Organization and conduct of finger gymnastics
In the older group, special attention is paid to exercises to develop coordination of movements by rolling a massage ball or beating rhythms with fingers on a hard surface. As for the content side, as has already been said, the plot of the assignment should coincide with the topic of the lesson in which gymnastics is carried out. Usually it takes about 2 weeks to practice one technique. Therefore, on average, children are introduced to 2-3 new exercises per month.
It usually takes about 2 weeks to practice and memorize one exercise.
Table: card index of finger gymnastics exercises by topic
Subject | Exercise name | Exercise |
"Mushrooms" | “A crow walked across the field...” | A crow walked across the field (children “walk” with the middle and index fingers of both hands on the table), carried six mushrooms in the hem (show 6 fingers): Russula, boletus (children show their fingers for each name of the mushroom, starting with the little finger), Pod-axis -no-vik, Milk mushroom, honey fungus, Champignon (show the index finger on the right hand), Who hasn’t seen it - Get out (they rhythmically hit the table with their palms, then with their fists)! |
“The children went to the mushroom forest” | The children went into the mushroom forest (“walk” with the index and middle fingers of both hands on the table) and found mushrooms there. Some of them were then boiled, salted, dried, frozen a little and fried with potatoes (they bend or straighten their fingers, telling what they did with the mushrooms). | |
"Basket with mushrooms" | I’m taking the basket to the forest, I’ll pick mushrooms there. My friend is surprised: “How many mushrooms are there around here” (they show surprise by spreading their arms to the sides). Boletus, butterfly, boletus, honey fungus, boletus, chanterelle, milk mushroom - Let them not play hide and seek! Saffron milk caps, little waves I'll find them at the edge of the forest. I’m returning home, take all the mushrooms with me (bend the fingers on both hands one by one, starting with the little finger of the right hand). I won’t carry the fly agaric, let it stay in the forest (they put away the thumb of the left hand and threaten it)! | |
"Edible mushrooms" | We collected edible mushrooms for a long time, and then we told our friends this (children, naming mushrooms, bend their fingers in turn): A boletus grew in the forest, And under an oak tree, Honey mushrooms are sitting on a stump - Very friendly guys. The boletus grew under the young aspen, the large boletus grew under the white birch. If you go into the forest with us (“walk” with their fingers on the table), you will find a lot of mushrooms (raise your hands up with unclenched fingers). | |
"Family", "Mom" | "Moms" | There are many mothers in this world, children love them all very much (they spread their arms to the sides, then tightly clasp themselves by the shoulders)! Journalist and engineer, Cook, policeman, Seamstress, conductor and teacher, Doctor, hairdresser and builder (they bend their fingers one by one, starting with the little finger, first on one hand, then on the other hand) - Different mothers are needed (they squeeze both palms into a “lock”) , Different mothers are important (spread their arms, raise their palms up)! |
"Mom's Helpers" | One, two, three, four (alternately rhythmically hitting fist on fist and clapping their hands), We washed the dishes (one palm slides over the other): Teapot, cup, ladle, spoon And a large ladle (bend fingers, one for each name of the cookware). We washed the dishes, We just broke the cup, The ladle also fell apart, The nose of the teapot was broken. We broke the spoon a little (bend our fingers) while we helped mom. | |
“Who has arrived?” | Who has arrived (fingers of both hands clasped together)? We, we, we (quickly clap with thumb tips)! Mom, mom, is that you (clap the tips of the index fingers)? Yes, yes, yes (clap with thumb tips)! Dad, dad, is that you (clap the ends of the middle ones)? Yes, yes, yes (clap with thumb tips)! Brother, brother, is that you (clap the tips of the nameless ones)? Yes, yes, yes (clap with thumb tips)! Oh, little sister, is that you (clap the tips of the little fingers)? Yes, yes, yes (clap with thumb tips)! We are all together, yes, yes, yes (clap hands)! | |
"Wild animals" | "Who lives where" | Children bend their fingers - one for each couplet. A fox in a deep forest has a hole - a safe home. Winter snowstorms are not scary for a squirrel in a hollow in a spruce tree. Under the bushes a prickly hedgehog rakes leaves into a heap. Beavers make huts from branches, roots, and bark. A clubfoot sleeps in a den, He sucks his paw until spring. Everyone has their own home, everyone is warm and comfortable in it. For the last two lines, they alternately clap their hands and then hit their fists against each other. |
"Squirrel" | A playful squirrel is jumping (“running” with its fingers on the table), tearing pine cones from pine branches (they alternately clench their fists on their right and left hands). He deftly squeezes it with his paws (they clench the fists on his right and left hands at the same time) and carries it to his closet (“running” his fingers across the table). | |
"Hungry Mouse" | The mouse ate cheese and crumpet, pumpkin, fish, melon, pine cone, ate plums and pancakes, and dried mushrooms (they bend their fingers one by one, listing everything that the mouse ate). She chewed all day long, But everything was not enough for the mouse (they shrug)! | |
"Fox" | Fox, little fox, beauty, Everyone likes her very much (rubs hands). The tail is fluffy, the fur is golden (spread the fingers, turn and stroke them). He wanders importantly through the forest (“walking” with his fingers on the table), instills fear in the hares (they bang their fists on the table). | |
Winter | "Snowman" | One, two, three, four, you and I made a snowball. Round, strong, very smooth and not at all sweet. Once - we'll throw it up. Two - we'll catch it. Three - we'll drop it. And... we'll break it. One, two, three, four, five, We went for a walk in the yard. We made a snow woman, fed the birds crumbs, then we rode down the hill, and also rolled around in the snow. Everyone came home covered in snow. We ate soup and went to bed. |
"Snowball" | We made a snowball (clasp hands), put a hat on it (hands “roof” over head), attached a nose, and instantly (twist the fist near the nose) It turned out to be a snowman (describe circles in the air)! | |
"Christmas tree" | We had fun at the Christmas tree (rhythmically clap our hands) and danced and frolicked (rhythmic fist bumps). Afterwards, the kind Santa Claus presented us with gifts (“they walk” with the middle and index fingers of both hands on the table), He gave us huge bags, and they contained delicious items (“they walk” with the middle and index fingers of both hands on the table). Candies in blue pieces of paper, Nuts next to them, Pear, apple, one Golden tangerine (bend the fingers on both hands, starting with the thumb). | |
"Forest" | "Trees" | Everyone in the forest is surprised (rubs their palms against each other) Different trees grow (open their palms and spread their fingers): The whole resinous pine tree has reached the sky (connect elbows - “trunk”, open palms - “crown”). The White-trunk birch has spread out its braided branches (“lanterns” moving from top to bottom). Like a blade of grass in a pole, the aspen grows thin (show the index finger, the rest are clenched into a fist). The oak tree has spread its branches, And the wind is not afraid of it (they stretch their arms up, spread their fingers). The linden blossomed (they gather their fingers into a pinch - “bud”), invited the bees to visit (they make circular rotations with the index finger - the bees fly). The spruce tree has fluffed up its needles (they lower their arms down to the sides, spread their fingers) and covered all the mushrooms (show the mushroom: the index finger is the stem, the palm on top is the cap). The leaves of the trees are rustling (they rub their palms against each other - “rustling”), as if they are having a conversation (they shake off their palms), their branches are spread out, they are waiting for the birds to visit them (they clasp their thumbs, spread their palms to the sides - show the birds). |
"Leaves" | Autumn leaves were scattered (they make wave-like movements with their palms), I decorated them with a brush (they make smooth strokes with their palms up and down). We will go to the autumn park (“they walk” with the fingers of both hands), we will collect leaves into bouquets (they cross their palms with their fingers spread). A maple leaf, an aspen leaf (they bend their fingers one by one, starting with the thumb, on both hands at the same time to the name of each leaf), an oak leaf, a rowan leaf, a red poplar leaf and jumped down onto the path (they clap loudly in their palms). | |
"Fruits, berries" | "Berries" | One, two, three, four, five (fingers of both hands say hello, starting with the thumb), We go for a walk in the forest (both hands walk on the table), For blueberries, For raspberries, For lingonberries, For viburnum. We will find strawberries (they bend their fingers, starting with the thumb) And we will take them to our brother. |
"Fruits" | The connection of the fingers, between which there is a ball, starting with the little fingers; children connect one pair of fingers for each line of poetry, while their palms should not touch each other. We went to the market (little fingers connected), There were a lot of pears and persimmons (ring fingers connected), There were lemons, oranges (middle fingers connected), Melons, plums, tangerines (index fingers connected), But we bought a watermelon (thumbs connected) - This is the most delicious load (fingers clenched into a fist, thumb pulled up). | |
"Where did the bread come from" | "Bread" | Bagel (thumb and index fingers form a circle), Bagel (thumb and middle fingers form a circle), Loaf (thumb and ring fingers form a circle) And a loaf (thumb and little finger form a circle) The baker baked the dough early in the morning (imitation of making bread). |
"Flowers" | "They planted a seed" | They planted a grain in the ground (put a “grain” in the child’s palm), and the sun appeared in the sky. Shine, sunshine, shine (they squeeze their hands and unclench them in turn)! Grow, seed, grow (put your palms together and raise your arms up)! Leaves appear on the stem (they connect the palms, connect the fingers one by one with the thumb, on both hands at the same time), flowers bloom on the stem (they squeeze the hands and unclench them in turn). |
"Furniture" | "Closet" | They bought me a roomy, large wardrobe for my clothes (they show how big the wardrobe is). It is beautiful and comfortable and is called “clothes”. I will put clothes in it: T-shirts, shorts and panties, Trousers, jackets and shirts (bend the fingers on both hands), Sweaters and jackets, And socks with T-shirts I will put them on the shelves. |
"Count down from 10 to 1" | “I bought a lamb bagel” | Early in the morning (place the palm on the edge) Nakupil (show the palm) Ram (fist) Baranok (rib) For lambs (fingers of the left hand “play”), For sheep (fingers of the right hand “play”) Ten poppy rings (show 10 fingers), Nine sushi, Eight buns, Seven flatbreads, Six cheesecakes, Five cakes, Four donuts, Three cakes, Two gingerbreads And I bought one roll (show the corresponding number of fingers). I didn’t forget about myself (negative head movement), and for my wife - sunflowers (fingers of both hands spread out, thumbs pressed together). |
"Friendship" | "Kindergarten" | In our group, everyone is friends (rhythmically banging their fists on the table). The youngest is me. This is Masha, This is Sasha, This is Yura, This is Dasha (unclench their fists, starting with the little finger). |
"Health" | "Fingers are sleeping" | This finger wants to sleep (the thumb is bent), This finger went to bed (the index finger is bent), This finger took a little nap (the middle finger is bent), This finger is already asleep (the ring finger is bent), This one is fast asleep (the little finger is bent). Hush, hush, don’t make noise... (they shake a finger), The red sun will rise, The clear morning will come, The birds will chirp, The fingers will rise (they extend the fist from the thumb)! |
"Water" | "Washing our hands" | Ay, water, water, water! We will always be clean (they rub their palms rhythmically, imitating washing their hands)! Splash to the right, splash to the left! Our body became wet (the fingers are clenched into a fist, then the fingers are straightened with force, as if shaking off the water)! Using a fluffy towel, dry your hands very quickly (vigorous movements imitate alternately wiping your hands with a towel). |
"Body parts" | “In the morning my fingers woke up” | In the morning, the fingers woke up (unclench their fists), stretched (strained, spread their fingers) and shook themselves (shake their hands), hugged tightly (imitation of a handshake), got to work (“roll up their sleeves”), made Easter cakes (palms “make” pies) , They began to invite guests over (inviting movements with their hands), They started playing the piano (they imitate playing the keys) And they danced all day (the hands “dance”). |
Video: help for parents, or 10 simplest finger games
How to motivate with visibility
One of the most effective ways to attract the attention of children to a particular type of activity is to influence their visual channel of perception. For finger gymnastics you can use:
- pictures (in which children perform a specific exercise or depict the plot of a rhyme);
- video sequence (the same pictures, but combined into a video for 1–2 minutes);
- toys that perform gymnastics tasks (the teacher, at the stage of familiarization with the exercise, shows all the movements on the toy);
- personal example (the teacher completes all tasks together with the children).
Recommendations for performing exercises
- Prepare your child for this type of training. It is necessary to discuss its contents in advance and practice several gestures.
- An adult authorized to do the training should prepare a text in advance.
- Before starting work, you need to warm up your palms by stroking.
- The presenter shows how interesting this type of entertainment is.
- It is imperative to complete the assigned tasks at a slow pace.
- The child must perform the technique correctly; he needs help.
- It is important that all exercises performed bring only joy to the child.
- Each task is performed for 2-3 minutes, alternating 3 days.
- Daily workouts.
- Easy tasks are used to develop interest.
- Gradually replace 2-3 exercises, depending on the degree of difficulty.
- Be sure to use color images and musical accompaniment.
For children 6-7 years old, training accompanied by songs and rhymes is suitable. For development, a good task would be a shadow theater. If parents decide to exercise their fingers on their own, they must be in a good mood. Children remember everything, and interest in subsequent lessons will depend on the first lesson.
Important! The speed of execution should not be fast, but there should be no pauses. It is necessary to increase the speed gradually.
Information and communication technologies in the educational process
Types of exercises
All games are divided into three groups.
- Exercises that affect the hands. What we get from this type of activity:
- The skill of relaxing and tensing muscles develops;
- Imitative ability develops;
- Developing the skill of keeping fingers in one position for a while;
- Switch from a certain subject to another.
- Statistical work for fingers. These exercises help to carry out early experience in a certain direction, at a high level.
- Dynamic work for fingers. What will happen if you follow these exercises:
- Movement coordination will develop;
- Oppose thumbs to others.
Unconventional finger games
“Non-traditional” finger games are games with different objects. That is, you can take any object in the child’s field of vision. For example, it will be a pencil.
On a note! It is advisable that both parents and children take a pencil in their hands and begin to rub it palm against palm, while the most important thing is to say either poems or nursery rhymes between their fingers.
Here you can use a special “hedgehog ball”, sand and many other items.
How to do gymnastics correctly
This may include the following training:
- Massage of hands and fingers with walnuts;
- Special massage brushes;
- Balloons. Various materials can be used for these types of entertainment:
- natural,
- household,
- junk.
Non-traditional games are a universal, didactic educational activity. The main goal of this entertainment is that the nerve endings in the fingers affect the minds of children. That is, the baby’s brain activity begins to work well.
Drawing “Icicles are crying” - spring theme for younger groups
What are the effects of non-traditional forms of finger gymnastics:
- Speech development;
- Development of concentration;
- Preparing children for writing;
- Development of coordination.
For greater benefit of these games, you need to use rhymes, nursery rhymes, songs, and counting rhymes. As a result, the baby will receive a varied sensory experience.
Attention! When engaging in this type of play with your baby, a lot depends on the parents. Parents need to create a cozy and pleasant environment. This type of entertainment builds good relationships between children and adults.