Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation

Ministry of Education and Science of the Krasnoyarsk Territory

KGBOU SPO "Achinsk Pedagogical College"

Course work

TOPIC: "Development fine motor skills in younger children preschool age using a table-tablet for drawing with sand"

Completed by: student gr. 4D2

Specialties

Preschool education

Fedortsova Anastasia Ivanovna

Head: Pankova O.A.

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1. THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF FINE MOTOR SKILLS IN CHILDREN OF YOUNG PRESCHOOL AGE

1. Physiological features development of motor skills in children of primary preschool age

Possibilities and importance of developing fine motor skills in children of primary school age

CHAPTER 2. TABLET FOR DRAWING WITH SAND AS A MEANS OF DEVELOPING FINE MOTOR SKILLS IN CHILDREN OF JUNIOR PRESCHOOL AGE

Diagnostics of the development of fine motor skills of the hands in children of primary preschool age

CONCLUSION

LITERATURE

APPLICATIONS

INTRODUCTION

At all stages of a child's life, hand movements play a vital role. The most favorable period for the development of a person’s intellectual and creative capabilities is from 3 to 9 years, when the cerebral cortex has not yet been fully formed. It is at this age that it is necessary to develop memory, perception, thinking, attention. Everyone confirms the fact that training fine movements of the fingers is stimulating for the overall development of the child and for the development of speech.

Typically, a child who has a high level of development of fine motor skills is able to reason logically, his memory, attention, and coherent speech are sufficiently developed.

Understanding by teachers and parents of the significance and essence of modern diagnostics of hand motor skills and pedagogical correction will preserve not only the physical and mental health of the child, but will also protect him from additional learning difficulties and help develop writing skills.

The level of development of fine motor skills is one of the indicators of intellectual readiness for school, and it is in this area that preschoolers experience serious difficulties. Therefore, work on developing fine motor skills must begin long before entering school, namely from a very early age.

Sand remains the most attractive material for children. Sand painting - a new and at the same time simple look visual arts preschoolers, accessible to almost everyone and not requiring special training. And for the teacher, this is another way to understand the child’s feelings.

Relevance - the development of children from preschool age becomes a full-fledged problem. Developed fine motor skills play an important role in the success of a child’s intellectual and psychophysical development. It is with the help of tactile-motor perception that the first impressions of the shape, size of objects, and their location in space are formed. To teach a baby to speak, it is necessary not only to train his articulatory apparatus, but also to develop fine motor skills of his hands.

The object of the study is the process of development of fine motor skills in children of primary preschool age.

The subject of the study is a table-tablet for drawing with sand as a means of developing fine motor skills in children of primary preschool age.

In accordance with the goal, the following tasks were set:

· analyze theoretical basis development of fine motor skills in children of primary preschool age;

· select diagnostics to identify the development of fine motor skills in children of primary preschool age;

Hypothesis: we assume that the use of a table-tablet for drawing with sand will contribute to more effective development of fine motor skills of the hands.

Structure course work consists of an introduction, two chapters, a conclusion, a list of references and appendices.

CHAPTER 1. THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF FINE MOTOR SKILLS IN CHILDREN OF YOUNG PRESCHOOL AGE

Physiological features of the development of motor skills in children of primary preschool age

Fine motor skills are the child’s ability to perform a sequence of small and precise movements with the hands, as well as fingers and toes, using the coordinated actions of the body’s muscular, skeletal and nervous systems.

The area of ​​fine motor skills includes a wide variety of movements: from primitive gestures, such as grasping objects, to very small movements, on which, for example, human handwriting depends.

The movements of a person’s hand, as I. N. Sechenov wrote, are not hereditarily predetermined and are formed in the process of education and training, as a result of associative connections that arise during the work of the visual, auditory and speech motor analyzers.

The great Soviet innovative teacher V. A. Sukhomlinsky wrote that “the origins of children’s abilities and talents are at their fingertips. The more confidence in the movements of a child’s hand, the more subtle the interaction between the hand and the tool, the more complex the movements, the brighter the creative element of the child’s mind. And the more skill in a child’s hand, the smarter the child is...”

According to research conducted by L. V. Antakova-Fomina, M. M. Koltsova, B. I. Pinsky, the connection between intellectual development and finger motor skills was confirmed. The level of development of children's speech is also directly dependent on the degree of formation of fine hand movements.

In the human brain, the centers responsible for speech and finger movements are located nearby. And the size of the projection of the hand, located in the cerebral cortex, occupies about a third of the entire motor projection. It is these two scientifically proven facts that allow us to consider the hand as an “organ of speech” along with the articulatory apparatus. In this regard, it is believed that subtle movements of the fingers significantly influence the formation and development of the child’s speech function. Therefore, in order to teach a child to speak, it is necessary not only to train his articulatory apparatus, but also to develop fine motor skills.

Fine motor skills of the hands interact and influence the development of attention, thinking, optical-spatial perception (coordination), imagination, observation, visual and motor memory.

The development of fine motor skills is also important because the child’s entire future life will require the use of precise, coordinated movements of the hands and fingers, which are necessary to dress, draw, write, and also perform many different household, educational and work activities.

During activity, the arm muscles perform three main functions:

organs of movement;

organs of cognition;

· energy accumulators (both for the muscles themselves and for other organs).

If a child touches any object, then the muscles and skin of the hands at this time “teach” the eyes and brain to see, touch, distinguish, and remember.

How does the hand study objects?

Touching allows you to verify the presence of an object and its temperature. Humidity, etc.

Tapping makes it possible to obtain information about the properties of materials.

Picking it up helps to detect many properties of objects: weight, surface features, shape, etc.

Pressing makes it possible to determine softness or hardness, elasticity, and what material it is made of.

Feeling (grasping, rubbing, stroking, circular and kneading movements) of small and loose objects teaches the child to feel the touch of the palm or fingers. With their thumb, index, and middle fingers, children feel the details of the mosaic, buttons, nuts, coins; large objects are grasped with all five fingers.

In general, different fingers perform different functions. The thumb serves as a support and a moving reference point. The main share of palpating movements occurs on the index and middle fingers. Thanks to their movements, a consistent development of the contour of the object and its elements is carried out.

The ring finger and little finger participate in the palpation process sporadically, only touching the object from time to time. Their main function is to balance the entire moving system.

The palm, as a rule, is not involved in the process of feeling flat objects. But when feeling three-dimensional objects, it plays a rather active role in reflecting the curvature of their surface and volume.

Thus, the hand cognizes, and the brain records sensation and perception, connecting them with the visual, auditory and olfactory into complex integrated images and ideas.

Possibilities and significance of the development of fine motor skills in children of primary preschool age

The function of the human hand is unique and universal. The more skill in a child's hand, the smarter the child. It is the hands that teach the child precision, neatness, and clarity of thinking. Hand movements excite the brain, causing it to develop.

According to M.M. Koltsova, the level of speech development is directly dependent on the degree of formation of fine movements of the fingers: if the development of finger movements corresponds to the age of the child, then speech development it will be within normal limits; if the development of finger movements lags behind, the development of speech is also delayed. MM. Koltsova notes that there is every reason to consider the hand as an “organ of speech” - the same as the articulatory apparatus. From this point of view, the motor projection area of ​​the hand can be considered another speech area of ​​the brain.

According to the observations of researchers, the development of a child’s verbal speech begins when the movements of the fingers reach sufficient subtlety. The development of finger motor skills, as it were, prepares the ground for the subsequent formation of speech.

It turns out that most modern children have a general motor lag, especially urban children. Remember, now even in kindergartens they ask you to bring shoes with Velcro, so that teachers do not have to take the trouble to teach the child to tie his shoelaces. Even 20 years ago, parents, and with them their children, had to do more with their hands: sort through cereals, wash clothes, knit, embroider. Now there is a car for each lesson.

A consequence of poor development of general motor skills, and in particular the hands, is the general unpreparedness of most modern children for writing or problems with speech development. With a high degree of probability we can conclude that if everything is not in order with speech, it is probably problems with motor skills.

Work on the development of fine motor skills of the hands and fingers has a beneficial effect not only on the development of speech and its functions, but also on the mental development of the child. In Japan, for example, targeted hand training for children is carried out in kindergartens from the age of two (according to experts, this stimulates the child’s mental development), and in Japanese families children develop their fingers from the age of one.

In the process of games and exercises for the development of fine motor skills, children develop memory, attention, auditory and visual perception, perseverance is cultivated, and play and educational and practical activities are formed. Games and exercises for the development of fine motor skills have a stimulating effect on speech development. They are a powerful means of maintaining the tone and performance of the cerebral cortex, a means of its interaction with underlying structures.

You need to start working on developing fine motor skills from a very early age. Already an infant can massage his fingers (finger gymnastics), thereby influencing the active points associated with the cerebral cortex. In early and early preschool age, you need to perform simple exercises, accompanied by a poetic text, and do not forget about developing basic self-care skills: buttoning and unbuttoning buttons, tying shoelaces, etc.

Children love to wave their arms, clap their hands, play Magpie, and show the horned goat. All these games are very useful because they train your hand. Also, games with cubes, pyramids, and nesting dolls are useful in early childhood. Later - from various types construction sets, for example, “Lego”, when a child has to assemble and disassemble small parts, put together a whole from individual parts, and for this it is very important that the fingers obey and work well, thereby stimulating the baby’s speech development.

Fine motor skills are developed by:

· various finger games where you need to perform certain movements in a certain sequence;

· playing with small objects that are inconvenient to handle (only under adult supervision);

· games where you need to take something or pull it out, squeeze it - unclench it, pour it out - pour it out,

· pour - pour out, push into holes, etc.;

· drawing with a pencil (felt-tip pen, brush, etc.);

· fastening and unfastening zippers, buttons, dressing and undressing, etc.

Physical exercises also develop fine motor skills. These are various hangings and climbing (at a sports complex, on a ladder, etc.). Such exercises strengthen the baby’s palms and fingers and develop muscles. A baby who is allowed to climb and hang is better able to master exercises that focus directly on fine motor skills.

Visual activity is one of the few types of artistic creativity that provides a child with the opportunity to create on his own, and not just learn and perform poems, songs or dances created by someone else. There are many different techniques known unconventional drawing- blotography, monotype, drawing with cotton swabs, crumpled paper, stencil printing, etc. A technique such as sand drawing is of particular interest to children and adults. And this is no coincidence. The malleability of sand and its natural magic are fascinating. From the early childhood When playing in a sandbox or on the river bank, children involuntarily try to draw with their hands or palms.

This type of drawing is one of the most unusual ways of creative activity, as children create unique masterpieces with their own hands in the sand. In an amazing way, a handful of sand turns into a landscape, starry sky, forest or sea. This unusual type of art is called Sand art, i.e. “sand art”. Sand is the same paint, but it works on the principle of “light and shadow” and perfectly conveys human feelings, thoughts and aspirations. Sand drawing is one of the most important means of understanding the world and developing aesthetic perception, since it is closely related to independent and creative activity. This is one of the ways to depict the world around us.

Few people know about the benefits of drawing in the sand. Sand Art originated in ancient times. Sand painting began to be used as a medical program only in the 20th century. Scientists have proven that sand has the most beneficial effect on nerve endings, and the art of drawing on sand develops human motor skills. Sand painting helps to develop imagination and talent like nothing else, and in general, sand painting is the best way to relieve stress, fatigue, and relax the brain, eyes and body. Drawing in the sand is of great importance for the development of children.

CHAPTER 2. PRACTICAL BASICS OF TEACHING YOUNGER PRESCHOOL CHILDREN TO WORK WITH A TABLET-TABLET FOR DRAWING WITH SAND FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING FINE MOTOR SKILLS

Diagnostics of the development of fine motor skills of the hands in children of primary preschool age

To identify the development of fine motor skills in children of primary preschool age, we analyzed various methods and settled on the methods of N.O. Ozeretsky, N.I. Gurevich, L.A. Wenger.

Purpose: to identify the development of fine motor skills in children of primary preschool age.

We carried out diagnostics in the village of Krasnaya Sopka, on the basis of the preschool educational institution "Alenka" in the afternoon. Diagnostics are individual tasks (Appendix 1).

The diagnostics consisted of the following tasks:

. "Put the coins in the box"

. “Draw circles with your fingers”

. "Let's say hello"

The adult invites the child to hold out: a) left hand for greeting - “let's say hello” 6) first the right hand, then the left; c) both hands. Evaluation-conclusion. High level - the child completed the task. Average level - a weak handshake is noted. On low level corrections of voluntary actions are indicated by unnecessary movements: the child squeezes the hand of the opposite hand; raises shoulders; opens his mouth, etc.

. "Ring"

. "Our fingers"

Children of primary preschool age, consisting of 15 people, took part in the study (Appendix 2).

The criteria are divided into three levels: high, medium, low

average: the child completes the task with little difficulty;

High: accurate completion of the task.

Thus, analyzing the results obtained, we came to the conclusion (Appendix 3) that:

There are 6 children in the group at a low level, which is 40%. The children experienced significant difficulties in completing the task.

The average level of development of fine motor skills was detected in 5 children, which amounted to 33.3%. The children coped with the task with little difficulty.

A high level was detected in 4 children, amounting to 26.7%. The children carried out tasks accurately.

So, the analysis of tabular and graphical data showed that the level of development of fine motor skills of children of primary preschool age is at a low level (6 children - 40%) and we recommend carrying out in-depth work with children on the development of fine motor skills with a table-tablet for drawing with sand.

The hand of a child in early preschool age is physiologically imperfect. Like the entire body, it is in a stage of intensive development. Fine motor skills are poorly developed. The fingers bend and extend synchronously, i.e. all act together. The movements of the fingers are poorly differentiated, therefore, when one finger is bent, the rest perform a similar action. There is an incomplete range of motion and rapid fatigue. The literature of recent years describes methods of working on the development of fine motor skills, and all authors confirm the fact that training fine movements of the fingers is stimulating for the overall development of the child and for the development of speech.

But where can a child find the space to express all those impulses and experiences that arise inside, but have no way out? And here we recommend resorting to sand.

The purpose of sand painting is to develop fine motor skills of the hands, the ability to concentrate, emotional harmonization, and the development of creative imagination.

Some exercises aimed at general activation and development of the sensory-motor sphere are useful: for example, for the ability to hold the hand freely, make free movements with the hand from top to bottom, from left to right, without squeezing the fingers, correctly take sand, open and close the palm, simply pour sand through cam.

Before starting classes on a tablet table, you need to accustom your child to working with sand. For this, several game activities are recommended (Appendix 4).

It is important to arouse the child’s activity and desire to master the action. It is known that skills are acquired through repeated repetition of actions, sometimes over a fairly long period of time, so vary them. When thinking through exercises, you should remember that repeating the same tasks is boring for children. Each time the problem needs to be complicated by presenting it in a different version.

To best master the sand painting technique, we have developed recommendations that will accompany this type creativity as a means of developing fine motor skills and the creative nature of children's productive activities.

The goals of this development are:

· stimulating children's independence and creativity in visual arts using sand painting techniques;

· harmonization of the psycho-emotional state of preschool children;

· development of hand-eye coordination;

· fluent use of both hands.

In accordance with the goals, the following tasks are solved in the process of teaching children sand drawing techniques:

· development of the ability to convey the shape, structure of an object and its parts, the correct proportions of parts, using different shades of light and shadow;

· training in creating static sand paintings taking into account rhythm and symmetry;

· development of compositional skills when depicting groups of objects or a plot;

· exercise of fingers and hands;

· development of artistic and aesthetic taste.

This technique is taught as part of the entire drawing course and has characteristic features.

Secondly, creating a friendly, creative atmosphere so that a preschooler can express his thoughts out loud without fear of criticism.

And thirdly, the educational process is built using games and play exercises aimed at developing creativity, activity and independence in visual activities. The learning process is divided into four stages.

To organize educational activities, you need appropriate equipment - a table with glass or a tablet measuring 50 x 30 with backlight. For drawing, fine white sand is used, which is stored in a special compartment in a box on the table (tablet).

During the learning process, preschoolers learn to formulate an idea and maintain it throughout the activity; evaluate their drawings and the works of other children, noting their quality, content, correspondence to reality, and aesthetic appeal.

To implement each plan, a certain amount of sand is used. By adding handfuls of sand, children learn to make the drawing dark, bright, or, by removing the excess, light, transparent, and try to convey their mood, feelings and thoughts in the drawing.

To add color to the image, colored sand is used depending on the theme of the visual activity or the child’s plan, for example “ Golden autumn" - sand yellow color, “Summer Forest” - green sand, “Sea inhabitants” - blue and/or dark blue, etc. But it is advisable to “color” the drawing in this way at the end of training, when preschoolers have fully mastered the technique of drawing with sand.

Since drawing is done directly with your fingers in the sand, this technique involves:

· development of smoothness, grace and precision of movements;

· ability to work with the hand and fingers of both hands;

· hand-eye coordination;

· mastery of technical skills: regulation of the strength of movements, a certain amplitude, speed, rhythm; the ability to change the scope and direction of hand movement when drawing; a harmonious combination of lines, color and shadow.

Each meeting with children consists of preparatory, introductory, main and final parts.

In the preparatory part, exercises are carried out to develop fine motor skills, observation, prepare the hand for drawing, psycho-gymnastics to develop the emotional sphere, attention, memory and imagination.

The introductory part involves the use of artistic words; playing games to attract children's attention; conversation on the topic.

The main part is directly working with sand on the topic. Musical accompaniment plays an important role in this. Music is selected based on the theme and is played throughout the activity. Thus, a teacher can use works of classical music by P. Tchaikovsky, W. Mozart, A. Vivaldi, J. Bach, F. Chopin, R. Strauss, C. Debussy; recordings of nature sounds (water elements, sounds of gardens, jungles, tropical forests, etc.). Physical education is mandatory.

The final part is reflection. Removal from the gaming environment. Encouraging game participants and telling about possible subsequent games and adventures.

Modern research proves that by drawing with sand, a child not only masters practical skills and realizes creative ideas, but also broadens his horizons, develops artistic taste, acquires the ability to find beauty in the ordinary, and learns to think creatively.

CONCLUSION

Recently, teachers and psychologists are attaching increasing importance to the development of fine motor skills, because it is an important component of a child’s learning and development.

The level of development of fine motor skills is one of the indicators of intellectual readiness for school, and it is in this area that preschoolers experience serious difficulties. Therefore, work on developing fine motor skills must begin long before entering school, namely from a very early age.

A table-tablet for drawing with sand is a new and at the same time simple type of visual activity for preschoolers, accessible to almost everyone and not requiring special training. And for the teacher, this is another way to understand the child’s feelings.

This type of drawing is one of the most important means of understanding the world and developing aesthetic perception, since it is closely related to independent and creative activity. This is one of the ways to depict the world around us and develop fine motor skills of the hands.

In our work, we carried out diagnostics using the methods of N.O. Ozeretsky, N.I. Gurevich, L.A. Wenger to identify the development of fine motor skills in children of primary preschool age, which showed the predominance of a low level of development of fine motor skills in children.

Taking into account the identified features, we have selected recommendations for job training younger preschoolers with a tablet table for drawing with sand to develop fine motor skills.

Let us also note several important rules for drawing with sand:

1) The child only needs to be offered options for games and tasks, and not forced to follow a strict program;

) The structure of the lesson should be adapted to the interests of the child;

) Create space for his self-expression, rather than establishing strict boundaries and rules;

) Appreciate his initiative and opinion, but not his tacit agreement with you;

) Stimulate the development of creative situations with questions, but not with ready-made answers;

) Support your child in finding their own non-standard solutions to the tasks you set;

) Appreciate the child’s natural wisdom and his uniqueness, but do not teach him to “be like everyone else.”

LITERATURE

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APPLICATIONS

motor skills preschooler drawing sand

Annex 1

Assignments based on the methods of N.O. Ozeretsky, N.I. Gurevich, L.A. Wenger

. “Finger and nose say hello”

After a preliminary demonstration of the task, the child is asked to close his eyes and touch with the index finger of his right hand: a) the tip of his nose; b) left earlobes.

The task is repeated in the same sequence with the other hand.

Evaluation-conclusion. A task completed correctly is the norm; if a child makes inaccuracies (touches the middle or upper part of the nose or ear), this indicates the immaturity of his coordination mechanisms and non-compliance with the age norm.

. "Put the coins in the box"

Placed on the table cardboard box 10x10 cm in size, in front of which 20 coins (tokens, buttons) with a diameter of 2 cm are laid out in a disorderly manner at a distance of 5 cm.

At a signal from an adult, the child must put all the coins (you need to take them one at a time) into the box as quickly as possible.

The task is performed alternately with the left and right hands.

Evaluation-conclusion. The norm is the correctness and time of execution: for the leading hand - 15 seconds, for the other - 20 seconds.

. “Draw circles with your fingers”

Within 10 seconds, with the index fingers of arms extended horizontally forward, the child should describe identical circles of any size in the air (hands move in opposite directions).

Evaluation-conclusion. The task is not completed if the child rotates his arms in one direction at the same time or describes circles of different sizes.

. "Let's say hello"

The adult invites the child to extend: a) his left hand for greeting - “let’s say hello” 6) first his right hand, then his left; c) both hands. Evaluation-conclusion. High level - the child completed the task. Average level - a weak handshake is noted. A low level of correction of voluntary actions is indicated by unnecessary movements: the child squeezes the hand of the opposite hand; raises shoulders; opens his mouth, etc.

. "Ring"

Fold into a ring one by one thumb with each finger on the right hand, then on the left.

Evaluation-conclusion. Note the volume of movement (full, incomplete), pace of execution (normal, slow, fast), activity (normal, lethargy, motor restlessness), coordination of movements (normal, uncoordinated movements), the ability to switch movements.

. "Our fingers"

Bend and straighten all fingers in turn, starting with the thumb, first on the right hand, then on the left hand.

Evaluation-conclusion. Smooth, precise and simultaneous sample execution; tension, stiffness of movements; violation of the pace of execution (not at the expense of the teacher); failure to complete a task; left-handedness.

The criteria are divided into three levels: high, medium, low.

low: the child experiences significant difficulties in completing the task;

High: accurate completion of the task.

Appendix 2

Diagnostics of the development of fine motor skills of the hands in children 3-4 years old

Low level 6 children

Average level 5 children

High level 4 children

Appendix 3

Diagram of the development of fine motor skills of the hands in children 3-4 years old

Appendix 4

Game activities on a tablet table for sand painting

“The difficult road”: you need to draw a wavy line along the sand with your finger (the difficulty is that the child does not weaken his finger, but strains and holds it with a hook).

“Dangerous turn”: you need to run your finger along the sand, twisting it into a spiral (depict a spiral sign).

“Lightning”: you need to draw a curved line in the sand with your finger.

“Monster on the Island”: a fairy-tale monster sleeps on the island (put or bury a toy in the sand). You have to go around the monster and not touch it - it might wake up.

“Rainbow”: with four fingers, draw a semicircle in the sand - a rainbow. And then add the sun.

"My cheerful ringing ball": draw a ball with a mound of sand (circle it over the poured sand), it is elastic, cheerful in character (you can draw a face and legs for it), and the other is not quite round, not very elastic and lazy (display emotions), almost does not jump.

“Sand path”: show your child how to grab a handful of dry sand and slowly pour it out, creating different shapes(path to the bunny's house).

"Sand drawing":

· we draw symmetrical objects with both hands at the same time;

· draw on wet sand;

· We print images on the sand with flat figures, molds;

· draw with your finger;

· we print on the sand with the palms of our hands;

· Draw on the sand with children's rakes.

Hi all!

Today I would like to talk about such entertainment as Rainbow Sand.

Surely many parents have already played it with their children. I bought it for my child myself, consciously, I wanted to try it and find out what kind of miracle sand is, how to play with it and what benefits it has.

I have this Rainbow sand from LORI from the Home sandbox series.

Cardboard box, inside 4 round packages of 140 g each. sand of four colors: green, blue, red, yellow. Inside there were also 2 molds and instructions. Price 340 rubles in a regular children's clothing and toy store.

The instructions are detailed, there is a part for adults, rules for working with rainbow sand, as well as warnings that if it gets into the eyes, they must be washed immediately; parents should ensure that the child does not put sand in his mouth.

The age indicated on the box is 3+, but I want to warn parents and grandparents who buy, give or just play rainbow sand with children under three or even up to 4-5 years old (this depends on the child, of course), you need to be absolutely sure of the child that he will not lick the sand or lick his fingers (this sand does not stick to his hands, but small particles remain on the skin).

Rainbow sand was made in the city of Yaroslavl, GOST and TU are indicated on the packaging, but for some reason there is no Rostest icon. There is no information on the toxicity of sand.

Another point is the smell of rainbow sand. The smell is very pungent, unpleasant, chemical. Perhaps this smell is caused by the polymers added to quartz sand, just so that the sand acquires such a consistency - it seems to be ordinary sand, but the sand particles seem to be magnetized to each other, due to this, the rainbow sand does not crumble, but flows, dry, but takes and holds any shape.

Rainbow sand is very suitable for entertaining a child; the child likes to touch it, hold it in his hands, knead it like plasticine, make different figures, and simply “pour” it from hand to hand. The first time my child tried to play with this sand, he was completely delighted and surprised how sand could do this! But, of course, I explained to my 5-year-old daughter that this is a special, “magic” sand.

We played together, used molds together and just sculpted with our hands.

Another advantage of colored rainbow sand is that you can mix existing colors and get new ones!

In order to play with rainbow sand, you need to come up with a sandbox, in our case there was an unnecessary cardboard box with high walls, this is important! The sand is so fine, and the child is not always careful, that you have to collect sand from the table and from the floor with a damp cloth; we also had it on our clothes.

U Rainbow sand from LORI from the Home sandbox series there are a few drawbacks, as I said, it's strong bad smell, adhesion of small particles to skin and clothing, and lack of toxicity information.

Despite the identified shortcomings, I would like to recommend that parents and grandparents engage in such activities with such sand more often with their children! They develop fine motor skills well, provide room for the child's (and adult's) imagination and creativity, and I also believe that they calm the child's psyche when he works with materials like rainbow sand! But I ask you, be vigilant and watch how your child plays in the rainbow sand, without leaving his side, even if he is already 5 years old or more!

Thank you for your attention and have fun playing!

Fine motor skills are the ability to perform small and precise movements of the hands and fingers and toes as a result of the coordinated actions of the most important systems: nervous, muscular and skeletal.

The development of fine motor skills directly affects the development of speech and mental abilities of children. You need to start developing your hands, fingers and palms from infancy until school, increasing the level of difficulty every year.

1. Developmental mat

First, you can buy an orthopedic relief mat. It treats and prevents flat feet, strengthens muscles and ligaments, and relieves fatigue from the legs. The rugs have different surface, there are such as: “grass”, “thorns”, “hard stones”, “soft stones”, “cones” and others. Foot massage will pleasantly surprise not only children, but also adults.

For older children, you can find rugs that fit together like puzzles. These mosaics often have letters or numbers - the child can make up numbers or words.

2. Figures on magnets

Be sure to buy refrigerator magnets. Very young children will begin to develop a grasping reflex and the skill of moving magnets. Older children will be interested in learning letters and numbers with the help of magnets, and then they will develop a love for arranging syllables and words, and an interest in counting. With an interesting set of animal-shaped magnets, your child will quickly learn the names of all pets and wild animals.

3. Play dough or polymer clay

Modeling dough and polymer clay massage the fingertips, improve tactile sensitivity, develop imagination and analytical skills. It is during modeling that a child can begin to study geometric shapes and learn to combine them. Suitable for the smallest sculptors salty dough, kids can taste it - it's completely harmless. Older children can sculpt figures from clay - the crafts will harden and can be kept as a souvenir.

4. Kinetic sand

If you want to surprise your child with something completely unusual, you can purchase kinetic sand, consisting of quartz sand and the synthetic additive E900. It is absolutely safe, more flexible than ordinary sand, does not dry out and does not stick to your hands. You can use it to build figures, castles and much more. Sand comes in different colors.

5. Easels and drawing boards

What child doesn't like to draw? Therefore, any child will be delighted with this purchase. Drawing is not only fun, but also useful, as it good development creative abilities, sense of style and composition and, of course, self-expression of the child. Many mothers choose 2-in-1 easels with a chalk board and a magnetic board on which you can draw with felt-tip pens.

6. Finger coloring

These coloring books are suitable for kids who cannot hold a brush in their hand, and for those who are older. The toy will help the child learn to control the span of the hand (arm) and not go beyond the limits, feel the force of pressure, and the child will also try to mix the palette. Typically, coloring calms the baby’s nervous system, develops coordination of movements, and promotes creative process and imagination.

7. Mushroom screw and screw designs

Mushroom screw - wonderful simple toy, which shows the screwing mechanism. The mushroom has a cap with a screw and a stem with a hole through which one can observe how the screw is screwed into the stem. The process develops manual dexterity and strengthens the muscles of the hand and wrist.

For older children, there are construction kits where you can assemble cars, houses, airplanes and much more using nuts and bolts. Who knows, maybe your child is a future engineer?

8. Laces

If there are still no laces among your child’s toys, then this should be corrected urgently. Lacing games help develop perseverance, logic, and improve the eye and flexibility of the hand.

To begin with, you can learn how to put colorful pasta on a thread or wooden Toys, then sew on a button (with a wooden needle), study possible ways lacing (stitches, cross stitches), then go to the plot lacing, where you need to sew on the missing parts. At the highest level, you can even “lace” entire compositions together.

9. Lego

Every child should have this toy, because it trains modeling and design skills, trains creativity, memory, observation and attentiveness, and children simply really like it.

The beauty of this toy is that it is suitable for any age (for children under 3 years old, the construction sets are larger, for older ones - smaller). It is worth noting that the Lego collections include a wide variety of models - from fire engines and ambulances, boats to entire islands or even cities.

10. Finger Theater

If you feel that your child often works with one hand (or the same fingers), pay attention to finger theater. This toy will help develop all the fingers on both hands, strengthen the hand (which prepares for writing), improve imagination, thinking, memory, stimulate the speech apparatus, and also help the child better navigate in space.

When purchasing a theater, remember that you need to take seriously the preparation of the stage, the search for spectators (toys or relatives), the distribution of roles and the very process of the game. And who knows, maybe there is a little director growing up in your family?

Kinetic sand, or kinetic sand, is a unique product from Sweden designed for children's games and creativity. Coming into contact with this wonderful invention, a person receives an unforgettable kinetic sensation. Kinetic sand is regularly used in psychotherapy and art therapy as a sedative. However, parents of children are worried about the age at which kinetic sand can be offered to children so that the game is absolutely safe. We will tell you about these and other subtleties.

What it is?

Before you understand at what age kinetic sand can be given to children, you should understand what this product is. Kinetic sand is a special type of sand created by Swedish manufacturers and intended for children's creativity. This implies that the product has undergone a series of studies for safety and hypoallergenicity. In Sweden, they pay close attention to the quality of children's toys, so you don't have to worry about the naturalness of a certified product.

The sand is silicon dioxide, or ordinary quartz sand, which is found in the toy in an amount of 98%. The remaining 2% comes from polydimethylsiloxane, which is known to many adults under the pharmacy name “Enterosgel”. Thus, kinetic modeling sand can even be called edible. Of course, this does not mean that children can be allowed to put it in their mouth, just as they should not try regular sand. But if your baby takes a little of this substance into his mouth without your supervision, nothing bad will happen to him.

If you are seriously concerned about the age at which kinetic sand can be offered to a child, remember that Kinetic sand does not contain bacteria (they simply do not live in it) and does not cause allergies. Consequently, the decision at what age to offer kinetic sand to a baby is limited only by the parents’ fears that the child may put the toy in his mouth. In this regard, the manufacturers noted in the instructions at what age should kinetic sand be given to a child. Optimal age for this - from 3 years.

Kinetic modeling sand comes in several shades. You can purchase a toy in a traditional sand color, red or blue. Many parents are afraid that the composition may contain dyes that are aggressive to the baby’s skin, but this is not the case. The painting is completely natural, so it does not cause negative reactions.

How to play?

What does the toy develop and what can be made from kinetic sand? Everything is the same as in a regular sandbox. And even more:

• geometric figures;
• outlines of animals and fairy-tale heroes;
• balloons;
• cakes;
• vegetables and fruits;
• cities, castles, roads.

And much more. The properties of the product allow you to sculpt both using molds and by hand:

• fluid;
• molds and cuts well;
• does not stick;
• does not crumble;
• Excellent removal from smooth surfaces;
• does not crumble;
• there is no need to add water to it, as to ordinary sand;
• has a pleasant smell.

Many of these properties help to distinguish natural Swedish products from counterfeits. For example, Chinese toys have a strong chemical smell, so they are cheaper, but also dangerous. The fake does not hold its shape well, forms lumps and after a while turns into a dirty sticky mass. This does not happen with a real kineticist. It is easy to remove from the table: just roll a lump of sand on the table so that the crumbs collect into a common mass. If you still have little idea what kinetic sand is, at what age you can play it, watch the video and photos on this topic.

For the game you may need accessories that can be ordered in any thematic online store:

• molds;
• plastic sandboxes;
• cylinders for squeezing out sand.

Kinetic sand has a beneficial effect on children and adults:

• calms the nervous system;
• strengthens muscle tone (suitable for classes with children with disabilities in physical and mental development);
• improves coordination;
• relieves negativity and stress.

Sand also helps develop skills in a child that will help them achieve success in the future:

• Attention. Working with sand figures, the baby learns to switch attention and choose between main and secondary actions.
• Observation. This quality will help the child better adapt to life in the world around him, prove himself in school and professional activity. Skill development occurs through observation of the properties of the material.
• Fantasy. Sand allows you to create various figures, and the child will come up with them himself. Perhaps your baby will show artistic, artistic, musical abilities?
• Memory. This is an important skill that results from well-developed fine motor skills. Sand will help you develop this skill in your child.
• Thinking. By inventing and experimenting, your baby learns to reason and reflect. Without this skill he will have a hard time in life.

As you can see, kinetic sand, no matter what age a child begins to master it, will have a positive effect on personal development.

Where to order?

Any children's internet The store is now ready to offer kinetic sand. When choosing a supplier, it is important not to encounter counterfeits. It is best to place an order on the website of the direct manufacturer in Sweden. This way you are guaranteed to purchase a quality toy.

When deciding where to buy kinetic sand, pay attention to the price of the product in different stores. A low price indicates that they are trying to sell you a fake that will not last long and will not differ best properties. So if you are wondering at what age should you give your child kinetic sand, and if your baby is still small enough, take care high quality purchased goods.

Customers' opinions

Kinetic sand received not just positive, but enthusiastic reviews. Even moms and dads were happy to join in the game, making figures and castles. Adults claim that sand helps them relieve stress after a hard day.

Most of the questions online arise about the age at which kinetic sand should be offered to a baby. There is no clear guideline. If already at two years old the baby knows what sand is, knows how to handle it and does not put it in his mouth, you can safely organize a home sandbox for him. If the baby still wants to taste everything, you should wait or play with sand only in the presence of adults.

Negative reviews about the toy are mainly associated with attempts to purchase more cheap option. As a result, buyers were faced with counterfeits that had a pronounced chemical odor, had a negative effect on the skin, and quickly deteriorated. On the other hand, many parents complain that sand is too expensive. For a full-fledged game you need at least 2-3 kg of sand, which will cost about 2 thousand rubles, and half a kilogram will not bring creative pleasure to the baby.

So, kinetic sand can be a wonderful gift for a child. You shouldn’t buy too many at once: your child may not like or get bored with the toy. But if the baby gets carried away with creativity, you can later buy sand. It's not difficult to do this at all.

“Kinetic sand as a means of developing fine motor skills of the hands and cognitive sphere in preschool children”

All children love to play with sand and sculpt with plasticine. Kinetic sand successfully combines the properties of these two materials and is a universal toy for children's creativity.

Kinetic sand(or as it is also called - Smart sand ) is an innovative material for creativity and games, educational and cognitive process, it is a unique material for children's creativity. At first glance, it resembles wet sea sand, but as soon as you take it in your hands, its unusual properties. It flows through your fingers and remains dry at the same time. It is loose, but you can build a variety of shapes from it. It is pleasant to the touch, does not leave marks on the hands and can be used as a relaxing and therapeutic agent. With its help the child will be absorbed exciting game. In essence, kinetic sand is no different from ordinary quartz sand, but has some advantageous features due to the presence of a polymer binder in its composition. Possessing sufficient flowability, it at the same time easily takes and retains a given shape for a long time. These valuable qualities make kinetic sand a very convenient material even for the smallest “sculptors”.

Modeling with kinetic sand is very useful for a child. This is a great opportunity not only to entertain the baby, but also to intensify the process of his individual development. Kinetic sand is available at any time of the year, regardless of the weather outside the window. It is easy to clean, the grains of sand stick to themselves and can be collected with a sand lump.

Why is kinetic sand useful for children?

Manipulation with sand has a beneficial effect on the emotional state of the child, helps to relax and teaches concentration. This material is widely used by child psychologists.

Playing with kinetic sand, even alone, is very useful and exciting, and in the company of peers it helps to develop basic communication skills.

Playing with sand helps develop fine motor skills. Many people have probably already tried to do something similar using cereals, beads or drawing. But baby it's difficult for real They simply don’t have the patience to get carried away with stringing beads on a thread, drawing each line, and scattering peas or millet around the kitchen is much more interesting than sorting them out grain by grain. Kinetic sand is the optimal solution. When sculpting with sand, each child's finger is actively involved in the process, which allows for the creation of new strong neural connections in the brain. This, in turn, allows you to develop speech and activate the baby’s creative inclinations.

Sand activities promote the development of creative imagination. Imagination plays a vital role in the life of every child. After all, this is not only an emotional flight of fantasy, but also a way of comprehending the world around us that removes all spatial and temporal restrictions. Imagination allows a child to imagine and create something that he is not yet familiar with or that does not exist in reality. This expands the boundaries of children's capabilities and inspires the child to learn and create.

At first, the baby will most likely make mounds, slides, and little beads out of kinetic sand, then little by little he will move on to more complex shapes. The child will learn to use various auxiliary objects to obtain new forms. It will be very good if adults unobtrusively tell him several solutions for handling sand: how to make figures with clear shapes, like crumbly ones, how to involve other toys in the process: for example, kinetic sand can become a material for building a farm, or a village, or mountain range with toy inhabitants.

Types of games with kinetic sand:

1. Game “Bakers”: knead sand like dough, make flat cakes, pies...;

2. Game “Octopuses”: children leave handprints and then add beads to them to create the faces of octopuses and fish;

3. Constructing figures using molds (volumetric or flat). You can select molds in accordance with the lexical topic being studied (transport, geometric shapes, vegetables, fruits, animals...);

4. Game “Hide and Seek”: small toys are hidden in the sand, children pour sand to find them;

5. Game “Guess”: letters are hidden in the sand, after the child finds them, he needs to make a word from them;

6. Game “Beads”: you can make beads from buttons, beans, shells, pasta...;

7. Typing words: using the letters of the magnetic alphabet (you can roll out sand with a rolling pin and print, during this game you can develop sound-letter analysis and synthesis);

8. Write, draw with your fingers, with a sharp stick in the sand (letters, words, drawings);

9. You can sculpt letters and numbers from sand (after all, if you make them yourself, they are easier to remember).