The formation of the inner world of the child is a constant and complex process, which has a huge number of faces. For example, an absurd imitation of sounds of the surrounding world for an adult is actually a very powerful developing tool for children's perception.
Starting at the age of one, children actively memorize sounds and try to reproduce them. The noise of a passing car or the hum of an airplane attracts children's attention. But the sounds of animals for children are the most entertaining, and the kids listen to them with special interest and joy. Parents should use this interest in the development process of the child.
If the house has a musical instrument that parents can use, then the voices of animals for children are quite easy to play on it. Going through two high notes you can depict bird chirping. Using the example of amplification or attenuation of sound, you can teach your child how to measure distance: “Do you hear the bird tweeting very quietly? She is far from us. ”
In the absence of an instrument or playing skills on it, you can depict animal sounds for children using normal onomatopoeia.
But in order for the child to willingly join the game, it is necessary to voice the animals that he met in everyday life: cats, dogs, birds. Provided that the child has already visited the zoo or met other domestic animals (cow, pig, sheep), this game will become even more diverse and exciting for him. It is enough to ask the baby: “Remember the black bird that we saw today on a walk? This is a crow. How did she scream? ” - and with pleasure he will try to poke.
However, do not forget that the way animals say for children may differ from the usual parental pattern. Suppose, instead of meowing in response to the question: “How does the cat say?” - the child begins to diligently repeat the "kitty-kitty". Nothing wrong with that. Animal sounds for children are often related to their repetition. Therefore, the child’s horse can be associated not with neighing, but with the driver’s urging “but”. It is only necessary to calmly and patiently explain to the baby the difference between the sounds made by the animals themselves and the sounds that attract their attention.
With a slightly older child, voice differences related to gender, age and size of the animal are added to the game with a pure imitation of animal sounds. In other words, the child must learn by ear to distinguish when dad-cat said "meow", when mum is a cat, and when a little kitten. Or whether a woof-woof is spoken in a high or low voice, the child must answer whether it was a small dog or a large one.
And finally, one should not forget about the many poems and songs that use animal sounds for children. One of the most famous is a poem about geese that gag "ha-ha-ha" on the call to go home. But there are many others. About the buzzing bee. About a kid with a “mekaniye” demanding to lay a rug for him. About combing curls at the lamb, with their indignant answer: "Be-ee!"
You can read the fairy tale of K. Chuikovsky “Confusion” to the child, and then play it together. Hearing about the funny and understandable prank of animals that abandoned their usual sounds, the baby will not only be very pleased, but will certainly be carried away by other works of the great children's writer.
Parents can come up with a huge variety of games with a child, based on the sounds made by animals. The main thing to remember is that with the help of such simple exercises, the child develops an auditory system of thinking, he learns to navigate the world of sounds, classify them, see and create sound images, form speech, develop memory, thinking and articulatory apparatus.