Three pillars of gaming technology
Today, Voskobovich’s method includes about 50 games. Each of them is a universal creative tool that makes a child's learning fun and relaxed. This is achieved thanks to the fairy-tale orientation of all games, in which the main characters help children remember numbers, shapes and letters.
Much attention is paid to Voskobovich’s technology and the development of the child’s creative abilities. Performing unusual tasks forces him to use his imagination and be creative.
Thus, all games are developed on three important principles: interest - cognition - creativity.
Who is V.V. Voskobovich and his educational games
Voskobovich Vyacheslav has a higher education and is a physicist. He is considered the first author of educational games, during which a child’s creative skills are formed, mental processes, sensory skills, and creative thinking develop. They became available to a wide range of people back in the late 90s of the last century.
Vyacheslav Vadimovich was forced to engage in this type of activity by vital necessity and love for his children. During “perestroika” it was almost impossible to buy good toys, and the young father had two options: invent something himself or let the development of his children take their course.
He chose the only correct path and independently began to look for ways to solve the problem that had arisen. His inspiration was the work and practice of the famous early development methods of Nikitin and Zaitsev. Thus, Voskabovich’s games appeared, which not only gave children an interesting pastime, but also influenced their overall development.
To date, there are more than 50 games using this method. Each of them is a separate instruction on the development of skills and abilities of children of different age categories, which they receive easily and naturally in an interesting playful way.
Games using the Voskobovich method are multifunctional and contribute to all-round development. At the same time, the child learns the science of reading and counting more easily. Logical and creative thinking and memory develop. Enough attention is paid to creative development.
Every game follows three basic principles.
- Any game is associated with a journey into a fairy tale, in which the child not only imagines fairy-tale characters, but also helps them overcome obstacles and solve emerging problems.
- Gaming moments with benefit. Voskobovich's educational games are multifunctional. With their help, they develop not only counting and reading skills, but also logical thinking, memory and other psychological processes. Training and development are linked together continuously.
- Growth of creativity. Each game develops the creative side of the baby (imagination, fantasy), which contributes to the early development of creative thinking.
Voskobovich's games can be used for children aged two years and older. They can begin with an introduction to the basic elements, and end with multi-level mathematical or logical problems.
A little about V. Voskobovich
Vyacheslav Vladimirovich Voskobovich, receiving an education as an engineer-physicist, did not even imagine that he would have to immerse himself in pedagogy. He had to do this for the upbringing and comprehensive development of his sons. In the early 90s, during perestroika, there were very few high-quality games in stores; not everyone could afford to buy them. Therefore, when he became a father, he thought about creating his own games that would be interesting not only to his sons, but also to their peers. Studying the works of Zaitsev and Nikitins helped him in this.
The games he created helped not only diversify children’s pastime, but also contributed to their full development.
After a short amount of time, a . It is there that games are developed and produced, and he is also involved in the dissemination and implementation of the methodology.
How to play
It must be remembered that an adult is a full partner in playing with a child. You can easily take this toy on your trip; it will keep your child occupied for a long time and takes up minimal space in your luggage.
To play with Voskobovich's magic square, you can use the book “Square Fun,” which is included in the package and offers a fairy tale story with 18 color addition patterns. The fairy tale “The Mystery of the Raven Meter” with its main characters mom Trapezium, dad Rectangle, baby Square, grandfather Quadrangle and other characters will captivate your child into the world of adventure. He will happily agree to help overcome the difficulties that stand in the way of the heroes.
You can turn on your imagination and dream up with your child. Come up with your own fairy tale and your own schemes. You can create your own book in which your fairy tales will be written down and pictures drawn up together with your child, from which he can recreate the figures again. This game will be even more interesting for him.
You can suggest counting how many planned figures are in the square. In this case, it is necessary to count composite figures too. You can count triangles, squares, rectangles...
Play the game "Guess what happened." To do this, fold some shape and ask your child to guess what happened. If the child already knows how to fold figures independently, then switch roles. Now he will put together a figure for you, and you guess.
You can create an unusual finger theater by playing only individual parts of the square. Let the child lift up the upper left corner with his finger, the lower left corner, the upper right, the lower, and now, lifting the center of the square from below with his finger, he will get a pyramid. This game will be fun to play with musical accompaniment.
The square can be cut in certain places. For example, by cutting a square with a cross, you will discover new possibilities for folding unusual three-dimensional shapes.
Fantasize with your baby and you will be able to discover new games with this wonderful square.
With your own hands: is it possible?
Original kits can be quite expensive. Each game is created by hand, thoroughly thought out and tailored to the needs and goals of a child’s specific age. Many parents are interested in creating a replica of Voskobovich's game for preschoolers with their own hands. Most of the kits can be made independently, if you really want to.
It is important that each of your creations:
- safe (no small or sharp parts);
- bright (but without the use of dangerous dyes).
Every mother or father can make Voskobovich’s educational games with their own hands, it’s especially good if they manage to involve the child in the manufacturing process. Such a toy is valued by children hundreds of times more than the purchased one, although it may be slightly inferior in design.
Many of Voskobovich's games are available for free sale. Each game is not just a comprehensive development, but also an excellent fairy tale story, which can be easily expanded by combining sets with each other and changing the fairy tale the way the child wants. Each set comes with instructions for parents. Not a single toy can replace a parent, because everything that children learn comes, first of all, from ourselves.
About Voskobovich's technique
Its technology is based on understanding and memorizing acquired theoretical knowledge through practical actions; this is a special path from the practical part to the theory. At the moment, V. Voskobovich has already developed more than 50 games. They are multifunctional creative aids. With their help, your child can learn in a fun and relaxed way.
Voskobovich's games contribute to the comprehensive development of the individual. With their help, the process of learning to read and count goes smoothly and easily. In his methodology, the author pays close attention to the development of children's creative abilities. To complete the proposed tasks, the child will need to be creative and use their imagination.
Based on this, you can see that the technology is developed on 3 most important principles: interest-cognition-creativity.
The goals and objectives of his methodology are:
- promote the child’s development of interest and desire to learn new things;
- develop the ability to observe and explore the world around us;
- develop imagination, creative thinking (the ability to look at a familiar object with a completely different look, think flexibly and originally);
- a harmonious approach to the development of children’s emotionality, imaginative thinking and logic;
- provide assistance in the development of mathematical and speech skills;
- form initial ideas about the surrounding reality;
- promote mental development;
- develop fine motor skills.
