GAME AS A MEANS OF HARMONIOUS DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN OF ELDERLY PRESCHOOL AND YOUNGER SCHOOL AGE

Abstract

The article examines the role of play as an effective means of harmonious development of a child of senior preschool and primary school age. Play serves as a natural environment for the formation of key competencies, including social, cognitive, speech and emotional. The authors analyzed the pedagogical potential of various types of games, as well as their impact on the development of imagination, thinking, speech and the ability to cooperate. The article presents the themes of games of various directions for children of senior preschool and primary school age.

It was found that high-quality support for play activities in a preschool and general secondary education institution is an important condition for the development of a child's personality and is carried out through the psychological and pedagogical influence of an adult. Children's play serves as an indicator of social status and is one of the main means of forming value orientations of a person. The article emphasizes that play cannot be ignored, it is important to learn to manage it wisely, stimulate children's play activities and provide the necessary training that will help children independently determine themselves in a game situation. According to the authors, the game cannot be ignored, it is important to learn to manage it wisely, stimulate children's play activities and provide the necessary training that will help children independently determine themselves in the game situation.

Interaction during the game helps the child develop cooperation skills, the ability to compromise and mutual understanding, and also contributes to the formation of social skills and responsibility. It was found that the game contributes to the development of mental processes, the formation of new types of mental activity and the acquisition of knowledge and skills in children, since during the game mental actions are gradually and without coercion mastered. Emphasis is placed on the methods of implementing game activities in preschool education institutions and general secondary education institutions.