The Educational Function of Folk Games

(1) Folk games can exercise children's bodies, enhance their physical intelligence and develop their intelligence.

The game not only pays attention to the development of brain power, but also pays attention to physical exercise. For example, "throwing sandbags" is a common folk game for children. It requires children not only to master certain skills, but also to have certain strength in their arms and flexible body movements. In the process of playing this game, not only the children's arm strength, throwing ability, adaptability and dodge ability are enhanced, but also the coordination and dexterity of their movements are cultivated; Another game, such as "jumping the grid", can strengthen the activities of children's breathing, circulation and other systems and enhance their jumping ability through the action of running and jumping. There are also children's cheerful emotions during the game, which can improve the body's immunity and promote the development of the nervous system.

(2) Folk games can enhance children's hands-on operation ability and promote the coordination and unity of eyes, mouth, hands and brain.

Because manual games can only be successful with hands-on, for example, the folk game "Line to Flower", with your fingers flexibly supporting, supporting, hooking, picking, turning, receiving and releasing, you can dig out all kinds of vivid and interesting modeling patterns. Children are required to be sharp-eyed, clever, accurate in hand, consistent in hand and brain, and coordinated in hand and eye. Therefore, children's vision, touch, movement and perception have been organically trained.