Math tales for children 5-8 years old

Fairy tales with mathematical content for children 5 - 8 years old

Mathematical fairy tales for older preschoolers and younger schoolchildren

A family project “Teaching children mathematics using works of art” was organized in the kindergarten.
Fairy-tale stories with mathematical content about amazing adventures and friendship of extraordinary characters. The stories turned out to be so interesting and entertaining that we wanted to publish our own book. Description of work: The tale was compiled and illustrated by children and parents of the older group. The content of fairy tales of a mathematical nature. This material will be useful for kindergarten teachers, parents, and primary school teachers. The material is intended for children 5 - 8 years old. Goal: Increasing interest in mathematics in older preschool children through the use of works of art.

"PRINCE KRKH AND THE WIZARD MINUS."

In the distant country of Mathematics, there lived King Triangle and Queen Trapezium. And everything was fine with them, except that they had no children. Then the queen decided to go to the evil sorcerer Minus so that he could help her. The sorcerer Minus gave the queen a grain and said: “Plant it in a pot and water it every morning, but for this you must give me the voice of your child.” The queen was so glad that she would finally have a child, and gave her consent to the sorcerer. When Queen Trapezia returned to the palace, she immediately planted the seed in a pot of soil and watered it. As time passed, the seed grew and turned into a beautiful flower, when the flower blossomed, there was a beautiful baby there. King Triangle and Queen Trapezium were very happy, they decided to name the little prince Circle. The prince grew up, but did not speak, and then the queen remembered that she had given the prince’s voice to the evil sorcerer Minus. She told everything to King Triangle, and they decided to go together to the sorcerer and ask him to have mercy and return the voice to Prince Krug. When the king and queen came to the evil sorcerer Minus, they heard a beautiful voice. It was the voice of a sorcerer, or rather the Prince of the Circle. Then they fell on their knees in front of the sorcerer Minus and began to beg him to give Prince Krug a voice. The sorcerer had mercy on them and said: “I will return the voice to Prince Krug, but for this you will no longer call me an evil sorcerer.” “We agree,” said the king and queen. King Triangle spoke in front of his subjects and said: “From now on, the sorcerer Minus is a good sorcerer, not an evil one.” At that very moment, Prince Krug's voice appeared. And everyone in the country of Mathematics began to live happily.

"POF MUSHROOMS"

One day Masha went into the forest to pick mushrooms and got lost. Suddenly I saw Kolobok rolling along the road. Masha says to Kolobok: -Kolobok, Kolobok, where do mushrooms grow here? And he answers her: “I don’t know, I’m in a hurry, I don’t have time, I’m looking for the fox, looking for it, I want to eat it.” Better ask number Two, the “prickly one”, she knows everything about mushrooms. Masha went to number two and asked: “Hey number two, where do you grow mushrooms?” -There near the house.

Number Two answers. Masha saw chanterelle mushrooms and quickly began to collect them. Suddenly, a bear jumped out of Mishka’s house and growled at Masha. Mashenka got scared and quickly ran away from the bear. She ran to the clearing and saw a stump standing. Masha sat down on a stump and began to cry. And bird Three flew past. She heard that the girl was crying, flew up to her and asked: “Why are you crying here to the whole forest?” - I am lost! - says Masha. - Don’t cry, I’ll help you, show you the way home. - Cheers cheers! - shouted joyful Masha. - Just promise that you will never go into the forest alone again without adults. “Of course, I promise,” Masha answered, and they went home.

"TWO - SWANS"

In one magical kingdom, a digital state, there lived King Ten and Queen Nine. They were rich and noble, but at the same time kind and cheerful. And they had two children, a son, Seven, and a daughter, Five. The daughter was the most beautiful and intelligent, everyone envied the Tsar and affectionately called her Pyaterochka. Baba Yaga wanted to steal Pyaterochka in order to receive a ransom for her from the Tsar. She called her faithful servant Six and gave him orders to steal Pyaterochka. Six listened to Baba Yaga, went to the barn where the Deuces-swans lived, harnessed them to a sleigh and flew off to steal Pyaterochka. Meanwhile, Pyaterochka was walking in her favorite flower garden, looking at the unprecedented beauty of roses and singing songs. Suddenly the whole sky was covered with black clouds, Six flew up to her on his Deuces-swans, grabbed her by the hands, put her in the sleigh and flew back to Baba Yaga. Pyaterochka screamed at the top of her lungs: “Father, mother - help!!! Save me, Six is taking me to the dense, dense black forest to Baba Yaga!” The king's servants heard her cry and ran to tell him about what had happened. The king became blacker than a cloud from grief, having learned about the misfortune that had happened, the queen fell ill. Then the son of Seven comes into the royal chambers and says: “Don’t be sad, Father Tsar! I'll go and save my sister! I’ll gather my army from just a few, and let’s go to war against Baba Yaga!” The king answers: “No, son, Baba Yaga is not stupid, cunning is needed here! Go, go to the magician Eight and consult him on how best to do it?” Seven went to the magician and told him about the trouble. And Eight advised him to take a shrinking wand and an invisibility hat. He explained how to use these things: if you hit Baba Yaga’s faithful servant Six six times, he will shrink to such a size that he will disappear, and if you hit the Deuce-Swan twice, he will also shrink to such a size that he will disappear. By doing this you will disarm Baba Yaga, depriving her of her faithful servant and the Two-Swans. Having thanked the Magician Eight, Seven took his shrinking wand and invisibility hat from him and went to help out his sister Pyaterochka. For a long time he walked through the fields and forests, and finally reached the dense forest of Baba Yaga. He put on his invisibility hat, crept up to Baba Yaga’s house and saw the servant Six. He hit it once with the shrinking wand, shrank to a size of six and shouted: “Oh-oh-oh! What's happened? Who is there?" Seven hit him five more times and Six disappeared as if he had never existed. Seven went to the barn and began to hit the Two-swans with a shrinking wand until they all disappeared. After that, he went into Baba Yaga’s house without taking off his invisibility hat and saw his sister Pyaterochka. She sat on a bench and cried bitterly. Seven came up to her and whispered in her ear: “Hello, sister! Don’t cry, I’ll help you out now!” He quickly took off his invisibility hat and put it on himself and his sister, they left Baba Yaga’s house and ran as fast as they could home to their father and mother. King Ten was very happy when he saw his beloved daughter Pyaterochka again. Queen Nine recovered, and again they lived cheerfully and happily, as before.

"IN THE TENTH KINGDOM"

In a faraway place, in the Tenth Kingdom, there lived a kind, plump King Zero. And he was married to the beautiful Unity - a proud and mischievous girl. And the king and queen had two daughters. The eldest was called Deuce. She looked like her mother - just as slender, dignified and just as mischievous and arrogant. The youngest daughter Five is just like her father - cheerful, laughing, in general - a sweet little soul! One day the princesses went for a walk to the river near the forest. The kids were swimming there. Five girls, seven boys. How many kids were there? - Hey, princesses, where are you going? Come join us here! Let's have fun together, joke, jump and play, swim, run, sunbathe! Five immediately agreed. She fell head over heels towards the guys. Well, Deuce got angry: “I’m a princess!” How dare they call me! It's no good for me to play with you! This is my whole river! I'll swim here alone! Get out! The kids felt sad, and they all said to Deuce: “You’re not a swan, you’re a bad guy!” - Vicious! - Vicious! - And dude! At this point Deuce got angry... Her face changed... She shook her head - and the children were blown away by the wind. We forgot to tell you that our mischievous princess could do magic. From then on, all the children in the kingdom began to receive the worst grades in school - twos. There is nothing wrong if the two appears alone or with other numbers somewhere in a book, on a poster or, say, on a tag in a store. But if a bad mark appears in your diary, this is a real school disaster! Who needs a bad grade?! And the boys and girls of the Tenth Kingdom now had only such notes in their diaries and notebooks. And in neighboring kingdoms, children more and more often brought home diaries with deuces. Like a virus, the disease spread harmful witchcraft around. And no matter how hard the teachers tried, no matter how strict the parents were, the children still studied poorly. Five guys felt sorry. Which of them will grow up now - losers who don’t know anything and don’t know how to do anything in life? She decided to help them - to discover the secret of getting rid of the spell. She heard it at night when her older sister muttered in her sleep. But Deuce guessed that her sister wanted to tell these harmful children the secret of getting rid of bad grades. She was also angry with her sister. She conjured a high tower - 22 meters, far, far from her kingdom, and hid her younger sister Five there. Like, let her sit for a while, otherwise she’s thinking of contradicting her older sister. Deuce spent all her magical powers on this witchcraft. And she became so weak that she forgot about her harmful magic, and, the trouble is, she forgot about the secret of healing children, and she also forgot about her sister. The king and queen were seriously alarmed and saddened when they learned about the disappearance of their youngest daughter. King Zero sent his messengers with a royal decree to all four directions of the world. To the one who finds and returns Princess Five home, Zero promised to give his youngest daughter as a wife when the princess grows up, and to give half the kingdom! Many tried to find the missing princess - all in vain! And then one day the brave prince of the distant kingdom of Four heard about Princess Five. He was very persistent, stubborn and hardworking. Four decided to find Five at any cost. He wandered around the world for a long time, and the brave prince had to endure many difficulties and trials. But he didn't give up! And then one fine day he saw a high tower. He tried to penetrate her, but a new obstacle arose on his way. Princess Deuce enchanted the tower so that it would not let anyone in until the traveler guessed its riddle. “The mouse was carrying an apple and found another one,” the tower muttered, “the owl hooted loudly: “Now you have them...”. How many apples does the mouse have? The prince easily gave the correct answer. The tower let him in. But on the second floor he had to count again. — Three little bunnies on a swing ate with an appetite. The two came to chat with them. How many bunnies? - asked the tower. “Exactly...” answered the prince. And again correct. So floor after floor, riddle after riddle, Four reached the last one. — Nine caterpillars crawled, seven of them went home. In the soft silken grass there were only...? - Two!!! And, lo and behold! The door to the room opened and the prince saw a beautiful young princess. It was Five! The prince fell madly in love with her. He returned his daughter to her parents. How happy the king and queen were to see their dear Pyaterochka!!! Queen One stopped being mischievous after the disappearance of her youngest daughter, and was now as kind as her husband Zero. The deuce did not remember anything about their action and also rejoiced from the bottom of their hearts at the return of their younger sister. They played a magnificent wedding - Four and Five became husband and wife, and the prince refused the promised half of the kingdom. It was not for his sake that the young man was looking for the princess! And besides, he had his own - a whole kingdom! - What about the children with poor grades? - you ask. Everything is fine! Don't worry. They became excellent students! The secret is that you don’t have to be lazy, you have to work, no matter how hard it is sometimes. Homework must be completed diligently and on time. During lessons, do not be distracted, but listen carefully to the teacher. Respect your parents and listen to their advice. We need to read more useful and interesting books about nature, animals, and our planet. Don't forget about fairy tales! And, of course, do exercises in the morning, go to bed on time in the evenings, walk in the fresh air, play sports so that not only our head, but also our body works well. So that we always feel good and can achieve a lot in life! Following all these simple rules, the children of the Tenth Kingdom and neighboring lands quickly corrected all the deuces into fives - they received so many fives that the deuces themselves disappeared from the diary. And now they only had fours and fives! And they all became excellent doctors, teachers, singers, cooks, pilots and astronauts! And who do you want to become? Will you study well so that everyone can be proud of you?!

"TWO - SWAN"

By the river in the forest Deuce was crying. She was afraid to enter the river because she did not know how to swim. Number One came up to her and told her: “Don’t be sad, friend!” And then Number Three came up to her and told her: “Wipe your tears!” The last ones to approach her were Four and Five and began to console her: “You look like a swan, so you can swim too!” The two sighed joyfully, shook their long necks, entered the water and swam like a real swan. On the shore, One and Three and Four and Five were happy for her.

FRIENDSHIP IS STRONG

In the far, far away country of Cyfland they lived - there were different numbers. One day, two of them, “one” and “five,” met. The unit was very proud, tall, always held its back straight and really loved to argue with anyone. Pyaterochka was cheerful, bright, but very arrogant. And they started an argument about which of them is bigger and more important. “1” says: I’m taller, which means I’m bigger! “5” - she answers: and I take up more space on the notebook sheet, which means I’m bigger! They argued for a long time and could not figure out which of them was bigger, then they decided “1” and “5” to go to other numbers for advice. They came, but they had no time. And as soon as “zero” said – all numbers are important! You are one, making other numbers into tens, and you are the very first of all numbers. And you, Pyaterochka, are bigger and give good grades to the children at school. If you stand next to each other, you will become one number. “1” and “5” were delighted and approached each other, holding hands, and the number “15” turned out. And so they became inseparable friends!!! Always and everywhere together!

MATHEMATICAL TEREMOK

One early morning Odnyorka was walking along the table, and on that table lay an untitled book. She wanted to sleep on her soft sheets - snow-white sheets. I knocked, everyone was silent, so I’ll sleep here. Number Two swam past like a swan from afar, saw our book and was delighted, I will live in it forever. Knock, knock, knock, who lives here? - It’s me, Unity, thin as a match. - And I am number two, like a swan, both beautiful and slender. “Come in, since you came, we’ll live together then.” And Troika, the one who jumps so briskly, galloped nearby, and she knocked, you will let me in to live. So in our book all the numbers that exist have been collected, we will now list them: Here Four - hands on hips, Five - who loves to play, And Sixth - he is a couch potato, he loves to sleep soundly, Here and Seventh - we call him the poker, And Eight - two circles, like the snowman's sister, And Ninth - the oldest, all gray and with a beard. The only thing missing was Nolya, who didn’t take long to wait, groaning and slowly dragging himself from side to side. Well, what about friends without a name, it’s our book that brought together everyone from Nine to Zero? You learn to count quickly and then you will know that it is called Mathematics, friends!!!

A HARE NAMED ZERO

A hare named Nolik was walking through the forest. He walked alone because he had no family. But he really wanted to live in a cozy house with his family. A hare named Edinichka ran towards the meeting along the path. Nolik really liked the one and he invited her to build a house and live in it. So they began to live together. The house was beautiful and cozy, and around it there was a large and strong fence so that the wolf could not get into them. And they had 9 wonderful bunnies: Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine and Ten.

FUNNY TRAFFIC LIGHT

Once upon a time there was a cheerful traffic light. He stood at a crossroads. But one day he got sick and broke down, and all 3 lights went out: red, yellow and green. A girl passed by, she called the rescue service number 3.

The number brought the traffic light a magic cookie. It was of different colors and different shapes. The red cookies were triangular, the yellow cookies were square, and the green cookies were round. When the traffic light ate the cookies, its lights started working again. But now they were of different shapes, which made him look even more fun.

MAGICAL PLANET OF MATHEMATICS

Once upon a time there lived a girl, her name was Nastya.
She had square bunnies, they all lived on a magical planet, where everything was pink, the sea, the forest, and the mountains. When Nastya swam in the magical sea, she also turned pink. She asked the bunnies: “Why am I pink?” But they could not answer her. And they all went to the little mermaid named Ariel so that she could answer all their questions. She was strange, completely round, like a ball. Ariel said that the planet they live on is magical and entertaining. Because all the inhabitants of the planet love to tell each other riddles and jokes in mathematics, and since they are very cheerful and funny, all the inhabitants have fun and rejoice and this makes everything around them pink and beautiful. And Ariel began to ask her riddles: Think of a number up to 5. Add 2 to it, and I will guess what number you have in mind. How much did you get? Birds flew over the river: a pigeon, a pike, 2 tits, 2 swifts and 5 eels. How many birds? Answer quickly. A chicken standing on one leg weighs 2 kg. How much does a chicken weigh standing on two legs? (2 kg) Nastya and her square bunnies listened to the little mermaid for a long time. After all, there were so many mysteries that they did not notice how evening came. And the sunset on the planet was also pink - it was so beautiful. And then everyone went to bed in their pink houses. And all night they dreamed only pink dreams. That's the END for the fairy tales, and whoever answered WELL DONE!

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Goals and objectives of texts for preschoolers of the junior, middle and senior groups

In the younger group, the teacher, with the help of mathematical fairy tales, introduces children to the simplest quantitative concepts, such as “many”, “one”, “none”. In ordinary fairy tales, he points to the shapes of objects associated with geometric figures. In the middle group, mathematical fairy tales are synthesized with folk tales that children already know well. Let's take Kolobok, for example. The teacher, while reading, will highlight the serial number of each “step” of Kolobok, thereby demonstrating how the main character moves step by step. And the fairy tale “Teremok” will help you count the number of heroes in the house. Between fairy tales, the teacher uses finger exercises, with the help of which numbers are studied.

Using fairy tales, we teach the meanings of geometric shapes and their names

The middle group has the following tasks:

Learn to count to five.
Master knowledge of quantitative and ordinal numbers, fractions and whole parts.
Strengthen the ability to navigate in time.
Strengthen the skill of recognizing geometric shapes.
Train spatial orientation (the child’s awareness of directions: between, under, behind, in front, etc.).

In the older group (children 5–6 years old), mathematical concepts, be it zero or square, become the heroes of fairy tales. When introducing preschoolers to a fairy tale, the teacher should not forget to ensure that the children understand the plot and meaning of the story. Fascinating games related to logic, such as:

selection of identical pairs;
making a rectangle equal to the provided sample;
determining which items are more numerous.

Games will help the child establish the idea of equality and integrity of numbers and things. The operations performed by children contribute to mental development, the development of skills to synthesize, analyze and compare data.

In the senior group, mathematical fairy tales are used to achieve the following goals:

Learn to count to twenty, recognize the missing number and count backwards.
Relate the number of things to a number.
Understand the meaning of the following quantities: width, length, height, volume (capacity) and mass (weight).
Be able to distinguish and understand complex geometric shapes: line segment, angle, polygon, three-dimensional shapes.
Develop the ability to navigate by the clock, quickly determine the hour and pronounce it out loud.
Be able to perform simple arithmetic operations.
Develop the ability to replace the hero of a fairy tale with a certain object (“Rubik’s Cube” - pick up a cube).
Remember the names of the days of the week and months and their order.

The kindergarten approves the curriculum for the year. It must comply with the documents:

Constitution of the Russian Federation, art. 43, 72;
Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989);
Preschool education concept;
SanPin 2.4.1.2660–10;
Law of the Russian Federation “On Education” (as amended by Federal Law of January 13, 1996 No. 12 - Federal Law);
Model regulations on a preschool educational institution, approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated September 12, 2008. No. 666.

There is no clear indication of the skills that a child should have, but the Federal State Educational Standard for Preschool Education states:

The child... ... ...has basic understanding of living nature, natural science, mathematics, history, etc.; the child is capable of making his own decisions, relying on his knowledge and skills in various activities.
Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation
Order 1155

At the request of parents, they can be provided with a kindergarten curriculum, which outlines all the skills that children are taught. Teachers will tell you how and in what form the training will take place and provide additional information.

In the preparatory group, fairy tales include tasks on simple mathematical operations (in two steps), logical operations and methods for solving them. It is important to introduce children to the standards of length measures: meters and centimeters, and to tell them in a fairytale form about money and its proper use. Before school, classes will begin that cover the basics of mathematics and a fairy tale will help you understand and master more complex information.

"THE TALE IS A LIE, BUT IT HAS A HINT..."

It’s hard to imagine any child’s childhood without a fairy tale. The world of imagination is limitless, so a fairy tale is a unique tool not only for comprehending the laws of life, but also for teaching science. Fictional stories with mathematical content allow children to learn the material from a practical perspective, without getting hung up on the theoretical part of the rules.

There are no age limits for fairy tales, because as the child develops, stories are filled with new meaning that is appropriate to his age. That is why fairy tales are successfully used by teachers and parents in preschool education of children and teaching mathematics to junior and even senior schoolchildren.

A collection of mathematical fairy tales for the formation of elementary mathematical concepts of children 4-5 years old