The benefits of educational games in developing speech and vocabulary in early ages

Since ancient times, the game has been the basic and most beloved activity for preschoolers, as it allows them to express their ideas, thoughts, feelings, desires, and joy. In kindergarten, the child's knowledge sphere expands, supporting the learning process by branching out various types of activities and intertwining play with learning, thus combining the useful with the enjoyable. Through the method of educational games, vocabulary enrichment is achieved, focusing on acquiring new words and consolidating and activating them. Through the entire educational process in kindergarten and through specific vocabulary development activities, children's speech is perfected phonetically, the sphere of active and passive vocabulary expands, and grammatically correct forms are consolidated. Vocabulary enrichment should be a constant objective in preparing children for continuous learning. The child will not be able to understand the content unit transmitted if they do not know the meanings of the words. The importance of the games lies in the fact that it directly involves the preschooler in their own development, in all aspects.