Attention - specific process of mental activity, which consists in the election focus on any object.Simply put, to be careful, then be able to concentrate on the desired subject.
attention is involuntary.This primitive form common to all sentient beings.An example of this kind of attention can serve as an automatic reaction in response to a deviation sudden movement.Need to develop involuntary attention there.Even a child can easily focus on an object, causing an emotional response.
Another thing to teach a child to concentrate on what he is absolutely not interesting.This form is called an arbitrary and a high degree of attention.There are different ways to the development of attention, but all of them, anyway, are playing a character that is associated with the feature of child psychology.While playing, the children learn about the world, others, themselves.
That's why games are so important for the development of attention, forming a child's skills shift from involuntary care to its form.Gradually, these types of gaming activities is not only to develop children's attention, but also help develop observation, much needed in the future.
kids two or three years can play a long time, but, if necessary, switch to something else.A child of four or five years, with proper development, could easily have to concentrate on two or three is not too entertaining events.
development of attention e preschool children is especially important for a child of five or six years, because he has to listen to the teacher at the same time, record in a notebook right by controlling its location, together with all this, hold your own posture.All children are different: one is necessary several times to repeat something, seeking an answer from the other problems with the rendering.Therefore, the selection of categories of games develop attention, carried out taking into account the individual characteristics of the child.
Games on the development of attention are divided into several types: visual, auditory, motor, depending on which organs are involved stronger.Here are some examples for each category of games:
Games, to develop motor attention.
«repetitive motion."At the beginning of the game stipulate a movement that can not be repeated.Then the child copies everything an adult movement.Except banned.And when he shows an adult, a child must have time to react.
«Monkeys."Adult fold structure of the various objects.The child should not just copy it, but to parody movements adult.
spotting games on the development of attention.
«trace the image."Consistently connecting point designated in figures, the child draws a picture.
«What has disappeared?" The child must remember the location of a few items, and then turn away.Adult interchanges or removes one of them.Turning, the child must indicate changes.
development of auditory attention.
«Topa-clap."Adult utters phrases and concepts, randomly alternating between right and wrong (snow yellow, sugar sweet, the trees shed their leaves, etc.).On the correct statement of the child meets the cotton on the wrong - stomping.
«On the table, under the table and knock."Adult gives the command "under the table", and he hides at the bottom of the hand."On the table" - puts it."Knock" - slaps on the table.The child repeats, getting used.Then adult confusing commands (for example, says "bang", and he hides his hands).The child must respond to word rather than action.
These and similar games on the development of attention, not only teach a child to switch quickly from one activity to another (which is very important in our rapid life), but also trained his memory and stimulate cognitive activity.
