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Child development from 5 to 6 years old: features, tasks, games
The age of 5 to 6 is the preparatory age for school, so it is important to pay great attention to the development of the child from 5 to 6. There is a certain list of skills that a child should already possess by this age. School life is very different from kindergarten, so your son or your daughter should become more independent during this period.
List of skills a child should have by age 5
If you spent a lot of time with your child and paid attention to his development, then by the age of 5 he should have many important skills. But this does not mean that after that you can stop classes, because the period of preparation for school is a very important time.
The development of a child from 5 to 6 years old should be about preparing for school and developing the skills necessary for this.
Skills that a preschooler should possess:
- His average vocabulary is about 3 thousand words;
- He knows his address;
- The length of the sentences he speaks is about 6 words;
- He knows how to make complex sentences;
- Pronunciation of sounds must be clear and correct;
- He knows how to determine the right and left sides;
- The child knows the rules of hygiene. He should be able to wash his face, wash his hands before eating, dress and undress himself.
- He also knows the rules of etiquette: say hello, say goodbye, thank and behave culturally.
Analyze if your child has all of these skills. If not, do some extra work with him.
Features of the development of preschoolers
Development in this age has characteristic features:
- Pay close attention to targeted learning. If earlier training was of an arbitrary nature, now it is important to teach a preschooler to do what he is required to do.
- Remember, he still needs games. Although the bias is made to prepare for school, play activities in this make up an important part.
- A child at this age is still poorly oriented in time and does not know how many minutes he spends on any activity.
- The preschooler remembers things of interest, but he also quickly forgets them.
This is what you should pay attention to and remember this. If you work with your child before school, then it will more easily integrate into the learning process at school.
Tasks for the development of a preschooler
At this age, it is necessary to pay attention to the development of 5 skills in a child:
- Attention;
- Thinking;
- Imagination;
- Memory;
- Perception.
Therefore, during classes, you need to use games that will contribute to the development of these skills. For example:
- To develop thinking, sculpt from plasticine, draw, design and read with the preschooler.
- Use all types of memory in play. Basically, many children have developed visual and auditory memory. So, listen to fairy tales with the child and ask them to retell them, show them to the picture and then ask them to remember what was on them.
- Use a role model during games. Have your child imagine himself as a doctor, teacher, pilot, or astronaut. So, he will develop the imagination.
- If the child has problems with speech, then contact a speech therapist.
- Start teaching your preschooler to read. To do this, let him choose books on his own, or buy bright and eye-catching ones.
By focusing on the development of these 5 components, you will help your child get ready for school. If this is not done, then it will be much more difficult for him to study.
In the first grade, the difference in the development of children is very noticeable. Those with whom the parents studied learn better and learn the material faster.