The preschool age of the child is crucial in shaping the foundations of physical and mental health. During this period, a person goes through a huge unique development path. It is in childhood that all organs and systems intensively develop, a personality, an attitude towards oneself and the world is formed. Now it is important to set the formation of every child’s desire for a healthy lifestyle, systematic physical education and sports.
Health Care in Kindergarten
Preschool educational institutions provide a whole range of measures to preserve and strengthen children's health. This complex is called "health-saving technology." Their meaning is to unite doctors, teachers, parents and children with a common goal. This is a system of health-improving, preventive and corrective measures carried out in the process of preschool education.
What kind of events are held in kindergarten? This is a group work, warm-ups and gymnastics, sports and outdoor games, relaxation sessions and dynamic pauses for preschoolers. In addition, finger and breathing exercises, as well as exercises for the eyes.
What are dynamic pauses for preschoolers?
These are small active classes conducted throughout the day, satisfying the natural need of each child in movement. A kid of this age is vitally necessary to run, jump, ride on one leg, copy others, portray birds and animals. Planned sports activities and outdoor walks to meet this need, as a rule, are not enough. Modern children are often loaded with useful but sedentary tasks: drawing and modeling, learning the basics of counting and writing. Such classes must necessarily alternate with moving.
What is the meaning of the dynamic pauses for preschoolers? They entertain children, create an atmosphere conducive to learning, carry elements of relaxation, relieve nervous tension from overload, unite children together, promote interaction, educate and instill communication skills, teach new skills and knowledge, develop attention, speech, thinking and memory. They are also able to unobtrusively correct emotional problems in a child’s behavior, prevent psychological disorders, and contribute to recovery.
How are they carried out?
What, in fact, are dynamic pauses for preschoolers? These are outdoor games, round dances, exercises to control posture, physical exercises and finger games, as well as massage of the hands and face, exercises to rhythmic music and special classes in valeology. Such classes can be started in the morning. For example, to build children in a circle, inviting everyone to reach out and say hello to their neighbors. You can combine children in pairs and invite them to become elbow to elbow, shoulder to shoulder, back to back. Such pauses not only entertain children, cheer up and allow you to finally wake up in the morning, but also contribute to the establishment of a friendly atmosphere in the team.
The correct development of sound pronunciation is very important at this age, so classes must be with words. Dynamic pauses for preschoolers 6-7 years old must certainly include proverbs and sayings on various topics, small poetic texts. You can invite children to recite funny poems about animals with the teacher, you can accompany this with a variety of movements.
We train fine motor skills
The degree of development of fine manual motility is one of the most important indications of the overall development of the child. There are whole techniques for developing and maintaining health through finger games and hand massage. Already at the age of two, kids can be taught self-massage techniques. There are a lot of funny and instructive poems dedicated to children's hands and each finger individually, which they memorize with pleasure and accompany with fun exercises.
You need to massage your fingers alternately from the big to the little finger. Each finger is stroked from tip to base, simultaneously reciting rhymed riddles and nursery rhymes. Palms can be massaged with balls of different sizes, a hexagon pencil or rosary - these are also dynamic pauses for preschoolers. The older group (starting from 5 years old) is already able to understand what self-massage of the face is for the prevention of influenza and SARS. Children are taught to look for special points on the face and neck, by pressing and massage of which you can prevent the development of a cold.
Other games and exercises
The set of physical exercises used in dynamic pauses is aimed at correcting posture, preventing flat feet, strengthening muscles and developing coordination. Exercises are held at the same time as reading poetry, fun music, score or ditties. Dynamic pauses for preschoolers to the music also have a very positive effect on children who are happy to move, dance and jump, on a command they tap their rhythm on a tambourine or drum with their fingers.
For the development of coordination of movements, walking backwards, throwing the ball, and games with a skipping rope are also used. There are many games where children must portray certain characters or guess who or what is being discussed, according to characteristic movements. During training sessions, sitting children can be offered to do a “dry wash” - to rub their hands, “wash” their face, comb their hair, massage eyebrows, stroke the nose wings with index fingers, rub their lips and earlobes.