Working with paper in kindergartens is given a special place, because the creation of paper crafts contributes to the comprehensive development of children. Children learn to carefully cut out patterns, glue, create three-dimensional compositions, and mastering these skills, in turn, trains thinking, memory, attention and creativity.
A bright and colorful applique on the theme of summer is one of the favorite activities of teachers in the older group. Children of this age are already skilled enough to implement complex, interesting ideas, and the summer theme gives wide scope for imagination. With older preschoolers, you can perform a variety of subjects using various techniques. Flowers, fish in an aquarium, insects, a chamomile, a butterfly or just a sunny forest landscape - all these are ideas for summer-themed applications. By combining a visual arts activity with a lesson on road safety, you can even make a city sketch as the plot of the picture, explaining one of the points of the traffic rules.
For younger children
Crafts for children 3-4 years old seem like something magical to them. Children are proud of the work they have done and are happy to show it off to others. When choosing an idea, remember that children's motor skills are different from those of adults. Details should be large and simple. It is advisable to prepare the preparations in advance.
Children of primary preschool age should be creative. This contributes to the harmonious development of personality. Preschool educational institutions conduct weekly group classes. The task of parents is to reinforce these skills.
Crafts from plasticine
Children 3-4 years old do not know how the learning process works. There is no need to rush when working together. All movements must be slow and accompanied by a voice explanation.
Application “Summer lawn”.
Materials you will need:
- a sheet of green cardboard;
- plasticine 6-8 colors.
The goal is to create an interest in sculpting.
The lawn is a sheet of cardboard. We talk with the child that in the summer flowers grow in the meadow and the sun shines brightly. We show how to sculpt flowers, such as daisies, from plasticine. The middle can be made in a different color. We make a sun in the right corner.
Summary of GCD in the summer based on the application in the middle group “Picture about summer”
Summary of educational activities. Topic: “Picture about summer” NGO “Artistic and Aesthetic Development”
Objectives: - To arouse children’s interest in the image of a summer meadow. — — — Improve technical skills. — Develop fine motor skills. — Develop a sense of color and composition. — Cultivate responsiveness and empathy.
Preliminary work: Examination of reproductions, art postcards and slides with summer landscapes. Conversations about summer (summer in the city, summer in the countryside, summer in the forest). Verbal games to enrich speech with descriptive adjectives (“Such as”, “Choose a word”). Materials and tools: Sheets of white cardboard, colored paper, glue, brushes, napkins.
Contents of the activity: Educator: Hello, guys. I am very glad to see you all today. Let's smile at each other, share our good mood with each other. Turn right, left and smile at each other. And I’m also in a great mood today. I went to kindergarten and was happy about today's weather. What's the weather like today? Children's answers: (warm, hot, summer) Educator: Yes, you described the weather correctly. But tell me, at what time of year the weather is like this: sunny, hot? Children's answers : (This weather happens in the summer.) Educator: Yes, summer has arrived. How could we notice that it had come? What signs of this time of year do you know? Children's answers: (Green meadows and fields, lots of insects, flowers. Berries appear in the forest.) Educator: Absolutely right. What do you like to do in the summer? Children's answers: (Swim in the river, go to the country, sunbathe, play in the sandbox, ride a bicycle, rollerblade, scooter. Walk in the parks. Educator: Yes, you and I can enjoy such good summer weather and have fun. But, Unfortunately, not everyone can see the beauty of our summer. I’ll tell you a story now.
Kolya and his mother were real friends. They did everything together. We walked together, worked together, rejoiced and had fun together. But one day my mother came home from work sad. She was thinking about something, answering questions inappropriately.
“What’s wrong with you, mom?” asked the boy. “You know, Kolya, my friend, Aunt Ira,’s daughter Tanya got sick. She became so ill that she was admitted to the hospital. Imagine, the weather is like this outside, but she can’t go out to admire the summer beauty. All the children swim in the river, relax, ride bicycles, and she lies in bed. It's very sad." Mom sighed. Kolya asked: “So what should mom do?” Mom didn’t answer, she was thinking about something. Finally she got up, walked around the room and sat down next to Kolya.
“Do you remember we went to the dacha?” she asked. “Of course,” answered Kolya. “Do you remember we walked through the meadow, looked at beautiful butterflies, collected bouquets?” “Yes, yes, of course I remember.”
“Come on, Kolya, we’ll make a beautiful summer picture for Tanya, take it to her, let her also admire the beauty of the summer meadow.” “Come on,” the boy answered readily.
“You, Kolya, prepare scissors, paper, glue. In the meantime, I’ll go to the store and buy something tasty for Tanya,” said the mother, quickly got ready and left. And Kolya began to prepare the workplace. He found glue and colored paper. But he couldn’t find the scissors. He looked everywhere: in the closet, on the table, and in the toy box. The scissors disappeared as if they had never existed.
"What to do? “Where did they go?” the boy thought. He remembered how his mother always said that things like order, that each of them should have its own place. But Kolya did not always put things back in their places. “Okay,” the boy decided, “I’ll try to do without them.”
He took colored paper and began to remember how he and his mother walked through the meadow. He imagined scarlet poppies, delicate blue cornflowers and daisies that looked like the sun. Kolya carefully began to pick off the petals for his flowers. He worked slowly, trying to make the flowers look like they were alive. Mom returned soon.
“You’ve already done it,” she was surprised. “Oh, what a beauty!” she praised Kolya’s work. “Well done, put away the glue, paper, scissors. Wash your hands and let’s go visit the patient.” “Mom, I made a craft without scissors.” “How so?” Mom was surprised. “Yes, I was just tearing off flower petals with my hands. “You also came up with a new way, well done!” she again praised her son. For some reason Kolya blushed, then looked guiltily at his mother and said: “I just couldn’t find the scissors, Mom.”
“Ay, ah, ah, Kolya. I told you many times that every thing should have its place. “Okay, let’s clean it all up together, and you’ll find some scissors,” mom added.
They cleaned the workplace together. We swept the floor and went to the hospital to see Tanya. Tanya was very happy about the gift. She even began to smile when Kolya told her about how he was looking for his scissors. We visited Kolya and his mother Tanya in the hospital for a whole month until she completely recovered.
And they found scissors under the sofa. Now Kolya always puts away his things, because each of them should have its own place. Educator: This is the story that happened to the boy Kolya. What do you guys think, can Colin call the picture a dear gift for Tanya? Children's answers: (Yes, it is possible.) Educator: Yes, I agree with you, it is possible. Because the value of a gift is not in its cost, but whether this gift was made with soul. Did the person who made it want to please someone with it? Let us guys make some summer pictures like this. In our city, on Parkovaya Street, very close to the kindergarten, there is a Republican Children's Hospital. Children are also treated there. We can please them with our crafts.
The teacher invites the children to take their jobs and choose the required color of paper. Then think about summer flowers and insects. Reminds you of the need to clarify the shape of different types of flowers. Shows how you can carefully use your fingers to tear off and tear off the necessary parts to create images. Encourages the creation of several images (different in color and size), beautiful placement on the sheet, and neat gluing.
During work, to avoid fatigue, he performs finger exercises. (for example: The children went out into the meadow for a walk (clench and unclench their fingers into fists)
They began to count the flowers there Bell and chamomile (they bend one finger into a fist) Cornflower and just porridge Buttercup, poppy and fireweed Choose what you want! (open both palms, stretching forward)) Educator: These are the wonderful summer pictures we got. I really liked our work with you. What did you like? Perhaps it was difficult for someone? Did you learn anything new? Children's answers:
Educator: Thank you everyone for your work. We will definitely pass on your pictures to the children in the hospital. Now think about what Kolya learned from the incident with the scissors? Children's answers: Always put things in their places.) Educator: That's right, you need to put things in their places. So let's clean up our workspaces so that not a single thing gets lost. Used literature: Komarova T.S. (ed.) Methods of teaching visual activity and design M.: Education, 1991. - 256 p.
Title: Abstract of summer educational activities on application in the middle group “Picture about summer” Nomination: Kindergarten, “Best author’s publication”, Middle group Author: Gorbacheva Anna Valerievna Position: teacher Place of work: MDOU “Kindergarten No. 108” Location: Republic of Karelia Petrozavodsk st. Syktyvkarskaya, 19
Date modified: 04/03/2016
For middle group children
Children of middle preschool age pay attention to details. The creative process becomes more meaningful. Applications on the theme of summer are becoming more diverse. The child begins to fantasize and add details on his own. When setting a topic, use your imagination with your child.
From colored paper
At the age of 4-5 years, children own scissors. This skill needs to be encouraged. The development of motor skills is directly related to brain processes. A wonderful way to reinforce a skill is through joint creativity between a child and a parent.
Application "Hello Summer".
Materials:
- A sheet of colored cardboard for the background (blue, green, white);
- Colored paper;
- Glue;
- Scissors;
- Black felt-tip pen.
The goal is to consolidate the skill of working with colored paper and cutting.
- Cut a sheet of white paper in half. Fold half the sheet several times. It should look like a tube. This will be a birch trunk.
- Glue a paper birch trunk onto a sheet of cardboard. Draw strokes on the trunk with a black felt-tip pen that imitate the color of a birch trunk.
- Cut out leaves from a sheet of green paper. They can be of different shapes and sizes. Glue them around the top of the trunk.
- To create a landscape, you can cut out flowers, the sun, butterflies. They are also glued to a sheet of cardboard.
Application “Hello, summer!” from colored paper
Watch the video on how to make a simple summer application “Bee” from colored paper:
From cotton swabs
Cotton swabs are a wonderful material for creating compositions. In summer applications they can be conveniently used as flower petals.
Application "Daisies".
Materials:
- A sheet of colored cardboard for the background;
- Green colored paper;
- Cotton buds;
- Yellow plasticine;
- Glue.
The goal is the development of fine motor skills, the development of spatial thinking.
- Cut out stems and leaves of daisies from green colored paper. To do this, first draw an outline with a simple pencil on the back of a sheet of colored paper. Glue the resulting stems and leaves onto a sheet of cardboard.
- Roll the yellow plasticine into a ball, pressing it lightly. The yellow circles will be the centers of the daisies.
- Cut the cotton swabs in half with scissors. Stick the resulting “leaves” into yellow plasticine.
“Chamomile” applique made from cotton swabs
Don't rush your child. At this age, children pay great attention to the smallest details. It’s not surprising if the baby spends 20 minutes inserting cotton swabs into the plasticine.
Application “Meadow with berries”
What is summer without fragrant strawberries and juicy raspberries? Children wait for this time to try their favorite treats. This theme for the application will delight them. Handicrafts will be appropriate for a lesson in a preparatory group. You will need colored paper, cardboard, scissors, glue and a pencil.
Make the application strictly according to the scheme and step by step to get a beautiful result. Take red paper and draw it as shown in the photo.
Cut the strips, but not to the end of the sheet.
With black paper, do the same, but cut the sheets to the end.
The technique is simple. In a checkerboard pattern, thread the black stripes into the red blank. You can see the template in the figure.
It turns out to be such a mesh.
Draw a berry on a white sheet of paper and cut it out. Apply glue to one side of the figure and attach a “chess” stencil to it.
After a few minutes, cut out the finished berry.
Make a sepal from green paper:
Glue it to the berry:
With this technique you can easily make an entire clearing. Decorate with flowers and other summer details:
Thanks to the instructions, children's work is simple and creates an unforgettable creative atmosphere when performed.
Applications for children of senior and preparatory groups
Children 6-7 years old master all creative techniques. At this age, they are able to independently come up with and implement a composition. The Hello Summer application will not cause any difficulties for children.
From cardboard
Application on the theme of summer made of cardboard has many variations. Trust your child to choose what he will do. Believe me, the work will turn out wonderful.
Application "My yard".
Materials:
- colored cardboard;
- scissors;
- glue.
The goal is to develop fine motor skills and develop imagination.
Children of the preparatory group feel like adults. Give the children a theme for playing in the yard. Ask them to make a composition from colored paper or cardboard of the yard in which they live or the area in the kindergarten.
Each yard has a slide, swings, carousels, a sandbox, and trees. Making them from colored paper or cardboard is not difficult. Every child will be able to show their imagination and create a beautiful composition.
Watch the video on how to create a voluminous summer paper applique:
From cereals
Bulk material is loved by all children. A kindergartener will do this type of creativity with pleasure.
Application “At the Sea”.
Materials:
- a sheet of white cardboard;
- semolina;
- millet;
- buckwheat;
- glue.
The goal is to develop three-dimensional thinking.
- Take a sheet of cardboard and cover it completely with glue.
- Sprinkle with semolina - this is the beach.
- At the top of the sheet, use glue to draw the sun and sprinkle with millet. Shake off the remains.
- At the bottom of the sheet, similarly, using glue, draw shells and sprinkle with buckwheat. Carefully remove any remaining residue. The work must dry thoroughly.
Application “Sea” from cereals
Examples of applique work for children 5-6 years old
Let's look at several interesting plots and application techniques on the theme of "years" in the senior group of kindergarten.
Fish from cereals
A wonderful unusual applique on a summer theme can be made from cereals coated with paints. This type of creativity is not often practiced in classes with older preschool children, because there is a lot of garbage from cereals. But you can make fish at home and bring the craft to the kindergarten for an exhibition of works. Multi-colored fish in an aquarium can be of different sizes, shapes, and have a different number of fins.
To create such a composition you need to choose a base made of thick blue cardboard. Silhouettes of the inhabitants of the aquarium made of white paper are glued to the top. They are covered with thick glue, which should be allowed to dry a little, and cereals should be carefully poured on top: semolina, rice, millet, wheat, pea halves, buckwheat. After drying, white grains are painted with paints, so the fish in the aquarium are not only colored, but also textured. Algae is cut out of green velvet paper, the goldfish is decorated with a foil crown, and you can even glue real seashells to the bottom of the aquarium.
A simpler version of the summer application “Fish in an Aquarium” is paper. The technique for making aquatic inhabitants may include quilling, since an older preschooler is already able to cope with the creation of fins or a tail from twisted strips of paper.
Glade with flowers and insects
The most common summer scene is flowers in a meadow. To create a flower arrangement, a variety of paper techniques are used. Older preschoolers cope well with volumetric methods of making craft parts.
For example, grass, sun and clouds can be made from soft paper. Napkins or corrugations cut into small squares are rolled into balls. You need to make a lot of these balls, and then put them on glue. The summer flowers and insects themselves - a butterfly, a dragonfly - are cut out of ordinary colored paper. Their petals don’t need to be glued, but instead be bent up a little so that they reach towards the sun.
If the composition is based on chamomile, it can be made voluminous. For example, the leaves are made from paper strips, which are folded into loops and glued in a circle on the back side of the core. Each daisy in the picture may be different from the other. Take long and short strips, cut out the cores from yellow, golden or orange paper. And how interesting a daisy looks in a summer theme, on which insects have settled: a dragonfly, a ladybug or a butterfly with large round wings. A multi-colored butterfly with raised wings, multi-layered, made from the same paper strips or using the quilling technique, looks very beautiful.
In addition to butterflies, a sunlit clearing can also be inhabited by other insects: ladybug, dragonfly, which perch on flowers or fly from above. Ladybugs are made from red half-discs, and the dots are drawn in with a marker. Dragonflies are decorated with beads, beads, their wings are cut out of foil or decorative translucent paper.
This interesting sunflower will become a real decoration of a summer meadow.
- Cut out the yellow leaves from cellulose floral paper and staple them at the base to form a voluminous fold. Stick it on the base in a circle.
- Make the core like this: finely cut black knitting threads and place them on glue.
- Weave the stem with a braid of green yarn and glue it, stretching from the flower itself to the grass in the clearing. Make the green sunflower petals in the same way as the core.
Cityscape
Traffic police officers often come to children's educational institutions to talk with children about what traffic is and how to behave on the road. Such an educational meeting can be continued with an exciting activity on the topic “Our city in summer.” There are several options for constructing the work:
- Each child is given the task of depicting one rule.
- Collective creativity is organized on a large sheet of paper.
- Children are divided into subgroups, each subgroup develops its own storyline.
It’s good to carry out such a serious task in two steps:
- At the first stage, the children work together to cut out blanks: houses, pedestrian crossing lanes, trees, cars, pedestrians, traffic lights. Some may need balls, bicycles, scooters to depict the danger of playing on the road.
- The second stage is the creation of city landscapes. Children select the necessary details for their compositions and glue them onto the base.
The most successful works can be hung in the corridors of the kindergarten as educational material for children and their parents.
For children 1-2 grades
An application on the theme of summer in grades 1-2 is a favorite task for teachers. You can also practice at home. Children at this age can make their own applique. The adult’s task is to teach new techniques.
From napkins
This technique requires patience and perseverance. This is an ideal option for schoolchildren.
Application “Summer meadow”.
Materials:
- Sheet of cardboard;
- Napkins of different colors;
- Glue.
The goal is to develop attention and perseverance.
- Prepare the material for the applique - roll small balls of different colors from napkins.
- On the background, draw a diagram of the arrangement of elements with glue. It can be anything: flowers, rainbows, sun, trees, mushrooms.
- Then lay out the prepared small balls. You will get an interesting three-dimensional picture.
Application “Summer meadow” from napkins
Drawings on the topic of fire safety.
Pencil drawing “A fireman extinguishes a fire in a house”
Drawing a fireman is quite a challenging task for preschoolers of any age. But if you do this step by step, the child will easily cope with the task. Where to start and how to draw the details can be seen in the drawings, but an adult will explain much better with his own example. All that remains is to finish drawing the fire in the house and color the drawing.
Everything that the child was told in kindergarten about fire safety, he will remember if these lessons were reinforced with creativity. DIY crafts will help your child learn information. This knowledge will be strengthened and expanded at school. In the meantime, the kindergartener can draw, sculpt and glue, learning the basics of his safety.
