Getting to know children through play. Let's get acquainted! Games and exercises aimed at introducing children to each other
Department of Education
administration of the city of Lipetsk
MUNICIPAL AUTONOMOUS EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION SECONDARY SCHOOL No. 23 named after S.V. DOBRINA of LIPETSK
EXTRA-CLASSROOM ACTIVITY
(dating games)
Prepared by:
teacher Muravleva I.V.
Lipetsk, 2017
Type of event: dating games
Topic: "Let's get to know each other!"
Goals: acquaintance, creating a favorable psychological atmosphere in the team, identifying creativity.
Participants: children 11 - 15 years old
Equipment: ball, sheets of paper
Preparation.
Prepare a ball, sheets of paper
Org moment. Subject message.
Dating games.
Progress of the event:
I. Org moment. Subject message.
Hello guys! I welcome you to our summer health camp “Friendship”! It's no secret that the first stage of creating a team is getting to know each other. The faster you get to know each other, the easier it will be for you to communicate with each other. And games will help us get to know you.
II. Dating games.
"Name your name:
Everyone stands in a circle, holding their arms outstretched in front of them. The player who starts the game throws the ball through the center of the circle to one of the participants and says his name. After the throw, he lowers his hands. After the ball has passed everyone and everyone has dropped their hands, the game begins in the second round. Each participant throws the ball to the person he threw to the first time and says his name again.
The third round of this game is slightly modified. Again, everyone stands in a circle with their arms outstretched, but now the participant who threw the ball must say his name, the one who caught the ball does the same, etc.
After playing this game (it takes 10-15 minutes to play), it is quite possible to remember up to 20 names.
"Snowball"
This game is best played at the “getting to know each other”, when the guys are sitting in a large close circle. The counselor should start the game by saying his name. The one sitting to his left should say the name of the counselor and his own. The next one further clockwise will have to name the previous two names, yours and so on in a circle. The counselor must finish again, calling the entire squad by name. The task is difficult, but realistic and doable. Try it - success is guaranteed.
"Mathematics"
Children sit in a circle. The counselor gives the task: “Let’s start counting in a circle. The one who has a number that is a multiple of three says his name instead of the number.”
This game can be used to develop memory and attention. Play and you will see that this is indeed the case.
Game "Let's get to know each other"
Let's get to know each other. I suggest playing the game “Getting Acquainted”. I name names, and all the guys with these names perform a certain task.
... - show yourself;
... - smile;
... - bend over;
... - respond;
... - stretch;
... - comb your hair;
... - clap;
... - stomp;
... - jump;
... - wave your hand
Game “Meet the Camp Leader”
Now let’s get acquainted with the camp leadership, teachers and counselor.
Who's going to exercise in the morning?
Will he take us, kids?!
Without him we are like without hands,
Well, of course, ours... (physical teacher)
What is the name of our physical teacher?
If you are very sick
Ears, nose and head,
Disturb our service
You can do it in the morning!
And don’t grumble with a sore throat,
They will save you anyway... (doctors)
Tell me who is so delicious
Prepares cabbage soup,
Smelly cutlets, salads, vinaigrettes? (cook)
All the guys are like children to them,
Olya, if, Sveta, Petya.
They will always help dreamers.
They are not counselors, but... (educators)
He is indispensable on the farm.
Paper, pen, plasticine.
And only he solves all the different questions.
He is the most important one in the camp, who is he? (camp leader)
Game with the winners of the competition.
And now for the guys who guessed our riddles, a little competition: here’s a piece of paper, tear it into small pieces. (music plays - 1 minute)
Now add the name of our squad from these pieces. (put together the word “Rainbow”)
III. Bottom line
What did you like most?
1. Game "Circle of Names"
Children stand in a circle. (This promotes openness, attention of children to each other, gives a feeling of unity in the team. To strengthen this feeling, you can hold hands). The first child says his name, the second says the name of the first and his own, and so on. The first one calls everyone's names.
This game can be played with adults. This helps everyone who comes to the children's camp to make friends and feel like one team. Don’t be confused by the fact that some children still find it difficult to pronounce the first and patronymic names of adults and remember all the names. Help them with this. The main goal of the game is to unite the team, overcome the barrier between children, and instill communication skills.
This game can be made more difficult over time. Ask to state your name and a few words about yourself on a given topic. Children repeat what they hear about each other, but not in the 3rd person, but in the 1st person.
Your name is Lena. You go to 1st grade and love to draw.
2. Game "Who called me."
Children become a group, one child leaves the group, walks away a few steps and turns his back to the group. The teacher chooses a child who must loudly call the departed one. The one who left returns and says who called him, in the 1st person:
You called me, Anton.
If the child guesses who called him, but does not remember the name, invite him to ask the caller about it.
Children's first reaction is usually to point. This needs to be fixed.
Such dialogues are important for children. They instill in them communication skills.
3. Game "Girls-Boys"
Boys sit on one bench, and girls on another. Boys call any girls' names. If these names are girls, then they stand up and tell a little about themselves. Then the girls call any names of the boys. This continues until the names of all the children have been named.
4. Game "Chairs"
We place the chairs in a circle close to each other. The players stand on them. At the leader’s signal, all players must change places so that all names are arranged in alphabetical order. Players move on chairs without touching the floor.
5. Noisy game
At the leader’s signal, all players begin, shouting their names, to look for their namesakes in order to assemble into a team faster than others. The noisiest and fastest win.
6. Game "Crib-memory"
Each player receives a card with his name. Players are divided into 2 or 3 teams. The 1st group enters the game. All players in this group introduce themselves, giving their first and last names, and tell a little about themselves. After this, all cards with the names of the players of the 1st team are given to the opposing players. After consulting, they must correctly distribute the cards to the players of the 1st team and remember everyone’s last name. For each correct answer, the team receives a point. Then the 2nd team introduces itself.
7. Game "Who's Who"
Each player receives a piece of paper and a pencil. 5 minutes after the presenter’s signal, the players must get to know each other, finding out the name and who they want to become. The received data is recorded. The one who manages to learn and write down the most wins.
8. Relay
Before the competition, players are divided into 2 teams. Each player takes a step forward and clearly pronounces his first and last name. Stage 1: team players take turns running up to their piece of whatman paper and writing their last name, returning back and shouting their name. Do this until all players have signed up. Stage 2: teams must exchange sheets of whatman paper. Running up to a piece of whatman paper, you need to write his name next to the corresponding surname of the enemy. The team that made the fewest mistakes wins.
9. Game "Helpline"
Boys sit opposite girls in pairs. The girls whisper their name to the boy from their pair. After this, the boy sitting in the 1st row tells his neighbor the name of his partner. He speaks quietly so that the other boys don't hear. The 2nd boy tells the 3rd boy the name of the 1st girl and the one sitting opposite him. So until they reach the last boy: he calls the names of all the girls in turn. If the name is named correctly, then the girl stands up; if not, she remains sitting. Then the girls learn the boys' names, etc. The team that was more accurate wins.
10. Game "Postman"
Children are divided into 2 teams. The first players each run up to their chair, on which there are small envelopes (according to the number of participants). On back side the name of the recipient from another team is written. Having read the addressee’s name, the “postman” shouts it out loud, and the addressee raises his hand and shouts: “It’s ME!” Then he goes for the next letter. The most wins quick command. Organizers can write the meanings of the names on the back of the cards. These cards can be announced and given away at the end of the game.
11. Game "Math"
Children sit in a circle. The counselor gives the task: “Let’s start counting in a circle. The one who has a number that is a multiple of three pronounces his name instead of the number.” This game can be used to develop memory and attention. Play and you will see that this is indeed the case.
12. Game "Name Your Name"
Everyone stands in a circle, holding their arms outstretched in front of them. The player who starts the game throws the ball through the center of the circle to one of the participants and says his name. After the throw, he lowers his hands. After the ball has passed everyone and everyone has dropped their hands, the game begins in the second round. Each participant throws the ball to the person he threw to the first time and says his name again. The third round of this game is slightly modified. Again, everyone stands in a circle with their arms outstretched, but now the participant who threw the ball must say his name, the one who caught the ball does the same, etc. After playing this game (it takes 10-15 minutes to play), it is quite possible to remember up to 20 names.
Tatiana Veligonova
Let's get acquainted! Games and exercises aimed at introducing children to each other
The proposed methods are not a means of solving all problems, but they allow you to create a favorable atmosphere for the development of the child.
Games and exercises aimed at introducing children to each other and creating positive emotions.
“Introduce yourself with a doll” (from 5 years old).
Goals: helps relieve tension and uncertainty, allows children to get to know each other better.
Material: two dolls of different sexes, or glove dolls.
Progress of the game: The child is asked to introduce himself using a doll and tell about himself. The presenter and children can ask questions and clarify, for example: What is your favorite game? How to play it? Favorite animal? Why? What are your dreams? etc.
Train (children sit in a circle) (from 5 years old).
Goals: allows children to remember each other’s names and establish contact and be active.
Progress of the game:“Today we will play trains.” At first, the engines will not have carriages, and the one we choose as the engine will “ride” in a circle, loudly saying “chug-chug-chug”. Then the “engine” gets bored and drives up to any boy or girl with the words “little engine...” and says his name. The child to whom the train “pulled up” calls out his name in response and becomes the new train, and the first one becomes his “car.” The new “train”, together with the carriage, will continue to move in a circle, then drive up to any child with the words: “Tanya the train” and the name of his “train”. The game continues until all the children are included in the “train”.
Pantomime "What I Love to Do".
Goals: form a group and increase personal self-esteem.
Progress of the game: Form a circle and ask the children to use pantomime to show what they especially like to do. Don't make any guesses about what is being portrayed until after the pantomime is over. Everyone who wants to participate in pantomime should have this opportunity.
Lost child (from 4 years old).
Goals: develops auditory attention, promotes voice recognition.
Progress of the game:“Let's imagine that we are in the forest. What are we doing? Of course, we pick mushrooms or berries. But one of us is lost. We are very concerned and loudly and affectionately call him in turns, for example: “Hey, Sashenka!” The “lost” child stands with his back to the group and guesses who called him.”
Salute (from 4 years old).
Goals: relieving tension, creating positive emotions. In the game, everyone has a chance to express themselves and attract attention.
Material: sheets of colored paper, napkins, scissors.
Progress of the game: children choose a material for themselves, then within a few minutes they tear it into small pieces (or cut it with scissors, thus preparing the material for the fireworks. After that, each child throws up their pieces, depicts their fireworks, and the rest clap.
Target:
meet the children.
Tasks:
creating a positive atmosphere in the group;
introducing children to a new teacher;
development of initiative and independence in play and communication;
developing skills to interact with peers and adults;
developing the ability to obey rules and social norms;
development of creative abilities.
Form:
games
Junior, middle group
“Come on, let’s get acquainted”
How to play: Children stand in a circle. The presenter begins the game with the words: “Hurry up. What’s your name, tell me,” while throwing the ball to one of the players. He catches the ball, says his name, then he throws the ball to another player, while the words are spoken again: “What is your name, tell me,” etc.
"My name."
Progress of the game: - Guys, let's move a little. I will call names, and if you hear your name, you should jump like bunnies and pull both hands up (Children jump and stretch their hands up, then sit down in their place).
- So I found out that in our group there are many children with the same names. But perhaps you are different from each other? (Children's answers). Let's check it out.
"Tender name" (for children from 4 years old)
Progress of the game: Children, passing the ball to each other, call the affectionate form of their name.
(for children from 5 years old)
Progress of the game: Children stand in a circle, an adult approaches one of them, rings the bell and says: “Hello, Vanya, my friend!”, shaking the child’s hand.
Senior, preparatory group
"Dating phone"
How to play: Players stand in a circle. The presenter has a phone in his hands. The first child standing in the circle is also given a telephone receiver. The presenter calls each child and conducts a dialogue. Hello. What is your name? What kind of person are you? What do you love most?
“Roll call - confused” (for children from 4 years old)
Goal: Development of voluntary attention, consolidation of acquaintances
Progress of the game: The presenter calls the surnames and first names of the children present, confusing first name and surname (the name is called correctly, the surname is not; the surname is correct, the name is wrong). Children listen carefully and respond only when both their first and last names are correctly named. Whoever makes a mistake is out of the game.
"Tender name" (for children from 4 years old)
Goal: formation of positive self-esteem and self-acceptance, acquaintance.
Progress of the game: Children, passing the ball to each other, call the affectionate form of the name of the previous participant in the game.
"Greeting with a bell" (for children from 5 years old)
Purpose: greeting, setting children up in a friendly manner.
Progress of the game: Children stand in a circle, an adult approaches one of them, rings the bell and says: “Hello, Vanya, my friend!” Afterwards, Vanya takes the bell and goes to greet another child. A bell should greet every child.
"Let's say hello"
Goal: development of imagination, creation of a favorable atmosphere.
Progress of the game:The presenter talks about in different ways greetings, pleasant and humorous. Then it is suggested to say hello by touching your shoulder, back, hand, nose, cheek.
"Pass a smile around"
Goal: exchange of positive feelings.
Progress of the game:Participants in the game are invited to stand in a circle, shake their neighbor’s hand and convey a smile.
"Compliments" (for children from 4 years old)
Goal: increasing self-esteem, creating a positive self-image, developing communication skills
How to play: Sitting in a circle, everyone joins hands. Looking into your neighbor's eyes, you need to say a few kind words to him, praise him for something. The receiver nods his head and says: “Thank you, I’m very pleased!” Then he gives a compliment to his neighbor, the exercise is carried out in a circle.
Warning: Some children cannot give a compliment; they need help. Instead of praising, you can simply say “delicious”, “sweet”, “floral”, “milk” word. If a child finds it difficult to give a compliment, do not wait for his neighbor to be sad, give the compliment yourself.
"Snowball"
Goal: allows children to quickly remember names, each other, and establish contact.
Progress of the game: The first participant (for example, to the left of the leader) says his name. The next one repeats it, and then names his own. And so on in a circle. The exercise ends when the first participant names the entire group
"Roll" (for children from 5 years old)
Goal: activating the group, creating group cohesion.
How to play: Children stand in a line, holding hands. Child, first standing, begins to turn around its axis, dragging those standing behind it. Thus, the children form a kind of “roll”. Children's attention is drawn to the fact that during the exercise it is important not to release their hands. The task can be complicated by asking the children to “unwind the roll”, or spin the roll while saying their name.
"Body Touch" (for children from 5 years old)
How to play: Explain to the participants that you will touch someone. Then they must, using only the part of the body that you touched, touch someone else. Continue the game until all participants are involved. This exercise forces you to interact closely with each other.
"Face to face" (for children from 5 years old)
Progress of the game: Everyone finds a mate. The presenter calls actions, for example, “hand to nose,” “back to back,” “head to knee,” etc. Participants must follow the instructions in their pairs. When the leader says “person to person,” everyone must find another pair. The exercise can be used in the middle and at the end of the lesson.
Option: Children pair up only after the leader’s command. For example, after the command “Shoulder to Shoulder,” children must find a partner and touch their body parts
"Palm to palm"
Goal: activation and unity of the group, development of tactile attention
Progress of the game: Children press their palms against each other and thus move around the group, where you can set up various obstacles that the pair must overcome. This could be a chair or a table. IN certain moment children must be able to agree on further action. An adult-child pair can participate in the game.
“Hands get to know each other, hands quarrel, hands make peace.”
Goal: correlation of a person and his tactile image, removal of bodily barriers; developing the ability to express one’s feelings and understand the feelings of another through touch.
Progress of the game: The exercise is performed in pairs, with eyes closed, children sit opposite each other at arm's length. An adult gives tasks (each task takes 2-3 minutes):
♦ Close your eyes, stretch your hands towards each other, communicate with just your hands. Try to get to know your neighbor better. Put your hands down.
♦ Stretch your arms forward again, find your neighbor's hands. Your hands are fighting. Put your hands down.
♦ Your hands search for each other again. They want to make peace. Your hands make peace, they ask for forgiveness, you are friends again.
Discuss how the exercise went, what feelings arose during the exercise, what did you like more?
"My Mood"
Goal: developing the ability to describe one’s mood, recognize the mood of others, and stimulate empathy.
Progress of the game: Children are invited to tell others about their mood: they can draw it, compare it with some color, animal, physical state, or show it in motion. It all depends on the imagination and desire of the child.
"Humpty Dumpty"
Humpty Dumpty
Sat on the wall.
Humpty Dumpty
Fell in his sleep.
The child turns his body to the right and left, his arms dangle freely, like rag doll. When you hear the words “fell in your sleep,” sharply tilt your body down.
"King Borovik is not in a good mood"
The presenter reads the poem, and the child acts according to the text.
King Borovik was walking
Straight through the forest.
He shook his fist
And he clicked with his heel.
King Borovik was not in a good mood;
The king was bitten by flies.
"Mouth shut"
Purse your lips so that they are not visible at all. Close your mouth tightly, squeezing your lips very, very tightly. Then relax them:
I have my own secret, I won’t tell it to you, no!(Children say words and purse their lips).
Oh, how hard it is to resist saying nothing.(The teacher says the words)
Still, relax your lips and leave the secret to yourself.
Games for kids
« Come to me"
Progress of the game:The adult takes a few steps away from the child and beckons him to come to him, affectionately saying: “Come to me, my dear!” When the child approaches, the teacher hugs him: “Oh, what a good Kolya came to me!”
"Treasure Hunt"
Progress of the game:The teacher shows the children a treasure chest (pebbles, buttons, beads) and asks them to find some toy in them.
« Sunny bunnies"
Progress of the game:The teacher lets in sunbeams with a mirror and says:
Sunny bunnies. They play on the wall.
Lure them with your finger. Let them run to you!
At the signal “Catch the bunny!” the children are trying to catch him. The game can be repeated 2-3 times.
« Parsley has arrived"
Progress of the game:The teacher brings Parsley and examines it with the children. Parsley rattles the rattle, then distributes the rattles to the children. Together with Petrushka, they shake the rattles and rejoice.
« Hiding the bear"
Progress of the game:The teacher hides a large toy familiar to the child (for example, a bear) so that it is slightly visible. Saying: “Where is the bear?”, he looks for it together with the child. When the baby finds the toy, the adult hides it so that it is more difficult to find.
« Give the dog a paw"
Progress of the game:The teacher holds the dog in his hands and says:
Woof-woof! Who's there?
This is a dog visiting us.
I put the dog on the floor.
Give Petya a paw, little dog!
Then he approaches the child whose name is named with the dog and offers to take it by the paw and feed it. They bring a bowl of imaginary food, the dog “eats the soup,” “barks,” and says “thank you!” to the child.
"Have pity on the bunny"
Goal: creating a positive emotional background and activating children, developing attention.
Progress of the game:Reading a poem to children: “The mistress abandoned the bunny...”
Appearance game character A bunny who cries and tells how bad he feels because his owner abandoned him. Discuss with children how you can help Bunny, how to feel sorry for him. Then the children take turns feeling sorry for the Bunny.
Game "Let's get to know each other"
In older groups, children already show more interest in fairy tales and they love to briefly turn into princes and princesses. They really like this game.
The game starts with magic:
The teacher offers to turn children into princes and princesses.
-One, two, three!
Prince or princess now
you will become!!
-Let's close our eyes and imagine Magic Lands. Very polite people live in these countries, and the most polite people there are princes and princesses.
Today they came to our ball. They all live in different magical lands and they don’t know each other at all and have never seen each other!
Let's get to know each other now.
Children stand up one by one, approach each other, say hello and get to know each other:
-Hello, I’m Prince Maxim, what’s your name?
-Very nice, and my name is Princess Katya.
And then the music turns on and the princes and princesses dance, after the ball everyone must be turned into children, otherwise their crowns will be lost.
Game "Pass a Smile"
This game lifts the mood well and brings children together; it teaches them to enjoy a smile and appreciate it.
The game takes little time and can be played in almost any situation.
The children sit in a semicircle on chairs, the teacher passes his smile on to the last child, then this child passes on to the next one, and so the smile returns to the teacher. Advice: when a smile is conveyed, you need to look into the eyes - then the mood from the game really improves!!!
I really hope that my advice will help you introduce new children to each other in a fun and interesting way, help them get to know you and create a fun and friendly atmosphere in your group.
Game "Terem-Teremok"
All the kids know and love the fairy tale “Teremok” very well and, of course, play it with great pleasure.
To play you will need a hoop. Children sit in a circle or in random order. The teacher brings a hoop to each child and asks:
-Terem-teremok, who lives in the tower?
The child must say his name clearly and loudly. The teacher says:
- Very nice!!!
This game can be played in all age groups starting from nursery to preparatory group.
Game "Who's Hiding?"
Of course, hide and seek can be called a favorite children's game - everyone plays it and with great pleasure.
To play you will need a small blanket. Children can sit down
in a semicircle on chairs or just on the carpet. Everyone closes their eyes and under no circumstances peeks!! The Meleno teacher walks around the children and says:
- I twist and turn, I want to confuse,
Now I’ll hide someone!!!
And covers one baby with a blanket. The rest of the children must guess who is missing. When the children named the name of the hidden child, the teacher says:
-Where is our baby? Here it is!!!
And removes the blanket. And then you will see the happy baby you found and hear his joyful laughter. The rest, as a rule, ask to be hidden too, which cannot be denied. You can hide two or three kids at a time, but you must hide them all!
This game helps develop children's attention and get to know the teacher better.
Game "Radio"
This game also allows you to get to know new children well. The guys sit in a semicircle on chairs. The teacher takes a microphone or something similar and begins the radio broadcast:
-Attention, attention, there is a meeting going on! Our child is missing!
The girl (boy) was dressed in... (more detailed description child) a blue skirt and white socks with two blue hairpins on the tails, etc. And who is missing?
Children should find out from the description who the teacher is describing and call him. The child who was guessed stands up and says:
-I'm here.
In the middle and older groups the child who is guessed can become an announcer and continue the game.
This game helps develop children's descriptive storytelling skills. And all children love it when people talk about them (especially on the radio!)
Guess Who Said Game
Children sit on chairs in a semicircle; another chair is placed at a distance of one and a half meters from them with its back to them. According to the counting, a driver is selected who sits on this chair. One of the children says the word loudly and clearly.
The presenter turns around and guesses who spoke.
The child who was guessed becomes the leader, you can let the leader guess three times.
In older groups, you can name pieces of furniture, clothes, dishes, animals.