Below are cards with graphic dictations for children in color pictures. In the right column is a sheet to print and give to the child. In the left column, opposite the card with a graphic dictation for a child, there is a sheet for an adult. You need to start drawing from the point indicated in the picture. An adult calls a number that indicates the number of cells over which you need to draw a line and the direction of movement to the right or left (the direction is indicated by arrows). The result should be a drawing with an image, as in the template. Joyful and useful lessons to you!

Artists: E. Belyaeva, E.A. Timofeev.

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Card for graphic dictation (for children)	Card for graphic dictation (for adults)

How to perform a graphic dictation

(Rules for drawing by cells).

To begin with, on a sheet with a dictation, in the upper corners, mark marks - right and left (if the child does not already know these concepts). This is necessary in order not to confuse the child, so that he remembers which side, where and what to be. Now start the task. There is a complete image on the sheet, which should be the final result. You take this sheet for yourself, give the child a notebook sheet in a cage, a pencil and an eraser. Under the picture there are arrows pointing to the right, left, up or down. Near the arrows there are numbers indicating how many sticks to draw in one direction or another (how many cells to close in the direction indicated by the arrow). First there is a number, next to it is an arrow indicating the direction.

so you need to draw a line from the point 2 cells up,

Then 3 cells to the right and 2 cells down.

As a result, the drawing will be like this (see picture)

note that the pointers (arrows and numbers) in the tasks (provided on our website) should be read from left to right.

At the top of the picture, it is always indicated how many cells you need to step back from the edge and top in order to start the dictation. In the indicated place, for example: retreat 9 cells from the edge to the left, count 4 cells from above. In this place you need to put a bold point. Help children younger age who still do not know how to count well or independently count cells. Set a starting point (from this point the child will draw lines under dictation).

Graphic dictations that you can download for free

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Graphic dictation "Turtle". Cell drawing.

Graphic dictation "Snake". Cell drawing.

Graphic dictation "Squirrel". Cell drawing.

Graphic dictation "Camel". Cell drawing.

Graphic dictation "Herringbone". Cell drawing.

Graphic dictation "Key". Cell drawing.

Graphic dictation "Bunny". Cell drawing.

Graphic dictation "Mushroom". Cell drawing.

Graphic dictation "Ship". Cell drawing.

Graphic dictation "Fish". Cell drawing.

Graphic dictation "Heart". Cell drawing.

Graphic dictation "Dog". Cell drawing.

Graphic dictation "Sun". Cell drawing.

Preparing a child for school is a long and mandatory process. Therefore, psychologists and pediatricians recommend starting a year before the first grade, in kindergarten or at home. Since the baby needs to be prepared not only for mental and physical stress, but also moral. In general, how to do upbringing, help to become more assiduous, attentive and courageous.

If you can still morally prepare a child for big changes, by means of communication with peers in the yard and kindergarten. Then you can teach the baby to be more attentive, develop writing skills, attentive performance of certain tasks, with the help of graphic dictations and drawing by cells. Today, this incredibly popular activity has won the hearts of not only preschool children, but also teenagers. This is a way to teach a child to write, to develop logic, abstract thinking, perseverance and painstaking, as well as fine motor skills of pens. With the help of this lesson, the child develops coordination, stability and corrects the correctness of his movements, so to speak, “fills a firm hand”, which will undoubtedly help him at school, when writing dictations and notes in a short period of time.

What are graphic dictations? Imagine in front of you a sheet of paper on which the cells are drawn. The task contains arrows (showing the direction) and numbers (showing the number of cells that need to be passed in the specified direction). If you follow the signs accurately and carefully, draw a line in the right direction for the right distance, you get an image - a picture. In other words: graphic dictations are drawing by cells, using pointers in the task.

These activities are not just for kids. preschool age, in kindergartens, but for children under 12 years of age. After all, mindfulness and coordination of movements can be developed at an older age. A fascinating activity is an entertaining leisure not only for children, but also for adults. The recommended age to start drawing graphic dictations is from 4 years old. It is at this age that development begins. fine motor skills, with the help of drawing by cells.

Graphic dictations as an educational game are used in various places: at home, on extra classes, on vacation, at sea, in the country, and even in a summer camp. It is important to interest children, and what will do it better than such an activity. Indeed, in the end you get an unknown picture, which you can then paint with pencils or felt-tip pens. Explaining this to the baby, you can not worry about his interest in this, not so much an activity as a game that develops the imagination.

So, let's get started. First of all, you need to prepare, namely, to purchase a collection of graphic dictations. You can get them not only in specialized stores for children's books, but also in a stationery shop, second-hand bookshops. They can be downloaded for free on some sites on the Internet (for example, on our site), you can also go to paid sites. The choice of such tasks is great, choose based on the age, gender and hobbies of the child. For kids who are just starting classes, it is best to choose graphic dictations (drawing by cells) depicting bunnies, cats, dogs. For girls: princesses, flowers. But, you can start with simple geometric shapes: squares, triangles, prisms. So you will immediately teach the child and coordination of movements, improve the motor skills of the handles, develop perseverance and attentiveness, and tell about the names and types of geometric shapes. For boys, dictations with the image of cars, animals, robots, castles, funny little men are suitable. The easiest graphic dictations, with simple shapes and performed in one color, are for beginners. Complicated tasks - for older children. Choose graphic dictations on a topic that is interesting to your child. If the kid is into music, use drawings of musical instruments, treble clefs and notes.

If you have already done cell drawing with your child, start adding variety to your activities. That is, at 5-6 years old, you can perform dictations that help develop even more. That is, get drawings with those animals that the child has not yet seen and does not know what they look like. Use colors that the baby has not yet learned very well. Expand your child's horizons in this way, let him increase and replenish his vocabulary with new words, teach them, find out where they can be applied. The main thing is good mood, enthusiasm and positive attitude of the crumbs before performing any task. Under such conditions, study will indeed be incredibly useful, fruitful and not straining the child.

After a selection of graphic dictations, start preparing. Remember that the child must be praised for a job well done. Even if the picture is not yet obtained, there is no need to constantly prompt, direct and compare with other children. You need to guide and push in the right direction. To do this, first of all, you need to teach the child where the left side is, where the right side is. Show me where is the top and where is the bottom. This simple and ingenuous knowledge will help you perform all graphic dictations with 100% accuracy.

Sit near a table with a level and smooth surface so that the child can sit evenly and correctly in the chair. Pay attention to lighting. Tip: if you want to teach your child to a school notebook, give him the opportunity to get used to it, learn how to navigate, prepare graphic dictations on a sheet, just like a school notebook. Now prepare a simple pencil and a diligent eraser so that the wrong strips can be easily removed and the same dictation can be continued again. Prepare yourself a pencil and an eraser.

It is worth keeping track of time so that the child does not get tired, so that the hands and eyes rest. Although if the baby is not tired, wants to continue and finish the work now, there is no need to pick up the dictation, the child will decide when enough is enough.

There is a time frame for working with graphic dictations

For children 5 years of age - a maximum of 15 minutes. For older children, up to 6 years - a maximum of 20 minutes (from 15 minutes). For first-graders (6 or 7 years old) - a maximum of 30 minutes, a minimum of 20 minutes.

Drawing by cells is a great way to teach your baby to a pencil and a pen. Teach how to hold it correctly, practice so that the fingers are not so tired of holding the subject at school. This exercise will help you teach your baby to count correctly, as he will need to count the exact number of cells before starting the lesson.

And so: before you lies the task of a graphic dictation, a pencil. In front of the child is a piece of paper in a cage or a notebook, an eraser and a simple pencil. On the sheet of the child, with or without your help, is shown in the indicated place, the starting point. Explain that from this point they start drawing lines (right, left, down and up), in the direction and with the number of cells that you name. Now proceed, near the named task, and they are indicated in a line, put a dot with a pencil so as not to forget where you finished the dictation, not to confuse the child and, of course, yourself. Watch what the child is doing. Tell me if the baby is confused where the left and right sides are. Count together, if necessary, the number of cells.

For example, you have a figure, the most standard is a house. Tell the kid what kind of drawing you will end up with, or keep it a secret for even more interest. From the point you need:

1 → - 1 cell to the right

Dictate clearly, the child should perceive everything by ear. At the end of the work, look at how much the baby's figures coincide with the given elements. If the baby is wrong, find out together exactly where. Erase extra lines with an eraser, starting from the point of failure, and continue drawing. It is important to keep the child in a good mood during the learning process.

Graphic dictations are interesting drawings in a notebook according to the scheme. The child enthusiastically creates an image that should be the result. And parents, using them, will be able to prepare the child for school and prevent many difficulties that may arise. Let's take a closer look at what it is.

Cell drawings

With this most interesting, exciting game, which will also contribute to the development of the baby, you will be able to captivate the baby with a long wait in line, do not let him get bored while traveling, or just have a good time with him at home.

The child with great interest draws in his notebook in the cells. This is precisely his main task in their implementation. It is important to be able to draw the line, following a clear instruction. The result of the work will be the resulting image of an object.

Benefit

Graphic dictations are a good help to parents and teachers in preparing the child for school. With the help of them, you can help him avoid the difficulties that students have during training. Among them, undeveloped spelling vigilance, absent-mindedness, poor concentration, restlessness.

Studying with a preschooler regularly, you will develop attention, logical and abstract thinking, imagination, perseverance, fine motor skills, the ability to navigate on a sheet, and coordinate your movements. You will teach your child how to hold a pen and pencil correctly, teach them how to count. Performing graphic dictations, the kid will learn the concepts of "right-left", "top-bottom", consolidate the knowledge gained in practice.

The child draws in the cells under the dictation of the task by adults. At the same time, he carefully listens to what needs to be done, that is, he learns to listen and hear what an adult tells him, to focus on what was said. These skills are among the most important in learning at school.

Being engaged at least twice a week, after 2-3 months you can see the result. In addition, by performing graphic dictations, the baby will expand his horizons, expand his vocabulary, learn various ways images of objects. With the help of this playful form of training, the child will be able to master the skills that will be useful to him for successful learning.

You should start practicing no earlier than the baby is four years old. It is at this age that the development of fine motor skills is already possible. Interest in graphic dictations is manifested not only among preschoolers, but also among adolescents, who will also benefit greatly from them.

Training

This step is the first step. It represents the acquisition of everything necessary to perform graphic dictations. You will need a collection of dictations that is suitable for the crumbs by age. For kids, dictations are suitable that contain the concepts of “right-left” and “top-bottom”, without angular movements. As the child grows up and masters the ability to do the task correctly, you can gradually introduce and move along the diagonals of the cells.

Collections can be purchased in bookstores, they can be found on sale in stationery, second-hand bookshops. Great amount you can find various graphic dictations on the Internet and print them. Or you can create your own image.

You will also need a checkered notebook or separate sheets, a pen or pencil, and an eraser. The finished image can be colored with colored pencils or felt-tip pens.

When all the necessary materials that are required for conducting a graphic dictation are selected, you need to prepare a crumb for it. To do this, learn the concepts of “right-left” with the baby, show him where the sheet has the top and where the bottom is, he needs to understand what “moving up” or “moving down” means. Tell us how you need to move the pen, count the required number of cells.

How to teach

A well-prepared workplace is essential for the course to take place. The table must be smooth and flat surface. Furniture should be appropriate for the growth of the baby. On the chair, the child should sit straight and even. Good proper lighting is required.

Prepare sheets with graphic dictations. At first, it is necessary that the crumbs have before their eyes a sample of the completed task. Also, a simple pencil and an eraser should lie in front of the baby. It is necessary to remove incorrectly drawn lines and the ability to continue the execution of the graphic dictation. Also, when you are just starting to teach a child to perform such tasks, an adult should do this with him on his piece of paper and correct the child, showing and explaining on his sample.

Include physical minutes during the lesson. It is necessary to give rest to the eyes and hands of the baby.

Start learning. To do this, mark a starting point on the baby’s sheet or explain to him how he can do it on his own. Tell him that it is from this point that it is necessary to start moving in a given direction and count the number of cells that you name.

Now start dictation. Put a mark on your worksheet where you finished. This will help you not to get confused yourself and not to confuse the child.

Watch how the baby performs the countdown. Prompt him the direction of movement, if he is still confused in the concepts of "right-left". If he makes mistakes when counting the required number of cells, then at first do it with him.

Time for practice

Stages of conducting classes

Any individual lesson should consist of several stages of its implementation. Preferably. so that it includes: the graphic dictation itself, a conversation about the resulting image, tongue twisters, tongue twisters, riddles, physical minutes, finger gymnastics. The semantic load must be present at all stages of its implementation, the sequence of which may be different.

For example, you can spend with a child finger gymnastics, say tongue twisters and tongue twisters. It is better if they are dedicated to the selected image. Then you conduct the graphic dictation itself.

Spend a physical minute approximately in the middle of its implementation. After the child has seen the resulting image, it is necessary to conduct a discussion. tell him Interesting Facts about him, ask him to write a story on his own. After the discussion, ask the child riddles.

It is possible to conduct the lesson in a different order. At the beginning of the exercise, gymnastics for the fingers is carried out. Then work on the graphic dictation itself with a physical minute. And then it is already necessary to discuss the details, speak tongue twisters and tongue twisters, and solve riddles.

During the discussion, explain to the kid that the drawing by the cells is a schematic representation of objects, tell us about the difference between a schematic image, a picture and a photograph. Explain to the child that in the schematic image you can see the features of objects that distinguish them from others, by which they can be recognized. For example, a distinctive feature of a hare will be long ears, an elephant can be recognized by its trunk, a giraffe by its long neck.

If you want the lesson not to become boring, you can diversify the work on tongue twisters and tongue twisters. It is possible to use a ball that the child will rhythmically throw up on all individual words or syllables. You can transfer it from hand to hand. You can clap the rhythm of a tongue twister or tongue twister. You can also ask to try to pronounce the tongue twister several times in a row and not get confused.

Types of graphic dictations

Graphic dictations can be divided into two types.

• Performing it under dictation. This type implies dictation of the order of drawing by adults. The child perceives information by ear.

• Execution in the given order. This type is characterized by ready-made sheets offered to the child with a task written on top of the sheet. Tasks look like this: 2, 2 →, 2 ↓, 2 ← (you get a square). The child performs them, looking at the proposed scheme, where the number indicates the number of cells that need to be moved, and the arrow indicates the direction of movement.

According to the level of complexity, graphic dictations can be divided into:

• for beginners;
• lungs;
• complex.

They can be used by both kindergarten teachers, teachers at school, and parents in the process of home schooling.

• When choosing tasks, you should take into account the individual interests of your baby, his gender, and age. For the little ones interesting drawing in the cells of various little animals: bunnies, bears, cats. Girls will be happy to draw flowers or princesses. Boys will be delighted with cars, robots, castles, funny little men. If a child, for example, is passionate about playing musical instruments, you can draw treble clefs, notes and musical instruments with him.
• You should start by drawing simple geometric shapes: a square, a rectangle, a triangle, a rhombus, etc. In addition to all the benefits of drawing by cells, you will also learn their names with your baby. For those who are just starting to master drawing by cells, simple dictations performed in one color are suitable. The level of difficulty of tasks must be increased gradually.

If you want to teach a child to navigate in a notebook, get used to working in it, then you should use the notebook sheets or complete the task in the notebook itself.

• Make classes varied, draw with the baby those animals that he does not yet know, accompany the drawing with a story about them. Use colors that the baby has not yet learned. Let the kid tell you about what image he got. Expand your child's horizons and vocabulary. Learn new words, talk about where and how they can be used.
• Do not be nervous if the baby does not succeed immediately. Prompt him and push him a little to the correct completion of the task. Remember that classes should be held with a positive attitude and in the form of a game. It is necessary to create a friendly environment. Then the child will be engaged with pleasure.

Don't overload your baby. Do not continue the lesson if he is tired. Better to finish the job later. Don't compare him to other kids. Praise your child for a job well done.

Only when such conditions are created, training will be fruitful and successful, and the baby will study with pleasure.

The following video provides an example of a graphic dictation for a child that you can use on your own at home.

See the following video for an example of a lesson.

Graphic dictation by cells for children in grade 1 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. Kholodova "Smarts and smart girls", where you can find many such drawings in the cells. Let's consider in more detail.

Benefit

Drawing such patterns is offered to children in mathematics notebooks. For schoolchildren, these moments of educational activity are interesting and perceived by them with pleasure. For first-graders, this type of activity in the classroom or at home helps in the ability to coordinate the movement of hands, to form writing skills. Coping with the task, children learn to be more attentive, perseverance, imagination, creative thinking develop, and an active vocabulary increases.

Drawing lines through the cells, the child develops fine motor skills of the hand, remembers the count within 10, and the initial mathematical representations are formed. This entertaining form of work contributes to the development of spelling vigilance, contributes to an easier process of adaptation to school.

These pictures are also used in various methods to help determine the level of development of the crumbs. For example, using the “Graphic Dictation” technique by D.B. Elkonin, it is possible to identify how well the baby has developed orientation in space, the ability to be attentive, listen and follow the instructions offered by the teacher with accuracy, work independently under the dictation of an adult, draw lines on a notebook sheet in the indicated direction.

Features of conducting classes

Prepare the child's workplace, check that there is nothing superfluous that distracts the baby from work. All necessary materials should be on the table:

• notebook in a cage;
• simple pencil;
• eraser;
• sample execution or instruction for an adult.

You need to put on a piece of paper the starting point from which the baby will begin to move through the cells. Then 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 notation 2→, says that you need to draw a line 2 cells to the right.

The dictator's speech should be clear and understandable. Make sure your child keeps up with the pace of your dictation. Help him if necessary. It will be more interesting to study if you add riddles, tongue twisters, tongue twisters, physical minutes, etc. in the process of activity.

When the baby sees the finished image, you can have a conversation about it, tell interesting facts, invite him to color or shade it.

Ways to do it

Drawing by cells for first graders should not be too complicated. They can be done in several ways:

• Under dictation. The teacher says how many cells you need to move and in what direction. The student works by perceiving information by ear, and then checks it against the sample.
• You can offer a finished pattern and ask to repeat it in your notebook.
• The baby will also like to finish the shapes in symmetry. In this case, he is offered half of the symmetrical image, and he must finish the second one on his own.

What dictations are suitable for first graders

For first grade students, the following tasks are suitable:

• Camel

• Rhinoceros

• Foal

Preparing for school is a long stage in your child's development. Classes should begin no earlier than a year before this moment. Educators and parents have a huge selection of a wide variety of math exercises and tasks to achieve this goal. Among them, graphic dictations in cells for preschoolers are of no small importance.

Fun or hard task?

For many children, such pictures by cells in a notebook are an interesting game and exciting entertainment. It is important for an adult not to turn this activity into a boring, tedious duty, where the baby is scolded for failures. And then the child will always be happy to do it.

But for many kids, it can be difficult. Most often they are associated with the fact that the child has not yet mastered the count within 10, he confuses the concepts of “right-left”, “top-bottom”. In this case, adults need to help the baby avoid mistakes, correct him, and praise him for a positive result.

Age at which you can start exercising

You can start drawing by cells with a child from the age of 4. The first homework at this age should be easy. At first, you can complete the task with the baby on a board or piece of paper so that he sees how to move. For beginners, drawing simple geometric shapes. You can start with the image of a square, rectangle, simple patterns. You can learn to move diagonally from the drawings of a triangle, trapezoid, rhombus.

At 5 years old, a child may well draw simple pictures from dictation without visual support.. For example, you can invite him to draw a flower on paper. Also, a five-year-old preschooler can quite cope with drawing a house or an airplane.

For children 6-7 years old, tasks can begin to complicate by introducing more diagonal lines. An example of such a task would be a drawing of a rocket.

Lesson methodology

The lesson should begin with the preparation of the workplace and necessary materials . Drawings are made in a notebook in a box with a simple pencil. In order for the child to have the opportunity to correct the mistake, an eraser is required, with which incorrectly drawn lines are removed. An adult should prepare or print out an instruction with a sample task. You can not tell the child which drawing will be the goal of the graphic dictation. After correct execution, he will see the result on his sheet.

As a rule, the instructions offer digital designations with arrows, such as 2, 3←. The numbers in this case indicate the number of cells by which it is necessary to move in a given direction. It is indicated by an arrow that is drawn next to the number. So, in our example, you should read: move 2 cells up, 3 cells to the left. They start moving from the starting point, which the adult sets himself for the younger children, and older preschoolers can already be offered to set it on their own.

Before starting a lesson for preschoolers, you need to repeat with them the count within 10, the concepts of “right-left”, “top-bottom”. You can ask the baby to show what it means to "move to the right side, move up, to the left of, move down."

Try to diversify the very conduct of the graphic dictation by including tongue twisters, tongue twisters, riddles, finger gymnastics, physical minutes, discussion of the results obtained and a conversation or story in the lesson. It is desirable that everything included in the lesson be on the same topic as the drawing.

Before conducting a graphic dictation, give the child the installation that it is necessary to try to draw even, neat lines and be very careful when completing the task.

After the dictation is finished, be sure to praise the baby for the result achieved, if necessary, find with him the place where he made a mistake and correct it. If the child has a desire, then you can invite him to color the finished picture or shade it. If the child is not tired yet and wants to continue the lesson, then you can ask him to come up with a drawing by cells on his own, and then together with him make a graphic dictation according to his figure.

Methods for conducting graphic dictations

You can conduct a graphic dictation in different ways.

• For those guys who are just starting to deal with them, the easiest way is suitable - under the dictation of an adult. In this case, the teacher or parent dictates to the child how many cells and in what direction it is necessary to move.

An example of such a dictation is the "Dog" dictation. The task is performed by a crumb under the dictation of instructions by adults.

• The second way is to offer the child a sheet of paper on which the instructions for completing the task are written and the starting point is set from which the child needs to move. The child himself looks at the number of cells and the direction of movement.

See graphic dictation as an example

• "Car"
• "Horse"
• "Ship"

• The third way is drawing by symmetry. In such dictations, the child is offered a sheet on which half of the drawing is shown and a line of symmetry is drawn. The child completes the drawing by symmetrically counting the required number of cells.

Here, an adult draws half of the Christmas tree and draws a line of symmetry. Children are invited to finish the second half symmetrically.

• The fourth method is suitable for older children. Here the child is offered a sheet with a sample of graphic dictation. The child must draw the same picture on his sheet as in the sample, independently counting the required number of cells and determining the direction in which he needs to move. Such dictations can be not only in the form of drawing lines through the cells, but also with painting over the required number of cells with colored pencils completely. As a result, the baby in the notebook gets a colorful, beautiful picture.

A simple option might be an "Elephant" drawing. Offer the child only the finished image and put a point from which he needs to move.

In the same way, you can invite the child to draw a “Snake”, which is also easy to perform (the instruction should be removed by offering only ready-made version) or "Squirrel".

More difficult tasks are

And even more difficult to implement will be such schemes:

Benefits of completing assignments

Positive results from working with graphic dictations can be seen in 2-3 months if you regularly offer them to preschoolers, at least several times a week. There is even a diagnostic technique by D.B. Elkonin, which is called “Graphic Dictation”. Its purpose is to determine the level of development of the prerequisites for learning activities in older preschoolers. After all, they are a good help in preparing the crumbs for schooling.

Performing graphic dictations, the baby prepares his hand for writing, reinforces the concepts of “right-left”, “top-bottom”, learns to navigate in space and on a notebook sheet, fixes the score within 10. Children learn to focus on what an adult says, understand him and work in accordance with his instructions. Without this skill, schooling will be very difficult for them.

We suggest you watch a video of how a child writes a graphic dictation in practice.

Graphic dictations contribute to the development of the ability to keep attention on a specific task, develop spatial imagination, thinking, fantasy, creativity, perseverance. The kid learns to coordinate his movements.

Drawing by cells helps to overcome such difficulties that often arise in the initial period of training for many children, such as undeveloped spelling vigilance, absent-mindedness. They also contribute to the fact that the child's horizons are expanding, his vocabulary is increasing. Children get to know different ways images of objects on a sheet of paper.

Important Points

Performing a graphic dictation is an exciting game for a child. It is she who is the leading activity for preschoolers. Adults who decide to engage with a child should always remember this.

• Praise your child for a well-done drawing.
• Do not scold the baby for an unsuccessful job.
• Help him find and fix the mistake.
• Do not rush the child in the process of drawing.
• Don't rush to move on to more difficult options drawings, especially if the child still makes mistakes in simple ones.
• Encourage the child's initiative to compose such a dictation on their own.
• Let him color or shade finished work but don't insist on it.
• Remember that children cannot study for a long time. For older preschoolers, the maximum duration of a lesson should be no more than 25-30 minutes.
• Do not insist on continuing to work if the baby is tired.
• Conduct classes in a variety of ways. Tell your child interesting stories about the depicted subject.
• At first, help the baby by completing the task with him on your sheet or on the board, so that the child sees how and where to move, learns to count the cells in the right direction.
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For successful preparation for school classes for parents and educators kindergarten it is necessary to form in preschoolers the skills for such important skills as writing and drawing. An interesting kind of technique is a graphic dictation performed by cells, which serves to develop basic school skills in a child.

Graphic dictation by cells 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 bottom line is that, in accordance with the task, step by step to build a schematic image from segments of a certain length.

As a result of correct execution, an image created by him appears in front of the child. You just need to listen carefully, count correctly and do the task of the teacher.

For many children, such tasks are fun entertainment, but for some they present difficulties, overcoming which the child remembers and consolidates spatial concepts, learns to hear and follow instructions exactly, and develops skills for writing.

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 realize the importance of correctly following the instructions of adults.

Advantages of developmental methods for preschoolers

A minimum of rules and skills is an important positive moment in the development and conduct of these didactic classes with preschoolers. Children can start learning to draw by cells from the age of four. If the baby already knows how to use a pencil, then you can already begin to perform 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 contributes to the preparation and training of the hand for writing;
• improving skills in counting;
• learning to write and memorize numbers;
• development of attention, memory and perseverance;
• orientation in notebooks and coordination of movement;
• development of imagination and graphic vigilance;
• improvement of the abstract and logical thinking.

By drawing an unknown image by cells under the dictation of adults, the child learns to concentrate, listen carefully, think over and carry out what is said.

Two tasks per week are enough to see a positive result in a preschooler: absent-mindedness decreases, memory and concentration of attention improve, the level of learning increases. And after a few months of regular classes, children develop their imagination, expand their vocabulary and horizons.

In a fun way, kids quietly master very complex and necessary skills and abilities for successful learning.

The benefits of graphic dictation for elementary school students

The main advantage of graphic dictations is their great interest for the child. Moreover, it is quite simple to keep the intrigue without naming the purpose of drawing in advance: let him guess about the hidden object in the process of creating the image.

This stimulates children to bring the work they have started to the end, motivates them to learn new things, maintains interest in learning process. Another plus is the ease of use of graphic dictations in 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 acquaintance and development of such difficult concepts for the child as vertical and horizontal, parallelism. What is the preparation for the successful development in the future of geometry, algebra, drawing.

Cellular graphic dictations can be used to entertain children on a trip, brighten up a long and boring queue, or just have fun and organize leisure. They are equally well suited for both individual lessons and group forms, using competitive elements.

Types of dictations

Graphic dictation by cells can be carried out in different options:

1. Offer the child a sample of a geometric ornament or pattern with a request to repeat it on their own in their notebook.
2. An adult verbalizes 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.
3. Independent completion of the task according to the proposed designation by numbers with arrows.
4. According to the started part, symmetrically finish the image according to the proposed form.

According to the level of difficulty, such tasks are divided into the following levels:

• Elementary- for beginners (simple geometric figure or repeating pattern).
• Average- with light small pictures (fruit, plant, small animal).
• Difficult level with volumetric and difficult tasks, requiring complex calculations, long lines and diagonal movement (vehicle, musical instrument, fairy-tale character).

In addition, you can choose different types thematic pictures for dictations:

There are many classification options. The main thing is to use all this diversity for the benefit of children and adults.

Mathematical dictations

This technique has been successfully used in modern primary school. It combines gaming, developmental and educational functions. Graphic dictation by cells is aimed more at developing mathematical counting skills, number composition, memorizing the spelling and notation of numbers.

This serves as an excellent preparation for arithmetic dictations held in high school, when students quickly solve tasks by ear. Therefore, than earlier child learns to perceive and perform the verbal tasks of an adult, the better.

In addition, there is a fascinating acquaintance with geometric elements:

• dot;
• corner;
• line segment;
• line;
• diagonal.

Students can learn and consolidate knowledge about the following concepts in between:

• long short;
• vertical, horizontal;
• parallel, perpendicular.

In an unobtrusive game form, spatial orientations on a sheet are trained:

• top bottom;
• right left;
• edge, center.

Mathematical dictation with tasks for drawing long segments and lines in different directions perfectly prepares the hand for writing and even drawing.

Didactic dictations

It is good to use graphic dictation in cells to maintain the interest of a first grader in learning, which is facilitated by intrigue in the process of completing the task. The child does not guess about the subject of the image, which stimulates him to correctly execute the adult's verbal instructions without errors and get the result of interest.

You can combine didactic classes on teaching graphic skills with speech development exercises, use:

• puzzles;
• Tongue Twisters;
• short memorable poems;
• counting rhymes.

Such tasks improve the child's speech and memory, contribute to the expansion of vocabulary., the development of logical thinking. Children learn the ability to read and understand diagrams, to think abstractly, focusing on the main distinguishing features.

You need to keep track of the time to complete 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 be distracted and make mistakes.

Overwork and excessive tension, both of the eyes and the muscles of the hand, should not be allowed. It is good to use a physical warm-up or finger gymnastics.

The finished picture can be offered to children to color or draw to their liking. After drawing, discuss the resulting image with the child, talk about the distinctive features and features of the schematically drawn object.

Ask to remember familiar fairy tales and songs on the relevant topics, offer to compose a story yourself.

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, expand the horizons and vocabulary of the child. 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 delivered by the educator. Later, you can ask the child to do it on their own, stepping back from the edge of the sheet a given number of cells in one direction or another.

It is necessary to explain to the baby that one step is the movement of a pencil along the sheet one cell in the indicated direction. In two steps, the pencil goes through two cells. It is necessary to familiarize children with the main 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 left two steps, then moving down four cells, and then right one step and finish 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 the baby for success 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. Watch that the child does not obscure the working surface of the notebook, monitor the illumination. It is important to take breaks from work. You can use finger exercises to relieve tension from the hand.

It is also useful to do exercises for the eyes. A sign of a well-conducted lesson should be not only the correct implementation of instructions and the resulting image of the picture given in the graphic dictation, but also a good mood in a child and an adult.

What do you need for a graphic dictation?

It is important to choose the right graphic dictation according to the age according to the cells: for kids, these should be large, simple drawings without angular diagonal lines. You can buy options for dictations in the form of ready-made collections matched by age in a bookstore or find a suitable version of the image on the Internet.

You can also create your own pictures. For the first lessons, you will need a large-sized notebook or a separate sheet of checkered paper, a simple pencil and an eraser to correct the erroneously drawn line.

1. First you need to learn or repeat with the child the concepts: right and left, up and down.
2. You will also need the skill of counting, in the first lessons, within three, and preferably ten units.
3. And, of course, you just need the ability to hold a pen or pencil, to confidently draw a line. Without this, it will not be possible to teach a child to draw by cells.

When the child has received and worked out the elementary skills, you can begin to master the rules.

It is necessary to seat the child at a desktop with a flat hard surface. On a chair that is correctly selected in accordance with growth. Proper posture is very important conducting a lesson, the attention of the child must be brought to this. It is also important to monitor the lighting: the light should fall on the work surface from above or to the left.

It is necessary to teach how to hold a pencil correctly, draw the baby's attention to the position of the fingers, tilt. Explain to the baby where the top and bottom of the sheet are, teach them to count a given number of cells, demonstrate what it means to move in the indicated direction.

The plot of how to teach a child to hold a pencil correctly:

Also, at the initial stage of training, it would be good for an adult to show and explain on a separate sample all the stages of completing the task, going through them simultaneously with the children on the blackboard or on their own enlarged piece of paper. Make sure that during the task the child's hand does not strain unnecessarily.

As a rest and break, do finger gymnastics.

Given the age and readiness of the child, it is necessary to correctly select images for tasks: from simple drawings houses and geometric figures 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 technology.

Examples and schemes of dictations

An example of a graphic dictation in the cells "Butterfly" is suitable for kids at the initial stage of learning. The drawing does not require large calculations and long movements on the sheet. Good for practicing verbal comprehension.

The first point is put by an adult, stepping back from the edge of the sheet 4 cells down and 8 cells to the right.

1. Take the first step one cell to the right.
2. Draw a line down 3 cells.
3. The next step to the right is one cell.
4. Move up 2 spaces.
5. 1 step to the right.
6. 2 - up.
7. 2 cells to the right.
8. 1 - up.
9. 2 cells to the right.
10. 3 - down.
11. 1 cell to the left.
12. 3 - down.
13. 1 - to the left.
14. 1 - down.
15. 1 cell to the right.
16. 2 - down.
17. 1 - to the right.
18. 3 cells down.
19. 2 cells to the left.
20. 1 - up.
21. 2 - to the left.
22. 2 - up.
23. 1 cell to the left.
24. 1 - up.
25. 2 - down.
26. 1 - to the left.
27. 2 cells up.
28. 1 left.
29. 1 down.
30. 1 left.
31. 2 down.
32. 2 left.
33. 1 cell down.
34. 2 - to the left.
35. 3 cells up.
36. 1 cell to the right.
37. 2 cells up.
38. 1 to the right.
39. 1 - up.
40. 1 cell to the left.
41. 3 - up.
42. 1 - to the left.
43. 3 - up.
44. 2 cells to the right.
45. 1 - down.
46. 2 - to the right.
47. 2 - down.
48. 1 cell to the right.
49. 2 - down.
50. 1 cell to the right.
51. 3 cells up.

The image should close at the origin.

Graphic dictation in the cells "Camel"

Before you start drawing, you need to step back two cells to the left and eight from the top from the edge of the sheet - set the starting point. Then continue the process under the dictation of an adult.

Start of movement: 2 cells up, 1 step to the right, 1 to the top, 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 to the right, a 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 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 - to the left, 1 - down, 2 cells to the left.

Randomly draw an eye and a tail. You can color the finished image with colored pencils.

An example of a variant of a graphic dictation in the cells "Steam locomotive"

This type of dictation is longer and more complex, requires a high concentration of attention, therefore it is suitable for first graders or well-prepared preschoolers.

Set the starting point, stepping back from the top of the sheet - four cells down and five cells to the right, then:

Take a step diagonally to the right up from the first point, 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 diagonally down, 2 cells down, 1 - right, 1 cell left down diagonally, 1 - right down diagonally, 1 cell up right diagonally, 1 - left up diagonally, 2 cells right, 1 cell left down diagonally, 1 - right down diagonally, 1 cell up right diagonally, 1 - left up diagonally, 2 cells right, 1 cell left down diagonally, 1 - right down diagonally, 1 cell up right diagonally, 1 - left up diagonally, 2 cells right, 1 cell left down diagonally, 1 – right down diagonally, 1 cell up right diagonally, 1 – up left diagonally, 2 cells right, 1 cell left down diagonally, 1 – right down diagonally, 1 cell up right diagonally , 1 - left up diagonally, 1 cell to the right, l a line of 6 cells up, 4 cells to the left, 1 cell to the left down diagonally, 4 cells to the right, 2 - down, 2 cells to the left, 1 - up, 1 cell to the left up diagonally, 2 cells down, end with a line of 3 cells to the left image.

In individual lessons, the correct selection of tasks according to the level of complexity and the interests of the child is important. For boys, you can pick up robots, various models of transport. Girls will be interested in flowers and ornaments. Various animals and plants are suitable for all children, so they are suitable for group activities.

There are a great many options for ready-made dictations. Finding them is easy, both in the store and on the Internet. You can download and print your favorite drawing of any level of complexity. And you can come up with and draw up an image diagram yourself, or even connect children to this.

Graphic dictations by cells for schoolchildren can be supplemented with competitive elements: conduct in a group at speed or limit the time to complete the task.

The child must be satisfied with the result of his work, so that he again wants to do useful drawing. It is important to be able to preserve and not break the atmosphere of the game, not spoil positive impressions from the lesson and from the communication of the child with an adult.

Article formatting: E. Chaikina

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