A preschooler's game and the role of fairy tales in it
There is always a place for play and fairy tales in a child’s life. In preschool age, these concepts are especially closely intertwined due to story-based games - the most important stage in a child’s development. We read fairy tales to children, and their plots are reflected in children's games.
At approximately four years of age, the child becomes interested in staging mini-performances in which his toys act as actors. Later, he learns to try on different roles for himself and his friends, turning alternately into a brave warrior or an unfortunate stepdaughter, or into a ferocious tiger or a cunning fox.
Fairy tales for children, offered to your attention free of charge on this service, will help enrich this fairy-tale world and expand the boundaries of a child’s creative possibilities.
The best fairy tales by different authors for children of different ages
The fairy tale “About Tsar Saltan”, Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin
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The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin
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The fairy tale “About the Priest and the Silly Worker”, Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin
The Tale of the Priest and the Worker Balda, Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin
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The fairy tale “About the Golden Cockerel”, Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin
The Tale of the Golden Cockerel, Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin
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The fairy tale “About the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights”, Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin
The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights, Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin
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The fairy tale “About the Fisherman and the Fish”, Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin
The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish, Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin
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The fairy tale “About the Bear”, Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin
The Tale of the Bear, Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin
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Song about the prophetic Oleg, Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin
Song about the prophetic Oleg, Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin
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The fairy tale “About Princess Yasnosveta”, Nikolai Alexandrovich Nekrasov
The Tale of Princess Yasnosveta, Nikolai Alexandrovich Nekrasov
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The fairy tale “About the Good Tsar, the Evil Governor and the Poor Peasant”, Nikolai Aleksandrovich Nekrasov
About a good king, an evil commander and a poor peasant
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The fairy tale “Grandfather Mazai and the Hares”, Nikolai Aleksandrovich Nekrasov
The fairy tale of Grandfather Mazai and the hares, Nikolai Aleksandrovich Nekrasov
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Fairy tale "Aibolit", Korney Ivanovich Chukovsky
The fairy tale of Aibolit, Korney Ivanovich Chukovsky
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The fairy tale "Barmaley", Korney Ivanovich Chukovsky
The Tale of Barmaley, Korney Ivanovich Chukovsky
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Fairy tale "Moidodyr", Korney Ivanovich Chukovsky
The fairy tale of Moidodyr, Korney Ivanovich Chukovsky
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The fairy tale “The Tsokotuha Fly,” by Korney Ivanovich Chukovsky
The Tale of the Fly-Tsokotukha, Korney Ivanovich Chukovsky
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Fairy tale "The Cockroach", Korney Ivanovich Chukovsky
The fairy tale of the Cockroach, Korney Ivanovich Chukovsky
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Fairy tale "Telephone", Korney Ivanovich Chukovsky
Tale Telephone, Korney Ivanovich Chukovsky
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The fairy tale “Fedorino's grief”, Korney Ivanovich Chukovsky
The tale of Fedorino grief, Korney Ivanovich Chukovsky
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The fairy tale “The Stolen Sun”, Korney Ivanovich Chukovsky
Fairy tale The Stolen Sun, Korney Ivanovich Chukovsky
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Fairy tale "Crocodile", Korney Ivanovich Chukovsky
Tale of the Crocodile, Korney Ivanovich Chukovsky
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The fairy tale “Let’s Defeat Barmaley”, Korney Ivanovich Chukovsky
Fairy tale Let's overcome Barmaley, Korney Ivanovich Chukovsky
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Fairy tale “The Adventures of Bibigon”, Korney Ivanovich Chukovsky
Tale of the Adventures of Bibigon, Korney Ivanovich Chukovsky
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Fairy tale "Puss in Boots", Vasily Zhukovsky
Fairy tale Puss in Boots, Vasily Zhukovsky
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The fairy tale “Ivan Tsarevich and the Gray Wolf”, Vasily Zhukovsky
Tale of Ivan Tsarevich and the Gray Wolf, Vasily Zhukovsky
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The fairy tale “About a Stupid Mouse”, Samuel Marshak
The Tale of a Stupid Mouse, Samuel Marshak
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The fairy tale "Cinderella", Charles Perrault
Fairy tale Cinderella, Charles Perrault
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The fairy tale "Puss in Boots", Charles Perrault
The fairy tale Puss in Boots, Charles Perrault
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What fairy tales should preschoolers read?
The choice of fairy tale for children 4 years old and older largely depends on the interests and preferences of the child himself. However, parents can gently guide these interests by offering their child the best works that have become bestsellers.
Russian folk tales introduce the child to the national traditions and peculiarities of life of the native people. Copyright - contribute to the development of imagination and creative thinking.
Fairy tales by foreign authors offer to get acquainted with the inhabitants of distant lands, to learn many interesting things about their customs and the nature of the places where they live.
Choose interesting fairy tales
Fairy tales and stories by AksakovBunin storiesRussian folk talesFairy tales of Alexander Sergeevich PushkinFairy tales of Vladimir Ivanovich DahlVvedensky's fairy tale About four kittens and four guysErshov's fairy tale The Little Humpbacked HorseFairy tales of AndersenFairy tales and stories of Tolstoy Lev NikolaevichFairy tales and stories of Nikolai NosovFairy tales and stories of Konstantin Paus TovskyTales of NekrasovTales of Vasily ZhukovskyTale of the Stupid Mouse by Samuil MarshakTales of the Brothers GrimmStories of Gogol Nikolai VasilyevichFairy tales and stories by Garshin Vsevolod MikhailovichSaltykov-Shchedrin stories and fairy talesFairy tales by Korney Ivanovich ChukovskyThe Tale of a Smart Mouse by Samual MarshakThe Fairy Tale of Samuil Marshak About the King and the SoldierFairy Tales of Samuil MarshakSamuel Marshak A Quiet FairytaleThe Fairy Tales of Charles PerraultThe Fairy Tales of BazhovFairy Tales and Stories of Mamin-Sibiryak Stories by Arkady Gaidar
Russian folk tale "Turnip"
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Turnip Russian folk tale
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Russian folk tale "Kolobok"
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Kolobok Russian folk tale
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Russian folk tale "Geese and Swans"
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Geese-swans Russian folk tale
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Russian folk tale “Winter quarters of animals”
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Winter hut of animals Russian folk tale
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Russian folk tale "Ryaba Hen"
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Chicken Ryaba Russian folk tale
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Why are illustrations needed?
The main feature of children's attention is its involuntariness. It is difficult for a child to maintain attention on one object for a long time, even if it is a book with an interesting fairy tale. Using hearing alone is not enough in this case. In order for the child to remain focused, it is important to connect other types of perception - visual (pictures), and in some cases tactile (toy books, puzzle books, etc.).
When it comes to fairy tales for children 5 years old online, it is even more difficult to perceive the text on the monitor of an electronic device.
That is why on our website special attention is paid to drawings for children's books, and in this section you will find exceptionally high-quality illustrations.
What fairy tales should children 5 years old read?
Preschoolers are no longer toddlers. If children 3-4 years old are better off reading a short fairy tale with a basic plot, then children 5 years old can choose longer works. At five years old, a child already remembers well. Therefore, you can start reading a fairy tale today and finish tomorrow. At this time, the plots and heroes of the work will still continue to live in the child. Psychologists say that a fairy tale for 5-year-old children should be good. “Little Red Riding Hood”, in which the wolf has a heroine, can scare a child. Review the plot of the work and make sure that the ending is positive. For preschool children, Marshak, Chukovsky, Nastaiko, Miller, Krotov are suitable. Children love the adventures of Dunno and other heroes who are 5-6 years old. While reading fairy tales, talk with your child about how he understood the work of art. Ask about how the child reacted to the heroes, and what he would have done in their place. Engage your child by reading with excitement and expression. Let the child begin to become interested in books, science, history and other more serious texts along with fairy tales.
Getting ready to read on your own
Listening to fairy tales is excellent preparation for independent reading. By instilling a love of books, you awaken in your child the desire to learn to read on his own.
When he is old enough to master independent reading, short fairy tales for children 6 years old, specially printed in large print, will come to your aid.
Until this time, the little reader can enjoy the fascinating stories and colorful pictures of the books posted on our page.
