The Great Patriotic War is getting farther every year, veterans are becoming less and less, and the great Victory Day is moving away from us. Today, the issue of educating the patriotic feelings of the young generation is very acute. Unfortunately, many children do not understand the significance of May 9, despite the fact that their great-grandfathers paid for their own peace and freedom in their own lives. A sense of respect for this date should be brought up from early childhood. Victory Day in kindergarten is a celebration of peace, a tribute to the courage and heroism of Soviet soldiers in the fight against fascism.
In order for the younger generation to truly understand all the significance and imbued with the spirit of the great victory of the USSR in 1945, educators and methodologists need to put a lot of effort into creating a script for Victory Day in kindergarten. It should be imbued with patriotism and some pathos, but at the same time understandable and interesting for preschoolers.
How to spend Victory Day in kindergarten?
This holiday should be held annually in the middle, senior and preparatory age group. Now the types of its holding are very diverse - it can be:
- Children's morning performances for children of middle groups.
- Scripted holidays for middle and older age groups.
- Sports events dedicated to Victory Day in older age and preparatory groups.
Whatever type of event was chosen, high-quality preparation for its holding is necessary. I would like to note that you should not work on the same scenario every year, because this can cause a feeling of indifference not only in the educator, but also in children. And the main task of the holiday is to raise a child with a true personality.
Unfortunately, there is such a category of educators who considers Victory Day in kindergarten a formal event and holds it "for show". Such an attitude of adults will never be able to instill in children feelings of respect, compassion, reverence for heroes, love for the motherland and its merits, and most importantly, children will not be able to understand the true greatness of the Victory Day.
Celebration preparation
This business is troublesome, but worth it. Victory Day in kindergartens is designed to arouse children's sense of pride and admiration for their country and people. To do this, remember that each child must take part in the preparation of the holiday itself. For example, ask the children to draw drawings on the themes "Peace", "Soviet Soldier", "Homeland" and then by May 9 to arrange an exhibition of works.
Veterans or their relatives should be invited to the matinee, for which children will read poems or sing songs. If guests agree to visit the kindergarten, the Victory Day scenario should include time for communication between the veteran and the pupils. At the end of the meeting, the children will present them with handmade cards and flowers.
You can show a thematic documentary in one of the classes devoted to the date of May 9, 1945. Let the children see how people perceived the news of the end of the war. How they sincerely, not hiding tears, hugged each other, with flowers in their hands, met the winners.
I would like to note that in preschool age children do not need to talk about bloody battles and about how many deaths and sufferings were. This can injure the tender childhood psyche. Let the kids perceive the holiday as joy.
Room decoration
Victory Day in kindergarten most often takes place in the music room. In order to create an atmosphere of a festive mood, you need to properly decorate the room.
For this event, despite the solemnity of the event, the decoration of the hall should be sustained in the framework of rigor and restraint. For example, let paper flowers depicting the joyful faces of children among them be hung on the main wall, and under them it is necessary to place a St. George ribbon with the inscription “Victory Day”.
If you fulfill all the requirements for decorating the hall in good faith, then May 9 in the kindergarten will be memorable and vibrant.
Scenario
Most holidays in kindergarten are held according to the script. It should be compiled taking into account the age-related capabilities of the pupils and include information necessary for the development of the child and accessible to his perception. So, for example, the phrase “May 9 – Victory Day” must contain the script for kindergarten. This is necessary for the formation of the inextricable connection of these two concepts in children.
Also, when compiling the script “Victory Day - May 9” in a kindergarten, one must remember that the holiday should not be too long. Children 4-6 years old quickly get tired, so the event should last an average of 40-60 minutes. Competitions held as part of the script should be relevant to the theme of the holiday.
The event scenario may contain the following items:
- The guys go into the hall, accompanied by teachers to the music of a military waltz.
- The teacher welcomes the audience and in a few words talks about the holiday. You can prepare your presentation using slides in advance.
- The guys are performing the song "Victory Day".
- Children of the older group are playing the scene "In the dugout."
- The entertaining part of the program. The guys participate in competitions, solve riddles about military equipment.
- The final speech of the educator. Children hand out presentations made by themselves.
Who to invite to the holiday
Of course, not a single kindergarten holiday is complete without the participation of parents. For a celebration called “Victory Day” in kindergarten, it is worth inviting grandfathers and grandmothers. They will sincerely rejoice at the successes of the grandson or granddaughter, and the holiday will stir up in their souls memories of a difficult military or difficult post-war time.
The guys usually very carefully make invitation cards on a given topic, and the teacher signs them, specifying the time for this event. Not a single purchased postcard can replace a postcard made by children's hands, because they are filled with love and warmth of a pure soul.
When to celebrate?
Due to the fact that Victory Day is always declared a day off in all of Russia, it is better to spend May 9 in kindergarten on the last working day before a legal holiday. If parents are invited, it is best to schedule an event in the evening.
Be sure the educator needs to invite the kids to visit the Victory Parade, which takes place in your village. Whatever the holiday in the garden, he cannot replace the real parade and the feelings that every child has when he sees marching young soldiers or goes to lay flowers at the monument to the unknown soldier, where eternal flame burns.
Victory Day in kindergarten and at home
Victory Day in kindergarten is a large-scale mass event held for educational and upbringing purposes.
But do not forget that each family had its own heroes of the Great Patriotic War. And children should not look at old photographs, like pictures, every child should know about a man who fought for a peaceful sky above his head. He should respect and respect these people.
The Victory Day event in kindergartens can tell children about the significance of this event for the country and people. But while there is still an opportunity, the child needs to hear the story of grandparents, great-grandmothers or great-grandfathers about the heroes who fought for their homeland, which they remember personally. Maybe the trophies or letters have been preserved in the house - show them to the child, invite the teacher in the kindergarten to do a thematic exhibition on a memorable date.
Principles and Rules
Each educator needs to remember that the “Victory Day” in kindergarten is the best time for the child to form such human qualities as love and compassion for his neighbor, the ability to help in difficult times.
To achieve this, the following principles must be remembered:
- It is impossible, indifferent to himself, to make a real holiday for children.
- Work on organizing the holiday together with your parents, they can help you with a ton of new ideas.
- Create a special solemn atmosphere in the group. Let the children feel the gravity of the event.
- Discover the importance of this holiday to preschoolers through classes and exhibitions dedicated to Victory Day.
- Visit thematic exhibitions and museums with your students.
- Explain to the children the meaning of the phrase "Nobody is forgotten - nothing is forgotten."
Only by making the holiday atmosphere emotionally saturated in terms of cognition can we reach the consciousness of children.