Sedentary play in kindergarten as a form of physical development work
Preschoolers move a lot during the day in kindergarten: they learn dance moves with a music director, do physical education, and do exercises in a group and on walks. Teachers teach preschoolers outdoor games in order to expand their gaming experience, because children prefer other entertainment in independent activities . The attention of children of the 21st century is captured by television and computer technology. The guys relax after classes and on weekends, playing mobile applications or watching cartoons.
Modern children spend a lot of time in front of television screens
Sedentary games are games with little activity intensity. They contain all the basic movements: walking, running, jumping, squats, swings, throwing, etc. The purpose of holding sedentary games in kindergarten is to teach preschoolers a playful way to reduce physical activity. How often children are scolded for not being able to calm down instantly after a frisky game! But this is a natural state; the child, due to the characteristics of the nervous system, is unable to regulate emotional and muscular arousal as directed. During their stay in kindergarten, children learn that every outdoor game has a completion stage - a short period of time during which physical activity gradually decreases. Children remember that intense play is followed by calm play.
The low-movement game “Ladushki” creates a good mood and helps to calm down after increased activity.
In addition, sedentary games are carried out as a form of change of activity in classes in a small room: in visual activities, cognitive and speech development. During these classes, children are in a sitting position, and outdoor games are recommended to prevent overexertion and fatigue. Of course, the game is chosen to be calm and held near the students’ workplaces.
Tip: if the content of the game corresponds to the topic of the lesson, this will arouse additional interest among the children.
For example, during a drawing lesson “Mouse” in a younger group, you can play the game “Tsapki”. The leading role of the teacher is the cat. He stretches his arms forward, palms down, and reads a joke (“There are mice gathered under my roof…”). Children play the role of little mice, placing their fingers under the “cat’s paws.” As soon as the joke is over, the children must sharply remove their fingers so that the cat does not catch the mice. At the end of the game, the teacher invites the children to take their jobs and draw for each of them a mouse that was able to escape from the cat.
Children enjoy playing games with animal characters, such as cat and mouse.
Like any form of activity in kindergarten, sedentary games are aimed at the diversified development of pupils. In addition to forming habits for a healthy lifestyle, these games introduce children to folk traditions: the text and characters are taken from folklore. Games can be aimed at developing reaction, attentiveness, and memory. Sedentary games can be played with the entire group of students at the same time, so that a sense of collectivism arises in the children.
Table: tasks of sedentary games in different age groups
| Age group of children | Tasks |
| First junior/nursery (1.5–3 years) |
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| Second youngest (3–4 years) |
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| Medium (4–5 years) |
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| Senior and preparatory (5–6 and 6–7 years old) |
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The game “Dwarfs and Giants” develops auditory attention: children perform movements only in response to agreed commands
Types of sedentary games
Low mobility games are classified according to their content:
- Plotless games. The rules do not provide for division into roles, and there is no script in the game. Plotless games are based on completing tasks: find, repeat, remember, transfer, change, etc. These games develop attentiveness, memory, and motor skills.
Plotless games are often perceived by children as a kind of challenge to their abilities: “Can you do it like me?” And they like it, because every child copies the actions of adults in everyday life, wants to be as skillful as their parents and educators. When my kids were little (3 and 4 years old), calming them down after loud play was easy with imitation games. “Guys, I know how to assume the poses of sea animals! Can you repeat it?" There was no need to persuade, the children joined in the game with pleasure.
In the game "Shadow" children take poses shown by the leader
- Story games. The rules are based on a fairy-tale or everyday situation. The scenario assumes a distribution of roles: the leader is a cat, the participants are sparrows, for example. Story games are accompanied by poetic text or the performance of a short song. Children learn expressive role-playing in these quiet games, as well as develop reaction speed and coordination with words. In story games, it is recommended to use role-playing hats and masks, medallions with images of characters. There are few story games with low mobility. The finished collections feature mostly quiet games without roles. Tip: Try changing the rules of high- and medium-mobility story games so that the movements in the game have a low intensity. For example, story games with catching participants (“Wolf and Hares”, “Bear and Bees”, “Cat and Sparrows”) become sedentary if scattered running is replaced with calm actions. The hares are standing - the wolf can catch them. If the bunny sits down, he is in the house. Guys can hide from the leader by covering their eyes with their palms, covering their heads with a scarf, placing their hands in a “house” above their heads. In such games, the participants should be located in a circle, and the leader should be located inside it, but not in the center (so that everyone can see).
In the sedentary version of the game “The Wolf and the Hares,” the rabbit participants do not run away from the leader, but cover their eyes with their palms
- Folk games are fun based on fairy tales, accompanied by folklore texts. Sedentary games use songs, nursery rhymes and jokes (rhythmic short stories with game movements). Russian folk games instill in children a sensitive attitude to the traditions of the country, a love for their native nature. The popular game “Ring” can be defined as medium-moving: the one who received the ring tries to run to the leader, and the rest of the participants catch up with him and try to hold him. It is possible to reduce the intensity of the game by simplifying the task of the player with the ring. The presenter does not move far from the participants sitting in a row, but retreats one step. Thus, to win, the person who receives the ring needs to get up and take a step towards the leader.
The folk game “Ring” develops reaction speed in children
Our ancestors carried out various outdoor activities, in accordance with the seasons. In folk games, motifs associated with the calendar rituals of the Slavs have been preserved. Summer outdoor games contain movements that imitate field work. Autumn is dedicated to harvesting. Winter games are “violent” because at this time of year the peasants were free from working in the fields. In spring games the sun is invited.
Round dancing games at a calm pace with imitation of the movements of field work are carried out during walks
Calm, entertaining tasks
It is advisable to alternate active competitions with calm competitions that require attention, intelligence and ingenuity. In small rooms they are easy to carry out so that children enjoy playing in them, they should be fun and include fun tasks.
Inside out
The presenter pronounces the words, the children arrange the letters in reverse order, write the resulting word, for example, having heard “pencil case”, the child writes “lanep”, the word table - “lot”. Use a variety of words appropriate to the age of the players.
New fairy tale
Children are invited to turn into good wizards to help the sad story. Choose any fairy tale with a sad ending, and then ask the children to come up with a happy ending. Prepare your props and act out the scene.
Speak without hesitation
Participants receive a piece of paper with a picture, and the child who reads it the fastest wins.
Drawing blindly
Two teams participate, the players must draw a car blindly, the children take turns blindfolded and asked to draw one part of the car.
The one who is more like the real one wins.
Guess the song
This is a competition in which groups of children are given cards depicting various objects, animals, plants and things from famous songs.
Teams must guess which songs are encrypted in the pictures, the drawn train can mean the song “Blue Car”, the red-haired boy can mean the song “Red, Red, in a Mask”, the image of a mammoth can mean “Song about the Mammoth”. Caring parents can always make their children's holidays interesting if they take a creative approach to organizing it. A selection of fun games for children will help them with this!
Card index of sedentary games in kindergarten
Games based on folklore material are played with younger pupils. It is recommended to use musical accompaniment for sedentary games: instrumental melodies at a slow tempo, folk songs, recordings of nature sounds.
Older preschoolers often play outdoor games during independent study. A musical background also helps to orient them in the need to transition from high-intensity play to sedentary play. The music sounds at a fast pace - the games are appropriate, the music is slow - it’s time to play more calmly.
The selection of games presented below is based on the program by N. E. Veraksa “From birth to school” and the methodological manual by O. E. Gromova “Outdoor games for children of the Federal State Educational Standard for Education”.
The game must correspond to the age and interests of the students
Games for children 1.5–4 years old
In the first and second junior groups, the following sedentary games are recommended:
- “All the kittens washed their paws”;
- “Where are the pens”;
- “Once upon a time there were bunnies”;
- "Bunny";
- "Carousels";
- “The cat came to the stove”;
- “The cat lets out its claws”;
- "Ladushki";
- “It flies - it doesn’t fly”;
- “Mice and the Cat”/“Tsapki” (option where the mice are the children’s fingers);
- "Find a toy";
- "Find your color";
- “Two met...”;
- "Blow up, bubble";
- "Sun and Rain";
- "Silence";
- “Don’t wake the bear!”;
- “Cold - warm”;
- "Humpty Dumpty";
- “The king walked through the forest”;
- “These are eyes, here, here!”
Examples of collections of games with detailed descriptions for pupils of younger groups:
- Card index of sedentary games in the first junior group (Sorokina T.S.);
- Games of low mobility with children of the second younger group (Tararukhina T.V.).
Photo gallery: examples of cards with game descriptions
Game “Where are the pens?” designed for very young children, it is recommended to play it first in subgroups of 2-3 people
The game "Bunny" develops gross motor skills of children
“Ladushki” is learned in pairs: a child and a teacher
The game “The Rain Came Out for a Walk” develops reaction speed and fine motor skills
The game “Find Your Color” develops children’s attention
“Blow up, bubble!” - a popular game in preschool educational institutions, it is played during classes, holidays, walks
In the game “Sunshine and Rain”, children move rhythmically and learn to play with an attribute (umbrella)
Children practice walking in a column in the game “Silence”
Toy search games develop children's attention
Ri is performed in the form of a round dance with movements according to the text
The game based on the poem “Humpty Dumpty” is aimed at relieving muscle tension
Games for children 4–7 years old
With pupils of the middle, senior and preparatory groups, you can conduct a variety of sedentary games, including:
- "Rope";
- "Balloon";
- “Where did you knock?”;
- "Prohibited movement";
- "Mirror";
- "How are you?";
- "Dwarfs and Giants";
- “Who is missing?”;
- "Ring";
- “Who am I in the family?”;
- "Linen";
- "Slow Turtle"
- “The sea is rough!”;
- "Find yourself a partner";
- “Find and remain silent”;
- “You can’t see anything”;
- “Nose-ear-nose”;
- "On the path";
- "Trip to Moscow";
- “Edible-inedible”;
- "Three movements";
- "Weathervane"/"Four Elements";
- "Ball".
An example of a card index of games for older preschoolers can be seen here (author - O. S. Syapkaeva).
Photo gallery: cards with game descriptions
The game “Rope” promotes the development of beautiful posture and the development of a sense of balance
The game “Fishing Rod” develops attentiveness and reaction speed, trains in jumping on the spot
The Balloon game develops speech and motor skills at the same time.
By playing Mirror, children develop attentiveness
The game “Forbidden Movement” develops auditory attention and memory
In the game “How are you living?” children are given freedom to depict movements in the text
"Dwarves and Giants" - another fun game for attentiveness and reaction speed
There are different versions of the game “Ring”; in the sedentary version, the person who receives the ring does not need to run away
“The Sea is Rising” is one of the most popular low-mobility games
In the calm version of the game “Find Yourself a Mate,” running is replaced by walking
In the game “On a Level Path,” children improve their ability to coordinate movements with text
There is probably no child who does not know the game “Edible-Inedible”
The game “Four Elements” uses numbers to replace words, which activates children’s mental activity
“Who am I in the family?” - an example of a combination of a cognitive element in an outdoor game
The game “Find and remain silent” is often played at the final stage of a physical education lesson.
Card index of low mobility games for children 4-6 years old physical education card index (senior group) on the topic
Senior and middle preschool age card No. 1
Sedentary game “Who has the ball?”
Goal: To develop in children the ability to perform movements according to a signal, according to a word, quickly forming a circle. Practice the game together.
How to play: The players form a circle. The driver is selected. He stands in the center of the fight, and the rest move tightly towards each other, everyone’s hands behind their backs.
The teacher gives someone a ball (diameter 6-8 cm), and the children pass it around in a circle behind their backs. The driver tries to guess who has the ball. He says: “Hands!” - and the one being addressed must put both hands forward, palms up, as if showing that he does not have the ball. If the driver guessed correctly, he takes the ball and stands in a circle, and the one who has the ball begins to drive. The game is repeated 2-3 times.
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Senior and middle preschool age card No. 2
Sedentary game “Find and remain silent.”
Goal: To develop children's self-control and the ability to perform movements when given a signal.
Develop the quality of mindfulness
Progress of the game: The teacher hides an object in advance and offers to find it. The one who saw it comes up to the teacher and speaks quietly. When most of the children have completed the task, the teacher marks those who were the most attentive. Walking in a column one at a time.
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Senior and middle age card No. 3
Sedentary game “Flying or not flying”
Goal: To develop in children the ability to listen carefully, to consolidate the skill of building in a circle.
How to play: Children stand in a circle, with the teacher in the center. He names animate and inanimate objects that fly and do not fly. When naming an object, the teacher raises his hands. For example, the teacher says: “A bird flies, a chair flies, a plane flies,” etc. children should raise their hands up if a flying object is named.
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Senior group card No. 4
Sedentary game "Entertainers...".
Goal: to develop the ability to walk in an even circle, perform game actions in accordance with the text.
Progress of the game: A driver is selected - an entertainer who stands in the center of the circle formed by the children. Holding hands, children walk in a circle to the right (left) and say:
"In an even circle one after another
We are going step by step.
Stay where you are! together
Let's do it like this..."
the children stop, lower their hands, and the entertainer shows some movement, and everyone must repeat it. The game is repeated with another driver (3-4 times).
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Senior and middle preschool age card No. 5
Sedentary game “Guess by Voice.”
Purpose: To train children in forming in a circle; navigate in space, develop auditory attention
How to play: The driver stands in the center of the hall and closes his eyes. Children form a circle without holding hands, walk in a circle to the right and say: We have gathered in an even circle. Let's turn around suddenly, And how do we say; “Skok-skok-skok”, Guess whose holo. The words “skok-skok-skok” are pronounced by one child (as directed by the teacher). The driver opens his eyes and tries to guess who said these words. If he guesses correctly, that player takes his place. If the driver did not guess correctly, then when the game is repeated, he again plays this role. Children walk in a circle in the other direction. L.I. Penzulaeva “Physical education in kindergarten” (middle group) 2015
Senior and middle preschool age card No. 7
Sedentary game "Make a figure."
Goal: to learn to act on a signal from the teacher, to run across the entire playground without bumping into each other, to develop movement coordination
Progress of the game: At the teacher’s signal, all children scatter around the hall (area). At the next signal (hitting the tambourine), all players stop at the place where the team found them and take some pose. The teacher notes those whose figures he liked (turned out to be the most successful). The game is repeated 2-3 times (you can assign and select a driver who will determine whose figure is better).
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Senior and middle preschool age card No. 6
Sedentary game "Find the object."
Goal: to develop endurance and observation skills in children
Progress of the game: children sit along the wall. The teacher shows the children a flag and says that he will hide it. Then the teacher invites the children to stand up and turn towards the wall. After making sure that none of the children are looking, the teacher hides the flag, after which he says “it’s time.” Children begin to look for the hidden flag. Whoever finds it first hides it. Repeat the game 3-4 times.
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Senior and middle preschool age card No. 8
Sedentary game “Hello, friend!”
Goal: Practice walking in a circle, coordinating movements with the text
Progress of the game: Children stand in a circle. The teacher reads the poem and performs the appropriate movements. Children repeat the movements
| Hello Friend! - extend the right arm to the side Hello Friend! – Extend the left arm to the side Get in a circle quickly, they hold hands | We will go in a circle and find friends for ourselves - they go in a circle Hello bunny! – wave their right hand above their head Hello hedgehog! – wave their left hand above their head What a good day! – raise both hands up. |
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Senior and middle preschool age card No. 9
Sedentary game "Let's find the tracks of the hare."
Goal: to develop observation, visual attention
Progress of the game: The teacher advances to some place on the site and gradually brings the children to them. The first one to see the tracks is considered the winner.
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Senior and middle preschool age card No. 10
Sedentary game “Who left?”
Goal: develop attentiveness, learn to play together.
How to play: Children stand in a circle or semicircle. The teacher asks one child to remember those who are nearby (five to six people), and then leave the room or turn away and close his eyes. One of the children is hiding. The teacher asks: “Guess who left?” If the child guesses correctly, he chooses someone instead of himself. If he makes a mistake, he turns away again and closes his eyes, and the one who was hiding returns to his place. The guesser must name it
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Senior and middle preschool age card No. 11
Sedentary game “What has changed?”
Goal: To develop spatial orientation in children. Develop visual attention
Progress of the game: One of the players is chosen as the driver - this is a wolf. The rest of the children pretend to be hares. On one side of the hall, the “hares” make “houses” for themselves (circles made of cords or large-diameter hoops). At the beginning, the “hares” are in their “houses”, the “wolf” is at the other end of the hall “in the ravine”).
| The teacher says: The bunnies are jumping, hop, hop, hop, To the green meadow. | They pinch the grass, eat it, Listen carefully Is there a wolf coming? |
The “hares” jump out of the “houses” on two legs and run around the entire hall (area), jump on two legs, sit down, nibble the grass and look around to see if a wolf is coming. When the teacher says the last word, the wolf comes out of the ravine and runs after the “hares”, trying to catch (touch) them. The “hares” each run away to their own “house”. The captured “hares” are “taken” by the will into their “ravine”. The game resumes. After 2-3 “hares” are caught, another “wolf” is chosen.
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Senior and middle preschool age card No. 12
Sedentary game “Tops and Roots”.
Goal: to develop the ability to catch the ball, to develop the ability to listen
How to play: Children form a circle or line. In the center of the circle or in front of the line stands an adult (driver) with a large ball in his hands (one of the children can lead the game). The driver throws the ball, naming some vegetable, and the children catch the ball, name the edible part and throw the ball to the driver. Driver. Eggplant. 1st child. Tops. Driver. Radish. 2nd child. Roots. Driver. Cabbage. 3rd child. Tops. Driver. Potato. 4th child. Roots. Driver. Strawberry. 5th child. Tops. Driver. Garlic. 6th child. Roots. Driver. Cucumbers. 7th child. Tops. Children who have never made a mistake are recognized
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Senior and middle preschool age card No. 13
Sedentary game "Echo".
Purpose: the game serves to exercise phonemic awareness and accuracy of auditory perception
Progress of the game: Before the game, the adult addresses the children: Have you ever heard an echo? When you travel in the mountains or through a forest, pass through an arch or are in a large empty hall, you may encounter an echo. That is, of course, you won’t be able to see it, but you can hear it. If you say: “Echo, hello!”, then it will answer you: “Echo, hello!”, because it always repeats exactly what you tell it. Now let's play echo.
Then they appoint a driver - “Echo”, who must repeat what he is told.
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Senior and middle preschool age card No. 14
Sedentary game "Carousel".
Goal: to consolidate the ability to walk and run in a circle, holding hands, to develop coordination of movement
Progress of the game: Children form a circle, holding the cord with their right hand, and walk in a circle, first slowly, then faster and start running. Movements are performed in accordance with the text spoken out loud:
| "Barely, barely, barely, barely The carousels are spinning | And then around, around, Everybody run, run, run!” |
After the children have run 2-3 laps, the teacher stops them and gives a signal to change the direction of movement. The players turn in a circle and, grabbing the cord with the other hand, continue walking and running. Then the teacher says with the children:
“Hush, hush, don’t rush! Stop the carousel!
One-two, one-two. The game is over!”
The movement of the carousel gradually slows down. At the words “The game is over!” the children stop, put the cord on the ground and disperse throughout the playground.
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Senior and middle preschool age card No. 15
Sedentary game "Polar bears"
Goal: to teach how to dance beautifully, to connect movement with words; develop dexterity.
How to play: Children form a circle holding hands. They dance in a circle together with the teacher who pronounces the text.
Like snow on a hill, snow
And under the hill there is snow, snow. (They turn in the opposite direction and dance in a circle.)
And under the tree there is snow, snow,
And there is snow, snow on the tree. (Go to the center of the circle.)
And a bear sleeps under the tree.
Hush hush! Don't wake me up, sit down, don't make noise! (They squat down.)
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Senior and middle preschool age card No. 16
Sedentary game "Quiet-loud".
Goal: to develop the ability to play together, develop interest in games
Progress of the game: Using a counting rhyme, a driver is selected, he stands in the center of the circle and closes his eyes. The teacher gives one of the players an object that can be hidden (lace, ribbon). All children except the driver know who has the item. When the driver approaches this child, the children begin to clap their hands loudly; when he moves away, the clapping becomes quieter. The game continues until the driver finds the item. If he does not succeed for a long time, then another driver is selected.. L.I. Penzulaeva “Physical education in kindergarten” (Middle group) 2015
Senior and middle preschool age card No. 17
Sedentary game "Giants and Dwarves".
Purpose: to train children to act on cues
Progress of the game: The driver (most often an adult) explains to the children that he can only pronounce the words “giants” and “gnomes.” When the word “giants” is said, everyone should rise on their toes and raise their hands. And when you hear the word “gnomes,” everyone should sit down lower. The one who makes a mistake is out of the game.
Of course, the driver wants to ensure that the players make mistakes. To do this, he first pronounces the words “giants!” loudly and in a bass voice, and the “gnomes” - in a quiet, squeaky whisper. And then, at some point, it’s the other way around. Or when saying “giants,” the driver squats, and when saying “gnomes,” he rises on his tiptoes.
The pace of the game is accelerating and all players are gradually dropping out. The last player who has never made a mistake becomes the driver.
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Senior and middle preschool age card No. 18
Sedentary game "Let's find a sparrow (chicken, etc.").
Goal: develop visual attention, interest in games
Progress of the game: The teacher hides a toy chicken in some place in advance and offers to look for it. The one who notices where the toy is, approaches the teacher and quietly tells him about it. When most of the children have completed the task, the teacher allows them to go up to the toy and bring it.
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Senior and middle preschool age card No. 19
Sedentary game “Met”
Purpose: to train children to connect movement with words
How to play: For each line, alternately connect the fingers of the right and left hands, starting with the little finger.
On the last line, show the horns by extending your index fingers and little fingers.
Two kittens met: “Meow-meow!”
Two puppies: “Woof-woof!”
Two foals: “Igo-go!”
Two tiger cubs: “Rrr!”
Two bulls: “Moo!”
Look at the horns!
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Senior and middle preschool age card No. 20
Sedentary game “Run quietly”.
Goal: learn to move silently.
Progress of the game: Children are divided into groups of 4-5 people, divided into three groups and lined up. They choose a driver, he sits in the middle of the platform and closes his eyes. At the signal, one subgroup silently runs past the driver to the other end of the site. If the driver hears, he says “Stop!” and those running stop. Without opening his eyes, the driver says which group was running. If he correctly indicated the group, the children move aside. If you make a mistake, they return to their places. All groups run through this one by one. The group that ran quietly and that the driver could not detect wins.
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Senior and middle preschool age card No. 21
Sedentary game "Loaf".
Purpose: to train children to act on a signal, walk in a circle
How to play: Children form a circle. One child stands in the center of the circle. The rest of the players join hands and walk in a circle, saying:
On Serezha's birthday
We baked a loaf (They walk in a circle.)
That's how tall (They stop, rise on their toes, raising their arms at the same time.)
Here is such a lowland, (They squat down.)
Here are the dinners, (Converge to the center of the circle.)
This is the width. (They move back, expanding the circle.)
"Loaf, loaf,
Whoever you want, choose! (Clap their hands.)
The driver chooses any child to play the role of driver. He stands in the center of the circle. The game repeats itself.
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Senior and middle preschool age card No. 22
Sedentary game “Missing Hands”.
Goal: to practice the ability to combine movements with text
Progress of the game: The teacher shows the movements and pronounces the text, the children repeat the movements.
My pens are missing. (Hide their hands behind their back.)
Where are you, my little hands? (They look around.)
One two three four five,
Show yourself to me again. (Show hands, stretch them forward, twirl them.)
My legs are missing. (They sit down.)
Where are you, my little legs? (Cover your legs with your hands.)
One two three four five,
Show yourself to me again. (They get up and jump in place.)
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Senior and middle preschool age card No. 23
Sedentary game "Gawkers"
Purpose: to train children to act on a signal, to walk in an even circle
How to play: Children walk in a circle, one after another. At the presenter’s signal “Stop!” stop, make four claps, turn 180 degrees and start moving in the opposite direction. The one who makes a mistake leaves the game
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Senior and middle preschool age card No. 24
Sedentary game “This is me”.
Goal: To develop visual attention.
Progress of the game: “Children stand in a circle or scattered. The teacher shows the movements and says texts, the children repeat the movements.
| These are the eyes. Here. Here | Show first the right eye, then the left eye |
| These are ears. Here. Here | First take the left ear, then the right |
| This is the nose. This is the mouth | The left hand shows the nose, the right hand shows the mouth. |
| There's a backrest. There's a belly here | The left palm is placed on the back, the right palm on the stomach |
| These are hands. Clap. Clap. | Extend both hands, clap twice |
| These are the legs. Top, top. | Place your palms on your hips and stomp twice |
| Oh, we're tired. Let's wipe our brow. | The right palm is passed over the forehead |
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Senior and middle preschool age card No. 25
Sedentary game "Be careful."
Purpose: To train children in catching and throwing a ball. Strengthen knowledge about personal hygiene
How to play: Children form a circle. The teacher throws the ball randomly to the players. The person who catches the ball returns it, naming an object that helps to be clean, neat, and take care of oneself.
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Senior and middle preschool age card No. 26
Sedentary game "Silence".
Purpose: to train children to act on a signal, walk, run in all directions, and use the entire area of the hall.
Progress of the game: Children go around the hall in a column one at a time and say:
Silence by the pond.
The water doesn't sway
The reeds don't make noise,
Go to sleep, kids.
At the last words they stop, crouch, bow their heads and cover Borisov M.M. Sedentary games and play exercises for children 3-7 years old, 2015
Senior and middle preschool age card No. 27
Sedentary game “Tasty and Healthy”
Goal: to train children in catching and throwing a ball, to consolidate knowledge about healthy food
How to play: Children stand in a circle. The presenter throws the ball to the child, he catches it and throws it back, calling the product healthy food.
Senior and middle preschool age card No. 28
Sedentary game “For me, for you.”
Goal: develop the ability to coordinate movements with text
How to play: Children stand in a circle or scattered.
The teacher shows the movements and pronounces the text, the children repeat the movements.
I have, (Point to themselves with hands.)
You have (Spread their hands, pointing to their neighbors.)
Shiny eyes, (Show eyes.)
You and I have clean ears. (Show ears.)
You and I, you and I clap our hands. (Clap their hands.)
You and I, you and I are jumping on our feet. (They jump in place.)
I, you have scarlet lips, (Shows eyes.)
I, you have rosy cheeks.
You and I, you and I clap our hands.
You and I, you and I are jumping on our feet.
Borisova M.M. Sedentary games and play exercises for children 3-7 years old, 2015
Senior and middle preschool age card No. 29
Sedentary game “Guess where they knocked?”
Goal: To cultivate attentiveness and organization.
How to play: Children stand in a circle (or sit). The driver goes to the middle and closes his eyes. The teacher silently walks around the circle behind the children, stops near one of the children, knocks with a stick and puts it in the child’s hands, steps aside and says: “It’s time!” The person standing in the circle must guess where they knocked and go to the one who has the wand hidden. Having guessed, he takes the place of the child who had the wand, who becomes the driver. If the child does not guess correctly, then he drives again. If he makes a mistake the second time, then they choose a new driver. Children must remain silent while playing.
Penzulaeva L.I. Physical education in kindergarten (middle group), 2015
Senior and middle preschool age card No. 30
Sedentary game "Circle-Circle".
Purpose: to train children to act on a signal, to walk in a circle
Children walk in a circle, holding hands, and say the words:
“A circle - a circle, a scarlet flower!
One, two, three – turn around, Olya!”
The named child turns his back in a circle and joins hands. Children continue to pronounce the words of the game. As soon as 5-6 children are in the circle with their backs, the game stops.
Borisova M.M. Sedentary games and play exercises for children 3-7 years old, 2015
Senior and middle preschool age card No. 31
Sedentary game "Snowflakes"
Purpose: to exercise children in walking and running in circles
How to play: Children form a circle. Walking in a circle; to the teacher’s signal “Wind!” Snowflake children quicken their pace and start running at a moderate pace. At the signal “The wind has died down!” gradually slow down and stop.
Senior and middle preschool age card No. 28
Sedentary game “For me, for you.”
Goal: develop the ability to coordinate movements with text
How to play: Children stand in a circle or scattered.
The teacher shows the movements and pronounces the text, the children repeat the movements.
I have, (Point to themselves with hands.)
You have (Spread their hands, pointing to their neighbors.)
Shiny eyes, (Show eyes.)
You and I have clean ears. (Show ears.)
You and I, you and I clap our hands. (Clap their hands.)
You and I, you and I are jumping on our feet. (They jump in place.)
I, you have scarlet lips, (Shows eyes.)
I, you have rosy cheeks.
You and I, you and I clap our hands.
You and I, you and I are jumping on our feet.
Borisova M.M. Sedentary games and play exercises for children 3-7 years old, 2015
middle group card number 49
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| List of sedentary card index games Middle and senior preschool age | |||
| Name of the game | Card no. | Name of the game | Card no. |
| Who has the ball? | 1 | ||
| Find and remain silent | 2 | ||
| Flies - does not fly | 3 | ||
| Entertainers | 4 | ||
| Guess by voice | 5 | ||
| Find the item | 6 | ||
| Make a figure | 7 | ||
| Hello Friend | 8 | ||
| Let's find the hare's tracks | 9 | ||
| Who left | 10 | ||
| What changed | 11 | ||
| Root tops | 12 | ||
| Echo | 13 | ||
| Carousel | 14 | ||
| White bears | 15 | ||
| Quietly loud | 16 | ||
| Giants and gnomes | 17 | ||
| Let's find the little sparrow | 18 | ||
| Met | 19 | ||
| Run quietly | 20 | ||
| Loaf | 21 | ||
| Missing pens | 22 | ||
| Gawkers | 23 | ||
| It's me | 24 | ||
| Be careful | 25 | ||
| Silence | 26 | ||
| Tasty and healthy | 27 | ||
| With me, with you | 28 | ||
| Guess where they knocked | 29 | ||
| Circle-circle | 30 | ||
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| 32 | |||
| 33 | |||
| 34 | |||
| 35 | |||
| 36 | |||
| 37 | |||
| 38 | |||
Carrying out sedentary games in kindergarten
Low mobility games in preschool educational institutions are organized several times during the day:
- in the final part of a physical education lesson or leisure time, in order to bring the pupils into a relatively calm state;
- on a walk after helping with cleaning or beautifying the area, after high mobility play;
- in the middle of a cognitive and artistic lesson to relieve mental and muscle tension;
- outside routine moments: after a walk, after cleaning a group room, during quiet activities in the afternoon;
- at matinees and holidays.
Low mobility games are held during thematic leisure time
The teacher selects low-mobility games in advance in accordance with the age of the children and the topic of the lesson (leisure activity). If a teacher plans to play a new game with children, he must first learn the rules and text accompaniment of the game, and remember the movements. It is unacceptable to read the contents of the game from the sheet! It is allowed to show children a short video of how this game plays out (no longer than 1 minute), and offer to get acquainted with the rules. The teacher's emotional story about the game wins children over and motivates them.
The teacher passes on his own gaming experience to the children, teaches the children what he himself can do.
Table: stages of sedentary play
| Stage of the game | Junior groups | Middle, senior, preparatory groups |
| Gathering for the game |
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| Introductory stage, motivating beginning |
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| Explanation | The teacher explains the game during its implementation: shows the movements, gives a signal to change actions. |
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| A game |
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| Completion |
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Duration of sedentary games
The duration of the game from the moment the participants gather is determined taking into account the age of the children:
- in younger groups - no more than 10 minutes;
- on average - 12 minutes;
- in senior and preparatory classes - 15 minutes.
Table: time plan for the game “Sunshine and Rain” in the first junior group
| Stage of the game | Collection and introductory stage: receiving a parcel with an umbrella | Explanation of the rules | A game | Completion: the teacher takes a photo of the children with an umbrella to send in an envelope to the fabulous sender of the parcel |
| Duration | 1 minute | 1 minute | 4 minutes | 1 minute |
The guys learn a new attribute and learn to play with it during their first acquaintance with the game “Sunshine and Rain”
Table: time plan of the game “The sea is agitated, once!” in the middle group
| Stage of the game | Gathering and introductory stage: King Neptune comes to visit the guys | Explanation of the rules | A game | Completion: Neptune talks to the guys about how they liked the sea game |
| Duration | 1 minute | 2 minutes | 6–7 minutes | 2 minutes |
In the game “The Sea Is Worried”, children not only strike poses, but also fantasize about how they can imagine a sea animal
Table: time plan for the game “Flies - doesn’t fly” in the senior group
| Stage of the game | Collection and introductory stage: letter from insects from a fairy-tale forest (pictures of all animals and objects that consider themselves to fly) | Explanation: conversation about questions about the rules of a familiar game | A game | Completion: the guys make up an answer to the insects, attaching cards of flying objects |
| Duration | 2 minutes | 2 minutes | 7–8 minutes | 2 minutes |
The game “Flies - doesn’t fly” consolidates children’s knowledge about objects in the world around them
Table: example of a summary of a low-mobility game for children 5–6 years old
| Author | Nutikova E., teacher at MBDOU D/s No. 198, Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo region. |
| Name | "Amanita" |
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| Preparing for the game |
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| Material | A cone made of plastic or cardboard 40–50 cm high, to the top of which is attached a circle of red cardboard with specks drawn on it in white gouache (circle diameter 10–15 cm). |
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| Quote from: https://www.maam.ru/detskijsad/podvizhnaja-igra-maloi-podvizhnosti-muhomor.html | |
The following outline outline describes the main stages of organizing and conducting outdoor games with preschoolers.
Advantages of development:
- description of the production of gaming material (fly agaric);
- adding a more complicated version of the game;
- indicating at the final stage of the game the transition to independent creative activity (drawing with crayons).
The shortcoming of the notes is seen in one of the goals set for the game: “development of musical ear and perception.” It is not clear how ear for music develops during the described game. Children recite poetic text, but no songs are sung. The author does not mention the use of musical accompaniment. The use of a tambourine cannot be considered a musical element, as a prohibiting signal is given according to the rules of the game.
For the round dance game “Fly Agaric”, G. Vikhareva’s song “Fly Agaric Mushrooms” can be used.
Goals and objectives
Sedentary entertainment is aimed at reducing the intensity of physical activity and a gradual transition from a state of excitement to calm activity. In them, the teacher does not need to explain the rules; it is enough to independently demonstrate the movement several times or demonstrate it on any participant.
Children
In kindergarten, any form of activity is designed to diversify preschoolers. Sedentary games are no exception. Memory, attentiveness and reaction develop in a relaxed manner, and characters taken from folk tales introduce children to folk traditions.
Note! In winter they are held indoors without fail. They practice on the site near the veranda or inside it in the spring, summer and autumn days.
Sedentary games in the senior group are aimed at:
- Introducing the habit of changing active activities to low-intensity activities.
- Increased verbal-logical memory (reproduction of rules dictated aloud).
Low mobility games in the preparatory group - a card index with goals.
Card index of sedentary games
| Name | Target | Description | Note |
| Bubble | Development of discipline, attention, ability to act on command | Children stand in a circle and hold hands. The teacher reads the poem; while the reading is happening, the children move away, enlarging the circle. As soon as the words “The bubble burst” are pronounced, the kids should lower their hands and pronounce the sound “ssss”, imitating a deflated balloon. | Poem: “Blow up a bubble, Blow up big, Stay like that and don’t burst.” The game takes place 2-4 times. |
| Kitty | Develops dexterity and artistic qualities | The task is given - to portray a cat, crawling on all fours. When called, stop and look around, turn your head or tilt it (drink milk). You can also add tasks in which the cat crawls between your legs, climbs to heights, and purrs. | |
| Attractions | Thinking and memory are developing | Place children at the table, fingers should be on the surface. The teacher names any objects, animals, birds, etc. When a flying object is named, the kids must raise all their fingers up. | |
| Ocean is shaking | Attention and discipline develop, children learn to follow the rules of the game | Chairs are placed, the number of which is 1 less than the number of players. At the verbal command “the sea is rough,” children run around the chairs. As soon as you hear “the sea has calmed down,” you need to take a chair. There isn't enough chair for one - he goes to drive. | It is best to play this game while walking in the summer. Children should be prevented from running too close to chairs. Also strictly monitor compliance with the rule - take a chair only when the words “the sea has calmed” are heard. |
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