Today I am addressing those parents whose children have recently gone to school. After that, significant changes take place in the life of the parents and in the life of the child. Of course, in kindergarten there is an element of education, but it is in school that he will have to learn to concentrate and fully delve into the educational process. Not all of them go smoothly.

Parents are often faced with the fact that their child is distracted, poorly assimilated the material, and in general, it seems, is not ready for learning. At first, even the most diligent children find it difficult to rebuild and change games to sitting at a desk for several hours.

It doesn't matter, because if you try a little, you can change the situation for the better. In such a sweet playful way for a child, you can teach him perseverance, develop attention and increase interest in the learning process. So, today I want to discuss games to develop attention in younger students.

Student attention

Despite the relative monotony, students are offered different activities within the walls of educational institutions. In the first days, first graders get acquainted with the most basic subjects - teaching the basics of reading, writing, mathematics. At the same time, to satisfy their natural need for movement, they have physical education lessons and small breaks.

In these lessons, they have to do different things. Memorizing letters is not exactly the same as memorizing numbers, and adding words from letters is not at all the same as counting objects. Therefore, from the very beginning, they have to apply their attention in different ways.

And from the very beginning, depending on the type of thinking, something is given to them easier, and something is more difficult. Children themselves concentrate on something with pleasure, but what they are not interested in or understand. As a result, passes them by.

Varieties of games

Therefore, games for the development of attention in younger students can be conditionally divided into several groups. These are games with the use of words and numbers, games with the use of logic, games for the development of visual and auditory memory, outdoor games.

In general, ideas for transforming the entire educational process are currently being actively promoted.

Many teachers, not without reason, believe that for better academic performance, a student should not perceive lessons as a heavy duty, but enjoy them. And it makes sense.

Below I propose to consider several games. In them, children are given exercises to develop attention, thinking and concentration. They can be done collectively, in the classroom, with other children, or at home with their parents.

Concentration and visual memory

Picture games

In games for training children's visual memory, cards with various patterns are actively used. Their essence lies in the fact that the child remembers the depicted objects - their shape, color, number, etc.

To do this, he needs to focus his attention on them for a while and be diligent enough to remember the small details.

The game proceeds as follows. The child is shown a picture and allowed to examine it closely for thirty seconds. After that, the picture is removed from the field of view and asked to name the objects that he remembered or to tell in general what he saw there.

It's best to start with the overall impression first. As the child learns to focus on the whole image, you can gradually move on to the details.

For example, find 6 bears in the picture

In addition, you can offer games - labyrinths, for the formation of concentration and concentration of the child's attention. Based on the principle from simple to complex.

As an illustration, task 1: in order for a rocket to fly, which cord needs to be set on fire.

By analogy, task 2 (second level): if the goats scatter, in which parts of the rope will knots appear

And finally, the third level - task 5: determine which part of the puppet is guided by which rope.

As a rule, such maze games can often be found in various children's magazines. It turns out this is not only entertainment. But they can be used to shape your child's sustained attention!

You can also offer your student a game with numbers. For example, "Find the numbers in the house."

1. find all numbers in bold, then thin.
2. name all the numbers in order, while one should be thin, the other bold.
3. find all the numbers in order, but thin ones from ascending order, and bold ones in descending order, and you need to list them first, then others. For example: 1, 50, 2, 49, 3, 48 ...

The next type of game for developing attention in younger students is to find differences in two almost identical pictures. The child is allowed to carefully examine two drawings, which are almost indistinguishable from each other. He needs to pay attention to everything - to small details, their color and size. And the task is to find the part that is superfluous, missing or modified.

Similarly, the game becomes more complicated if several pictures are presented for analysis. For example, exercise: where are the same elephants.

Object games

The next attention game is called What's Gone?

You can play it with one child and in the company. For this, several small objects (20 -25 pieces) are laid out on the table. It can be anything: coins, spools of thread, jewelry, buttons, office supplies, etc. The child should look, concentrate and try to remember. Then leave the room.

1. to remove something, the child must guess what.
2. they shift something, change places, the child must guess what.
3. add other items.
4. remove some items, but put something else on this place. The child must determine what is specifically removed and what is added.

My youngest daughter especially enjoys playing this simple and fun game.

The purpose of these games is to develop attention to detail and the skill of remembering them.

For the development of auditory memory and attention

Auditory attention is very important for a child, because it depends on him how he perceives human speech.

And in the conditions of the school - the speech of the teaching teacher. And the higher it is, the more he will remember and learn.

For this purpose, the picture games described above are quite suitable. But there are others. For example, you can show the same pictures in a specific order, and then ask the child to repeat the adult's maneuver without disturbing it.

Another type of such games is word games. The adult names several words, and the child tries to remember them and pronounce them in the same sequence. The number of words is from 5 to 10.

For example, the game "Genius of Memory". But for her there should be a lot of players. Assignment: one child calls the word ( hare), the other adds his own to it and names 2 words ( hare-pedestal), the third adds one more word ( hare-curbstone-window), next one more, etc. in a circle. Each participant says the entire previous chain and adds his own word. The one who cannot repeat it is eliminated.

In addition, the attention of younger students can be trained through the "Reproduction of the text".

In other words, using an elementary exercise - retelling.

An interesting story is read, then the children retell it.

Task 1: children are divided into two teams, retelling is carried out in a competitive form. You cannot remove sentences, add them too. The winners are those who made the retelling closest to the text, without the presenter's corrections.

Task 2: retelling occurs in a circle - first one child, hesitated / forgot, continues with another, etc. You can prompt.

Attention motor games

Then you can go to outdoor games. Elements of them sometimes
perform in physical education lessons. In the process, you need to execute several sequential commands - one after the other. Gradually, some new details are introduced - a third is wedged between two actions, then a fourth, until a few simple actions become an algorithm of complex ones.

For example, "Mirror" - develops not only attention, but also coordination.

Task 1: you can play together or with a company. The leader is selected. He shows different grimaces and movements, the second player (team), as if in a mirror, repeat everything behind him. Not only the movements must be accurate, but also the pace, speed and rhythm. Wrong - you lose and you become the leader.

Task 2: the alignment is the same - the players and the leader, it shows simple movements - the players do everything the other way around. For example, turns to the right - players to the left, crouches - players jump, leans to one side - players to the other, etc.

Task 3: the presenter performs actions that imitate something specific, for example, digs, washes windows, twists a lamp, etc. After a few seconds, the group mirrors his movements, and then guesses what it was.

Another active game for attention - "Dark Labyrinth". It is necessary to choose a leader, all the rest line up and close their eyes. Then the leader begins to command: step to the right - 3 steps to the left - 5 steps forward - 2 backward - turn right - turn 180 °, etc. At the command of the leader “stop”, everyone opens their eyes and if someone is not there, where is everything, he leaves the game.

Development of fine motor skills and attention in the video:

Attention and logical thinking

Figures figures and attention

In a simple version, games for the development of logical thinking are also games with pictures. Only they are already a little more complicated. Such exercises are often suggested to be performed in mathematics lessons.

The child is offered a picture consisting of several cells. As a rule, no more than 9. Each line contains three different geometric shapes. There are only two of them in one line, and the child is asked to find the missing figure.

For example: there is a rhombus, a triangle and a circle in one line. In the second, there is a triangle, a rhombus and a circle. In the third, there is only a triangle and a circle. The child must realize that the missing figure is a rhombus.

In other versions, the figures are proposed to be colored. Moreover, the sequence of colors also has its own logic - either the figures have only one color intended for them, or you need to paint the figure with the missing color.

Older children can be encouraged to do simple exercises for adding and subtracting numbers, or try to make out a clever cipher. When certain letters are hidden behind numbers. Read a few words using a cipher.

Attention, words and concepts

If the child is not very fond of mathematics, then you can simply play with the help of words. It is necessary to name several words united by something common - for example: a sparrow, a crow, a tit - birds. Apple, pear, peach - fruits. To them you need to add a word that stands out from the general group. For example, add a ball to birds, and bread to fruits. And ask the child to find the extra.

In the same way, from several things that are known and obvious to the child, ask them to find the strange and unusual. For example: a kitten meows, a duck quacks, a crow barks. What's wrong? The same exercise can be attributed to developing auditory attention.

Online games for attention and concentration

Finally, there are also useful online games to develop attention for younger students. For example, "Look at the road"

Moreover, you can take an online attentiveness test.

In fact, there are a lot of such exercises. If you set yourself a goal, you will find suitable games to develop attention for younger students. Which

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Volume, stability, concentration and others properties of attention that need to be developed

There are six properties of attention in total. Violation of each of them in its own way affects the activities of the child.

1) The amount of attention. With a small amount of attention, the child does not know how to concentrate on several objects at the same time and keep them in memory.

2) Resilience and 3) concentration. Work in this direction if the child is quickly distracted by extraneous matters, cannot concentrate for a long time.

4) Selective attention. This property is extremely important in order to be able to focus on a meaningful process. And while not paying attention to secondary, distracting stimuli. Problems with selective attention make it difficult to follow through.

5) Distribution of attention. It is difficult for a child to perform two tasks at the same time.

6) Switching attention. The ability to quickly and easily shift attention from one action to another. Does the child have difficulty transferring attention from one object to another, does he switch too slowly? Develop flexibility in your attention.

Observe what is more difficult for the child: to perceive information visually or by ear? With this in mind, you will be able to more competently choose games and exercises for attention.

Now that the problem is clear, we proceed to useful activities! Games will help teach your child to manage attention.

Choose games and tasks by age

Attention games and exercises for children 4-5 years old

It is most difficult for preschoolers to sit still, so the game form of classes suits them the most.

Game "Forbidden Color"

Before starting the game, set the rules:
- forbidden colors cannot be named, for example, green and red;
- you cannot name the same color twice.

Now ask the questions: “What color is the sky? What color is the grass? What color is the sun? What color is the strawberry? " Possible answers: “Blue; like a lawn; yellow; like a heart. "

Game "Think of a car" We develop selective attention

Invite your child to imagine a car passing by that comes back every time. What does he look like? What sounds does it make? Gradually, the picture should become more lively and saturated.

Give the child hints, but do not comment on every action. So he can get distracted from the game and lose interest in it.

Find the extra game on concentration and distribution of attention

Read a poem to your child and ask them to clap their hands if they hear extra words.

Birds arrived:
Doves, tits,
Storks, crows,
Jackdaws, pasta.

Birds arrived:
Doves, tits,
swans, martens,
Jackdaws and swifts,
Seagulls and walruses.

Game "LOGIC Schulte" develops concentration and stability of attention

In the Schulte tables, numbers are placed in a chaotic order, which must be quickly found in the correct sequence. In addition to attention and peripheral vision, this type of task develops the skill of speed reading.

Attention games and exercises for children 6-8 years old

Younger graders are easily distracted by extraneous things (smartphone, TV, view outside the window), so try to eliminate any irritants before class. Come up with a code word (attention, let's start) and ask your child to focus after you say it.

Game "Catch the Robot" on concentration, selectivity and stability of attention

Draw such a square with a robot. He will move up, down, right and left according to your commands. Dictate a few moves and ask the child to indicate which cell the robot has moved to. You cannot drive across the field with your finger.

Listening and counting exercise Developing the distribution of attention

Read the sentence by tapping your pencil on the table. The child must memorize the text and count the number of strokes.

Exercise "I read and count" on switchability and distribution of attention

Game "Defenders of the Islands" develops attention span

This game can be called a naval battle of a new level. Instead of the usual square playing field, the action unfolds in a pie chart. The player can choose one of three difficulty levels.

LOGIC Game develops volume, stability and switchability of attention

The game has 3 difficulty levels:

• "Beginner" - the player must remember and repeat in any order the location of the points on the screen.
• "Experienced" - you need to remember the location of the numbers in the correct sequence: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc.
• "Master" - you need to remember the location of the fruits on the screen in the right order.

Games and exercises for attention for children 9-10 years old

For older children, more complex attention exercises are suitable. It is good if they do not strongly resemble school assignments so that the child can get distracted from school and spend his free time fun and useful.

Exercise "Remember everything" on concentration and distribution of attention

Invite the child to carefully examine an object without touching it. For example, a table lamp, a vase, or a bunch of keys. Then have the child close their eyes and try to describe the object. What color, size is it? How does it feel?

Exercise "What has changed?" Developing attention span

Place about ten items on the table. You can take, for example, office supplies: pens, pencils, pencil case, ruler, etc. Then ask your child to remember how the objects lie.

Exercise "Forbidden Number" on concentration and distribution of attention

Count out loud from one to 41, without naming numbers that contain the number 4. Instead, say, "I will not go astray." Invite your child to repeat the exercise.

In recent years, games and exercises for developing attention have been created and become popular abroad and in Russia. It is very important to engage in the development of attention, both in children and in adults. To make it easier for you to develop attention, we will give you the following exercises.

Exercise 1

Look around, what objects surround you? You need to choose one of these subjects and study it carefully.

For example, a flower vase. Look closely at her. What is the shape of the vase? What color is it? Study it. Try to describe this vase without touching it. Look at its surface (smooth, ribbed, embossed, dusty, old). What is the base of the vase (round, unusual shape)? See how dull or shiny it is? Assess your vase, what it means to you and what is its need. Similarly, you can consider other objects that surround you.

Exercise 2

Recently, very often in children's books they offer exercises for the development of memory.

For example, a picture is drawn, the child looks and remembers what is depicted on it. After two or three minutes, the book closes, and the child must tell what he remembered. This simple task trains your memory well.

For adults, you can also use this exercise only in a more complex form.

For example, you have a carpet on the floor in your room. Consider carefully the drawing that is depicted on the carpet and remember it. You can consider two or three minutes. Then look away from the carpet and try to tell what you remember. Next time you can look at a painting or sculpture and talk about it. Each next lesson you should reduce the memorization time.

Exercise # 3

There are many ways to develop observation, attention and visual memory. Let's consider one of them.

For example, let's take five different objects for children. It can be a pencil, pen, colored eraser, ball, jump rope. We give the children all these objects to consider, then we put them in a dark bag. The guys should tell in turn what they remember.

For adults, you can use this exercise too.

For example, let's take more items, seven or ten pieces. This can be a spoon, a mug, a cup holder, a medal, a beautiful stone, and so on. All these objects must be carefully examined for two or three minutes. Then put it in a dark bag and try to tell what you remember.

With each next lesson, the memorization time should be reduced. Likewise, you can develop your memory in everyday life. For example, look at the prices in a store and try to remember them. Try to remember and compare prices for the same product in different stores.

Exercise 4

This exercise is performed by two people. Take a friend or girlfriend to complete this task. Your friend should ask you questions on any topic and of varying difficulty. You must answer clearly and quickly.

For example:

The most thorny flower? (Cactus)

How many oceans are there in the world? (Arctic, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian and so on)

How many ears does a hare have? (Two)

Permissive traffic light color? (Green)

Which flower has seven flowers? (Flower - seven flowers)

Psychologists have proven that positive emotions influence the development of skills and abilities. Learn new things with joy, so that you have a good, high spirits. Increase your cognitive activity in the form of a game. After all, a spirit of competition appears in the game and by mastering this feeling you learn something faster and acquire new knowledge and skills.

Exercise 5

This is an exercise to develop your imagination. See what surrounds you at home and try to come up with a funny story. Children can easily cope with this exercise, because they are great inventors.

For example, a cat-koshakych settled in our house. He likes to sleep on the sofa couch. One day he fell asleep and snore-snoring appeared. And so on, you can continue this story, or you can come up with your own. Do not be afraid to fantasize, come up with whatever you want.

Exercise 6

The next exercise should be done with a friend or girlfriend.

Example 1... Listen to the song, then your friend must remove one line from this song, it can be any line, but not the first lines and not the last. Your task is to determine which line is missing.

Example 2... Hear a poem sung by your friend. Then your friend removes one line from the poem. Your task is to determine which line is missing.

Exercise 7

Look at the next number and find the number of two consecutive digits that adds up to 12.

57874967347567879384

Now tell me the number of groups of three consecutive digits that add up to 14.

86769783862577895

Exercise 8

Which numbers are simultaneously divisible by 2 and 3.

56 74 99 66 84 75 36 42

Exercise 9

Put the clock in front of the TV for an interesting movie or show. Now look at the second hand for two minutes without turning your gaze to the TV screen.

Exercise 10

Take a piece of paper and two pencils. You need to draw a circle and a square with both hands at the same time. You draw a circle with your left hand and a square with your right. You start drawing at the same time and finish at the same time. The circle should turn out to be even with a nice circle, and the square with nice corners.

See what you get.

Now you need to draw as many circles and squares as possible in one minute.

After completing the exercise, you can evaluate yourself:

5 pictures - bad;

6-7 - average is neither bad nor good;

8-10 - good;

Over 10 is a very good result.

Exercise 11

You need to draw a circle and a square with two different fingers of one hand.

Practice using pencils as comfortable as possible so that you can draw two objects at the same time.

How many circles and squares can you draw in five minutes.

After completing the exercise, you can evaluate yourself.

If you fail to draw:

None is bad;

1-3 - average is not bad;

4-5 - good;

Over 5 is very good.

Exercise 12

Write numbers one and two with two different fingers of one hand. See what you get. Then you can take the numbers two and three and practice with them.

If it didn't work out to write:

None is bad;

1-3 - average is not bad;

4-5 - good;

Over 5 is very good.

Exercise 13

Find the name in the following phrase:

For example, bring coffee to your uncle. Here you can find the name Fedya.

Read the following sentences and look for names in them:

This lobster and apples are tasteless too. Nanny, give me fresh ones - in orange jelly!

May light does not interfere either, but I feel bad from the early night.

Bring the hot pepper from the summer market, please!

I forged iron on a bright day.

Try to make such sentences yourself.

Exercise 14

The next exercise is a description of an object from memory. Take an object such as a desk lamp. Consider it carefully. Now close your eyes and tell us everything you remember, describe the lamp. Then you can open your eyes and see what you missed in your story. Close your eyes again and try to describe the lamp more accurately. This exercise must be repeated several times. You need to learn to describe completely, without missing anything. Then you can do this - the same exercise with another object.

Exercise 15

In Exercise 14, you described a lamp. Now in Exercise 15 you need to hide the lamp, take a piece of paper and a pencil, and draw it from memory. Compare your drawing with the original lamp. You drew everything or missed something. Look carefully at every little thing.

Exercise 16

Before going to bed, try to remember the people and objects that have surrounded you all day. Remember the phrases that were addressed to you. If you listened to the lecture, then restore facial expressions and gestures in your memory. Remember what was said in the lecture verbatim. Analyze your entire day and rate your memory, observation and attention.

Exercise # 17

Our brain is able to see understand process a very large amount of information in an instant. You can develop and achieve a lot by developing your brain with training and exercise.

For example, take a book with bright pictures. Pick one and look at it instantly. Close the book. What do you remember? It is necessary to tell as much as possible of what you remember.

The same exercise can be done, for example, with a painting. Practice and each time compare how much your results have improved.

Exercise # 18

In this exercise, you need to take 5-7 objects without looking at them and put them on the table. Cover them with dark material. Now open, count slowly to ten, and close again. Write down everything you remember on paper. Describe these items. The next time you do the exercise, put more objects, for example 8-10, another time 11-13, and so on. Make the exercise harder each time.

Exercise 19

This exercise is similar to the previous one. You need to go into an unfamiliar room and quickly memorize as many objects and things that are there. Then you leave the room, take a piece of paper and a pen, and describe everything you remember. What is written can be compared to what is in the room. How much and how fast your brain remembers. If you remember little, repeat the exercise. Next time, try this exercise with a different room and environment.

Exercise # 20

This exercise will help you remember important things. Memorization is associated with the sound that you hear during some events. If there are no sounds, then they must be presented.

Imagine a moving motorcycle. He rushes and makes some sounds. What are they? come up with them. With these sounds, you can always remember something very important.

Exercise # 21

This exercise is also about memorizing very important information. You need to take any poem and highlight the phrases in it. For each phrase, you need to come up with several questions. If you want to remember well, do it every day.

Exercise # 22

Think of a route for yourself to take. For example: from home to shop or from home to work.

Walk along this path and notice all the bright signs that you meet along the way. Then take a paper and a pencil at home and draw up a map of unusual signs.

Exercise # 23

Choose several items for your attention so that they are perceived equally by you. Then try to focus your attention on one of the subjects that you will choose as the main one.

All attention can be divided into three circles:

The big circle is the entire visible and perceived space (in the theater - the entire auditorium, in the institute - the entire audience);

The middle circle is the circle of direct communication and orientation (in the theater - the entire auditorium);

The small circle is the person himself and the space that surrounds him (in the theater - the artist himself and the nearest space where he plays his role).

Attention games

Educational games and exercises are a great option not only to pass the time or have fun, but also to improve memory. Let's take a look at some of the most powerful exercises.

Educational game "memory matrix"

Memorize the location of the filled fields in 1-2 seconds, and then reproduce the filled fields from memory. The game trains visual memory and the speed of memorization.

Find numbers and letters

Try also practicing your search for letters. These exercises are great for developing peripheral vision and speed reading. You can read more about this exercise in the separate article Search for letters and in the article with the Search for numbers and numbers simulator.

Educational game "Remember and Find"

Game for the development of working memory, memorization of objects. For a moment, a set of objects is shown that you need to have time to remember, and determine from memory which object has changed.

Fifteen

Zero reading

We have also developed another useful simulator, which is suitable for developing lateral vision and developing speed reading. When you press the "Random phrase" button, the simulator displays a random sentence for 1-2 seconds. Try to cover the entire line with your eyes:

Attention development courses

These courses will help you develop one hundred percent attention, excellent memory, fast reading, and speaking skills.

Development of memory and attention in a child 5-10 years old

Purpose of the course: to develop memory and attention in a child so that it would be easier for him to study at school, so that he could better remember.

After completing the course, the child will be able to:

1. 2-5 times better to memorize texts, faces, numbers, words
2. Learn to memorize for a longer period
3. The speed of remembering the necessary information will increase

Super memory in 30 days

Memorize the necessary information quickly and for a long time. Wondering how to open a door or wash your hair? I am sure not, because this is part of our life. Easy and simple exercises to train your memory can be made a part of life and done a little during the day. If you eat your daily ration at a time, you can eat in portions throughout the day.

Increase your reading speed by 2-3x in 30 days. From 150-200 to 300-600 words per minute or from 400 to 800-1200 words per minute. The course uses traditional exercises for the development of speed reading, techniques that speed up the work of the brain, the method of progressively increasing the speed of reading, the psychology of speed reading and the questions of the course participants are discussed. Suitable for children and adults who read up to 5000 words per minute.

Conclusion

Develop your imagination, turn on logical thinking, learn to redistribute your attention. You need to be able to organize the learning process so that it is interesting and exciting for you.

Exercise "My Favorite Fruit"

The exercise allows the leader to create a working attitude in the group, memory is also developed, the ability to concentrate for a long time is developed.

Group members introduce themselves in a circle. Calling himself by name, each participant names his favorite fruit; the second - the name of the previous one and his favorite fruit, his name and his favorite fruit; the third - the names of the previous two and the names of their favorite fruits, and then their name and their favorite fruit, etc. The latter, therefore, should give the names and names of the favorite fruits of all members of the group.

2. Exercise "I will not go astray"

Exercise to develop concentration, distribution of attention

The psychologist offers the following tasks:

count out loud from 1 to 31, but the subject should not name numbers that include three or multiples of three. Instead of these numbers, he should say: "I will not go astray." For example: "One, two, I will not get lost, four, five, I won’t get lost ..."

Sample correct counting: 1, 2, -, 4, 5, -, 7, 8, -, 10, 11, -, -, 14, -, 16, 17, -, 19, 20, -, 22, -, -, 25, 26, -, 28, 29, -, - _feature stands for numbers that cannot be pronounced).

3. Exercise "Observation"

Exercise to develop visual attention. In this game, connections between attention and visual memory are revealed.

Children are asked to describe in detail the school yard, the way from home to school, from memory that they have seen hundreds of times. Younger schoolchildren make such descriptions orally, and their classmates supplement the missing details.

4. Exercise "Fly 1"

Exercise to develop attention span

This exercise requires a board with a 3x3 nine-cell playing field lined on it and a small suction cup (or a piece of plasticine). The suction cup acts as a "trained fly". The board is placed vertically and the leader explains to the participants that the movement of the "fly" from one cell to another occurs by giving it commands, which it obediently carries out. By one of four possible commands ("up", "down", "right" and "left"), the "fly" moves according to the command to the adjacent cell. The initial position of the "fly" is the central cell of the playing field. The teams are given by the participants in turn. The players must, relentlessly watching the movements of the "fly", prevent it from leaving the playing field.

After all these explanations, the game itself begins. It is held on an imaginary field, which each of the participants represents in front of him. If someone loses the thread of the game, or “sees” that the “fly” has left the field, he gives the command “Stop” and, returning the “fly” to the central square, starts the game over. "Fly" requires constant concentration from the players.

5. Exercise "Selector"

Exercise to develop concentration, stability of attention

One of the participants in the game is selected for the exercise - the "receiver". The rest of the group - the "transmitters" - are busy with each counting out loud from different numbers and in different directions. The "receiver" holds a rod in his hand and listens in silence. He must tune in to each "transmitter" in turn. If it is difficult for him to hear this or that "transmitter", he can make him speak louder with an imperative gesture. If it's too easy for him, he can turn down the sound. After the "receiver" has worked enough, he passes the wand to his neighbor, and he himself becomes the "transmitter". During the game, the wand makes a full circle.

6. Exercise "Flies - does not fly"

Exercise for the development of switching attention, arbitrariness in performing movements.

Children sit down or stand in a semicircle. The host names the items. If the object flies, children raise their hands. If it does not fly, the hands of the children are lowered. The leader can deliberately make mistakes, many children will have their hands raised involuntarily, by virtue of imitation. It is necessary to hold in time and not raise your hands when a flightless object is named.

7. Exercise "My Birthday"

Exercise to develop memory, the ability to long-term concentration of attention.

The members of the group, as in the previous version, take turns calling their names, but each member adds the date of his birthday to his name. The second is the name of the previous one and the date of his birthday, his name and the date of his birthday, the third is the names and days of birth of the previous two and his name and date of his birthday, etc. The latter, therefore, must give the names and dates of birthdays of all members of the group.

8. Exercise "Palm"

Exercise to develop sustainability of attention.

Participants sit in a circle and place their palms on the knees of the neighbors: the right palm on the left knee of the neighbor on the right, and the left palm on the right knee of the neighbor on the left. The meaning of the game is that the palms are raised one by one, i.e. a "wave" of rising palms ran. After preliminary training, palms raised at the wrong time or not raised at the right time are eliminated from the game.

9. Exercise "Edible - inedible"

Exercise for the development of switching attention.

The moderator takes turns throwing a ball to the participants and at the same time names the items (edible and inedible). If the item is edible, the ball is caught; if not, it is discarded.

10. Exercise "Fly"

Exercise for the development of concentration, switching attention.

The exercise is carried out in the same way as the previous version, only in a more complicated version: the number of flies is increased (there are two of them). Fly commands are served separately.

11. Exercise "The most attentive"

Exercise for the development of visual attention, memory.

Participants must stand in a semicircle and identify the driver. The driver tries to remember the order of the players for a few seconds. Then, on command, he turns away and names the order in which his comrades stand. All players in turn must visit the driver's place. It is worth rewarding those who are not mistaken with applause.

12. Exercise "Telephone"

Exercise to develop auditory attention, auditory memory.

The verbal message is whispered around in a circle until it returns to the first player.

Fairy tale "Bubble, straw and bast shoe"

Once upon a time there was a bubble, a straw and a bast shoe. They went into the forest to cut firewood; reached the river and do not know how to cross it. Lapot says to the bubble: "Bubble, let's swim on you?" “No,” says the bubble, “better let the straw be pulled from shore to shore, and we'll cross it!"

The straw was pulled over; the bast shoe went over it, and it broke. The bast fell into the water, and the bubble began to laugh - laughing, laughing and bursting!

Literature:

1. Kruglov Yu.G. Russian folk tales - M .: Education, 1983.

2. Panfilova M.A. Game therapy of communication - M .: Publishing house GNOM and D, 2000.

Types and properties of attention

Attention is closely related to interest and therefore is subdivided into arbitraryand involuntary. Voluntary attention is subordinated to conscious goals. Submitting his attention at first to the teacher's verbal instructions, the student gradually learns himself to formulate the tasks facing him and organizes his attention. Arbitrary attention requires some experience, the ability to organize their activities. Therefore, in children, involuntary attention arises earlier, and only later, in the course of their development, voluntary, deliberate attention is formed.

Another property is attention span... This is the number of objects that can simultaneously be in the area of \u200b\u200bhuman attention. For younger students, the attention span does not exceed 3-4 objects, and for some children even less. A small amount of attention does not give the child the opportunity to concentrate on several objects, keep them in mind. Pedagogical correction of attention span has limited possibilities. Therefore, the teacher rather simply needs to take into account the small amount of attention. It will increase as the child's brain develops. Experienced teachers, knowing this feature, limit clarity in the lesson with 3-4 manuals, do not give different examples of a more designated number, even build their explanations of the new material in blocks that do not exceed the volume of children's attention.

Stability of attention - it is the ability to keep the concentration of consciousness on a certain object. In younger schoolchildren, the stability of attention actively increases by the age of 9-10. At the beginning of the educational process, it is kept in the time range from 7 to 12 minutes. For the teacher, this primarily means that the explanation of the new material with all the preparatory work should not last more than 7 minutes. It would be a mistake to think that the more preparatory exercises we select, the better the students will understand the new topic. This can only be true if the time limit is not exceeded. Often, when explaining the educational material, we see that the child seems to be listening to us, not distracted, not talking, but from the look it is clear that concentration has weakened. Psychologists advise to interrupt the explanation for a few seconds and ask the children to ask themselves the question "What am I doing now?" After that, the stability of attention returns.

Distribution of attention Is the concentration of consciousness on two different objects at the same time. This property is necessary for younger schoolchildren, for example, when performing a commented letter (the child must simultaneously say what exactly he writes down and carry out the writing process), when checking his own work (you need to read the written text and at the same time look for spelling, check them and verify with the written) , when conducting mathematical dictations. As you can see, this is a very useful and necessary property for learning. However, it must be remembered that it is precisely this that is not formed until the age of 7 with the normal mental development of the child. Therefore, in the 1st grade, children, answering at the blackboard, are able to first say and then write a sentence. By the age of 8, the distribution of attention to 2 educational objects becomes the norm if one of the necessary actions is at least to some extent automated. If a student has an automated writing process (he does not need to remember every graphic symbol), then he can learn to speak at the same time.

Concentration of attention - focus on the object of attention, the process of immersion. Sometimes a person gets so deep in doing this or that business, is carried away by reading a book, watching a movie, that he does not see or hear anything around. Probably, we all dream of students solving problems or writing exercises with such enthusiasm. If the student does not know how to concentrate his attention, then his consciousness, as it were, slides over the objects, without lingering for a long time on any of them. As a result, the impression of the subject remains vague and indistinct. There are several reasons for reducing concentration. Surprisingly, one of the reasons is the presence of adenoids in the child. This inflammatory process prevents the brain from getting enough oxygen and, as a result, creates distracted attention. The biggest problem for children today is watching TV, and now a computer has been added. The fact is that the flickering of frames requires a superficial glance, a concentrated gaze during prolonged viewing causes a headache. If children watch a lot of TV, they easily develop a cursory gaze and transfer it to other activities.

Features of the attention of younger students

During the course of a child's education at the initial link in the development of the process of attention, significant changes occur, there is an intensive development of all its properties: the volume of attention increases especially sharply (2 times), by the age of 9-10 children are able to maintain and carry out an arbitrarily set program of actions for a long time. Research shows that different properties of attention have different "contributions" to learning success. So, in mastering mathematics, the leading role belongs to the volume of attention, and learning to read is associated with the stability of attention. From this we can conclude: by developing various properties of attention, it is possible to increase the performance of schoolchildren in various subjects.

How to get the attention of children?

All teachers know how difficult it is sometimes to bring the class into working order after a break or physical education lesson. Overexcited children are unable to focus on their study assignments right away. In order to induce a state of so-called anticipation in children and to calm them down a little, you can use the following techniques:

a) Sign "Attention!" - the teacher raises a circle with a red exclamation mark in the center;

b) "Rainbow of Attention" - this technique for concentration. To carry it out, you will need simple equipment: 7 white landscape sheets with a colored circle in the center, its diameter is 7 cm. The colors of the circles are red, orange, yellow, green, light blue, blue, violet. Each color corresponds to a specific day of the week. The sheet is attached to the board. Nice calm music turns on. Students silently look at the center of the sheet for 30 seconds, then close their eyes and another 30 seconds. hold in front of them the image of a leaf with a circle.

c) "Hunters of the Yumba tribe" - the teacher invites the children to imagine themselves as the Yumba Indians. Their main occupation is hunting. Hunters must be very attentive, be able to notice and hear everything that is happening around. Sample words of the teacher: “Imagine that you are hunting. Let's be quiet for a while, so that the classroom becomes completely quiet. Try to hear all kinds of noises, to guess their origin. " To make it more interesting, the teacher can specifically organize some noises and sounds.

d) "Who hears me ..." If there is a noise in the classroom and the children will not calm down, the teacher can quietly say the following phrase: "Who hears me, raise your right hand." Some students will probably hear and raise their right hand. Then the teacher quietly says: "Whoever hears me, raise both hands." Some children will raise both hands. The teacher quietly says the phrase, drawing out the words: "Whoever hears me, clap your hands 2 times." Here pops will be heard, which alarming even those who have not yet reacted in any way to the teacher's words. The teacher quietly says, "Whoever hears me, stand up." After that, all the students usually get up, and there is silence in the class. The teacher achieves his goal - the attention of children is drawn to him. This technique, unfortunately, cannot often be used in the same class: a lot here is based on the effect of surprise.

e) "Forbidden traffic" - this game of attention can be used as the final moment of the physical education minute. The teacher agrees with the children in advance which movement shown to them will be “forbidden” (for example, you cannot raise your hands up). The teacher shows students different movements (including prohibited ones), gradually increasing the pace. Anyone who has repeated a prohibited move is eliminated from the game.

f) “Please:the teacher shows various movements, if at the same time the word "Please" is pronounced, the movements are repeated by the children, if the word has not sounded, the movement cannot be repeated.

Exercises to develop concentration and self-control

"Proof test": the essence of the technique is that the child is asked to find and cross out certain letters in the printed text. As material, you can use newspaper clippings, old unnecessary books, etc. Carrying out conditions: daily for 5 minutes. at least 5 times a week for 2-4 months.

Carrying out rules:

The game is held in a friendly atmosphere, children can be additionally interested, first find out who they want to be, say that this training will help them become good chauffeurs, doctors, etc.

Losing shouldn't be unpleasant.

The volume of the viewed text does not matter and can be different for different children: from 3-4 sentences to several paragraphs.

As you master the game, the rules become more complicated: the letters to be found change, they are crossed out in different ways, 2 letters are simultaneously found, one is crossed out, the other is underlined (syllables, circle, tick marks, etc.)

Option: underline the first letter in each line:

to tro cnt kkjub strike kaywya
mitchu mr mohamt mychf mts

Another option: first underline one letter (C), and cross out the other (O), then by the command "Attention!" a line is drawn and the second part of the work begins: C - now we delete, and O - we emphasize:

A golden flower grew,
It became round and fluffy. ("Attention!")
Sasha will blow, laugh,
Fluff will rush in the wind.

A similar exercise can be carried out on educational material by offering students a grammatical analysis of several texts. In the text, nouns should be emphasized with one line, and adjectives with two. Then on the command "Attention!" - on the contrary - nouns - in two lines, and adjectives - in one.

Analysis of the results shows that after a while the use of such exercises, the teacher's call "Be attentive!" able to induce concentration in children. Simultaneously with the introduction of such game exercises, the child's attitude to reading a textbook on the Russian language should be changed. Children are taught that exercises in a Russian language textbook, as opposed to reading, must be read aloud as it is written - orthographically. Based on the results of the work, the number of gaps and incorrectly crossed out letters is calculated. The indicator of normal concentration of attention of primary schoolchildren at first is 4 or fewer gaps, more than 4 - weak concentration. The check can take place in the following way: first, this role is assigned to the teacher, and later to the schoolmate. The winners can, for example, receive a token, at the end of the week the number of tokens is calculated, the best can be rewarded. If such exercises are carried out regularly for 2-4 months, then the number of errors in the written work of students is reduced by about 2-3 times.

Exercises for concentration and stability of attention

a) "Copiers" : students are encouraged to rewrite the following lines without errors:

Ammadda bereure avvamava essanessas detailata;
- etaltarrs usokgata enazhloby clatimori liddozoka;
- minotsa primapavotil sonerkapridyurakeda kuftiroladzloekunm

b) Test "Munsterberg : words are hidden among the letter row

Options:

Words that are hidden are in italics:

B THE SUNDEC HEATEZI A FISHYC

Find dictionary words among letters and correct mistakes:

SCH RIBINAFHZ DIREVNYAUYE QUORTIRABOARDINA

Find and underline words among letters, find an extra word:

ZhE DOG COWALD KABANETSYLOSHAD

Separate words from each other in a continuous text and write down a proverb (you can add a grammatical task related to the topic of the lesson - for example, determine the tense of verbs, declension of nouns, etc.)

SUBJECT STONE IS LOSSOWING / Water does not flow under a lying stone. /

c) "Encryption"

Decipher words, find unnecessary:

IACBNI / Bianki / KVASLADO / Sladkov / URCHSHINA / Charushin / KOVYLR / Krylov /

d) "Encoding" words using numbers. Each letter has its own number.

For example: encrypt the words METRO, CAKE.

N M E T R A L O S

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 23458 , 4854

Replace them with the sum of the digit terms;

Name the total number of hundreds, tens, etc .;

Find out how much the first number is greater than the second.

Exercises to develop auditory attention

These are well-known arithmetic dictations, but the meaning of the exercise is that each task consists of several actions. The teacher can give the following instruction: “Now I will read you arithmetic problems. You must solve them in your mind. The numbers you receive should also be kept in mind. Write down the calculation results only when I say: "Write!" The very content of the tasks depends on the age of the children, their preparedness and program material. For example:

1 class - You are given two numbers 6 and 3. Add these numbers, subtract 2 from the received number, then 4 more. Write. / answer 3 /

2nd grade - You are given two numbers 15 and 23. Add the first digit of the second number to the first digit of the first number, subtract 2 from the resulting number, and now add 4. Write. / answer 5 /

Grade 3 - You are given two numbers 27 and 32. Multiply the 1st digit of the second number by the 1st digit of the first number and subtract the second digit of the number from the resulting product. Write. / answer 4 /

4th grade - You are given two numbers 54 and 26. Add the second digit of the second number to the second digit of the first number and divide the resulting sum by the first digit of the second number. Write / 5 /

Exercises to increase the level of distribution of attention (the ability to perform several actions at the same time)

A sentence is read aloud to children. Reading is accompanied by a soft tap of the pencil on the table. Children should memorize the text and count the number of beats.

The child draws circles in a notebook and at the same time counts the claps with which the teacher accompanies the drawing. Execution time - 1 minute. The number of circles and the counted number of beats are counted. The more circles are drawn and the more correct the claps are counted, the higher the score.

- “Counting with a hindrance”: the child calls the numbers from 1 to 20, at the same time writing down this sequence on a piece of paper or blackboard, but in the reverse order: says 1, writes 20, says 2, writes 19, etc. Then the execution time and the number of errors are counted.

Educational games and exercises

1. Exercise "Watch your speech."

In the twenties of the last century, such a game of attention was very popular. The presenter says: "The lady bought a toilet. There is 100 rubles in the toilet, whatever you want, buy," yes "and" no "," don't say, don't buy black and white. " And he starts asking tricky questions, trying to "snatch" the forbidden words from the respondent.

Do you want to buy a black dress?
- I want to buy a green dress.
- Does green suit you?
- I just like green velvet.

Will it be a ball gown?
- Ballroom.
- Should your green dress be long?
- Yes(!).
Losing. It was necessary, for example, to say "Of course."

This is a game, on the one hand, to develop the ability to ask psychologically complex, "raining" questions, thereby diverting the respondent's attention to thinking over a complex answer from not using forbidden words, and on the other hand, to developing the respondent's attention to questions.

You can simply agree on which words or parts of speech cannot be spoken and then ask a variety of questions. There should be many questions. This is a blatant test of attention.

For example, such:
Did you have breakfast today? Do you like your hairstyle?
Are you late for class today? Are you left-handed? Do you like movies?
Which flowers do you like and which ones do you dislike? Why?

2. Exercise "Forbidden letter"

In this game, everyone will have to watch themselves so as not to let slip.
And it is not surprising to let it slip, as we will now be convinced of this.

One of the participants in the game is appointed as the driver. Turning to the players in turn, the driver asks everyone a simple question, demanding an immediate answer. For example: "How old are you?", "Who are you sitting at your desk with?", "What kind of jam do you like?" and so on. The one to whom the question is addressed must immediately give any answer, but without using in his phrase a letter that has been declared forbidden by agreement. Suppose the letter "A" is declared prohibited.

Of course, the driver will try to find tricky questions, answering which it would be difficult to do without the letter "A". "What's your name?" And he will ask, say, a comrade whose name is Vanya. It is clear that he cannot give his name. He'll have to get away with a joke. "I can't remember!" - he will answer, resourcefully bypassing the trap prepared for him. Then the driver with the same unexpected question will turn to another participant in the game.

The game is played at a fast pace, it is not allowed to think for a long time. He hesitated, did not answer right away, or, bewildered, used a forbidden letter in his answer, take the driver's place and ask questions. The winners will be those who never fell into a trap and gave quick, resourceful answers.

As a variant of the game, the condition may be not to pronounce the forbidden letter, i.e. it must be replaced in words by any other.

3. Exercise "Hidden hint"

In this game, it is allowed to prompt, although not in a very usual way.

We select the driver and declare him the guesser. Let's ask the guesser to leave the room for a moment or step aside. In the meantime, let's guess a word. It must be a noun singular, consisting of four or five letters, and all letters in it must be different, for example, "table", "mosquito", "board", "sail", etc. There are many such words, select they won't take long.

The task of the driver is to guess the word we have conceived. Since this is difficult, you will have to help him, that is, suggest something, but, of course, not directly, but in some indirect way, relying on his quick wits and attention.

Suppose the hidden word is "mosquito". The guesser does not know it.

Please tell me the first letter, - he turns to the players.

It is his right to demand a prompt, and any three participants in the game can prompt, each in their own way.

The first letter of the hidden word "K".

How to prompt her without naming it directly?

This is done in this way. Three players in turn pronounce one word, monosyllabic or two-syllable, which includes the letter "K". Let's say one will name the word "compass", another - "marmot", the third - "drop".

The letter "K" is repeated in all three words.

The guesser will highlight this letter and remember it.

Let's take the second letter! he demands.

Three other players will tell him the second letter, say, with these words: "lesson", "elephant", "mole". Highlighting the letter "O" repeated three times in them, the guesser will try to remember it as well.

If the guesser is attentive and does not get confused in our prompts, then we will give him the right to appoint a new driver himself to continue the game. And if he does not guess the word we have conceived, we will again force him to drive: let him practice his attention.

4. Exercise "Hidden Word"

In games, they often look for a hidden object.

But it is not only objects that can be hidden and found. In the game with which we will now meet, you will have to look for hidden words. And we will hide them among other words.

In such a game, vigilance and observation will no longer help; other qualities will be needed: concentration, attention and resourcefulness. The game begins, as usual, with the choice of the driver. We will "hide" the words, he will "find" them.

We will ask the driver to leave the room for a while and say some well-known proverb or line from a familiar poem. Let's say we decided to hide the proverb "Language will bring to Kiev". Let's break this text into parts: "language", "to Kiev", "will bring". Why such a breakdown is needed will become clear from the further description of the game.

The driver returns. He is told that the proverb is "hidden" and that, starting to search for it, he can ask any three questions to any three participants in the game. The leader will understand that the text of the hidden proverb is divided into three parts and that the first person to whom he will turn with a question should insert the first part of the hidden text into his response phrase, the second - the second part of the text and the third - the last part of the text.

Let's see how it works out.

"What did you see in your dream today?" - Suppose the driver asks one of the participants in the game. Tom needs to enter in his answer the first part of the hidden text - the word "language", but so as to better hide it among other words. He can say: "I saw in a dream that I came to a strange city, went into the dining room, and there they served me such a dish that it was impossible to pronounce its name: you will break your tongue." "Where do lemons grow?" - Let's say the driver asks another. He can get off with a joke: "In warm countries and in my grandfather's garden: he lives on a collective farm, twenty kilometers before reaching Kiev."

The phrase seems to be smooth, but the words "to Kiev", perhaps, will make the driver wary and take note of them. The last question, whatever it may be, can be answered with an evasive answer: "Don't be so curious, it won't get you any good." Now let the driver guess what proverb we have conceived.

5. Game "What has changed?"

The game is played like this. Small items (eraser, pencil, notebook, match, etc. in the amount of 10-15 pieces) are laid out on the table and covered with newspaper. Whoever wants to test their powers of observation first, please go to the table! He is offered to familiarize himself with the arrangement of objects within 30 seconds (they count up to 30); then he must turn his back to the table, while three or four objects are transferred to other places. Again 30 seconds are given to inspect objects, after which they again cover them with a newspaper sheet. Now let's ask the player: what has changed in the arrangement of objects, which of them have been moved?

Don't think that this question will always be easy to answer! Answers are evaluated in points. For each correctly indicated object, the player is credited with 1 point as a win, but for each mistake 1 point is deducted from the number of won. An error is considered when an item is named that has not been moved to another place.

Let's shuffle our "collection" by arranging the items in a different order, and call another participant to the table. So one by one, all team members will pass the test.

The conditions of the game for everyone should be the same: if four objects were swapped for the first player, then the same is shifted for the rest.

In this case, the best result is 4 points won. Everyone who passes the test with such a result will be considered the winners of the game.

6. Exercise "I remember everything" (development of attention and memory)

This fun game can be played by two, three or even four, competing in the ability to memorize words in a given order.
Compliance with this condition is monitored by the referee, who, during the game, keeps a control sheet, writing down the words named by the players. Words are selected on a specific topic, such as the names of cities, the names of plants or animals. Let's say that the theme of the game is the names of cities. Of course, it is better to name cities well-known, they are easier to remember.

So, let's start the game. Competitors sit in a circle.

Tula, says one. The judge will immediately write this word on the checklist.

The second player, repeating the named city, adds the name of another city to it:

Tula, Poltava.

Tula, Poltava, Omsk, - the third announces.

If three are playing, then the turn goes back to the first. He should add another name to the list of cities. For example.

Tula, Poltava, Omsk, Vladivostok.

So, each time adding one city at a time, those who play on their next turn must repeat all the cities named before, mentioning them in the same order and not missing a single one.

At first this is relatively easy, but when the list of names is over a dozen, you will inevitably start to stutter. And the judge, ascribing each newly added word to his checklist, vigilantly monitors whether anyone will miss at least one of them.

The person who made the mistake is eliminated from the game.

The rest continue to compete until one of them is the winner.

Divide everyone who wants to take part in this game into threes. In every three, someone will be the winner. And then arrange the final meeting of the winners for the title of champion in this interesting game.

7. Where is whose house?

A game for the development of stability of attention. Offer your child a drawing of seven different animals, each of which is hurrying to its own house. Lines connect the animals to their houses. It is necessary to determine where whose house is, without drawing a pencil along the lines. If the task is difficult for the kid, then allow it, but eventually put the pencil aside.

8. Exercises to develop resilience and attention shifting

You can play like that. Give your child different words: table, bed, cup, pencil, bear, fork, etc. The kid listens attentively and claps his hands when he comes across a word denoting, for example, an animal. If the kid gets confused, repeat the game from the beginning.

Another time, suggest that the child gets up every time he hears the word for a plant. Then combine the first and second tasks, i.e. the toddler claps his hands when he hears words for animals and stands up when he says words for a plant. Such and similar exercises develop attentiveness, the speed of distribution and switching of attention, and, in addition, broaden the horizons and cognitive activity of the child. It is good to conduct such games with several children, desire, excitement and a prize for the winner will make them even more fun.

To develop stability of attention, give the child a short text (newspaper, magazine) and offer, looking through each line, to cross out a letter (for example, a). Record the time and number of mistakes. Schedule your results daily and analyze them. Enjoy success with your baby. Then change the task to train the distribution and switching of attention. For example, like this: "In each line, cross out the letter a, and underline the letter p." Or like this: "Cross out the letter a if the letter r is in front of it, and underline the letter a if the letter n is in front of it." Record time and mistakes. Don't forget to compliment your baby.

9. Exercise "What has changed?" (development of observation)

A game for training observation. It is best to play with several children. Everyone is in one line. The leader calls one child and offers to remember the appearance of each participant in the game. This is given 1-2 minutes. After that, the baby turns away or goes into another room. The remaining participants in the game make minor changes to the costume or hairstyle: you can pin the badge or, conversely, take it off, unfasten or button the button, swap places with each other, change the hairstyle, etc. Then the person who remembers must name those changes in the costumes of their comrades that he managed to notice.

If you do not have the opportunity to gather a large company, you can modify this exciting game: lay 10 objects on the table in front of the child, ask him to turn away and at this moment change the arrangement of the objects. Then offer to answer what has changed.

10. Pictures "Find the difference"

All the guys love to look at pictures with pleasure. You can combine business with pleasure. Invite your baby to look at pictures, where, for example, two gnomes (or two kittens, or two fish) are depicted. At first glance, they are exactly the same. But, looking more closely, you can see that this is not so. Have your toddler try to spot the differences. You can also pick up a few pictures with ridiculous content and ask the child to find inconsistencies.

11. Exercise "Color the second half"

There are also such exercises for the development of concentration. You need to prepare several half-colored pictures. And the kid should color the second half of the picture in the same way as the first half. This task can be complicated by asking the child to first finish drawing the second half of the picture, and then color it. (This can be a butterfly, dragonfly, house, tree, etc.).

12. Exercise "Numeric table"

Show your child a table with a set of numbers from 1 to 25, which are in no particular order. But first, make sure your baby knows all these numbers. Tell him, "Try to find, show, and say aloud numbers from 1 to 25 as quickly as possible." Most children 5-7 years old complete this task in 1.5-2 minutes and almost without mistakes.

Another version of this game: prepare a table with 25 cells, on which numbers from 1 to 35 are written in random order, of which 10 numbers are missing. Ask the child to find and show all the numbers in a row, and write down the missing numbers (if he cannot write down the numbers, then just let them tell you). Record the time it took for the child to complete this task.

If these exercises turned out to be difficult for your son or daughter, make a simpler table, for example, of 9 cells.

13. A bird is not a bird

A fun game for attention and knowledge of birds.
An adult reads rhymes. The task of the children is to listen carefully and, if a word that does not mean a bird is heard, give a signal to stomp or clap. Be sure to ask your child what is wrong. Clarify:
"And who is the fly?"

Birds arrived:
Doves, tits,
Flies and Swifts ...

Birds arrived:
Doves, tits,
Storks, crows,
Jackdaws, pasta.,

Birds arrived:
Doves, tits,
swans, martens,
Jackdaws and swifts,
Seagulls and walruses

Birds arrived:
Doves, tits,
Lapwings, siskins,
Jays and snakes.

Birds arrived:
Doves, tits,
Seagulls, pelicans,
T-shirts and eagles.
Doves, tits,
Herons, nightingales,
Perch and sparrows.

Birds arrived:
Doves, tits,
Ducks, geese, owls,
Swallows, cows

Birds arrived:
Doves, tits,
Sticks and swifts
Butterflies, siskins,
Storks, cuckoos,
even scops owls,
swans and ducks -
and thanks for the joke!

14. A cow flew

There must be at least three players. Everyone sits in a circle and, turning their right hand, palm down, and the left, palm up, join their palms with the palms of their neighbors. They take turns saying the word of the verse, slapping the palm of the right neighbor to the beat of the word:
A cow flew, said the word.
What word did the cow say?

Whoever gets the turn to answer is called any word, for example, "grass". His neighbor, along with the cotton, says the first letter of this word - "t", the next - the second, and so on until the end of the word, until the last "a". The last player's task is not to gape and have time to remove his hand from under the final clap.

15. Top-clap
Game for the development of attention, memory.

The leader pronounces phrases-concepts - correct and incorrect.
If the expression is correct, the children clap, if it is not correct, they stomp.
Examples: "It always snows in the summer." "Potatoes are eaten raw." "The crow is a migratory bird". It is clear that the older the children are, the more complex the concepts should be.

16. Exercise aimed at increasing the level of distribution of attention
(the ability to do several things at the same time).

Read a small sentence aloud. Reading is accompanied by a soft tap of the pencil on the table. Children should memorize the text and count the number of beats.
You can do this exercise as a competition: whoever counted correctly won. The winners receive, for example, a red circle. Since it is better to play several times in the lesson, the calculation of the winnings is carried out at the end of the lesson, and the winners

somehow encouraged.
In the course of classes, the number of sentences used in the text increases.

17. Exercise to distribute attention

The exercise is aimed at developing the child's ability to perform two different actions at the same time.

a) The child draws circles in a notebook and at the same time counts the claps with which the adult accompanies the drawing. Time for completing the task - 1 min.
The number of circles and the counted number of beats are counted. The more circles are drawn and the more correct the claps are counted, the higher the score.

b) The task is similar to the previous one. Within 1 minute, you need to simultaneously draw with both hands: with the left - circles, with the right - triangles. At the end, the number of triangles and circles drawn is counted.

(Triangles with "rounded" vertices are not counted, as are circles with "corners." The child's task is to draw as many triangles and circles as possible.)

Parents can come up with tasks of this type themselves. It can be drawing and verbal solution of simple examples; recording words and listening to a piece of a poem, etc. It is important to form such a quality as noise immunity in a child.

18. Exercise to increase the concentration of auditory attention

For this, it is very convenient to carry out arithmetic dictations, however, the meaning of the exercise is that each task consists of several actions.

For example, the teacher says:
"Now I will read you arithmetic problems. You must solve them in your mind. The numbers you receive must also be kept in mind. You will write down the results of the calculations only when I say:" Write! "
The very content of the tasks depends on the age of the children, their preparedness, as well as on the program material.
Here are some of them:

Grade 3 - "Two numbers are given: 54 and 26 ... To the second digit of the first number, add the second digit of the second
numbers ... and divide the resulting amount by the first digit of the second number ... Write! .. "(Answer: 5)

"There are two numbers: 56 and 92 ... Divide the second digit of the first number by the second digit of the second number ... Multiply the resulting quotient by the first digit of the second number ... Write! .." (Answer: 27)

In such exercises, you can enter a game moment: a magician and a magician who can guess the numbers: "Think of the number ... add 5 to it, now subtract 2 ... subtract the number that you thought of ... and multiply the resulting difference by 4 ... You did it ... "

The above exercises allow you to retain and concentrate attention, and the data obtained may indicate a slow engagement in work (if the first tasks are solved incorrectly and the next ones are solved correctly) or the attention is quickly depleted, inability to maintain its concentration (with the correct solution of the first tasks and the wrong solution of the subsequent ones) , which allows the teacher to adjust his work depending on the results obtained.

19. Exercise for concentration and stability of attention

Schoolchildren are encouraged to rewrite the following lines without errors:

A) AMMADAMA REBERGE ASSAMAS
HESKLALLA ESSANESSAS DETAIL

B) ENALSSTADE ENADSLAT
ETALTARRS USOKGATA LIMMODORA
CLATIMORE

C) RETABRERT NORASOTANNA
DEBARUGA CALLIHARRA
FILLITADERRA

D) GRUMMOPD

E) WATERPROOOFETTA
SERAFINNETESTOLE
EMMASEDATONOV

E) GRASEMBLADOVOUNT

G) CITY VERATON
CHLOROPHONIMATE
DARRISVATENORRA

H) LIONOSANDERA

I) MINOSEPRITAMATORENTALI TELIGRANTOLLIADZE

J) MAZOVRATONYLOTO LAW

K) MUSERLONGRINAVUPTIMONATOLIG RAFUNITARE

M) ADSELANOGRIVANTEBUDAROCHAN

H) BERMOTINAUCHIGTODEBSHOZHANUI
MSTENATUREPVADIOLUZGLNICHEVYAN

O) OSTIMARE

20. Exercises for training the distribution and selectivity of attention

Words are inserted among the alphabetic text. The child must find and emphasize these words.

Example (words that the child needs to underline are in italics):

B the sunitranv tableryujamet windowyyyy a machine
I'm sorry the Roseeuncide heatmylrkvt a bagldchev a fishth

21. Exercise to develop self-control "Do the same"

Required inventory: a set of geometric shapes made of cardboard (triangles, circles, squares, trapezoids, etc.).
Offer to add simple patterns or drawings from the geometric shapes available to the child according to a given pattern, for example:
square of triangles;
herringbone from triangles;
a pattern of geometric shapes;
decompose geometric shapes in a given order.
The options for the tasks in this game can be different.

22. Exercise for the development of self-control "Save the word insecret "

The game teaches the child to follow a given rule for a long time.
Explain to the child the rules of the game: you pronounce the words that the child must repeat after you, except for names, for example, animals - they cannot be repeated.
Instead, upon hearing the name of the animal, the child should silently clap his hands once.
Sample word list: window, chair, chamomile, bear, toffee, millet, shoulder, hamster, wardrobe, cornflower, book, marten, house, song, gopher, etc.
Other variations of the rules in the game:
You can not repeat words starting with the sound [p].
You can't repeat girls' names.
When the child begins to follow the rule without mistakes, move on to the game with the simultaneous use of two rules. For example:
You cannot repeat the names of birds, you must mark them with one clap.
You cannot repeat the names of objects that have a round shape (or blue color), you must mark them with two claps.
Enter a competition element. Give one penalty point for each mistake. Write down the result of the game and compare it with the result of the previous game. The child must make sure that the more he plays, the better he gets.
Remember to change roles with your child.

23. Exercise for the development of self-control "Bukvoyezhka"

Tell your child a story:
The unfortunate letter "a" is hunted by the gluttonous Bukvoyezhka. Save her. Hide all the letters "a" in this sentence: "The cat saw the mouse."
Now the task is more difficult. Rewrite the story, just insert dots instead of the letter "s".
“A red squirrel jumped off a branch. The branch was next to the roof of the house. A ginger cat was sleeping on the roof. The ginger squirrel and ginger cat got scared of each other and rushed in different directions. "
Note to parents: The condition in this task can be anything. For example, insert dots instead of the letters "o" or "e", instead of soft signs or sibilants. Thus, each text can be used multiple times.

24. Exercise for the development of self-control "Fairy Disciple"

Required inventory: cards with syllables.
Let's turn the letter "a" into the letter "o".
Show your child the syllable cards. He should not
just read them, but in all cases when it occurs
the letter "a", change it to "o": ka - ko, ra - ro, ma - mo
etc.
Working with this exercise, you can come up with a wide variety of tasks for the child. For example:
skip (not read) all syllables beginning with "p" or "k", or with a vowel. Instead, you have to pronounce the word "extra";
change in syllables "p" to the sound "s".

25. Exercise for the development of self-control "Butterfly letter"

Required inventory: a playing field in a cage with letters in different order, a figure of a butterfly.
Tell your child, “The butterfly wrote you a letter. You can read it if you carefully follow how she flies, what flowers she sits on. Letters live on the flowers, you must write them down in your notebook, so that you can then add a word out of them. Remember: a butterfly flies only to the next cell, it cannot fly far. "
Think in advance what word should be obtained, and draw up a "spatial" instruction.
Try to let the child follow the flights of the bee only with his eyes, not dragging his finger across the field.
Example game:
“The butterfly sat on the letter“ y ”. Write this letter down. The butterfly flew further. Keep track of her flight direction and stops. Up, up, up, stop. Write down the letter. Down, stop. Write down the letter. Right, up, stop. Write down the letter. Left, left, down, stop. Write down the letter. What word did you get? "

This game can be played many times.

26. Exercise to develop attention "My favorite fruit"

The exercise allows the leader to create a working attitude in the group, memory is also developed, the ability to concentrate for a long time is developed.

Group members introduce themselves in a circle. Calling himself by name, each participant names his favorite fruit; the second - the name of the previous one and his favorite fruit, his name and his favorite fruit; the third - the names of the previous two and the names of their favorite fruits, and then their name and their favorite fruit, etc. The latter, therefore, should give the names and names of the favorite fruits of all members of the group.

27. Exercise for the development of concentration, distribution of attention "I will not fail"

The psychologist offers the following tasks:

count out loud from 1 to 31, but the subject should not name numbers that include three or multiples of three. Instead of these numbers, he should say: "I will not go astray." For example: "One, two, I will not get lost, four, five, I won’t get lost ..."

Sample correct counting: 1, 2, -, 4, 5, -, 7, 8, -, 10, 11, -, -, 14, -, 16, 17, -, 19, 20, -, 22, -, -, 25, 26, -, 28, 29, -, - _feature stands for numbers that cannot be pronounced).

28. Exercise for the development of visual attention "Observation"

In this game, connections between attention and visual memory are revealed.

Children are asked to describe in detail the school yard, the way from home to school, from memory that they have seen hundreds of times. Younger schoolchildren make such descriptions orally, and their classmates supplement the missing details.

29. Exercise for the development of concentration of attention "Fly 1"

This exercise requires a board with a 3x3 nine-cell playing field lined on it and a small suction cup (or a piece of plasticine). The suction cup acts as a "trained fly". The board is placed vertically and the leader explains to the participants that the movement of the "fly" from one cell to another occurs by giving it commands, which it obediently carries out. By one of four possible commands ("up", "down", "right" and "left"), the "fly" moves according to the command to the adjacent cell. The initial position of the "fly" is the central cell of the playing field. The teams are given by the participants in turn. The players must, relentlessly watching the movements of the "fly", prevent it from leaving the playing field.

After all these explanations, the game itself begins. It is held on an imaginary field, which each of the participants represents in front of him. If someone loses the thread of the game, or “sees” that the “fly” has left the field, he gives the command “Stop” and, returning the “fly” to the central square, starts the game over. "Fly" requires constant concentration from the players.

30. Exercise for the development of concentration, stability of attention "Selector"

One of the participants in the game is selected for the exercise - the "receiver". The rest of the group - the "transmitters" - are busy with each counting out loud from different numbers and in different directions. The "receiver" holds a rod in his hand and listens in silence. He must tune in to each "transmitter" in turn. If it is difficult for him to hear this or that "transmitter", he can make him speak louder with an imperative gesture. If it's too easy for him, he can turn down the sound. After the "receiver" has worked enough, he passes the wand to his neighbor, and he himself becomes the "transmitter". During the game, the wand makes a full circle.

31. Exercise for the development of switching attention, voluntary performance of movements "Flies - does not fly"

Children sit down or stand in a semicircle. The host names the items. If the object flies, children raise their hands. If it does not fly, the hands of the children are lowered. The leader can deliberately make mistakes, many children will have their hands raised involuntarily, by virtue of imitation. It is necessary to hold in time and not raise your hands when a flightless object is named.

32. Exercise for the development of concentration of attention "My birthday"

The members of the group, as in the previous version, take turns calling their names, but each member adds the date of his birthday to his name. The second is the name of the previous one and the date of his birthday, his name and the date of his birthday, the third is the names and days of birth of the previous two and his name and date of his birthday, etc. The latter, therefore, must give the names and dates of birthdays of all members of the group.

33. Exercise for the development of sustainability of attention "Ladoshki"

Participants sit in a circle and place their palms on the knees of the neighbors: the right palm on the left knee of the neighbor on the right, and the left palm on the right knee of the neighbor on the left. The meaning of the game is that the palms are raised one by one, i.e. a "wave" of rising palms ran. After preliminary training, palms raised at the wrong time or not raised at the right time are eliminated from the game.

34. Exercise for the development of switching attention "Edible - inedible"

The moderator takes turns throwing a ball to the participants and at the same time names the items (edible and inedible). If the item is edible, the ball is caught; if not, it is discarded.

35. Exercise for the development of concentration, switching attention "Fly"

The exercise is carried out in the same way as the previous version, only in a more complicated version: the number of flies is increased (there are two of them). Fly commands are served separately.

36. Exercise for the development of visual attention, memory "The most attentive"

Participants must stand in a semicircle and identify the driver. The driver tries to remember the order of the players for a few seconds. Then, on command, he turns away and names the order in which his comrades stand. All players in turn must visit the driver's place. It is worth rewarding those who are not mistaken with applause.

37. Exercise for the development of auditory attention, auditory memory "Telephone"

The verbal message is whispered around in a circle until it returns to the first player.

Fairy tale "Bubble, straw and bast shoe"

Once upon a time there was a bubble, a straw and a bast shoe. They went into the forest to cut firewood; reached the river and do not know how to cross it. Lapot says to the bubble: "Bubble, let's swim on you?" “No,” says the bubble, “better let the straw be pulled from shore to shore, and we'll cross it!"

The straw was pulled over; the bast shoe went over it, and it broke. The bast fell into the water, and the bubble began to laugh - laughing, laughing and bursting!

38. Anagrams and rebuses.

Solve anagrams and eliminate the extra word

1. BEROVOY, PRADOEL, GAPOYUP, CHLASKOTA;
2. LARMDAEM, MANOCHED, KLADERAS, ROSIBAK;
3. POLYDEVES, MATOKAS, NULOHDOSP, KOLIRI;
4. DATET, BUNEKICH, DASHRAKAN, SOlesyp.

1. NOTKLOB, KABOCHBA, KRUCHA, LOVARS;
2. ELEVTIZOR, PUMOKTER, CHELIKA, NOMIROT;
3. KRIPKAS, NIANIPO, LARNETK, KOLOMO.

1. MAROKSHA, BOKASA, TSURIKA, NYAVIS;
2. VOKMOR, KLAVES, FELTOKAR, TULIK;
3. TERUPI, TURNAS, RAAST, LYAZEM.

1. BORSUG, GENS, BUSINESS, LOTEP;
2. AZHAR, KINKO, ZHYLI, KSANI;
3. BUSH, OLET, KASHAP, FRASH.

1. UROCHKASNEG, MASHKARO, VOROZHDEST, AROKPOD;
2. KAYOL, SHAKIR, LANSHYD, LANDAGIR;
3. VEZDAZ, SVEACH, ROTT, ZHLYAP.

1. LOKOBYA, NDARINMA, RUSHAG, GRIND;
2. SONLARK, VINAMAL, RIEPO, TIRABUNO;
3. MAIZ, GYUVA, KATOSAM, NESG.

1. ELOR, BONE, DEEP, VASO;
2. Sycha, PAKHACHERE, KODILKRO, SCHKAGULA;
3. LAONSE, GRIT, NASTE, FRIZZA.

1. TOOFBALL, NETNIS, ZALU, KEYHOK;
2. ASKIKR, SHIKARANDA, BOMAL, SLOCHI;
3. CHUTA, ZIKAFI, MIYAKHI, LOGIYABIO.

1. RYS, FIRKE, METANAS, CHYAM;
2. GROPI, FETAKON, CHRUKA, TROT;
3. NALZHUR, BLASACO, SCASISO, SUMMER.

1. REBEZA, CELONS, OSNAS, JALOBNYA;
2. FORGET, SIVALEK, ASLOM, DYSHLAN;
3. RELP, RAMT, AIM, SNERIG.

1. LOST, TOOLS, FASHK, UHAM;
2. ABYR, DUMEZA, RESLOK, FINDEL;
3. RIVER, BLUKNIK, MAMAZENIK, WOMAN.

1. GARCH, SVORETSK, TRIZHS, URETSOG;
2. KASHOK, RIETER, LIKOL, SATAK;
3. DYSHLAN, KALFIA, NETAMO, CHIKVANODU;
4. DEZPO, TUSKAK, SITAK, SUMMER.

1. EZDPO, PRESS, KAGOLI, KITNA;
2. GRIT, VEL, UZhK, PAGERD;
3. NITSAGUSE, BOCHKABA, CHKARU, VYAKCHER;
4. BLOCK, RUSHAG, BASAKOL, MONLEY.

1. TRAB, GROW, UNCLE, PORN;
2. SAKOCH, VINYASH, ROVED, UDOCACH;
3. ELOP, CHMYA, BANKIT, TAROV;
4. DIORA, ELETVIZOR, KACHASH, ELETFON.

1. LIGRAB, KALOD, SURAP, TACAN;
2. CHUBRO, RUSAP, CHIMYAK, SKALKAKA;
3. PLYASHA, MAPANA, PKEKA, KISNO;
4. CHERKINA, LIMANA, BASAKOL, ZEMKANILA.

1. OSINOVIKPOD, BASAKOL, BEREZOVIKPOD, CHKALISI;
2. STIKAMNAGI, LPAVAINE, RADETET, LAYVOBOL;
3. POTKOM, LAZHANBAK, DORMIOP, TSEOGUR.

1. ZHERONOOM, MOLINAD, STIGNASHT, ZHORINOEP;
2. GIN, CRETCH, TORKRAT, KESOP;
3. KAMAI, TYROSH, FRASH, KISON.

1. WAIT, CHENEYEP, ZHULA, TONZ;
2. VOZORAP, TSYASEM, VEZDAZ, CHON;
3. OLTE, TSELNOS, WINGNIP, EROM.

1. IVIK, RONOVA, NABAN, SHURAG;
2. GENS, TARM, ARPEL, MYA;
3. BREZA, TMESANA, FIG, ELV.

1. TANAEMS, FIREC, GIRTH, VOGORT;
2. HAIR, PANZESH. SHAKTIRMA, RILGOLA;
3. LOTOPOK, TENAS, FARASAN, ONOK.

1. TURO, END, TELOMAS, ERVECH;
2. BASAKOL, CHINAVET, LECASED, KOKORO;
3. TSAYAZ, KLOV, GAYUPOP, RAW.

1.LASTIPLIN, SKIRAK, RANDASHIKA, NAPAMKA;
2.RASHCHEBUKA, DILKOROK, ZNAYNEKA, SHPAKOLYAK;
3.RUKSK, RITUKSK, ROZHENOEMO, VAXOM.