At the senior school students a game becomes the main, leading type of activity. Games of children at this age differ in a variety of plots, directions, can carry as developing, and entertaining character.
Role-playing games
Gradually in process of growing of the kid imitative games gain the nature of role. The child has already rich household and social experience, the speech is rather developed to think out the whole game plots in which also slyshanny to them fairy tales, and the watched animated films, and real events which happened to it and his relatives intertwine.
Heroes (dolls, animals, machines) gain characters, they quarrel and argue, are reconciled and are on friendly terms – at will of the child who plays the game. And still it is possible to visit to each other, to buy something in shop, to go to work and to kindergarten … Everything that is done by the child and adults surrounding him, will find reflection in a game.
At this time both doll lodges, and thematic sets, and designers will be necessary for the child for the organization of game space. At children of 5-6 years the role-playing games can continue up to several days if the plot especially carried away them and gains all new development.
Children of 4-6 years willingly play not only one by one, but also together. The senior preschool children are already capable to agree about rules and conditions of a game and to follow of Children enrich a joint game, everyone brings the personal experience and vision of a game situation therefore such games especially carry away children.
The therapeutic and training function of a game
Of course, a game is, first of all joy both for the child, and for the adult who watches it (and it is better – participates). But, besides, it also a well of information for parents.
Playing, the child discloses the inner world before the adult: the fears and doubts, problems and pleasures. Analyzing a children's game, it is possible to learn about the child much more, than talking to him (often just because the kid will not be able to be at the correct loss for words to express the state). Not accidentally such directions of psychology as an igroterapiya, a skazkoterapiya are so popular in recent years.
And having understood what disturbs the child, it is the best of all to create a game situation in which the child will be able to solve the problems. Then in real life it will be much simpler to make it to him.