USING LUDIC ACTIVITIES TO TEACH PRESCHOOL STUDENTS

Speaker

Mayra Rojano Ballesteros

USING LUDIC ACTIVITIES TO TEACH PRESCHOOL STUDENTS

Game-based learning has been found to promote a positive attitude towards learning and develop memory skills, along with its potential to connect learners and help them build self-constructed learning.

• Games meet the fundamental needs of learning by providing us with enjoyment, passionate involvement, structure, motivation, ego gratification, adrenaline, creativity, social interaction and emotion.

• According to the finality of the game and how it is built, there are educational games (game as play, generally) and didactic games (game as specific function of school learning).

• For preschoolers and primary school students, games represent an essential part of their learning process.

• This is why we shall further attempt to discuss how preschool and primary school teachers may be taught the relevance of using as many games as possible in the classroom.

• Say the name of a body part out loud and ask the student to move it. 

• The movement creates a link between the child's mind and body because the name is processed from thought into action, which increases the chances of retaining the name in the child's memory.

• Activity 1:

• Materials.- blue and red balloons

• Objective: Identify colors. Identify left and right side; identify parts of the body; develop coordination.

• Directions: Give children a red and blue balloon; now ask them to hold the red balloon with their right hand and blue balloon with their left hand. Then ask them to lift right hand and then left hand, identifying sides and colors. Then ask children to put the red balloon on top of their heads and the blue balloon on their stomachs identifying parts of the body and colors once more.

Activity 2:

Materials.- stars or beans Objective: Group quantities; identify numbers; identify shapes Directions: Give out stars (or beans) to children. Ask them to group 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 stars

• Skills: Both activities develop the social skills working as a whole group sharing

fun and engaging activities. Help to improve a better relationship with teacher

as well. Emotional skills may improve learning to work with others.