multiplication
Ma Yanming
Yesterday evening, I was walking in the courtyard and met a friend and his granddaughter, I asked him what grade his granddaughter was in? She said it was time for third grade. I asked her, "Did you learn multiplication?" She nodded, and I asked the little girl again, "So what is multiplication?" The little girl snorted twice, shook her head and said, "I don't know!" ＂
I said, "Would you like to hear the story?" The little girl nodded, and I said I'll tell you a story, okay? The little girl nodded again.
I said to the little girl, "Have you ever heard the story of the tortoise and hare race?" ＂
The little girl replied, "Yes! ＂
I asked again, "Who won?" ＂
The little girl replied, "The turtle has won!" ”
I then asked, "Have you ever heard the story of the tortoise and the hare running for the second time?" ＂
The little girl replied, "I haven't heard of it!" ＂
I asked, "Guess who won the second tortoise-hare race?" ＂
The little girl said, "Surely the rabbit has won!" ＂
I asked, "Why?" ＂
The little girl said, "The rabbit suffered the first loss, and the second time he will definitely not sleep!" ＂
I said I'll tell you about the second race! So I told the little girl about it.
On a crisp morning, the rabbit invited the tortoise to run a second race, and the tortoise agreed to the hare's request, and they chose a path that was not trooped by cars or people, and began their race, and the rabbit ran as fast as an arrow, thinking that I must have won this time. Step by step, the turtle crawled slowly, running behind. Suddenly, a little yellow dog blocked the rabbit's path and said to the rabbit, "I have a question, and if you answer it correctly, you can go over!" When the rabbit heard this, he urged, "What question?" Hurry out! The little yellow dog said, "3×4=?" The rabbit replied, "It's so easy!" Equal to 12. The little yellow dog then asked, "Why is it equal to 12?" The rabbit couldn't answer, and scratched his ears and cheeks in a hurry. By this time the tortoise had caught up, and the little yellow dog blocked the tortoise's path and asked the same question. The turtle replied, "3x4=12, 3x4 is to find the sum of 4 3s, or the sum of 3 4s, and 3x4 is a multiplication equation, which is a simple operation to find the sum of 4 3s or 3 4s." The little yellow dog nodded after hearing this, and then asked, "Then can you tell me what multiplication is?" The turtle replied, "Multiplication is a simple operation to find the sum of several identical additions!" The little yellow dog said, "You are wonderful! Let's get over it! So, this time the turtle won again!
After telling the story, I asked the little girl, "Do you know what multiplication is?" The little girl immediately replied, "I see, multiplication is a simple operation to find the sum of several identical additions!" I complimented, "Son, you are so smart!" The little girl smiled happily.
From this small thing, I think that to teach children to learn, we must use the things that children are interested in, "interest is the best teacher." "Only in this way can children learn well and learn in a relaxed environment!