86 leisure ideas that all preschoolers will love

Content:

• What children's clubs are there? Creative clubs
• Sports activities
• Intellectual activities
• Activities for preschool children

Activities for children with disabilities

According to various sources, in Russia there are more than 2 million children with disabilities and about 700 thousand disabled children. Although there is not an accessible educational environment everywhere, children with special needs have the opportunity to study in various clubs and sections.

⠀ It is better to discuss the possibility of playing sports, dancing and other areas related to intense physical activity with an adaptive physical education specialist.

How to enroll a child in clubs through Gosusugi?

An application for a child’s education can be written directly to the selected organization. This service is also available on the State Services portal for registered users living in Moscow.

How to get it:

1. On the main page of the portal, select the “Family, Children” or “Education, Study” section.
2. Select the “Enroll in clubs and sections” tab (the portal will redirect you to the mos.ru website)
3. Fill out the form, based on it the portal will offer options.
4. Choose a direction.
5. Select the start date for classes or entrance exams.
6. Fill out the form provided.
7. Submit your application for consideration.

Application review period is 1 business day. Registration may be denied if there are no available places at the selected institution.

Free online lessons

We just have to get acquainted with several free distance learning courses for children.

Of course, they don't have the benefits of personalized attention or real-time classes. Nevertheless, they can be useful for parents who teach their children themselves and prepare them for school, as auxiliary material.

How to learn to count – Gang of Smarties

How to learn to count - a small online course on teaching children to count. Teachers help young students develop basic mathematical skills, and parents are warned against common mistakes.

In 2 weeks, preschoolers will play educational games, learn to sculpt and draw, and complete practical tasks.

Knowledge and skills after training:

• count objects;
• understand ordinal and abstract counting;
• determine the number of items;
• solve examples.

All necessary materials will be sent by email. All you have to do is print them out.

Online lessons from Svetlana Orochko’s YouTube channel

Online lessons from Svetlana Orochko’s YouTube channel are created specifically for parents and their children. The playlist contains video lessons on reading, learning the alphabet and numbers, and punctuation marks. There are also online classes to develop fine motor skills and speed reading skills.

The teacher explains how important it is to teach preschoolers through games, and also gives other useful recommendations for parents.

In total there are more than 100 video lessons on the channel. All of them are suitable for teaching preschoolers and preparing for entry into 1st grade.

Preparing for school – YouTube channel “KaraDeRo”

Preparing for school are online lessons that are intended for preschoolers and primary school students. All video lessons are aimed at the development and education of children.

The playlist contains 34 videos from 1 minute to half an hour on the following topics:

• mathematics and numeracy;
• speech therapy;
• calligraphy;
• sounds and letters;
• fairytale therapy;
• English language;
• reading.

The vast majority of lectures on this channel are related to correcting a child’s handwriting and calligraphy. In addition, there are also educational videos on reading, English, the environment, mathematics, and fairy tale therapy.

Games and activities to develop sensorimotor skills

What's new at this age:

• We play with clothespins (we attach clothespins to templates, transfer pieces of foam rubber using clothespins);

• Winder games;

• Making soap foam (learning to whisk, blowing bubbles through a straw);

• We find objects in the bag by touch;

• We learn to organize objects, focusing simultaneously on color and size, or color and shape;

An example of a toy suitable for this is cylinders (Labyrinth, My-shop, KoroBoom)

• We play with nuts (remember their names, sort them by type, take them out of the bag by touch);

• Playing with tweezers;

An example of baby tweezers and other useful tools for motor development

• Playing with sensory boxes;

• We play with a knocker (with nails);

Example of a knocker: Ozon, My-shop, Babadu

• We assemble the nesting doll by combining the pattern on its parts;

Example of a nesting doll: Labyrinth, My-shop, Daughters & Sons

• We assemble puzzles from 4-20 parts;

Puzzle example: Ozon, Labyrinth, My-shop

• We find the missing fragments on a homemade puzzle;

• We do finger exercises with finger toys;

Example of finger toys: Ozon, My-shop, KoroBoom

• We select bolts and nuts according to size and fasten them;

• We select the keys to the locks;

• Place pasta/buttons along the lines;

• We play with a pipette, pouring water into the cells; we play with a rubber bulb and a dispenser;

Example of a pipette

• Cut with scissors;

Example of notebooks for cutting - Kumon: Labyrinth, My-shop, Ozon

• Playing with construction sets;

Here you can find a selection of construction sets for children aged 2 years and older; and here are options for the first buildings made from cubes.

• We construct from counting sticks;

• We play with a lacing tablet;

Lacing example: Ozon, KoroBoom, My-shop

• Playing with kinetic sand;

Example of kinetic sand (Ozon, My-shop)

Already familiar games:

• We build paths from dominoes;

• Pour water from one bowl to another using a sponge;

• We make a picture using puzzle cubes;

We try options from 4 cubes: Ozon, Labyrinth, My-shop

and from 9 cubes: Ozon, Labyrinth, My-shop

• We play with two or three-layer frame inserts;

Example of three-layer and two-layer puzzles

• We play fishing with pyramid rings;

• We select lids for jars;

• We play with inset frames without background pictures;

Examples of frames: Labyrinth, My-shop, KoroBoom

• We play magnetic fishing;

Examples of fishing: Ozon, KoroBoom, My-shop

• We play mosaic;

Examples of the first mosaics: Ozon, Labyrinth, My-shop

• We open and close boxes with different closing/latching options;

• We learn to open and close locks, latches, etc.;

An example of a board with locks (My-shop, KoroBoom) or a busy board

• Pour water from the teapot into glasses;

• Sift the cereal through a strainer;

• We cut vegetables and fruits;

Example of a set of vegetables (Ozon, My-shop, Labyrinth)

• We play lotto;

• Picking mushrooms/berries;

• We dress the dolls by putting on clothes;

Examples of kits for dressing dolls (Ozon, My-shop)

• Roll the ball/ball along the slide/grooves;

An example of a bowling alley (Ozon, Labyrinth, My-shop)

• Peel the boiled egg;

• We learn to unfasten Velcro, zippers, unscrew and tighten bottle caps;

Examples of toys useful in this matter:

DIY educational mat

Book “I dress myself” (Ozone, Labyrinth, My-shop)

Board with fasteners (My-shop, KoroBoom)