Taana Sadigova

Key words: preschool, child, social, development, education, game, activity, educator

Tarana Buta Sadigova

THE ROLE OF THE GAME IN THE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE PRE-SCHOOL CHILD

Summary. The preschool period plays an important role in the mental development and personality formation of the child. From this point of view, the possibilities of using the game are wide. The game plays an important role in the comprehensive development of children, including the formation of their social personality. When we say social activity of preschool children, we mean the set of his colorful activities.

Social activity is expressed in the various activities of the child: in the need to acquire new knowledge, in the ability to use knowledge effectively and independently during the performance of mental tasks in the didactic game process, understanding, wit, observation; love for the country , kindness in the process of communication with peers and elders, caring attitude to things, game material, etc. Exact disclosure of the content and rules of the game to children is an important condition for pedagogical guidance of games with rules. In order to use the game as an educational tool, the educator must provide it with proper pedagogical guidance. It is necessary to organize the management of the game in such a way that it affects the development of the child's personality and independence, and their self-organization.