AMATEUR PRESCHOOL CHILD GAME: THE IMPORTANCE OF UNIFORM TERMINOLOGICAL APPROACHES

Abstract

The article analyzes the amateur play of a preschool child. The peculiarities of the importance of the game in the social, emotional, cognitive, physical and other motor spheres of development are outlined. Attention is drawn to the fact that play is an important element of a child’s life. It helps them achieve mastery, acquire certain skills, and learn to control their surroundings. Environment and play: important elements that support each other. The game continues to be very important, and interesting locations (created by adults) are becoming more conducive to the development of preschool children. Preschoolers need an environment that allows them to experiment, explore, and discover things around them. They are constantly moving or on the road and need many opportunities to practice new skills. It is specified that thanks to the game the child’s motivation and ability to formal learning are awakened. The analysis of classification of games is made, thus the research emphasis is directed on formation of game competence of the child. The concepts of «initiative emanating from the subject of the game», «initiator of the game», «didactic», «accent», «creative game», «role-playing game», «amateur game» are substantiated. The authors propose a classification of games: amateur, free, child-initiated games (children), namely: object games, story-playing, story-role, directorial, theatrical and experimental games; games organized at the initiative of adults for learning purposes: didactic (verbal, with toys, board-printed), mobile, constructive-building and games based on historically formed traditions of the ethnos (folk): ritual (cult, family, seasonal) ; training (intellectual, adaptive, sensorimotor); permits. Games initiated by a child (children) are considered in detail, namely: object game, amateur plot-role game and thematic amateur director’s game. The study proposes a phased «deployment» of leading activities should be systematic: play activities (amateur story game) – children’s experimentation – elements of educational activities.