The brain is a sophisticated, versatile organ that is intriguing to study. Babies are born with immature brains, which will gradually develop, forming new neural connections and gaining plasticity through stimulation, care, and learning.
Children enjoy learning while
playing. While the child plays, his brain activity shoots up, becoming a
powerful learning tool that will favour these neural connections. Today Aark Learnings propose simple
projects and games that will help exercise the minds of the little ones while
having fun.
Games
To Train Memory
Memory plays an important role in
our day-to-day life and starts developing from birth. That is why it is so
important to exercise it daily and stimulate it in children in an appropriate
way so that they achieve agility that helps them, in their academics as well as
in their lives too.
Through the game, we can exercise
memory in a fun way. We propose some examples:
● The Game of Pairs: It is a
classic card game that contains equal pairs. All the cards are placed face up
on the table and left for a few seconds for the players to observe and memorise
them. Then they turn around and the players, in turns, must pick up the cards
two by two until they find the pairs they have memorised.
The best thing about this game is
that it can be practised with children from a very young age, and since there
is a wide variety on the market, you will surely find the theme that you like
the most: animals, cartoons, objects, movie characters.
● Dominoes: To play dominoes with
younger children, it is best to use, or create ourselves, a domino with
illustrations instead of dots, as is the classic we all know. The dynamics of
the game are similar and it will consist of joining the pieces by matching the
illustrations.
This game is also suitable for
children from a very early age and, like the previous one, you can choose the
theme that they like the most. With this type of domino, they will learn to
work on visual and spatial memory.
Games
To Train Logic and Mathematical Thinking
Logic and mathematical thinking
have to do with the ability to work and think in numerical terms, understand
abstract concepts, and use reasoning and logic to solve problems. Adequate
stimulation will favour the development of this type of intelligence, which is
so important in daily activities.
Mathematical intelligence games
teach the child, from an early age, to understand concepts and look for
relationships between them, using calculations or hypotheses. We propose some
examples:
● Sudokus: Sudokus are challenging
and require a mental effort to be able to solve them, as well as observation,
memory, and concentration. From the age of six, children can begin to solve
simple Sudoku puzzles and gradually increase the degree of difficulty.
● Mathematical Operations: We can
promote mathematical skills in children through games of operations using, for
example, wooden rulers, abacus, dice, or Lego blocks.
Another game of mathematical
operations that we can practice anywhere and with the help, simply, of paper
and pencil, consists of randomly selecting a multi-digit number and, on the
other hand, several one-digit numbers.
The objective of the game is to
get closer to the chosen number using various mathematical operations carried
out with single numbers. We will be adapting the difficulty of the game to the
age of the child and the number of mathematical operations that he knows how to
handle.
● Logical Deductions Through Cause-Effect: There
are many types of daily activities within everyone's reach that we can carry
out with children from a very early age so that through experimentation,
manipulation, and observation they can deduce for themselves why things
For example, we can show them the
changes that water undergoes when it is subjected to different processes, or
study the passing of the seasons through the observation of deciduous plants.
● Classification of Objects: A
playful and simple activity to do with children from a very young age consists
of classifying objects based on common characteristics.
We can use, for example, building
blocks and group them by colour or size, or toy animals that we will group
based on the number of legs they have, their colour or other characteristics of
the animal kingdom that children have already learned according to their age
and understanding.
We can also use the
classification of everyday objects that we have at home such as buttons,
clothespins, empty cardboard containers... or anything else that comes to mind
and that our children can handle well depending on their age.
● Rubik's Cube and Puzzle Solving: Through these brain training games, various
skills such as logical thinking, motor skills, and visuospatial skills. . It also
helps build better coordination of eyes and hands.
● Treasure Hunt: It
consists of hiding an object somewhere in the house and helping the child to
find it by solving puzzles that provide clues. This simple game is very popular
with children and helps them train various skills such as logical thinking,
problem-solving, memory, and attention.
● Strategy Games: These
games encourage children to build strategies to reach their goals and plan
steps to reach there. A clear example of this type of game would be chess,
which we have already talked about some time and that brings so many benefits
to children.
Games
To Train Verbal Intelligence
Verbal intelligence has to do
with the ability to read, speak and write and the skills we have when using
language appropriately. Fostering these skills through play is very simple and
beneficial from a very young age. We propose some examples:
● Puppet Theatre: Doing a
puppet or marionette theatre with your child will not only help them improve
their oral expression but also foster their creativity, imagination, and
empathy. If you wish, you can make some simple finger puppets yourself and
adapt an improvised stage at home, or use the puppets that are sold in stores.
● Word Games: Games using written words
are also an excellent way to train verbal intelligence from the age of six. In
addition, we can gradually increase the degree of complexity, adapting it to
the age of the child.
For example, crossword puzzles,
chained word games, or word search puzzles will also help to exercise mental
processing speed, concentration, and the ability to discriminate between
stimuli.
● Other Linguistic Games such as
riddles (or the classic Veo Veo), proverbs, or tongue twisters are excellent
resources to improve, among many other things, the process of associating
ideas, memory, and pronunciation agility, respectively.
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