To cultivate children's concentration, parents should learn to take interest as the starting point, set difficult tasks, but also learn to observe children, know when not to interrupt children at will, when to help children.
Concentration is a common concern and worry of parents, and improving children's concentration requires establishing correct understanding and mastering scientific methods.
We have invited experienced kindergarten teachers to share their good ideas, let's take a look!
Kindergarten character story sharing
Play with tangrams
Wen -- Shen Xiaomei
(Shenyang University of Technology Kindergarten)
One day, while the kindergarten was doing a regional activity, I found that the children were collaborating on tangram puzzles, and their works were very creative.
So, I walked over and asked, "Boy, tell the teacher about your work!" ”
She happily shared with me: "This is in the park, the little girl is flying kites, and then there are a lot of big trees in the park, and there are fish in the pond, but there are not enough tangrams, the sun can't fight." ”
The words of the girl inspired me, after the child cooperates on the paper, there is still a large blank space on the paper, if the blank paper is decorated with colored pen drawings, will it be better?
I told the children about this new way of playing, they heard me say that after spelling the tangram can also draw decorative paintings are very interested, everyone began a new division of labor cooperation, some spelling graphics, some painting decorative paintings, hot and busy.
Tangram is a common educational toy in kindergarten, and when children first start to touch it, they will be particularly interested in it because of the novelty and the sense of accomplishment of spelling out graphics.
But when the child can spell out more than 10 kinds of graphics, there will be a decrease in interest, in order to stimulate the child's interest in continuing to explore the tangram, in addition to letting the children cooperate to build, increase decorative drawings, I also developed different ways to play tangram.
Hold a tangram competition to see who has the most patterns and is the most innovative within the specified time.
Combine tangrams with stories and let children listen to the stories while spelling out graphics.
Through the continuous adjustment of the tangram play, the children's awareness of active exploration, serious thinking, unity and cooperation has become stronger and stronger.
What is even more gratifying is that the children's concentration and anti-interference are constantly improving, not only in tangram games, but also in other activities.
Craftsmanship in making bamboo lanterns
Wen - Ding Qian Wang Yali
(Chengdu No. 33 Kindergarten, Sichuan Province)
Making bamboo lanterns is a traditional activity in kindergartens.
Xi Xi and Shuo Shuo opened the material package, looked at the step diagram in the material package, and looked for the corresponding material according to the illustration.
However, when the bamboo sticks were spliced together, the two pressed hard and repeated the operation many times, and the splicing points at both ends of the bamboo sticks could not be fixed.
Xi Xi said to himself as he pressed: "It's not too tight!" ”
"Then how can I press it?" He ignored me and immersed himself in his "work".
I didn't speak again. But the result was not satisfactory, and it fell apart again!
Xi Xi turned his head and asked the child next to him, "Are you installed?" ”
The response he got was, "No! ”
So, Xi Xi and Shuo Shuo continued to fight, watching the two of them fight and scatter, I tried to ask: "Why is it not stable?" Is there anything else you can do? ”
Hee-hee pointed to the groove and said loudly, "Look! This hole has large and small holes. ”
I said, "It's like, oh, so what?" ”
Xi Xi didn't look up and suddenly said, "Bring me a hammer!" ”
Shuo Shuo said, "We don't have a hammer, I'll make one!" ”
I saw Shuo Shuo take wood chips and chopsticks from the art area, and the homemade "hammer" was quickly ready.
He reminded Hee Hee, "Let's look at the instruction manual again, shall we?" "I just got it according to the instructions."
Hee-hee took the hammer and knocked on it and said, "It's too hard! ”
Their interest seemed to be a little diminished, but they did not give up.
Xi Xi went to the construction area to find a triangular block as a "hammer".
The bamboo sticks are falling apart again!
At this time, Xi Xi asked me in a questioning tone: "Teacher, have you bought a 'fake'?" ”
I followed him and said, "If this is possible, what should I do?" Can it still be installed? ”
"Loading is to be able to load, that is, to have less things, I have never installed such a complicated one." Would you like to try it? ”
He wants me to help! I thought that if I didn't shoot again, the child might give up and say, "Okay, then I'll try!" You tell me what to do, and we do it together. ”
Finally, the frame was installed, and Xi Xi turned the frame to check: "Here is loose again, do you want to apply some glue?" ”
Shuo Shuo immediately handed over the glue.
Hee-hee couldn't help but say, "I thought this lantern was easy to install, but it was so hard to make!" ”
Expert reviews
Take interest as the starting point
Interest helps to enhance your child's concentration.
The children in the story were interested when they first touched the tangram, but when they skillfully spelled out different shapes, their interest gradually waned.
At this time, the teacher sets up a tangram game, let the child listen to the story while fighting, and cooperate to build is to increase the child's interest.
When the child becomes interested, he is naturally willing to invest more time and energy, and his concentration also increases.
Set up challenging tasks
Challenging tasks make it easier for children to focus, and the process of trying to solve problems is actually a process of cultivating concentration.
When Xi Xi and Shuo Shuo work together to make bamboo lanterns, they focus on the problem of patchwork stability, constantly think of solutions, and even have no time to take care of the teacher's questions, which is actually the embodiment of children's concentration.
Therefore, parents should appropriately set some challenging tasks for their children, cultivate children's concentration, and improve their children's problem-solving ability, and children themselves like challenging things.
Do not interrupt the child at will
Not disturbing is a protection against the child's attention development.
When the teacher finds that the child is in difficulty, he will always be tempted to guide, and the child's disregard just reminds the teacher - don't bother me.
Therefore, when the child is doing things seriously or thinking about problems, even if it encounters difficulties, as long as the child does not open his mouth, parents should try to remain silent. However, parents should also carefully observe the child's state and emotions, and provide timely support when he needs help.
Character Parent Mailbox
The child can't sit still
Wen | Jiang Bo Wang Bei
(Changsha Yuhua District Education Bureau Kindergarten Donglanwan Kindergarten)
Parental confusion
The child is more than 5 years old this year, and the biggest problem is that he can't sit still.
When painting, just draw a few circles, lines and then go to play with the toys next to you; originally playing with their own toys, when they heard adults talking, they ran over to interject; when they were in the kindergarten area, they shuttled through the corners of various districts, played here for a while, and then ran there to see...
It's about to start elementary school, and the child can't sit still, so what can I do?
Homes are always communicative
Short attention maintenance and easy distraction are characteristic of the attention development of preschool children.
Your child is indeed more lively, active, and prone to half-heartedness.
But the teacher found that he was very interested in the natural corner, liked to observe animals and plants, and could last a long time, and it might be a good choice to cultivate the child's concentration on this basis.
Teachers come to help
Start with interest
Concentration is the concentration of attention on a particular object for a period of time, without external interference. Due to the child's young age and weak willpower, it is necessary to gradually cultivate interest as an entry point.
The children in the case are interested in animals and plants, and parents can use this as a starting point to guide the children to consciously cultivate concentration through observation, recording, and sharing.
Let your child have a pleasant experience after focusing on doing things, and you can transfer this feeling to other activities in a point-by-point manner.
Do concentration training
Concentration is not innate, but requires deliberate training.
1. Set the hourglass alarm clock
Prepare a suitable hourglass according to the characteristics of the child, in units of time, so that the child can do the prescribed things at the specified time.
2. Play the mindfulness game
Pick beans: Classify beans of different colors.
Anti-password games: Let the child do the opposite action of the password, such as "extending the left hand" corresponding to the action "extending the right hand".
Schulte Square Method: In a table with 25 small squares, the numbers 1 to 25 are sorted out, filled in in the table, and then counted from 1 to 25 at the fastest speed, while reading and pointing, and timing. Develop your child's concentration through play.
Don't "care" to bother the child
When children do things, parents should restrain their "care" and avoid their own booing and warming affecting their children.
For example, when children do things, parents often ask: "Do you want to drink water?" "Let's eat some fruit?" "Hungry or not? Tired or not? ”...... Such "care" is inadvertently distracting the child.
40 social skills development
Learn to listen
Wen —Chen Lu, Feng Peng
(Beijing No.2 Kindergarten)
Learning to listen is an important skill in children's interpersonal communication, and it is also an inherent requirement for cultivating children's good language habits and social behavior habits.
Parents should tell their children from an early age that when talking to parents, teachers and children, they should pay attention to patient listening, wait for others to finish speaking and then express their ideas, so that they do not look around, do not grab words, do not move, and be a good child who can listen and understand politeness.
Learn to listen to the key points:
Let the child know that listening carefully is respect for others;
Teach children the three elements of listening carefully, that is, to focus on the eyes, to have a correct posture, and to think carefully.
Skill tips
Eyes look at the person speaking;
Do not move, do not make a sound;
Think about what people say.
Eyes look at the person talking
First of all, parents should tell their children that when talking to others, their eyes should look at the person who is speaking and show respect.
Parents can practice repeatedly with their children to guide them to experience the feeling of not being watched by others when he speaks.
In addition, parents should set a good example, when talking to their children, crouch down and look at the children with their eyes level.
No movement, no sound
Secondly, in addition to looking at the person who is speaking, you can't move and talk randomly when listening.
Otherwise, not only will we not be able to hear what the other person is saying, but we may also interrupt the other person.
Parents can use the daily picture book reading time to play the small game of "those who listen do not move and do not make a sound" with their children to help their children develop the good habit of listening carefully and not interrupting.
Think about what people say
Finally, parents should also tell their children to think more about what others have just said when listening, and think about whether they have heard clearly, so that they can hear accurately and understand.
In daily life, after moms and dads and children have finished talking, they can use the means of asking questions, such as "What did mom just say?" "Do you know what Daddy meant?" Consciously guide the child to briefly repeat the content of the speech.
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The most important thing in family education is character education, how to be a person's education, parents should take on the responsibility of educating future generations.
In 2022, "Parents Must Read" magazine and Beijing Family Education Research Association jointly opened a column of "Character Education", starting from daily life situations, edutainment, helping children cultivate good character from an early age, and becoming a new person of the times who can assume the great responsibility of national rejuvenation.