For a first grader it plays a special role. After all, the workload increases significantly, and new responsibilities require greater composure. The regime disciplines, helps to get used to new living conditions.

Doctors insist on strict adherence, emphasizing that this can protect the student from overexcitability and irritability. Only with its help will you maintain your child’s normal working capacity not just during the day, but throughout the entire school year. The daily routine that we offer is also suitable for younger schoolchildren of other grades - our schedule is designed taking into account the time required to complete homework.

According to scientific research, it is possible to distinguish two peaks of working capacity during the day. The first is 8-11 a.m., when the child is at school. After this time, the quality indicators of performance in the body decrease. The second peak is 16-18 pm. This is followed by an intense decline.

Vitaly Stepnov, pediatrician: “We cannot ignore the peaks of a child’s working capacity. Parents often wonder why, after all the clubs and sections, the child takes so long to do his homework, although just recently he was cheerful. Yes, because he gets tired in the evening! The body’s peak performance has already passed, and now it’s time for it to rest, despite the fact that the child can play happily or run around the apartment.”

Basic rules of the daily routine for a first grader

A first grader should sleep at least 10 hours, plus - daytime sleep, to which the body is accustomed. Therefore, try to ensure that he goes to bed no later than 9 pm and gets up at 7 am.

Immediately after school, take a walk with your child for at least 40 minutes. Only then go to lunch - let him work up an appetite. In addition, primary schoolchildren must walk for 3 hours a day.

Lunch should be at 13.30-14.00. After this, give your fidget a good rest. There is no need to sit him down for lessons right away - now he has a decline in performance, so anyway nothing good will come of this idea.

Even if the child no longer sleeps during the day, he may come home and fall asleep immediately. This means that the body is exhausted. Give your child a chance to rest.

Only when the child has eaten and rested can he sit down for his lessons. Homework has been canceled in first grade, but when your child moves on to the next grade in junior school, remember that 30-60 minutes is the maximum allotted for this activity. The optimal time is 16.00-17.00.

Valentina Filenko, child psychologist: “When it’s time for homework, don’t force your child to quickly throw away his toys and sit down for homework. Wait until he puts down one toy and picks up the second. If you interrupt the game process, the need to do homework will take on a negative connotation.”

After preparing homework, the child can go to a section or circle. The road there can be combined with a walk. Don't forget that you need to be in the fresh air for at least three hours a day.

No homework in the evening! Don't have time for the club? It is better to postpone one lesson than to move classes to the evening.

Overexcitement that has accumulated during the day should be relieved with a walk. Do not think that evening dancing and unprecedented activity indicate that the child is not tired. To relieve stress, take your child for a walk before bed. If we go to bed at 21.00, then we should start walking no later than 19.30, immediately after dinner.

You can watch TV no longer than 45 minutes a day, but it’s better to do without it altogether. You cannot watch it lying down, only sitting and at a distance of 2-2.5 m from the screen. And after an evening walk, it is better not to sit in front of the screen, but to take a warm shower, drink a glass of warm milk and go to bed.

Going to bed should be calm, without talking about the day's difficulties and without reminders of annoying mistakes or failures of the past day.

First-grader's daily routine: sample

• 7.00 climb
• 7.00-7.30 water procedures, exercises
• 7.30-7.50 breakfast
• 7.50-8.20 way to school
• 8.30-12.30 school lessons
• 11.00 lunch
• 12.30-13.00 the way home (preferably in fresh air)
• 13.00-13.30 dinner
• 13.30-14.30 afternoon rest, or better yet sleep
• 14.30-15.00 afternoon tea
• 15.00-16.00 walk, games, sports
• 16.00-17.00 hometasks
• 17.00-19.00 walk
• 19.00-20.00 dinner and free activities (reading, helping mom around the house, playing, etc.)
• 20.00-20.30 Preparation for sleep
• 20.30-7.00 dream

First-grader's diet

1. A first-grader should have five meals a day: breakfast at home, second breakfast at school, lunch, afternoon snack and dinner.
2. A hot breakfast for a child is required. Hot porridge is the best, but we know that kids are much more happy to eat cereal. Make sure the cereal is whole grain and the milk is warm. You can pamper your child with cheesecakes, pancakes, omelettes - a variety of food is also very important.
3. Breakfast should be calm and measured. No “Hurry up, we're late!” It’s better to wake up your child half an hour earlier than to rush him later. There is nothing worse for health (both physical and psychological) than the stress that is created by time constraints.
4. For lunch, your child should be offered light soup.(no need to cook strong meat broth - it is not useful for a growing body). The second course should not be spicy, fried, or fatty. Do not serve mayonnaise or ketchup (unless natural, without additives). Add plenty of vegetables to your lunch, such as a large salad.
5. For an afternoon snack, fresh fruit, pancakes or pancakes are perfect. Additionally, please your baby with fresh cocoa.
6. Dinner should be light but filling. The child should not eat enough throughout the day. If he goes to bed at 21.00, then we sit down for dinner at 18.00-19.00, no later.
7. Food should be varied. We mean not just the composition of the products, but also. After all, children are more willing to eat if the plate is decorated with funny faces, or if food of several colors lies beautifully on it.

Clubs and sections in the daily routine of a first-grader

Physiologists do not recommend starting school while learning the basics of dance steps or the first strikes of kung fu. It is better to do this a year before school or already from the second grade. In the first class, loads should be minimal.

If you see that your child is having a hard time coping with his studies, combining it with the club he started a year ago, it is better to postpone classes for a year. But be sure to listen to the opinion of your student: if he really likes additional classes, leave one section and “pause” the second.

Remember that at this time the child really needs our support. There is no need to constantly tell him what to do, focus on school difficulties, demand excellent results and scold him for sloppy notebooks.

You must be one team: let the child feel that he has protection, that his parents are on his side. And comply. Good luck to you and your little schoolboy!

School psychologist's page

FOR PARENTS OF FIRST GRADER CHILDREN

Entering school is a turning point in the life of every child. The carelessness, carelessness, and immersion in play characteristic of preschoolers are replaced by a life filled with many demands, responsibilities and restrictions: now the child must go to school every day, work systematically and hard, follow a daily routine, obey various norms and rules of school life, fulfill the requirements of the teacher, engage in the lesson that is determined by the school curriculum, diligently complete homework, achieve good results in academic work, etc.

During this same period of life, at 6-7 years old, the entire psychological appearance of the child changes, his personality, cognitive and mental capabilities, sphere of emotions and experiences, and social circle are transformed.

The child is not always well aware of his new position, but he certainly feels and experiences it: he is proud that he has become an adult, he is pleased with his new position. The child’s experience of his new social status is associated with the emergence of the “internal position of the student.”

Having an “internal student position” is of great importance for a first-grader. It is she who helps the little student overcome the vicissitudes of school life and fulfill new responsibilities. This is especially important in the first stages of schooling, when the educational material the child is mastering is objectively monotonous and not very interesting.

Many of today's first-graders are highly skilled in academic pursuits even before they arrive at school. Intensive preparation for school, attendance at preschool lyceums, gymnasiums, etc. often leads to the fact that entering school loses the element of novelty for the child and prevents him from experiencing the significance of this event.

In maintaining the “inner position of a student” in a first-grader, parents play an invaluable role. Their serious attitude to the child’s school life, attention to his successes and failures, patience, mandatory encouragement of efforts and efforts, emotional support help the first-grader feel the significance of his activities, help increase the child’s self-esteem and self-confidence.

NEW RULES

Numerous “can”, “cannot”, “must”, “should”, “right”, “wrong” fall like an avalanche on the first grader. These rules are related both to the organization of school life itself and to the inclusion of the child in educational activities that are new to him.

Norms and rules sometimes run counter to the child’s immediate desires and motivations. You need to adapt to these norms. Most first grade students cope with this task quite successfully.

However, starting school is a stressful time for every child. All children, along with overwhelming feelings of joy, delight or surprise about everything that happens at school, experience anxiety, confusion, and tension. In first-graders, in the first days (weeks) of attending school, the body’s resistance decreases, sleep and appetite may be disturbed, the temperature may rise, and chronic diseases may worsen. Children seem to be capricious, irritated, and cry for no reason.

A period of adaptation to school, associated with adaptation to its basic requirements, exists for all first-graders. Only for some it lasts one month, for others - one quarter, for others - it lasts for the entire first academic year. Much here depends on the individual characteristics of the child himself, on his prerequisites for mastering educational activities.

PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL MATURITY

Inclusion in a new social environment and the beginning of mastering educational activities require from the child a qualitatively new level of development and organization of all mental processes (perception, attention, memory, thinking), and a higher ability to control his behavior.

However, the possibilities of first-graders in this regard are still quite limited. This is largely due to the characteristics of the psychophysiological development of children 6-7 years old.

According to physiologists, by the age of 7 the cerebral cortex is already largely mature (which makes it possible to transition to systematic learning). However, the most important, specifically human parts of the brain are responsible for programming, regulation and control of complex forms of mental activity. Children of this age have not yet completed their formation (the development of the frontal parts of the brain ends only by the age of 12-14, and according to some data - only by the age of 21), as a result of which the regulating and inhibitory influence of the cortex is insufficient.

The imperfection of the regulatory function of the cortex is manifested in the peculiarities of the emotional sphere and organization of activity characteristic of children. First-graders are easily distracted, incapable of long-term concentration, have low performance and get tired quickly, are excitable, emotional, and impressionable.

Motor skills and fine hand movements are still very imperfect, which causes natural difficulties in mastering writing, working with paper and scissors, etc.

The attention of 1st grade students is still poorly organized, has a small volume, is poorly distributed, and is unstable.

First-graders (as well as preschoolers) have a well-developed involuntary memory, which records vivid, emotionally rich information and events in the child’s life. Voluntary memory, based on the use of special techniques and means of memorization, including methods of logical and semantic processing of material, is not yet typical for first-graders due to the weakness of the development of the mental operations themselves.

The thinking of first-graders is predominantly visual and figurative. This means that in order to perform mental operations of comparison, generalization, analysis, and logical conclusion, children need to rely on visual material. Actions “in the mind” are still difficult for first-graders due to an insufficiently formed internal plan of action.

The behavior of first-graders (due to the above-mentioned age restrictions in the development of voluntariness and regulation of actions) is also often characterized by disorganization, lack of composure, and lack of discipline.

Having become a schoolchild and starting to master the intricacies of educational activities, the child only gradually learns to manage himself, to build his activities in accordance with his goals and intentions.

Parents and teachers must understand that a child's enrollment in school does not in itself ensure the emergence of these important qualities. They need special development. And here it is necessary to avoid a fairly common contradiction: from the threshold of school, they demand from the child something that has yet to be formed.

First-graders who have already crossed the seven-year mark are more mature in terms of psychophysiological, mental and social development than six-year-old schoolchildren. Therefore, seven-year-old children, all other things being equal, as a rule, are more easily involved in educational activities and quickly master the requirements of a mass school.

The first year of schooling sometimes determines the child’s entire subsequent school life. Much along this path depends on the parents of the first grader.

How to help your child adapt to school.

The most important and necessary thing for a child of any age, and especially for a first-grader, is the correct daily routine. Most parents know this, but in practice it is quite difficult to convince them that many learning difficulties and deteriorating health are associated precisely with violations of the regime. It is very important to have a daily schedule drawn up together with the child, and the MAIN THING is to follow it. You cannot demand organization and self-control from a child if the parents themselves are not able to follow the rules they themselves have established.

Awakening

There is no need to wake up the child; he may feel a sense of hostility towards his mother, who always disturbs him by pulling off the blanket. It is much better to teach him to use an alarm clock, let it be his personal alarm clock.

If a child has difficulty getting up, there is no need to tease him as a “lazy baby” or get into an argument about the “last minutes.” You can solve the issue differently: set the clock five minutes earlier: “Yes, I understand, for some reason I don’t want to get up today. Lie down for another five minutes.” You can turn the radio up louder.

When a child is rushed in the morning, he often does everything even slower. This is his natural reaction, his powerful weapon in the fight against a routine that does not suit him.

There is no need to rush again, it is better to say the exact time and indicate when he should finish what he is doing: “In 10 minutes you have to go to school.” “It’s already 7 o’clock, we’ll sit down at the table in 30 minutes.”

So, the child got up (an hour and a half before going to school), did morning exercises, and had breakfast (breakfast must be hot, and you should not hope that the child will eat at school...).

Going out to school

If the child forgot to put a textbook, breakfast, glasses in the bag; It is better to stretch them out in silence than to indulge in a tense discussion about his forgetfulness and irresponsibility.

“Here are your glasses” is better than “Will I really live to see the time when you learn to put your glasses on yourself?”

Do not scold or lecture before school. In parting, it is better to say: “May everything be fine today” than “Look, behave well, don’t play around.” It is more pleasant for a child to hear a confidential phrase: “See you at two o’clock” than “Don’t wander around anywhere after school, go straight home.”

Returning from school

Do not ask questions to which children give usual answers.

How are things at school?

Fine.

What did you do today?

Nothing.

Remember how annoying this question was at times, especially when the grades did not meet the expectations from the parents (“they need my grades, not me”). Observe the child, what emotions are “written” on his face. (“Was it a hard day? You probably couldn’t wait until the end. Are you glad you came home?”).

Came home from school. Remember - when your performance is declining! That is why it is absolutely necessary for him to first have lunch, rest - and under no circumstances sit down to his lessons right away (and this, unfortunately, happens often). You need to rest not lying down, not in front of the TV or VCR, but in the air, in active games, in movement.

Hygienists believe that the normal walking time for primary schoolchildren is at least 3-3.5 hours.

And there are also frequent cases when parents deprive their children of walks - as punishment for bad grades, bad behavior, etc. You can’t imagine the worst! They punished not the offense, but the child himself, his mood at school tomorrow!

For children who are weakened, often ill, or with a weak nervous system, the best rest would be an hour and a half nap during the day in a well-ventilated room. Sleep also helps relieve stress on the musculoskeletal system and serves as a good prevention of postural disorders. But this is specifically for weakened children - there are many for whom movement is the best rest.

The best time to prepare lessons is 15-16 hours. Every 25-30 minutes - a break, physical education minutes with music (they restore performance, delay fatigue). You need to start preparing lessons with less complex ones (remember to practice!), then move on to the most difficult ones.

The sore point is TV. Junior schoolchildren should not sit in front of the TV for more than 40-45 minutes a day! And for excitable and weakened children, it is better to reduce this time too. Under no circumstances should you watch TV while lying down.

It's time to sleep

Maintaining the required duration of sleep at night is especially important to combat fatigue. A first grader needs to sleep 11.5 hours a day, including 1.5 hours of daytime sleep. In order for your sleep to be deep and peaceful, you need to follow basic rules: before going to bed, do not play noisy, exciting games, do not play sports, do not watch scary movies, do not engage in bullying, etc.

And this affects little by little: memory, attention, and performance deteriorate. Decreased performance and increased fatigue can also be observed with sufficient time, but restless sleep, frequent awakenings, which often happens when a TV or radio is turned on in the room where the child sleeps.

It is better for preschoolers and younger schoolchildren to be put to bed by their parents (mother and father). If before going to bed you talk confidentially with him, listen carefully, calm his fears, show that you understand the child, then he will learn to open his soul and be freed from fears and anxiety, and will fall asleep peacefully.

EMOTIONAL SUPPORT

1) under no circumstances compare his mediocre results with the standard, that is, with the requirements of the school curriculum, the achievements of other, more successful students. It is better to never compare your child with other children (remember your childhood).

2) You can compare a child only with himself and praise him only for one thing: improving his own results. If he made 3 mistakes in yesterday’s homework, and 2 in today’s homework, this should be noted as a real success, which should be appreciated sincerely and without irony by his parents. Compliance with the rules of painless assessment of school success should be combined with the search for activities in which the child can realize himself and with maintaining the value of this activity. No matter what a child suffering from school failure is successful in, in sports, household chores, drawing, design, etc., in no case should he be blamed for failure in other school activities. On the contrary, it should be emphasized that once he has learned to do something well, he will gradually learn everything else.

Parents must wait patiently for success, because school work is where the vicious circle of anxiety most often closes. School should remain an area of ​​gentle assessment for a very long time.

The pain in the school sphere must be reduced by any means: reduce the value of school grades, that is, show the child that he is loved not for good studies, but loved, valued, generally accepted as his own child, of course, not for something, but in spite of everything.

How can I do that?

1. Do not show your child your concern about his school success.

3. Emphasize, highlight as extremely significant the area of ​​activity where the child is more successful, thereby helping to gain faith in himself.

1. Clear distribution and regulation of parental attention to the child according to the formula “pay attention to the child not only when he is bad, but when he is good and more when he is good.” The main thing here is to notice the child when he is invisible, when he is not playing tricks, hoping to attract attention.

The main reward is kind, loving, open, trusting communication in those moments when the child is calm, balanced, and doing something. (Praise his activities, work, and not the child himself, he still won’t believe it). I like your drawing. I'm glad to see how you work with your constructor, etc.).

2. The child needs to find an area where he could realize his demonstrativeness (clubs, dancing, sports, drawing, art studios, etc.).

Never send your child to first grade and some section or club at the same time. The very start of school life is considered severe stress for 6-7 year old children. If the baby does not have the opportunity to walk, relax, and do homework without haste, he may develop health problems and neurosis may begin. Therefore, if music and sports seem to be a necessary part of your child's upbringing, start taking him there a year before the start of school or in second grade.

TEACHER

A teacher, even the strictest, not always fair, is “the best” for a child, especially at first, and your negative attitude towards her demands will only make it difficult for the child to determine his own status as a student. The criteria for “what is possible” and “what is not” are more often determined by the teacher, so do not be angry if, in response to your demand, you hear: “But Sofya Petrovna said that this is not possible.” Sofya Petrovna is the highest authority, before whom even parental authority pales. Don’t be upset and remember: countering this remark with the phrase: “Your Sofya Petrovna knows a lot...” or the like is a prohibited technique. If your kid gets up before dawn because he’s on duty today and says he has to come before everyone else, take it as seriously as he does. If he asked you to prepare something for school, and for some reason you did not do this, a violent reaction and even tears should not be unexpected for you. You yourself demand a serious attitude towards school, and the child does not know how to separate what is significant and what is not; everything is equally important to him: a blank notebook and colored pencils, a sports uniform and the flower that you promised to bring to class.

More than half a century ago, the famous teacher J. Korczak wrote: “All modern education is aimed at making the child comfortable; consistently, step by step, it strives to lull everything that is the will and freedom of the child, the fortitude of his spirit, the strength of his demands. Polite, obedient ", good, comfortable, but there is no thought that he will be internally weak-willed and weak in life."

About schoolchildren's sleep

School is always stressful and stressful, which seriously exhausts a child. Every schoolchild, no matter what grade he is in, needs good sleep for proper rest. Today we will talk about the sleep of elementary school students.

It is advisable for younger schoolchildren (7-10 years old) to sleep 10-11 hours a day. You can distribute this time in different ways: for one child, a regime with a longer night sleep will be suitable, but putting him to sleep during the day will be difficult, and there is no need. Another will feel better if he is allowed to go to bed later in the evening, at the same time as the adults, but in the afternoon, when he returns from school, the child will willingly agree to take a nap for an hour or two.

At this age - from 7 to 10 years - the child is not yet able to independently discover the connection between lack of sleep and decreased attention and memory deterioration. Monitoring whether the student sleeps enough time, whether he gets enough sleep, and whether the lack of sleep affects his well-being is the concern of parents.

Signs that your child is not getting enough sleep:

• Doesn’t wake up on its own, can only wake up with an alarm clock, and even then with difficulty.
• Cranky in the morning, a small remark or failure can cause a disproportionate storm of anger or tears.
• The child is lethargic and has poor coordination. They joke about such people: “They raised them to wake them up, but they forgot to wake them up.”
• In class he has difficulty perceiving and remembering new material and is constantly distracted.

If your child shows some of these signs, then it’s time to start combating sleep deprivation. First of all, you need to establish a routine. It is important that your child falls asleep and wakes up at the same time every day. Shortly before evening sleep, it is advisable to begin preparing for it: give up noisy games, use of gadgets, and all energetic, stimulating activities. You can use an audiobook or a calm, monotonous game as a “lullaby” to induce sleep.

It is very important to set aside time to communicate with your child, when you can discuss in detail how the day went, ask not only casually about business, but sincerely about feelings and experiences.

A warm conversation with parents is a very good option for finishing things up and getting ready for bed. And physical contact - what could be nicer than a goodnight hug?

If your child boycotts all your actions to establish a regime, you can try to let him deal with the consequences of his actions (after all, his mother will not monitor his regime all his life). Played until late at night? Your right, but in the morning you will have to get up and get dressed, regardless of whether you managed to get enough sleep in the remaining time or not.

But still, with a junior schoolchild who does not yet know how to connect his lethargic state today and the late “lights out” yesterday, this method may turn out to be too harsh. It is advisable to delegate responsibility for your sleep to your child gradually, based on the experience he or she already has. “Do you remember how hard it was for you to get up yesterday, how difficult it was to get to school, and even more so to do some tasks in class, read, write, listen? It looks like it's because the day before yesterday you played until late. Maybe we can go to bed early today?”

During the holidays, especially summer, the routine often gets disrupted. To easily get back on track, it is better to make the transition to an earlier time of falling asleep smooth. Today we go to bed 15 minutes earlier than yesterday. Tomorrow - another 15 minutes earlier, etc.

Important! If insomnia continues for more than a week, then this is no longer a reason for parental warnings, but for contacting a pediatric neurologist. If a child has been lying in bed for a long time, sometimes more than an hour, cannot fall asleep, wakes up many times during the night, there may be purely medical explanations for this, not related to whims.

Another issue that we would like to cover is daytime sleep.

Here it is important to take into account the child’s opinion: he must himself agree in response to your request to take a nap during the day.

In fact, naps are more important than many people think, especially for first graders. Still would! After all, just a year ago they were leaving after lunch, but here they ate and went back to their desks. Of course, not every child may need a daytime nap; some adapt to a new regime better, but others worse. Take a closer look at your child - what does he do when he comes home from school? Does he start studying right away? Walking? Playing? What does the child look like? Is he cheerful and cheerful or does he look exhausted and tired? Or maybe the child is overexcited?

If by all indications the child is tired, try to prevent rest in the form of watching TV or playing on the computer. In this case, the bad thing is that the body is resting, but the brain is not. Invite him to lie down and, for example, listen to a book - a tired child will most likely fall asleep on his own, unexpectedly for himself. Here, by the way, it will be very useful - immersing yourself in a short daytime sleep for an hour or two under it will be much faster, and the sleep itself under it will be more productive in terms of replenishing strength. And when the child wakes up, he will be able to sit down for his lessons with renewed vigor.

Daytime naps can also help, strange as it may seem, in the opposite situation, when a child comes home from school “worked up” and seems full of energy, but at the same time cannot concentrate on lessons. Such children usually quickly become lethargic and moody in the evening. Therefore, here it is also worth offering the child to “recharge the batteries” with a small portion of daytime sleep.

Does every first grader need quiet time? No, not everyone. If the child feels well, is not capricious, does not look tired in the evening, falls asleep normally in the evening and gets up in the morning, then he most likely does not need a quiet hour. You can easily check whether your child needs rest. Do as we advised just above. Invite your child to lie down in bed and read a book to him. A tired child will most likely fall asleep. And such a child will benefit from daytime sleep.

Of course, first-graders who sleep during the day usually do not have time to attend any additional classes. It is important to remember that additional classes are not the most important thing. It is much more important that the child does not become overtired. After the adaptation period is over and the child begins to cope with the school curriculum without problems, it will be possible to begin going to additional classes.

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Dear parents, your child will come in soont into a new life called “School”. Compliance with a first-grader’s daily routine plays a big role in his well-being and academic success.

Pediatricians around the world recommend adhering to a daily routine that is appropriate for your child’s age. As the child gets older, this daily routine changes. Even before school starts, think about what additional activities you plan to organize for your first-grader, when the first lesson starts, what workload per day is acceptable for a child of this age, how much time you will spend on the road,- All this will allow you to create a daily routine that suits you t exactly for you.

If a first-grader follows a daily routine, his nervous system will easier adapt

Sample daily routine for a first grade student:

7:00 Wake up

If a child studies during the first shift, he wakes up around 7 am. From the moment you wake up to leaving the house, at least 40 minutes should pass. This time will be enough for a first grader to get ready for school. Try to instill in your child a love of sports; even five minutes of exercise can improve health and help you wake up. Try to organize a routine in advance; it is better to do this a month before the start of classes, so that the child has time to get used to the new rhythm.

7:20 Breakfast

The morning meal is very important for a first grader. It starts the work of the digestive system, glucose organizes the work of the brain. Porridge, egg or cottage cheese dishes are ideal for breakfast. It is better to avoid store-bought sweet cereals; they contain too much sugar. Doctors recommend drinking water, cocoa or weak tea. Coffee and soda are not allowed! A proper diet will give your child the necessary amount of energy and minimize snacking.

7:50 Walk to school

If the school is nearby, it's a shorter walkin less than twenty minutes - give up the car or bus. Of course, in the modern, constantly rushing world, a morning walk seems like something supernatural. On the way to school, the child will get a breath of fresh air, walking will replace physical activity, and the first-grader will be full of energy during class.

8:30 – 13:00 School time

The daily routine of a first-grader at school is strictly regulated. In the first half of the year, the school practices the use of a “stepped” teaching mode (in September, October - no more than 3 lessons per day, 35 minutes each;in November-December – 4 lessons per day, 35 minutes each; January– May – 4 lessons per day, 40 minutes each). Fun physical education sessions during the lesson are also required.

When choosing a school, even before enteringfirst class, make responsible decisions regardingeducational program. Find out what program the teacher at your chosen school uses. Parents who value not only knowledge, but also an individual approach to the child, gentle adaptation in the first grade, interesting, developmental tasks, choose the “Primary School of the 21st Century” textbook system. Thanks to a differentiated approach to each child, encouraging children's curiosity, laid down by the developers of this system, first-graders study the school curriculum without stress and fatigue, with interest and desire.

Turn. Advise your child to play quiet games with classmates during breaks, teach them to your child in advance. Explain that interactive games on a phone or tabletnot the best option for relaxation, and they also interfere with communication with peers. If a student goes to an extended day group, then he comes home around 16:30. Make sure your child has a change of clothes, a snack and water.

13: 30 The road from school

A short walk on the way home is the best way to switch from mental activity. A student needs a little more than half an hour to completely distract himself from studying and switch to another type of activity. Allow your child to run and jump. Imagine how difficult it is for first-graders to maintain the accepted order of behavior in class: listen carefully to the teacher, don’t spin around, don’t jump up, don’t chat. Where does the irrepressible energy go from a child’s body? Allow it to spill out, this will make it easier to bear the stress of school.

14:00 Lunch

Remember the famous phrase of the kingPrussia of Frederick William the First “War is war, but lunch is on schedule”? Try to have lunch start at the same time. Having a scheduled lunch is good for digestion. The body gets used to it and begins to prepare for eating in advance, for examplesecrete gastric juice literally 10 minutes before the expected lunch time. The student's diet should be balanced; lunch should not be dry. Let it be simple hearty dishes: soups, steamed cutlets, fish or meat with a side dish, vegetable salad, a healthy drink.

15: 00 Time after school

Unfortunately, few people know how to manage this time wisely. Parents, even in preschool age, load their child with clubs and sections; often the beginning of school life is perceived by the parent as obligatory necessity Enroll a first-grader in an art school or sports section, which will create an unbearable burden on the child’s body during the difficult period of adaptation to school.

The best time to start serious studies outside of school is a year or two before school or starting in second grade. This year, give up the abundance of clubs that require perseverance, long-term concentration, and take a lot of time. Allow the student to adapt and get used to the academic load.

Of course, it’s not easy to imagine a first-grader who doesn’t have a smartphone, tablet or game console. As a reminder, the duration of continuous use of devices with LCD screens for students is 1– 2 classes - no more than 20 minutes. Maintaining a routine of using electronic devices throughout the day will help your first grader avoid many neurological and ophthalmological problems.

18: 00 Time to prepare for school

In the first grade, homework is not assigned, but many children take the initiative and independently repeat the material studied at school. It is important for the parent not to interfere, not to burden the first-grader with additional copybooks or practicing reading techniques. Modern teachers and psychologists have repeatedly warned that this leads to nervous breakdowns and a complete loss of motivation to study.

Teach your first grader to be independent. At first, put the briefcase together, then, when the child gets used to it a little, trust him with this activity himself. It is best to prepare everything you need for school the night before, this way you can avoid unnecessary fuss and wasted time in the morning. Remind about important little things: a handkerchief, wet and dry wipes, a change of shoes, a snack. If you need to take medications, check their availability.

19:00 Dinner

Children's nutritionists recommend adhering to a meal schedule. Main condition– dinner should be no laterthan 4 hours before bedtime, and immediately before bedtime, offer your child a glass of drink or fruit (apple, banana, pear). Do not overuse fatty and meat dishes. Such food can cause heaviness in the stomach and negatively affect sleep.

19:30 Family time

Spend this hour with your child. If you have several children, try to pay personal attention to each one. Ask about things at school, desires, sorrows and joys, plans for tomorrow, share your news. If you can’t do without TV, watch a good cartoon or family movie together. Ideal if you have time for a family walk.

20: 30 Getting ready for bed

A very important time that affects the quality of sleep. Pediatricians adviseLimit TV viewing and active games at least an hour before bedtime. It's great if you have an evening ritual that helps you get ready for bed. Reading a book, discussing the past day– a good activity to end the day. It is better to do this when the child has already finished bathing and is ready for bed. The first few days it may be unusual to adhere to such a regime, but the longer the child follows it, the better for the body. Within a week there will be no problems with falling asleep on time, which means that the student will sleep as much as he is supposed to. The main rule– the child must get enough sleep. Remember, a primary school student must sleep at least 10 hours. Children who follow the regime are less likely to suffer from nervous tension and fatigue.

21:00 Sleep

It's time to sleep. Ideally, your first grader is ready for bed, he has completed all his chores and is already 5– Stays in bed for 10 minutes. This way he will have time to get ready for sleep. For a good night's sleep, do not forget to ventilate the room; the optimal air temperature in the room should be around 18 degrees. In winter, when heating devices are operating, control the air humidity; 60% is the norm. Try to let your child sleep in complete darkness; cortisol and melanin, which are important for the body, are produced in the complete absence of light.

On weekends, when you can get a good night's sleep in the morning, try not to break your routine for more than 20–30 minutes. Of course, it is impossible to master the entire mode at once. Take care of the correct daily routine in advance; it is better to start preparing for it before the start of the school year, and then the entire educational process will be a joy for the first grader.


Olga Fateeva

First-grader's daily routine

When should you go to bed?

A first grader needs to sleep 11.5 - 12 hours a day, including 1.5 hours of daytime sleep. Unfortunately, studies show that among first-graders only 24% meet night sleep standards. The rest do not get enough sleep, regularly missing 0.5-1.5 hours of sleep. This results in fatigue, irritability, and poor learning of school material.You should go to bed no later than 21.30. The ideal time is 20.30.

Students in grades 3-7 should sleep at least 9-10 hours a day, preferably going to bed at 10 p.m.
For high school students, 8-9 hours of sleep is enough, but they should be in bed no later than 11 p.m.

When to do homework?

The optimal time for preparing homework is from 15 to 16 hours for younger schoolchildren (at this time of day there is another surge in productivity) and from 15 to 18 for the rest (by the way, this is the time for self-study at the Lomonosov school).

Adults forget that written assignments are difficult for children aged six to eight years old. They have not yet developed the small muscles of the hand, and their coordination is imperfect. During work, their blood pressure rises and their heart rate increases. Such a child should initially study for no more than 3 minutes, and later, when the person “gets involved” in his studies, for 8-10.

How long to rest?

Children 7-10 years old need to breathe fresh air 3-3.5 hours a day. This improves performance.
Middle and high school students must spend at least 2 hours outside every day.

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