Three reasons for matinees
As a rule, children's parties in Moscow for elementary school students are timed to coincide with some event. The children are becoming more organized, especially since a festive event cannot always be included in the educational process. To be sure that the matinee will not be disrupted, choose dates that are justified by traditional reasons. This:
- Completion of significant stages of training. These include the “Farewell to the ABC Book” or “Merry Traffic Light” holidays;
- Important calendar dates, such as Mother's Day or New Year's Day;
- Historical and cultural folk traditions, for example, “Farewell to the Russian Winter.”
How to choose a holiday theme?
The theme of a festive event can be formed thanks to the event to which it is dedicated. This is what happens most often. If the matinee is held on the eve of March 8, then the theme of the future scenario will necessarily be related to girls or mothers. The competitions will focus on household chores that are their responsibility or their main passions.
However, the abstract theme of the matinee is quite appropriate. It could be “Search for hidden treasures” or “Journey to the land of new knowledge.” In any case, it is important to take into account the interests of the children themselves and their level of training.
When choosing a topic, remember:
- They should be equally interesting to both boys and girls;
- It is necessary to match the theme and occasion of the matinee;
- It is better that the themes of the holidays are not repeated from year to year, then children will not have a reason to get bored.
What to give to 3rd and 4th graders at school
Students in grades 3-4 have more developed cognitive abilities; they know and can do a lot. Therefore, it is important to choose gifts that stimulate their curiosity and give them the opportunity to use their skills. At the same time, we should not forget about traditional New Year’s things that lift your spirits and create a feeling of celebration.
Creative sets
Particular attention should be paid to the following options:
- Anti-stress drawings. Contains many small details that can be colored as you wish.
- Mystery compositions. Their highlight lies in the need to supplement and finalize the presented sketches.
- Paintings by numbers. This type of creativity has been especially popular in the last few years. The canvas shows the outline of the future painting, which is divided into small sections. Each of them is numbered and has a specific color. If all requirements are strictly followed, the child will create a real work of art.
Kits for research and experiments
Real laboratory experiments will arouse genuine interest among inquisitive children. There is no need to worry about safety, as the manufacturer made sure that the experiments do not harm children. In addition, the age category for which a particular experience is intended must be indicated on the packaging.
Advice! When choosing a gift for a fourth grader, your choice should be a volcanic eruption (chemistry), growing crystals (chemistry), growing a plant (biology) and experiments with solar energy (physics). They will provide basic knowledge that will be useful in future classes in relevant subjects.
Books
Every child is inquisitive, so parents and teachers just have to direct his interest in the right direction. The book has always been considered a wonderful gift that is equally suitable for boys and girls.
In educational and developmental literature, gender differences have been erased. However, the inexperienced mind of a child in grades 3-4 is not yet ready for serious works of art. But encyclopedias with bright illustrations will be an excellent New Year's gift. Although you will have to spend a little money on such pleasure, since a book with high-quality paper, printing, pictures and binding will be expensive.
Edible gifts
Sweets, like tangerines, are an indispensable attribute that accompanies every New Year. I am glad that nowadays the variety of confectionery products is amazing. On the eve of the holidays, you can’t do without gingerbread or honey gingerbread, decorated with interesting icing patterns.
You can often find chocolate figurines made in the shape of fairy-tale characters or a symbol of the coming year. Children will respond positively to colorfully packaged candy sets, which are filled with the most delicious and beloved delicacies.
Construction sets for young technicians
A universal gift that will fully satisfy the needs of boys and girls is a construction set. There are dozens of different educational games on the shelves of specialized stores. Depending on the amount that parents are willing to spend, you can purchase kits for building small buildings or entire residential complexes.
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An excellent option would be to purchase separate models for boys (for example, gas stations with separate entrances) and girls (princess castle).
Funny and unusual gifts
An unusual and funny gift would be:
- USB drive in the form of animal figures or cartoon characters.
- Board games that will be useful for children when spending leisure time with friends. They will open up a new exciting world, teach children various strategies for achieving goals and how to control emotions when losing.
Child psychologists recommend games for several people, as they teach them to concentrate on a specific process, develop communication skills, stimulate creativity and awaken self-confidence.
Equipment for winter fun and sports
New Year's holidays are directly associated with snow and fun activities with friends. Therefore, the parent committee should consider a group trip to the skating rink or a trial lesson at the ski lodge as a gift. Alpine skiing is not suitable for children in grades 3-4 due to the increased risk of injury, but cross-country skiing will be just right. If it is impossible to organize a trip, then snowflakes or ice cubes are suitable as a New Year's gift. Schoolchildren will be able to spend their holidays actively, rather than sitting in front of televisions or computer monitors.
On the eve of the New Year, the real pursuit of interesting and high-quality gifts for children and adults begins.
Parents of primary school students will have to worry not only about home congratulations, but also develop a plan for school holiday events, as well as give the children unforgettable gifts.
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Does the school need an animator?
Once the reason and theme of the matinee are known, a difficult organizational process awaits. It includes preparing the script and competition events, decorating the hall, choosing costumes, and purchasing prizes. Some of this difficult work can be delegated to animators.
If you decide to invite an animator to your school, pay attention to how to choose him. A good animator will always be able to provide a rich portfolio with video recordings of events. This will make it easier for you to determine the most suitable scenario for your event and the number of fairy-tale characters or presenters.
The best gifts for 4th grade children for the New Year at school
Children in their fourth year of study are special people. They have not yet crossed the threshold of high school, but they definitely no longer associate themselves with junior school. The “borderline” age requires caution when choosing New Year and Christmas gifts.
Photo of a gift for a 4th grade schoolchild for the New Year: transforming robot
You can still give them toys, the main thing is that they are not “for kids.” Boys will appreciate transforming robots, and girls will appreciate cartoon heroine dolls based on famous fairy tales. But more serious things are also suitable.
Everyone, without exception, will love the sets of cardboard 3D puzzles from which you can assemble famous buildings or structures - the British Big Ben or the French Eiffel Tower, the Egyptian pyramids or the Swallow's Nest from the Crimea. The construction of architectural masterpieces will require concentration and accuracy, will contribute to the formation of practical skills, that is, will bring specific benefits.
Photo of a gift for a 4th grade schoolchild for the New Year: construction set
Children nine to ten years old generally love all kinds of construction sets. Specialized stores offer dozens of options for these educational games - from very small kits for assembling a small house, a gas station with driveways, a vehicle, to an entire fairy-tale city with a park, shops, and a stadium. The choice of any kit depends on the parents’ willingness to spend this or that amount on its purchase.
When deciding what to give fourth-graders for the New Year, you should pay attention to coloring albums that develop children’s creative abilities. Not primitive colorings, but more serious options:
- anti-stress drawings with many small details that can be painted the way you want;
- compositions-mysteries that require additions and improvements;
- “paintings” by numbers. They have each element numbered and correlated with a specific color. If all the parameters are followed exactly, you will get a real landscape or still life that reproduces the work of a famous author. Having finished painting, you can use it to decorate your own room or forward your hand-made creation to your mother on March 8th.
Children will be delighted and genuinely interested in thematic sets for experiments on specific subjects and collections of entertaining information. It is very good if they turn out to be “with an eye” on the near future - focused on simple chemical and physical experiments that can be done at home with their parents or older brothers and sisters.
Manufacturers of such kits care about the safety of young experimenters, and those who purchase them as a gift only have to make sure that they correspond to the child’s developmental level
Secrets of a successful matinee
Any matinee at school should be a holiday for the children, otherwise they risk losing interest in such events. And organizing a good holiday is not an easy task. Please consider the following important points:
- The scenario and competitive events should not be aimed at identifying leaders and absolute winners; even poor students should have fun at the festival;
- Use elements of children’s involvement, and ideally include competitions in the script where they will have to show all their abilities and talents;
- Pay attention to the external attributes of the holiday, which are so important for primary school students, elements of costumes and the decoration of the hall.
