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“If you want your children to be smart, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be smarter, read them even more fairy tales.“
— Albert Einstein
A fairy tale – how much magic is embedded in this word? The magical world of fairy tales is undoubtedly a necessary stage in the development of a child. V. Sukhomlinsky wrote that: “Through a fairy tale and fantasy play, children are provided with a unique manner of creativity that connects straight to a child’s heart. A fairy tale is a key with which you can open so many sources and they will be filled with life-giving keys.”
Reading fairy tales to children has many important aspects:
Developing imagination: Fairy tales allow children to immerse themselves in fantastic worlds, which develops their creativity and imagination. They learn to imagine different situations and images, which is an important element of cognitive development.
Formation of moral values: Many fairy tales contain moral lessons, for example, about friendship, honesty and justice. Through the characters and their actions, children can understand what is good and what is bad.
Improving language skills: Reading develops vocabulary and improves language skills. Fairy tales often contain rhymes and repetitive phrases, which contributes to faster and easier memorising of words.
Emotional development: Fairy tales help children understand and process their emotions. They can identify with the characters by empathising with them, which helps to develop empathy.
On November 15, the students of our school visited the fabulous museum “Особняк-Небылица”. The mansion of Princess Anna Celibeeva contains a huge collection of fairy tale characters. There are goblins, mermaids, heroes of epics and Russian legends roaming freely through the rooms. There, the veil between our world and what appears in dreams has thinned. The children managed to see the heroes of their favourite fairy tales “live”.
For students of the 3rd grade, they remembered the works they had recently read: «Сказка о мертвой царевне и о семи богатырях», «Аленький цветочек». They were able to compare the characters of the books described by the author and the exhibits in the museum, as well as assess their plausibility. The students tried their best to grasp all the details of the plots told by the guide and compare them with the already familiar fairy-tale stories. Each exhibit caused the children great delight. I have never seen so many burning eyes, curiosity, brainstorming and smiles in one place at the same time. The familiar fairy tales seen first hand didn’t just imprint themselves on the children’s minds, but also their hearts. They shared their impressions of what they saw and heard for a long time afterwards.
A fairy tale is an invitation to plunge into another world, an opportunity to meet interesting characters. A fairy tale gives children the unshakable confidence that they do not need to give up as difficulties arise, that there is always light towards the end of the tunnel.
Miss Nadezhda, Head of Russian
