Wen | condensed mother's understanding
According to the book "Learning from Early Education Experts on Children's Potential Development", Northwestern University in the United States has conducted a follow-up study of 35,000 children and found that those who started mathematics early in school age have better science results and better reading skills.
Many friends may think that today's children are not very early to start mathematical enlightenment, often see some children in front of everyone to perform counting, calculation, but to primary school, to junior high school there is not much advantage ah, this conclusion is untenable.
Don't think so, because mathematical enlightenment is not as simple as we think, and being able to count and calculate is not a capital to show off. The real mathematical enlightenment is to cultivate thinking, and children with strong thinking ability will have an advantage.
Mathematics educator Sun Weigang once said: "What the teacher gives you is that after a few years, after you forget all your mathematical knowledge, what remains in your brain is thinking!" This kind of thinking is closely related to the child's ability to solve problems in the future.
If the child can count, give him some blocks, let him count, see how many can be counted? You will find that the child can not do a one-to-one correspondence, counting is one thing, counting is another, the mouth has been counted to 20, and the blocks in the hand may only be 3.
If the child calculates, also give him some blocks and let him demonstrate how much 2+2 is equal? You will also find that the child does not know to put out two pairs of blocks, in the child's brain, "2 + 2 = 4" is a completely meaningless sentence.
They know the answer by rote, they can only sing the numbers, and they don't know why. After school, it is not simply to examine the ability to count and calculate, but to examine the correspondence between quantities and the ability to actually use mathematics.
Like buying things, classifying items, comparing how many, and so on.
So how to enlighten? For those of us who are not educators, there is no clue, but we can use some books to carry out, first follow the ideas provided in the book, and then combine it with actual life, so that the book can play the greatest use and let the child learn the real skills.
For example, this "Talking Mathematical Thinking" is a more systematic and easy-to-use mathematical enlightenment book, I will specifically introduce its advantages and how to use it, we have a reference.
First, understand the basics of mathematical enlightenment
(1) Recognize numbers: recognize the appearance of numbers, the way they are written, the number of items represented by each number, and grasp the correspondence between quantities.
(2) Quantity comparison: understand the order and quantity size, know the concept of order, know which number is large, which number is small, which amount is more, which amount is less.
(3) Spatial position: know the upper and lower, front and back left and right of these azimuth words, and can accurately judge. This is a good enlightenment for having a sense of direction in the future, and some children who are easy to get lost are not well learned in the spatial position.
(4) Addition and subtraction operation: understanding the points and combinations is to rely on specific items to calculate the quantity, not rote memorization.
(5) Know the time: know the hour hand, minute hand, second hand, know how long different hands go in a circle, and can recognize the hour and half a point.
(6) Recognize the color: can distinguish between different colors, but also can use color for simple description.
(7) Recognize the shape: recognize the basic squares, rectangles, cylinders, spheres and other shapes, but also understand the relationship between flat shapes and three-dimensional shapes.
(8) Find the law: According to the diagram, you can find the arrangement law between things and summarize it.
(9) Classification and sorting: According to different properties such as shape, color, and type, similar items can be sorted together.
Second, make math fun for your child
Children will insist on doing things that are interesting, and they will always be full of enthusiasm. The learning mode of this book will make children feel particularly interesting and feel that learning is not a boring thing, but a pleasant thing.
When you know the numbers, it is not boring to read, but to compile the numbers into interesting children's songs, such as: 1 is like a pencil thin and long, 2 is like a duck swimming on the water, especially vivid image. Children are already very sensitive to nursery rhymes, and it is more fun to learn.
Each learning content is a cartoon drawing, which is in line with the child's cognitive level, and the child is particularly easy to accept. Moreover, compared to words, children prefer to look at pictures, and the learning speed and comprehension will be better.
Because the content of learning is diverse, diverse, and colorful, children will find that the world of mathematics is very large, and their own life is very related, learning mathematics can satisfy their curiosity, can have a sense of achievement, so they will especially like to learn.
Finally, let the child solve practical problems in the interaction
A big feature of this book is that it is a finger point reading, even without the help of adults, children can learn on their own. Children only need to tap the small circle on the page with their little finger to hear the sound of reading from the book, guide them to understand the words on the book, and complete the learning task.
Learning content is not simply indoctrinated, but allows children to learn in interaction. Children think in learning in order to have a solid grasp of the learning content.
For example, when learning the spatial position, let the child find specific objects, or make actual actions, and feel the real spatial relationship.
For example, when learning to classify and sort, let the child really complete the classification once and really understand how the classification is.
Some math games have also been designed to allow children to review and consolidate mathematical knowledge and feel the charm of mathematics in the game.
After going through this book with the child, and then find some similar scenes in real life, expand the learning, let the child apply the knowledge learned, you can really improve the mathematical thinking ability.
Overall, this book can provide us with ideas for mathematical enlightenment, so that children feel fun and interesting, and they can also learn in interaction, which is very practical. Use this book to start math for children before the age of 6, and your children's future science results will definitely be very good.
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