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Outdoor music games for children in kindergarten
Outdoor games are best done with music. It’s useful and fun. Even those kids who are used to sitting out in a corner can be captivated into such a game.
These games are designed for preschoolers. They all follow the same pattern. Children learn a simple rhyme, and then repeat it in chorus, performing certain actions. All this is accompanied by music. You can also find entries that already contain words. This way, kids don’t have to memorize them, they just do the right things.
Music games for children develop hearing, attention, memory
Here are the names of the most popular children’s games with musical accompaniment:
- The deer has a big house;
- Loaf;
- Golden Gate;
- Swan geese;
- Zainki and the wolf;
- Vaska the cat;
- Chickens and cockerel;
- Chickens;
- Round dance.
Such entertainment requires preparation, first of all, from an adult, because he needs to choose a game and music for it, write on a piece of paper or even learn words, teach words, the rules of the game and the movements of children.
Why play with music in kindergarten
It is most interesting to play such games in kindergarten, because there is a large team and there is always a company for games. But you can also use them to entertain the company of children at a children’s party, in the yard or during breaks in elementary school.
Such games develop an ear for music in children and help them learn musical notation. Also, with the help of play rhymes, children can learn new material, gain knowledge. They are bored with learning something like adults, and with the help of poetry and songs you can keep their interest and convey the necessary information.
These games train attention and memory.
Similar entertainments are also useful as a warm-up. After the children have done something calm, you can give them some play exercises. For preschoolers, a regular change of activity is important.
An example of a musical outdoor game
The simplest and most famous example is a game called “trickle”. She is one of the few where you do not need to learn any words, and any music will do, as long as it is rhythmic.
The essence of the game is simple. The children are split in pairs and become pair by pair. They join hands and lift them up. It turns out a kind of arch. The presenter runs under the arch, grabs the hand of one of the participants and leads him to the end. There they form a new pair. The one who was left without a pair runs forward outside the arch and becomes the new leader.
Despite the simplicity of the game, children love to warm up to play it, everyone hopes to become the one they choose, or the new leader.
The music in this game is important because it sets the rhythm. It is important that the children run quickly, like a trickle. For older children, the task can be complicated. Choose music that gradually picks up the pace. Toddlers should watch this and speed up with the music. Please note that it is interesting to play “trickle” only in a large team.
Prepare in advance the musical accompaniment for children’s entertainment in the kindergarten or on holidays. This will help you keep your little ones’ attention and keep them from getting bored.