Graphic dictation by cells for children in 1st grade is an entertaining, useful and interesting game, during which the child tries to guess what kind of picture he will get in his notebook. This type of work is very popular among teachers. Many of them use O.A.’s manual in their activities. Kholodova “Clever Men and Clever Girls”, where you can find many such drawings in cells. Let's take a closer look.
Benefit
Children are encouraged to draw such patterns in their math notebooks. For schoolchildren, these moments of educational activity are interesting and are perceived with pleasure. For first-graders, this type of activity in class or at home helps them with their ability to coordinate hand movements and develop writing skills. By coping with the task, children learn to be more attentive, develop perseverance, imagination, creative thinking, and increase their active vocabulary.
By drawing lines along the cells, the child develops fine motor skills, remembers counting within 10, and develops initial mathematical concepts. This entertaining form of work promotes the development of spelling vigilance and facilitates an easier process of adaptation to school.
These pictures are also used in various methods that help determine the level of development of the baby. For example, using the “Graphic Dictation” technique by D.B. Elkonin can reveal how well a child has developed orientation in space, the ability to be attentive, listen and accurately follow the instructions offered by the teacher, work independently under the dictation of an adult, and draw lines on a notebook sheet in the indicated direction.
Features of conducting classes
Prepare your child's workspace and check that there is nothing unnecessary that would distract the child from work. All necessary materials should be on the table:
- checkered notebook;
- a simple pencil;
- eraser;
- sample implementation or instructions for an adult.
You need to put a starting point on the piece of paper from which the baby will begin moving through the cells. Next, start dictating. The numbers in the task indicate how many cells you need to move, and the arrows indicate the direction of movement. For example, the designation 2→ indicates that you need to draw a line 2 cells to the right.
The speaker's speech should be clear and understandable. Make sure your child keeps up with the pace of your dictation. If necessary, provide him with assistance. It will be more interesting to study if you add riddles, tongue twisters, tongue twisters, physical exercises, etc. during the activity.
When your child sees the finished image, you can have a conversation about it, tell interesting facts, and invite him to color or shade it.
Methods of execution
Drawing by cells for first-graders should not be too complicated. They can be carried out in several ways:
- Dictation. The teacher tells you how many cells you need to move forward and in what direction. The student works by perceiving information by ear, and then compares it with the sample.
- You can offer a ready-made pattern and ask to repeat it in your notebook.
- The baby will also enjoy finishing the figures with symmetry. In this case, he is offered half of the symmetrical image, and he must complete the second himself.
What dictations are suitable for first-graders
The following tasks are suitable for first grade students:
- Camel
- Rhinoceros
- Foal
Graphic dictations
(Drawing by cells)
Entering school is an important moment in the life of a child and his parents. The better a child is prepared for school psychologically, emotionally and intellectually, the more confident he will feel, the easier his adaptation period in primary school will be.
Graphic dictations for preschoolers help parents and teachers systematically prepare their child for school and prevent such typical learning difficulties as underdeveloped spelling vigilance, restlessness and absent-mindedness. Regular classes with these graphic dictations develop the child’s voluntary attention, spatial imagination, fine motor skills of the fingers, coordination of movements, and perseverance.
Drawing by cells is a very exciting and useful activity for children. This is a playful way to develop a child’s spatial imagination, fine motor skills of the fingers, coordination of movements, and perseverance. Graphic dictations can be successfully used for children from 5 to 10 years old.
By completing the tasks proposed in the graphic dictations below, the child will broaden his horizons, increase his vocabulary, learn to navigate a notebook, and become familiar with different ways of depicting objects.
How to work with these graphic dictations:
Each dictation contains tasks for children aged 5–7 years.
Graphic dictation can be performed in two versions:
1. The child is offered a sample of a geometric design and asked to repeat exactly the same design in a checkered notebook.
2. The adult dictates the sequence of actions indicating the number of cells and their directions (left, right, up, down), the child does the work by ear, and then compares his image of the ornament or figure with the example in the manual using the overlay method.
Graphic dictations are supplemented with riddles, tongue twisters, tongue twisters and finger exercises. During the lesson, the child practices correct, clear and literate speech, develops fine motor skills, learns to identify the distinctive features of objects, and expands his vocabulary.
The tasks are selected according to the principle “from simple to complex.” If you start studying these graphic dictations with your child, do the tasks with him in order: start with the very first simple dictations and gradually move on to more complex ones.
For classes, you need a squared notebook, a simple pencil and an eraser so that the child can always correct the wrong line. For children 5–6 years old, it is better to use a notebook with a large square (0.8 mm) so as not to strain their eyesight. Starting from graphic dictation No. 40, all drawings are designed for a regular school notebook (they will not fit in a large-squared notebook).
The following notations are used in the tasks: the number of cells being counted is indicated by a number, and the direction is indicated by an arrow. For example, the entry:
should read: 1 cell to the right, 3 cells up, 2 cells to the left, 4 cells down, 1 cell to the right.
During classes, the child’s attitude and the friendly attitude of the adult are very important. Remember that classes for a child are not an exam, but a game. Help your child, make sure he doesn’t make mistakes. The result of the work should always satisfy the child, so that he wants to draw in the cells again and again.
Your task is to help your child master the skills necessary for good study in a playful way. Therefore, never scold him. If something doesn’t work out for him, just explain how to do it correctly. Praise your baby more often, and never compare with anyone.
The duration of one lesson with graphic dictations should not exceed 10 - 15 minutes for children 5 years old, 15 - 20 minutes for children 5 - 6 years old and 20 - 25 minutes for children 6 - 7 years old. But if the child gets carried away, do not stop him and interrupt the lesson.
Pay attention to the child’s sitting position during the dictation and how he holds the pencil. Show your child how to hold a pencil between the phalanges of the index, thumb and middle fingers. If your child doesn't count well, help him count the cells in his notebook.
Before each lesson, be sure to talk with your child about the fact that there are different directions and sides. Show him where is right, where is left, where is up, where is down. Pay attention to the baby that every person has a right and a left side. Explain that the hand with which he eats, draws and writes is his right hand, and the other hand is his left. For left-handers, on the contrary, it is necessary to explain to left-handers that there are people for whom the working hand is the right, and there are people for whom the working hand is the left.
After this, you can open the notebook and teach your child to navigate on a piece of paper. Show your child where the left edge of the notebook is, where the right edge is, where the top is, where the bottom is. It can be explained that previously there were slanted desks at school, which is why the top edge of the notebook was called the top edge, and the bottom edge was called the bottom edge. Explain to your child that if you say “to the right,” then you need to point the pencil “there” (to the right). And if you say “to the left,” then you need to point the pencil “there” (to the left) and so on. Show your child how to count the cells.
You yourself will also need a pencil and an eraser in order to mark the lines you read. Dictations can be quite lengthy, and to avoid getting confused, put dots with a pencil opposite the lines you are reading. This will help you not to get lost. After the dictation, you can erase all the dots.
Each lesson includes graphic dictation, discussion of images, tongue twisters, tongue twisters, riddles and finger gymnastics. Each stage of the lesson carries a semantic load. Activities with your child can be arranged in different sequences. You can first do finger exercises, read tongue twisters and tongue twisters, and then do a graphic dictation. On the contrary, you can do graphic dictation first, then tongue twisters and finger gymnastics. It is better to make riddles at the end of the lesson.
When the child draws a picture, talk about the fact that there are objects and their images. Images can be different: photographs, drawings, schematic images. A graphic dictation is a schematic representation of an object.
Talk about how each animal has its own distinctive characteristics. A schematic image shows the distinctive features by which we can recognize an animal or object. Ask your child what the distinctive features of the animal he or she has drawn are. For example, a hare has long ears and a small tail, an elephant has a long trunk, an ostrich has a long neck, a small head and long legs, and so on.
Work with tongue twisters and tongue twisters in different ways:
1. Let the child pick up the ball and, rhythmically tossing and catching it with his hands, say a tongue twister or a tongue twister. You can throw and catch the ball for each word or syllable.
2. Let the child say a tongue twister (pure tongue twister) while throwing the ball from one hand to the other.
3. You can pronounce a tongue twister by clapping the rhythm with your palms.
4. Suggest saying the tongue twister 3 times in a row and not getting lost.
Do finger exercises together so that the child sees and repeats the movements after you.
And now that you have become familiar with the basic rules for conducting a graphic dictation, you can begin classes.
Mathematical dictations
1st class
The benefits of mental calculations are enormous. By performing oral arithmetic operations, children not only repeat the rules of arithmetic, reinforce them, but also, most importantly, learn not mechanically, but meaningfully. With oral calculations, such valuable qualities as attention, concentration, endurance, ingenuity, and independence develop.
The effectiveness of oral arithmetic depends not only on the correct determination of the volume and content of these classes, but also on their organization: the correct setting of tasks and questioning, the rational recording of students’ knowledge and skills, the correct alternation of oral and written calculations. Most often, tasks are offered orally. This form of organizing classes is the most valuable, as students develop attention and memory, and most importantly, they prepare for “life” arithmetic, where they often have to perform operations on numbers perceived by ear. However, this form requires a lot of mental effort, and therefore tires children relatively quickly, especially those who have a predominant visual memory.
The use of only this form of classes observed in school practice leads to the fact that not all children participate in mental calculation. There are especially many passive students when the dictated exercises contain large numbers or when many listening tasks are given in a row. To avoid this, it is necessary to alternate purely auditory exercises with exercises on visual perception.
The main purpose of the mathematical dictations presented in this work is to help the teacher effectively train children’s attention span, working memory, and ability to concentrate. Based on these goals, the following groups of tasks are given in the dictations:
· operating rooms , in which you need to calculate, solve problems, perform transformations, etc., receiving information by ear;
· brain teaser, in which you need to evaluate the truth of a statement, for which you need to be attentive and focused, be able to listen, hear and analyze data;
· aimed at mastering mathematicalterminology.
The proposed tasks provide meaningful educational material for the stageoral work at the beginning of a mathematics lesson, as well as a summing up stage at the end of the lesson. The development of competent mathematical speech is facilitated by the presence in each dictation of samples of reading mathematical expressions.
The introduction of game elements and non-standard tasks into mathematical dictation helps children who are interested in mathematics maintain and develop interest in it, and children who have difficulties with mathematics understand and love it.
Conducting a dictation can be organized like this:
1. The teacher reads aloud dictation assignments from one option. Students write down their answers on pieces of paper or in notebooks. Immediately (or at the end of the lesson) you should show the correct answers and discuss solutions to individual tasks.
2. Individual students may read dictation assignments aloud as directed by the teacher. This is especially useful for children with poor reading skills, as well as those who have a predominant visual perception.
3. It is useful from time to time in the class to give all students dictation texts for independent work with them (by writing down the dictation text on the board). This is important for remembering the spelling of mathematical terms.
4. Mathematical dictations can also be given for homework under the guidance of parents. This will allow each student to additionally calmly practice reading mathematical texts, slowly understand individual problems, and test their knowledge.
Grades for work are given taking into account the number of correctly solved tasks. If there are 6 (or 8) tasks in the dictation, the grades can be as follows:
Number of less correct answers
6 (8)
5 (7)
4 (5–6)
4 (5)
Grade
Subject. “Comparison of objects and groups of objects”
Goals. Test your ability to count objects; compare objects according to various criteria: color, shape, size; navigate in space (right, left, above, below); compare groups of objects (less, more, the same).
Dictation 1
1. On the top line, draw as many circles as there are tomatoes on the board (there are 6 tomatoes on the board). Color the third circle.
2. Draw 3 red squares on the left and 1 green triangle on the right.
3. Draw a square and a circle underneath it. Color the figure that is drawn below.
4. Draw a square, a triangle and a circle so that the triangle is between the circle and the square.
5. How many nuts are there in an empty glass?
Dictation 2
1. Draw as many sticks as there are triangles on the board.
2. The apartment has two rooms. They made two rooms out of one. Draw as many circles as there are rooms.
3. Continue the pattern by color:
To - red,and - yellow,With - blue
4. Ira has more than 3 nuts and less than 5. How many nuts does Ira have? Draw these nuts.
5. Color the rectangles with pencils of two colors so that 2 rectangles are the same and 2 are different.
6. The cat had 3 black and 2 gray kittens. Which kittens are more numerous: gray or black?
Dictation 3
1. Draw 6 triangles in a line through a cell. Below, draw 8 sticks.
2. There are 5 houses displayed on the typesetting canvas. Circle 1 box more than the number of houses in your notebook.
3. Anya lived closer to the school than Valya. Which of them lived further from the school?
4. Name the neighbors of number 4.
5. Circle as many cells in a line as there are circles on the typesetting canvas (9). Color them like this: the third with a red pencil, and the seventh and ninth with a blue pencil.
6. Graphic dictation.
7. Shade the square with horizontal lines from left to right (the square is given on the piece of paper).
Subject. "Numbers from 1 to 10. Addition and subtraction."
Goals. Test your ability to reproduce a sequence of numbers from 1 to 10 and correlate them with the corresponding group of objects; compare numbers within 10, read simple mathematical notations like 1 + 1 = 2, etc.; relate these notes to a specific illustration (drawing); perform table addition within 10; represent the numbers of the first ten as the sum of two terms; solve logical and text problems in one action.
Dictation 1
1. Write down the numbers: 1, 5, 7.
2. The boy caught 2 fish and released them into a bucket. Then he caught 3 more fish. Draw as many fish as there are total fish in the bucket.
3. There are 4 children in the family: as many sisters as brothers. How many sisters are there in the family?
4. Write down the numbers from 1 to 6.
5. Write down the numbers from 9 to 4.
6. Shade the rectangle from bottom to top with vertical lines (the rectangle is given on the piece of paper).
Dictation 2
1. Name the number that follows the number 9; behind the number 5.
2. We added 1 to the number we had in mind and got 7. What number did we have in mind?
3. What numbers are missing if the sum in each column is 8?
4. Complete the figures so that the number of elements in the sets is equal.
5. Old man Hottabych has a beard longer than that of Doctor Aibolit, but shorter than that of Karabas Barabas. Whose beard is the longest?
6. Increase: 9 by 1; 4 by 2; 7 to 1; 6 by 2.
Dictation 3
1. The first term is equal to 4, and the second term is equal to 2. Find the value of the sum.
2. The minuend is 5, the subtrahend is 3. Find the value of the difference.
3. Increase 7 by 2.
4. Reduce 8 by 3.
5. Among the numbers of each pair, find the number that is larger and circle it in the row of numbers with a red pencil: 9 and 8; 5 and 3; 1 and 4.
6. Find the odd shape.
7. The Straw is higher than the Bubble, and the Bast is lower than the Bubble. Who is taller: Lapot or Straw?
8. Graphic dictation.
Subject. "Numbers from 11 to 20. Addition and subtraction"
Goals. Test your ability to read and write numbers from 0 to 20; perform table addition and subtraction within 20; represent all numbers from 2 to 20 as the sum of two terms; solve text and logic problems in one action.
Dictation 1
1. Write down the number that comes before 12, 13...
2. Increase 10 by 1.
3. Reduce 19 by 1.
4. What number is less than 15 by 1?
5. How much more is 12 than 7?
6. The first term is 7, the second is 4. Find the sum.
7. How much should you add to 5 to get 12?
8. What is the sum if the first term is 6 and the second is 7?
9. There were 5 cars in the garage, 3 more cars arrived. How many cars are there in the garage?
Dictation 2
1. 10 is 7 and how many more?
2. What number must be subtracted from 5 to get 7?
3. Find the difference between the numbers 15 and 9.
4. Increase 7 by 5.
5. The minuend is 12, the subtrahend is 8. Find the difference.
6. My brother has 5 notebooks, my sister has the same number. How many notebooks do brother and sister have together?
7. The crested newt molts every 7 days. How many times does a newt molt in 14 days?
Dictation 3
1. Given numbers: 10, 3, 7. Write down the number that is the value of the sum of the other two.
2. Given numbers: 15, 9, 6. Write down the number that is the difference between the other two.
3. Write down a number that has 1 ten and 3 ones.
4. Increase the difference between the numbers 5 and 3 by 10.
5. Write down the number that is less than 12 by 1.
6. When 3 liters of milk were taken from the can, there were 7 liters more left in it than was taken. How many liters of milk were in the can?
7.
A bottle of juice costs 9 rubles. An empty bottle costs 3 rubles. How much does the juice cost? Elephant, female elephant, two baby elephants
They walked in a crowd to a watering hole,
And three tiger cubs are coming towards you
They walked home from the watering hole.
Count quickly
How many animals did you meet?
3.
Uncle Hedgehog came into the garden,
I found ten ripe pears.
He gave seven of them to the hedgehogs,
The rest are for bunnies.
How many pears does Uncle Hedgehog have?
gave it to the bunnies?
4.
The lady was checking in luggage
Sofa, suitcase, travel bag,
Picture, basket, cardboard
And a little dog.
How many things, including the dog,
did the lady check it in as luggage?
5.
The squirrel was returning from the market
And I met Lisa.
- What are you talking about, Squirrel? –
Lisa asked a question.
- I bring it to my kids
Two nuts and three cones.
You, Lisa, tell me:
How much is two plus three?
6.
Five puppies were playing football
One was called home.
He looks out the window and thinks:
How many of them are playing now?
7.
Here are eight bunnies
They walk along the path
After them
Two are running.
So how much is it all
Along the forest path
He's in a hurry
Bunnies home?
8.
Once upon a time in a dense forest
The hedgehog built himself a house,
Invited forest animals.
Count them quickly:
Two bunnies, two foxes,
Two funny little bears
Two baby squirrels, two beavers.
It's time to name the answer!
Equipment: album, stencils, water-based markers.
Progress of the lesson
Finger gymnastics.
"Fingers are waking up"
“Fingers fall asleep
“Fingers say hello” The exercise is accompanied by reading a rhyme.
Finger comes to finger,
He finds himself a friend.
Fingers will be friends
Come visit often.
Alternately performing “goat” and “bunny” with the right hand.
“Bee” With the index finger of the right hand, the rest are in the fist, we make rotational movements in a circle (first clockwise, then counterclockwise) while pronouncing the following saying:
A bee sat on a flower
She drinks fragrant juice.
"Roof"
The bees built a roof. The fingertips are closed, the fingers are spread apart.
Let's check how the “roof” was built. We spread our thumbs to the side, then close them. Then the index fingers, etc.
“Castle” See picture. Children interlace the fingers of both hands.
"Knock on the lock." The fingers are in the “lock”. We move our palms apart, then sharply bring them together, producing a muffled knock.
“Who knocked?” The fingers are in the “lock”. We lift our fingers one by one, starting with the thumbs, and hold them at the top.
"Cobweb." This spider was weaving a web. We connect the thumb of the right hand with the index finger of the left hand. And we connect the index finger of the right hand with the thumb of the left hand. We weave a web. Open the index finger of your right hand and raise both fingers up 180 degrees. Open the thumb of your right hand and also lift it up 180 degrees. In this way we weave a “web”. The exercise is accompanied by reading a poem.
Pow-pow-web, weaved a web.
Suddenly it began to rain, washing away the cobwebs.
Pow-pow-web, they began to weave.
Pow-pow-spider is working again.
Working with stencils.
Stencil No. 7 |
- We trace the index fingers of our left and right hands along the lines on the stencil.
- We draw these lines - “paths” with our index fingers in the air while standing.
- We draw these lines - “paths” with our index fingers along the table, sitting or standing, as is convenient for you. (You can use a linoleum napkin instead of the table surface.)
- We trace the lines on the stencil with colored felt-tip pens with the left and right hands at the same time.
- We copy the lines ourselves on a blank sheet of paper.
Mystery:
Plows the land
Tractor without wheels.
For him, fuel is
Oats. (Horse.)
Dictation: from the starting point 2 cells up a corner to the right, 1 right, 1 up, 3 down a corner to the right, 1 down, 5 to the right, 1 down a corner to the right, 1 right, 1 down a corner to the right, 1 right, 1 down a corner corner to the right. 1 down, 1 down a corner to the right, 3 left, 1 up, 1 left, 1 up, 1 up a corner to the left, 5 down, 1 down a corner to the left, 1 left, 1 up a corner to the right, 2 up, 2 up one corner to the left, 3 to the left, 1 down to the corner to the left, 4 down, 1 to the left, 5 up, 1 down to the corner to the left, 2 down, 1 to the left, 2 up, 2 up to the corner to the right, 3 up, 1 up to the corner left, 1 down a corner to the left, 1 to the left, 1 down a corner to the left, 1 up, connect at the starting point.
Answer: see picture.
| Graphic dictation "Horse" |  |
Shade your drawing. Follow the shading rules.
I never thought that the popular student pastime of drawing pictures in squares means not only while away time at lectures!
This, of course, is not very good - not listening to lectures, but sometimes (in rare cases and if there is a good reason) it is acceptable.
Then we didn’t think at all that this was not a simple pastime, but an action that also had psychological significance, and it would be so popular in our time!
It turns out that drawing by cells in children develops fine motor skills, imagination, and logical thinking. However, all this can be attributed to adolescents and adult representatives of humanity, well, maybe with the exception of motor skills. Now this fun (drawing in cells) has even received a beautiful name - pixel art.
The benefits of drawing by cells in a notebook for children and adults
In addition to killing time and a cure for boredom, developing fine motor skills and imagination. Drawing by cells helps in affirming one’s self.
How does self-affirmation happen? It's simple. There are people who love to draw, but they are bad at it. Well, God didn’t give them talent! And this is where pixel art comes to their aid. You can draw! You can transfer your vision of the world onto a piece of paper and illustrate your thoughts!
It’s also a great way to focus and calm down, which is very important in our fast-paced age of stress and passion.
Drawing by cells is very simple; you can do it in two ways:
- on a piece of paper in a box (this can be a simple piece of paper from a math notebook)
- apply cells of a certain size to the drawing you like and then systematically transfer it to another piece of paper
Of course, the second method is akin to plagiarism, but no one claims to be the author of this or that copied picture, but you get enormous moral satisfaction from your creativity.
The first method is great not only for children of all ages - from preschoolers to teenagers, but also for adults.
In addition to all the listed “benefits,” drawing in cells helps develop a sense of color. The drawing can be made in color using the entire palette of colors.
Pixel art does not require any expensive supplies - every person has a checkered piece of paper, a pencil or a pen. If you want to add color, take colored pencils, pens, crayons (although they are not very convenient for drawing small details).
If the paper or piece of paper you took is thin, or the markers are printed on the other side, place a thick sheet of paper or cardboard so as not to spoil the surface of the table at which you are working or another blank sheet of paper.
Graphic dictation
Let us explain to those who read this phrase for the first time - “graphic dictation”. This is drawing in cells according to a predetermined algorithm. For example, you dictate to your child which direction (right, left, up, down) and how many cells to draw the line.
You need to prepare for such a dictation in advance. You should have a piece of paper with a clear plan, a dictation algorithm and the final result (what kind of drawing the child should ultimately get).
Positive aspects of such a dictation:
- development of mindfulness
- development of logical thinking, orientation in space
- preparing the hand for writing (development of fine motor skills)
- development of perseverance (which is important for modern hyperactive children)
You should start graphic dictations with simple drawings (for example, a ladder) and gradually move on to more complex drawings.
At the very beginning of the dictation, clearly state from which point you start the drawing, for example, 9 cells on top, 9 cells on the left and put a dot. This is the starting point.
An example of a graphic dictation "Klyuchik".
Retreat 5 cells from above and to the left, put a point - it will be the starting point.
- 1 cell right, 1 cell up, 1 cell right, 1 cell down, 1 cell right, 1 cell down
- 8 cells to the right
one cell at a time:
- up
- right
- up
- right
- right
- right
12 cells to the left and one cell each:
- left
- left
- up
- left
3 squares up.
The drawing is ready!
If you have the skills to draw by cells or have a lot of imagination, you can draw the picture yourself and then create an algorithm. You can do it differently - buy a collection of graphic dictations. Such collections can be for children of a certain age, for girls or boys. Drawing by cells and graphic dictations are an interesting game that helps develop the skills a child needs.
Examples of drawings for a simple graphic dictation.
Watch a video example of a graphic dictation.
Drawings by cells in a notebook, easy and complex
You need to start drawing in cells with easy drawings, gradually moving on to more complex options. Easy drawings are easy to do and accessible to young children. Below are easy drawing options that small children can handle.
Having mastered the technique of drawing by cells, you can proceed to more complex options.
Well, and finally, having learned “cellular” drawing, begin to master the color design of the drawing.
Drawings by cells in a notebook for children
When a little person is born, parents have more troubles and worries. Raising a child is not just about feeding, clothing and putting on shoes. Education is also the development of his abilities.
Now many different methods and techniques have been developed for this, but all experts agree that it is best to engage in child development in a playful way. Using a method with game elements, they teach basic knowledge in mathematics, native language and much more, what is necessary for the harmonious development of a child.
One of the ways to develop a child’s logical abilities is to draw by cells. You need to start with the simplest drawings, for example, such as a Christmas tree, a steamboat, a flag.
Box drawings will help you learn letters. Having drawn a letter in the cells, the baby not only perceives it by ear, not only sees its writing, but also, as it were, touches it. All types of memory are included - auditory, visual and mechanical (draws a letter).
In addition to the letter, you can write sticks, ladders and other shapes, thereby training the child’s hand and preparing it for writing. Such exercises will help your child at school.
What does a child learn by drawing in squares? Correctly holding a pencil, correct algorithm of actions, counting, creative approach to business, attentiveness and perseverance.
Gradually it is worth complicating the graphics of the picture and introducing colors. The child can choose the color scheme himself, thereby developing a sense of color and color combinations. By the way, such drawing helps to reveal the creative abilities of children.
Drawings by cells, easy and complex for girls and boys
You already understand that drawings by cells or pixel art is a useful activity. When choosing drawings, they can be selected according to interests, separately for girls and separately for boys. Using this drawing technique, you can, even without drawing skills, realize whatever you want on a piece of paper.
Here are some examples of drawings for boys.
And any girl can draw such drawings on a piece of checkered paper.
To successfully prepare for school, parents and kindergarten teachers need to develop the skills of preschoolers in such important skills as writing and drawing. An interesting variation of the technique is graphic dictation, performed in cells, which serves to develop basic school skills in a child.
Graphic dictation on squares is an unusual didactic activity, which is an exciting game in which, according to given instructions, a preschooler draws lines on a checkered sheet with a pen or pencil. The idea is to, in accordance with the assignment, step by step construct a schematic image from segments of a certain length.
As a result of correct execution, the image he created appears in front of the child. You just need to listen carefully, count correctly and follow the teacher’s instructions.
For many children, such tasks are fun, but for some they present difficulties, overcoming which the child remembers and consolidates spatial concepts, learns to hear and accurately follow instructions, and develops writing skills.
If the child is distracted or makes a mistake, the picture does not add up, which upsets the child. But a correctly completed task, in addition to the joy of success, also rewards with an interesting picture. Without any additional motivation, children quickly learn the importance of correctly following adults' directions.
Advantages of development methods for preschoolers
A minimum of rules and skills is an important positive point in mastering and conducting these didactic classes with preschoolers. Children can begin learning to draw by cells from the age of four. If the child already knows how to use a pencil, then you can already begin to do the simplest graphic dictations in the cells, gradually complicating the tasks.
It is impossible to overestimate the benefits of these exciting game tasks for preparing children for school:
- the development of fine motor skills helps prepare and train the hand for writing;
- improving counting skills;
- learning to write and memorize numbers;
- development of attention, memory and perseverance;
- orientation in a notebook and coordination of movements;
- development of imagination and graphic vigilance;
- improvement of abstract and logical thinking.
By drawing an unknown image in cells under dictation from adults, the child learns to concentrate, listen carefully, think about and carry out what is said.
Two tasks a week are enough to see a positive result in a preschooler: absent-mindedness decreases, memory and concentration improves, and the level of learning increases. And after just a few months of regular classes, children develop their imagination, expand their vocabulary and horizons.
In a fun way, kids quietly master very complex skills and abilities that are necessary for successful learning.
The benefits of graphic dictation for primary schoolchildren
The main advantage of graphic dictations is their great interest for the child. Moreover, it is quite easy to maintain the intrigue without naming the purpose of the drawing in advance: let him guess about the hidden object in the process of creating the image.
This encourages children to complete what they have started, motivates them to learn new things, maintains interest in the educational process. Another plus is the ease of using graphic dictations when working with children. No special material is required, just a simple checkered notebook and a pen or pencil.
This makes the lesson much easier. There is an unobtrusive introduction and practice of such difficult concepts for a child as vertical and horizontal, parallelism. What is preparation for successful mastery of geometry, algebra, and drawing in the future.
Graphic dictations by cells can be used to entertain children on a trip, brighten up a long and boring stay in line, or just have fun and organize leisure time. They are equally well suited for individual lessons and group form, using competitive elements.
Types of dictations
Graphic dictation by cells can be carried out in different versions:
- Offer the child a sample of a geometric pattern or design with a request to independently repeat it in his notebook.
- The adult voices the instructions step by step: loudly and clearly pronouncing the number of cells and the direction of movement, and the child follows the instructions by ear.
- Independent completion of the task according to the proposed designation with numbers and arrows.
- Using the started part, symmetrically complete the image according to the proposed shape.
According to the level of difficulty, such tasks are divided into the following levels:
- Elementary- for beginners (a simple geometric figure or a repeating pattern).
- Average- with light small pictures (fruit, plant, small animal).
- Difficult level with voluminous and difficult tasks that require complex calculations, long lines and diagonal movement (vehicle, musical instrument, fairy-tale character).
In addition, you can choose different types of thematic pictures for dictations:
Graphic dictation by cells varies in degree of complexity depending on the age of the child There can be many classification options. The main thing is to use all this diversity for the benefit of children and adults.
Mathematical dictations
This technique is successfully used in modern elementary schools. It combines gaming, developmental and educational functions. Graphic dictation by cells is aimed largely at developing mathematical skills in counting, number composition, and remembering the spelling and designation of numbers.
This serves as excellent preparation for arithmetic dictations held in high school, when students quickly solve tasks by ear. Therefore, the sooner a child learns to perceive and perform verbal tasks from an adult, the better.
In addition, there is a fascinating acquaintance with geometric elements:
- dot;
- corner;
- line segment;
- line;
- diagonal.
In the meantime, schoolchildren can learn and consolidate knowledge about the following concepts:
- long short;
- vertical, horizontal;
- parallel, perpendicular.
In an unobtrusive game form, spatial orientation is trained on a sheet:
- top bottom;
- right left;
- edge, center
A mathematical dictation with tasks on drawing long segments and lines in different directions perfectly prepares the hand for writing and even drawing.
Didactic dictations
Graphic dictation by cells is good to use to maintain a first-grader’s interest in learning, which is facilitated by intrigue in the process of completing the task. The child has no idea about the subject of the image, which stimulates him to correctly follow the adult’s verbal instructions without errors and get the result of interest.
You can combine didactic classes on teaching graphic skills with exercises on speech development, use:
- puzzles;
- Tongue Twisters;
- short memorable poems;
- counting rhymes.
Such tasks improve the child’s speech and memory and help expand their vocabulary., development of logical thinking. Children learn the ability to read and understand diagrams, think abstractly, focusing on the main distinctive features.
It is necessary to monitor the completion time of the task. For preschoolers, the duration of the lesson should not exceed 10 - 20 minutes. First graders are recommended to study for up to 30 minutes, otherwise attention will be scattered and the child will begin to get distracted and make mistakes.
Overwork and excessive tension of both the eyes and the muscles of the hand should not be allowed. It is good to use physical warm-up or finger exercises.
You can invite children to color or finish the finished picture to their liking. After drawing, discuss the resulting image with the child, talk about the distinctive features and characteristics of the schematically drawn object.
Ask them to remember familiar fairy tales and songs on relevant topics, and offer to compose a story themselves.
You can use images of unfamiliar animals or objects, accompanying the task with an interesting story about them, introducing new concepts and words. This technique will make the lesson more diverse and expand the child’s horizons and vocabulary. All this will contribute to the comprehensive development and interesting learning of children.
Rules for drawing by cells
On a sheet of checkered paper prepared for the task, you need to mark the beginning of the movement in the form of a dot. At the introductory or initial stage, it can be set by the teacher. Later, you can ask the child to do this on his own, stepping back from the edge of the sheet a given number of cells in one direction or another.
You need to explain to your child that one step is moving a pencil along the sheet one cell in the indicated direction. In two steps, the pencil passes two squares. It is necessary to familiarize children with the basic symbols in the task.
This means sequentially moving the pencil from the starting point one cell to the right, then continuing the vertical line up three cells, then turning to the left two steps, then moving down four cells, and then to the right one step and ending the segment.
You need to dictate the task slowly and clearly.
It is advisable to make sure that the child has time to draw, monitor the correct execution in the children's notebook, give a hint in time or correct incorrect actions. You can't scold a child. You need to calmly help and explain where the mistake was made, correcting it together with the baby using an eraser.
Try to praise your child for his successes and in every possible way maintain a favorable, friendly environment.
It is necessary to observe the correct fit and grip of the pencil with your fingers. Make sure that the child does not shade the working surface of the notebook, monitor the lighting. It is important to take breaks from work. You can use finger exercises to relieve tension in your hand.
It is also useful to do eye exercises. A sign of a well-conducted lesson should be not only the correct execution of instructions and the resulting image of the picture given in the graphic dictation, but also a good mood in the child and adult.
What is needed for graphic dictation?
It is important to choose the right graphic dictation according to age according to the cells: for kids these should be large simple drawings without angular diagonal lines. You can purchase dictation options in the form of ready-made collections selected by age in a bookstore or find a suitable image option on the Internet.
You can also come up with pictures yourself. For the first lessons, you will need a large checkered notebook or a separate piece of checkered paper, a simple pencil and an eraser to correct an erroneously drawn line.
- First you need to learn or repeat with your child the concepts: right and left, up and down.
- You will also need counting skills, in the first lessons, within three, and preferably ten units.
- And, of course, you just need the ability to hold a pen or pencil and confidently draw a line. Without this, it will not be possible to teach your child to draw by cells.
When the child has acquired and mastered the basic skills, he can begin to master the rules.
It is necessary to seat the child at a desk with a flat, hard surface. On a chair that is correctly selected according to your height. Correct posture is very important when conducting a lesson, it is necessary to draw the child's attention to this. It is also important to monitor the lighting: the light should fall on the work surface from above or to the left.
You need to teach how to hold a pencil correctly, draw the baby’s attention to the position of the fingers and the tilt. Explain to the child where the top and bottom of the sheet are, teach how to count a given number of cells, and demonstrate what it means to move in the indicated direction.
A story about how to teach a child to hold a pencil correctly:
Also, at the initial stage of learning, it would be good for an adult to show and explain on a separate example all the stages of completing the task, going through them simultaneously with the children on the board or on their own enlarged piece of paper. Make sure that the child’s hand does not strain too much while performing the task.
As a rest and break, perform finger exercises.
Taking into account the age and preparedness of the child, it is necessary to correctly select images for tasks: from simple house designs and geometric shapes to simple elements with fruits and vegetables. After mastering this type, you can move on to more complex and interesting drawings of animals, plants, and equipment.
Examples and diagrams of dictations
An example of a graphic dictation based on the cells “Butterfly” is suitable for children at the initial stage of learning. The drawing does not require large calculations and long movements across the sheet. Good for practicing understanding verbal instructions.
The first point is placed by an adult, moving 4 cells down and 8 cells to the right from the edge of the sheet.
- Take the first step one cell to the right.
- Draw a line down 3 cells.
- The next step is to the right one cell.
- Go up 2 squares.
- 1 step right.
- 2 – up.
- 2 cells to the right.
- 1 – up.
- 2 cells to the right.
- 3 – down.
- 1 cell to the left.
- 3 – down.
- 1 – left.
- 1 – down.
- 1 cell to the right.
- 2 – down.
- 1 – to the right.
- 3 cells down.
- 2 cells to the left.
- 1 – up.
- 2 – left.
- 2 – up.
- 1 cell to the left.
- 1 – up.
- 2 – down.
- 1 – left.
- 2 squares up.
- 1 left.
- 1 down.
- 1 left.
- 2 down.
- 2 left.
- 1 cell down.
- 2 – left.
- 3 squares up.
- 1 cell to the right.
- 2 squares up.
- 1 to the right.
- 1 – up.
- 1 cell to the left.
- 3 – up.
- 1 – left.
- 3 – up.
- 2 cells to the right.
- 1 – down.
- 2 – to the right.
- 2 – down.
- 1 cell to the right.
- 2 – down.
- 1 cell to the right.
- 3 squares up.
The image should close at the starting point.
Graphic dictation on cells “Camel”
Before you start drawing, you need to retreat two cells to the left and eight from the top from the edge of the sheet - set a starting point. Then continue the process under the dictation of an adult.
Start of movement: 2 cells up, 1 step to the right, 1 - up, 2 cells to the right, 1 step up, 2 cells to the right, 1 cell up, 1 step to the right, 1 cell down, 1 - right, line of 5 cells down, 1 step to the right, 1 cell up, 1 - right, 2 cells up, 1 - right, 1 - up, 2 cells right, 1 cell down, 1 - right, 2 cells down, 1 step right, 1 - down, 1 - right, 1 cell up, 1 - right, 2 cells up, 1 - right, 1 - up, 2 - right, 1 cell down, 1 - right, 2 cells down, 1 - right, 1 - down, 1 - right, 4 cells down, 1 – left, 2 cells down, 1 – left, down 7 cells, 1 – left, 1 – down, 2 – left, 1 cell up, 1 – right, line of 5 cells up, 1 – left, 2 – up , line to the left of 6 cells, 2 cells down, 1 – left, down 5 cells, 1 – left, 1 – down, 2 cells left, 1 cell up, 1 – right, 5 cells up, 1 – left, 2 – up, 2 cells to the left, 2 – up, 1 cell to the left, up 6 cells, 2 – left, 1 – down, 2 cells to the left.
Draw an eye and tail at random. You can color the finished image with colored pencils.
An example of a graphic dictation based on the cells “Steam Locomotive”
This type of dictation is longer and more complex and requires high concentration, so it is suitable for first-graders or well-prepared preschoolers.
Place a starting point, stepping back from the top of the sheet - four cells down and five cells to the right, then:
From the first point, take a diagonal step to the right up, then draw a line 2 cells to the left, then again move diagonally 1 cell to the right down, 1 cell down, 2 cells to the left, 1 cell to the left down diagonally, 2 cells down, 1 – right, 1 cell left down diagonally, 1 - right down diagonal, 1 cell up right diagonal, 1 - left up diagonal, 2 cells right, 1 cell left down diagonal, 1 - right down diagonal, 1 cell up right diagonally, 1 – left up diagonal, 2 squares right, 1 square left down diagonal, 1 – right down diagonal, 1 square up right diagonal, 1 – left up diagonal, 2 squares right, 1 cell left down diagonally, 1 – right down diagonal, 1 cell up right diagonal, 1 – left up diagonal, 2 cells right, 1 cell left down diagonal, 1 – right down diagonal, 1 cell up right diagonal , 1 – left up diagonally, 1 cell right, line of 6 cells up, 4 cells left, 1 cell left down diagonally, 4 cells right, 2 – down, 2 cells left, 1 – up, 1 cell left up diagonals, 2 cells down, a line of 3 cells to the left to finish the image.
In individual lessons, it is important to select the correct task according to the level of complexity and interests of the child. For boys you can choose robots and various models of transport. Girls will be interested in flowers and ornaments. A variety of animals and plants are suitable for all children, making them suitable for group activities.
There are a great many options for ready-made dictations. They are easy to find, both in stores and online. You can download and print your favorite drawing of any complexity level. Or you can come up with and draw up an image diagram yourself, or even involve children in this.
Graphic dictations on cells for schoolchildren can be supplemented with competitive elements: done in a group for speed or limited time for completing a task.
The child must be satisfied with the result of his work so that he wants to practice useful drawing again. It is important to be able to maintain and not break the atmosphere of the game, not to spoil the positive impressions from the lesson and from the child’s communication with an adult.
Article format: E. Chaikina
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