Wen | Mi Xiaomu
The winter vacation is coming, and the content of the new year goods preparation is indispensable to books. There are a lot of books for children, and in the books selected for children, there are some hands-on ones, because my family has two children and loves to do handicrafts.
As soon as I received the book, my boss flipped through boxes of books. Eventually, the child's eyes locked on the DK STEM Thinking Training Manual. When I looked at it the second time, the child's mouth kept saying "Mom, this book is so good", and said 5 sentences in a row. The crisp and sharp child instantly became chattering.
The eldest side and the second brother said that which of the handmade in the book was easy to do, while searching for the material at hand with his eyes, thinking that he could do it immediately. The eldest light said, which brought the mood of the second eldest. The second eldest, who is still in kindergarten, also follows the expectation of "I am so excited when I think of doing this."
Children experience happiness in the hand
"DK STEM Thinking Training Manual", there is such a big magic? Let's take a look at it first, my boss, following the steps in the book, making a clockwork.
Although the recommended time for making a clockwork is 30 minutes, my boss, from preparing the materials to actually completing, took about an hour and a half. The middle coloring part, let the younger brother also join in. From a piece of cardboard to the completion of a clockwork, in an hour and a half, the child is completely immersed in the world of craftsmanship.
After completion, at first the clockwork car can only move a little, the boss immediately changed his mind and tried again. All the way to the clockwork car, can drive a lot of distance.
The next day, the boss did the harmonica again.
Harmonica by hand, my boss did it quickly and completed it in a few minutes. After the first time was done, there was no sound in blowing, and she thought about it herself again, and finally she could blow it out. After blowing for a while, it was found that the paper was soaked with saliva, and the child began to think again, how to blow, in order to make the paper blow for a longer time? A small handicraft that triggers children to think differently.
We always have deeper feelings about what we do with our own hands, and of course our children do the same. Harmonica made of small two popsicle sticks, although the sound of blowing out is very special, but the two children are very precious, go out is also carried around, free to take out and blow.
That's the magic of the DK STEM Thinking Training Manual, which draws hands-on kids with its content.
Three reasons to choose the DK STEM Thinking Training Manual
I chose this DK STEM Thinking Training Manual for three reasons.
The experimental materials mentioned in the DK STEM Thinking Training Manual are easy to find or buy. Even if there is one or two that are not, alternative items can be found. The process of finding alternative items is also a process of thinking. Preparing your own materials can exercise your child's ability to take the initiative to solve problems than experiments and model making with ready-made materials.
In the face of problems, this method can not be solved, change the way of thinking, you can have a different way to solve. From doing experiments to a person's life planning, according to He Fan's statement in the book "Variable 4", this is also a kind of "teng". People who can "move" their thinking will have a more optimistic perspective in the face of no matter what kind of difficulties in life.
Starting with the preparation of materials, I was able to exercise my thinking skills, which was my first reason for choosing the book "DK STEM Thinking Training Manual".
The second reason for choosing, of course, is "seconds to understand". The DK STEM Thinking Training Manual is very clear about every step of making a model. Show it with a real picture, the child sees it for himself, and it is completely fine.
Don't underestimate the child's step of "reading pictures and following the text steps", which is also a reading ability. Recently read the book "Subtraction Education", for the cultivation of reading ability, Teacher Yu Xiaobing shared that it cannot be limited to the reading comprehension of language, "to break the barriers between subject learning." The "DK STEM Thinking Training Manual" includes four kinds of thinking: "science, technology, engineering, and mathematics". Reading the graphic steps of the DK STEM Thinking Training Manual is equivalent to looking at the text expression of the four disciplines of "science, technology, engineering and mathematics". The cultivation of children's reading ability is hidden in every book.
The four disciplines included in the "DK STEM Thinking Training Manual" are marked with different icons in the specific steps, which step uses the knowledge of which subject. Children's future learning is indispensable to interdisciplinary ability. And that's the third reason why the DK STEM Thinking Training Manual impressed me.
Preparing the materials by yourself, reading the graphic steps, and integrating the four university disciplines are the reasons why the old mother chose the "DK STEM Thinking Training Manual".
Multi-faceted ability exercise
In the process of doing handicrafts with the "DK STEM Thinking Training Manual", the children exercised their thinking ability, hands-on ability and thinking ability. It is worth mentioning that when children are immersed in the world of handicrafts, they experience "flow".
The feeling of "flow" is precious. From an early age, children experience "flow", and their sense of happiness will be stronger. A red copy of the DK STEM Thinking Training Manual, which is very supportive of the New Year's atmosphere. If, just do the model, or something is missing. What does a model have to do with our actual lives? Only by applying what we have learned can we maximize the value of knowledge. The DK STEM Thinking Training Manual also lists the production principles of each handmade model and lists the specific applications in life.
What else can we do after the manual? Take the child to take notes and complete a note. This is a record of the hands-on process and a re-examination of thinking. The first time, my boss didn't know how to remember, so I asked a few questions and took her through the whole process.
And what to do with this note? It is enough to understand it yourself, clear, simple, and image. The process of completing notes is both a summary and a process of initiating thinking.
This "DK STEM Thinking Training Manual" satisfies my inner direction for children's "project-based" learning. What is "project-based learning"? On closer inspection, it is another long article. Simply put, "project-based learning" can exercise children's abilities in all aspects.
This "DK STEM Thinking Training Manual", a total of 25 experiments, is definitely worth having. Thanks to the children for meeting the DK STEM Thinking Training Manual this holiday season.
Happy reading.
I am Mi Xiaomu, with two babies at home, and I love to read.