corrective gymnastics, physical education, self-massage, and hardening procedures.
It is necessary to familiarize parents with the rules and timing of the holiday. Their participation in Health Day is the best gift for children. Discuss with your parents the gifts that will be given after the holiday. Those who wish can make a craft together with their child or learn a poem for the holiday.
