It is impossible to imagine a kindergarten without bright holidays, memorable entertainment. Interesting characters, colorful costumes, a variety of attributes will help ensure the high spirits of preschoolers.
All types of children's activities can cover Health Day in kindergarten. The oldest group is the age when the children are ready for maximum activity during the holiday. They are happy to answer questions, solve riddles, participate in relay races, draw with crayons, try the basics of breathing exercises.
Health Day for Preschoolers
Health Day is a wonderful opportunity to draw children's attention to their health in an entertaining and informative way. To teach to take care of him, to take care of him. Tell in an accessible form about the importance of physical education and hygiene measures.
Throughout the entire Day of health should alternate the time of rest and physical activity of children. At the same time, do not violate the established daily routine. Therefore, an action plan should be drawn up in which different types of activities are integrated, game material, various forms of its implementation are prescribed.
Positive emotions are an important component of a children's holiday. More attention should be paid to fun and entertainment, reducing the time of traditional training sessions. In no case do not allow mental, physical overload on Health Day. In kindergarten, the older group (5-6 years old) is completely independent. Children can cope with feasible tasks, independently prepare simple game material for the holiday.
Psychological features of the older group
In the older group, the center of interest in communication is shifting. Previously, the main figure was an adult. For children 5-6 years old, interaction with peers is of great importance. Without the help of an adult, they are able to establish interpersonal relationships, start a game and stick to their roles until it ends. There is an interest in personal qualities. Sympathies and antipathies are activated in the children's team.
At this age, imagination, fantasy become the basis for solving mathematical exercises, the development of speech and creative activity. Perception, thinking, attention continue to develop. Speech is being improved. Arbitrary memory begins to form .
In addition to relay races and entertainment, the cognitive part should include Health Day in kindergarten (senior group). The script can be painted on time, where the first half of the day - training classes in hygiene and health, developing cartoons. The cognitive part of the holiday must be alternated with motor activity. Arrange entertaining relay races or a game with a trip to health stations.
The second half of the day is less saturated in terms of psychophysical effects. It is more expedient to spend physical leisure after a quiet hour or to show the performance of a puppet theater.
Goals and objectives of the holiday
The main purpose of the holiday is to give pleasure to children, to introduce them to a healthy lifestyle. Health day usually begins in the morning, with the arrival of the child in kindergarten. Morning exercises, physical education minutes of the gym prepare for the main celebration.
Depending on the weather conditions on the street or in the building, Health Day is held in kindergarten (older group). Tasks Events will help to prioritize holiday planning.
- Strengthen the physical health of children through exercises, games.
- To strengthen children's knowledge of hygienic, hardening procedures.
- Develop strength, agility, coordination of movements, orientation in space.
- Build knowledge about vitamins, healthy foods.
- Create conditions for the joyful mood of children.
- Develop a desire to exercise every day.
Health Day in Kindergarten (senior group) consists of a whole range of activities. Morning exercises are replaced by physical minutes between classes. The holiday itself can be divided into two parts. The first (cognitive) hold in the hall. The second (entertaining) timed to a walk.
Awakening after a quiet hour to begin with gymnastics, which is carried out lying in bed. After an afternoon snack, show a performance with the participation of a puppet theater or arrange a dance party with elements of step aerobics.
Design, attributes
The design of the Health Day should begin with the entrance to the building of the preschool institution. It can be “Happy Health Day!” Banners, garlands of flags and balloons. You can decorate the walking area of the older group with sultans (stick them in snowdrifts or lawns, depending on the time of year).
Prepare a welcome stand in the lobby of the kindergarten about the action plan. For parents who want to visit certain points of the day, it is necessary to paint all the components of the holiday on time.
In the group itself, issue a wall newspaper with a list of hardening procedures, doctors' recommendations, a set of exercises for morning exercises. Decorate it with photographs of children and their parents participating in any sporting events.
Pick up video material about catering in the senior group. Children can independently tell parents about the benefits of the products. You can add children's drawings on the topic of health. To prepare interesting crafts, and at the end of the day give out prizes to all participants of the holiday.
Health Day in Kindergarten (senior group) should remind children and their parents of the importance of physical health, respect for it.
Preliminary work
With an introductory conversation, you should start preparing for the holiday. Tell children about what health is and why it is needed. Recall all hygienic, preventive, hardening measures that are known to children.
Active leisure can be called Health Day in kindergarten (older group). Vitamins, proper nutrition - already, basically, familiar information for children. Therefore, more attention should be paid to the organization of relay races and outdoor games. Proverbs and sayings about health can be prepared for the celebration. Learn poems, make crafts or paint pictures.
In the menu, reflect the main topic with the corresponding names of dishes. For example, “Cutlet for health”, “Juice for rosy cheeks”, “Vitamin salad”.
Work with parents
Great importance in kindergarten is given to work with parents. Be sure to post information about the upcoming Health Day. Popularization of a healthy lifestyle among parents, participation in some activities will teach them to pay more attention to their well-being. Caring for the health of adults and children is elementary corrective gymnastics, physical exercises, self-massage, hardening procedures.
It is necessary to familiarize parents with the rules and time of the holiday. Their participation in Health Day is the best gift for children. Talk with parents about gifts that will be given after the holiday. Those who wish can, together with their child, make a craft or learn a poem for the holiday.
Health Day in the older group in winter
In winter, fairy-tale characters can come to the group immediately after breakfast. They organize fun questions, puzzles, physical education minutes. Then they invite children to the hall to celebrate Health Day.
In the decorated hall you can hold sports contests, relay races with all kinds of attributes: balls, dumbbells, hoops, soft modules. Outdoor games at the festival alternate with relaxation, during which a fabulous action takes place. Negative characters may appear, which should be set on the path of truth and purity.
On the street, during a walk, Health Day continues. In kindergarten (the oldest group) in winter, you must definitely check the air temperature. Each preschool institution, depending on the region, has its own temperature regime. Usually in the older group you can walk up to -17 °.
On the street you can carry out sleigh races, skiing. Build together a snowman or other fairy-tale character, decorate a group slide.
Health Day in the senior group in spring
If the holiday takes place in the spring, you can divide the group into 2 teams. Children themselves (in preliminary work and with the help of an adult) choose a name, commander, emblem. Then Health Day in the older group in spring will be held in the form of a quiz. Questions on the topic are interspersed with dance gymnastics, outdoor games.
In the hall hold relay races for teams:
- throwing sandbags;
- build a pyramid of modular cubes;
- plant onions, garlic;
- obstacle course.
For each victory or correctly guessed question, the team receives a bonus. Prizes are awarded based on the results. Usually, teams are presented with approximately the same surprises so that the children are not offended.
Health Day in kindergarten (senior group) in spring it is better to carry out indoors. Temperature fluctuations, strong winds can spoil the most exciting holiday. In late spring, when it is already warm, planting of vegetable seeds and greens on a group bed can be timed to coincide with Health Day.
Health Day in the senior group in summer
Summer is a great time for Health Day. At this time, the children are as much as possible on the street. Therefore, immediately after breakfast, you can hold the grand opening of the holiday in the garden building. Educational cartoons, poems and songs about health, funny characters with riddles can start Health Day.
In the summer, it is most convenient to draw up a script in the form of stations at which children will pass during the day. For example, the beginning of the celebration in the hall is the station of Doctor Doctors, where you can learn about bacteria and germs.
On the street, it is best to arrange several stations at once, where the children will play. For example, "The Kingdom of Balls and Hoops", the station "Gymnastic", "Riddles Neboleyka", "Questions of Dr. Chistyulkin."
Health Day in the senior group in the fall
Warm, quiet autumn is a good time for a hiking trip with parents. First, you should check the territory for garbage, dangerous objects. Do not go to the forest, it is better to prefer a park or grove in the city.
There to arrange interesting contests, outdoor games. Take rations, tea in a thermos, hygiene products. Such camping trips do not last long - for about 2-3 hours, children and parents relax in the park. Here, much attention should be paid to the organization. Conduct a preliminary conversation with parents about the clarity of compliance with the rules of the joint campaign.
Discuss clothes and shoes for children, discuss with the administration of the kindergarten the route of the event, prepare a first-aid kit. Games and entertainment are held in the direction of travel, during a break, on the way back. If the movement of the group is carried out by personal transport (a bus is ordered), then songs and counters can also be heard during the trip.
Gifts for children
Gifts at the end of the celebration are a must. Then the day will be remembered for souvenirs, which will add a joyful mood and a sense of celebration. It can be designers, sets for creativity, coloring.
Finish the day with a nice holiday table with parents. Where there will be salads and desserts from vegetables, fruits. As well as compotes, soft drinks, juices. And also useful sandwiches with carved figures of vegetables and herbs.
A photo shoot can end the Health Day in kindergarten (senior group). A memory photo will decorate the group. A collage of pictures is suitable for a wall newspaper or an information corner of parents.
Health Day Guidelines
- All contests, quizzes, exercises should take into account the age characteristics of children.
- Be sure to alternate motor activity with relaxation or calm games.
- Do not overload the psychophysical state of children.
- Conduct a preliminary conversation with the children about the rules of the Health Day.
- Attributes should not contain sharp, stitching elements in order to avoid injuries.
- The venue (hall, site) should be safe for children.
- Compliance with the mandatory regimen moments of the day of the preschool child.