Math games in preschool

Kids love to use their minds, especially when they enjoy it. Their essence is the game, but almost every form and type of it carries with it the need to think. The development of thinking in preschool is mainly helped by games and playful actions. Mrs. Rezső Perlai's book, made with colorful, inviting illustrations and color illustrations, contains a variety of games and solutions. It gives basic ideas, the expansion of which and the invention of new ones mean openness to children, teachers and parents alike. Most of the games are mathematical in nature, as the endless idea of mathematics offers great opportunities and values for learning through thought development and operation. Through games, children can gain experiences about themselves, other people, things, phenomena, and their immediate environment. During the game, they also discover mathematical phenomena, while their knowledge and vocabulary expand, their relationship with their peers, adults and their environment develops. The tool of the game and the action related to the game together help to learn about the reality of children, as well as the development of cognitive functions. Not a store-bought game will be really useful for our development tasks. More valuable are the tools we make with kids that are made with such a practical idea that they can be used multiple times in a variety of ways. Six math topics appear in the game collection. Thus: the creation of sets, the playful comparison and measurement of quantities, games with natural numbers, orientation in the form world of reality, orientation games in space and plane, and the play of randomness. Each topic begins with an introduction to professional theoretical mathematics and developmental psychology, which on the one hand recalls and on the other hand raises awareness of the essential elements of kindergarten mathematical development. Here, it shows the correlation between the cognitive processes and thinking of the preschool child, while we get an idea of their current level, and it also shows which ones are absolutely necessary for the playful activities that appear. This not only informs but also promotes awareness of the use of activities. This is followed by games collected on the topic. It is included in every game: a possible course of the rules of the game, as well as the developmental content you can experience in it, and a reference to the recommended age. At the end of the book, the index is intended to explore the relationships between mathematical content, but it also demonstrates the applicability of games in a variety of content. The volume ends with a gap-filling small lexicon, which defines the thinking operations and mathematical concepts that occur in kindergarten education.