Games that promote relaxation of the next three games are borrowed from the book by K. Fopelya 'How to teach children to cooperate' (1998). They will help to create a kindergarten or elementary school and friendly atmosphere of mutual assistance, trust, good will and open communication between children with one another. 'Waterfall' Purpose: This game will help children's imagination to relax. "Sit back and close your eyes. 2-3 times a deep breath and exhale.
Imagine that you standing near the waterfall. But this is no ordinary waterfall. Instead of water, it drops down a soft white light. Now imagine being under that waterfall and feel how this beautiful white light shines on your head .. You feel like relaxing your forehead, then his mouth as relaxing muscles in the neck … White light flowing through your shoulders, neck and helps them to become soft and relaxed. The white light flowing from your back and you will notice, as in the back voltage disappears, and it also becomes soft and relaxed.
The light flows through your chest, stomach. You feel as they relax and you themselves, without any effort, you can inhale and exhale deeply. This allows you to feel very relaxed and pleasant. Let the light flow also on your hands, the palms, on one hand. You notice how his arms and hands become softer and more relaxed. Light is flowing and the legs, down to your feet. You feel that they relax and become tender. This amazing waterfall of white light flows around your body. You feel completely calm and serene, and with each inhalation and exhalation, you deeper and deeper relax and are filled with fresh troops … (30 seconds). Now give thanks to this waterfall of light, because it so wonderfully relaxed you … A little stretch, straighten up and open your eyes. " After this game is to do something calm. 'Dancing hands' goal: if the children are restless or upset, this game will give children (especially distressed, troubled) to clarify their feelings and inner relaxation. 'Put the big sheets of wrapping paper (or old wallpaper) on the floor. Take each of 2 shallow. Select a piece of chalk for each hand you liked the color. Now go back to spread out the paper so that your hands, from wrist to elbow, were on paper. (In other words, so that the children had a room for painting). Close your eyes, and when the music starts, you can draw with both hands on the paper. Move the hands to the music. Then you can see what happened '(2-3 minutes). Game performed to the music. 'Blind dance' Purpose: To develop trust in each other, the removal of excess muscle tension. "Divide into pairs. One of you gets the blindfold, he will be 'blind'. The other will be 'seeing' and be able to drive 'Blind'. Now grab the hand and dance with each other under the light music (1-2 minutes). Then change roles. Help your partner to tie a bandage. " As a preparatory step possible to put children in pairs and ask them to join hands. One who sees, moves his hands to the music, and a child with a blindfold trying to repeat these movements, holding hands, for 1-2 minutes. Then the children switch roles. If the child refuses to wake close your eyes, calm him and do not insist. Let the dancing with their eyes open. As the child get rid of the anxiety disorders can begin to hold the game is not sitting and moving around the room.