Mathematics is a very logical and applied discipline. For elementary school students whose understanding and imagination are not yet mature, it is sometimes difficult to understand and even prohibitive. Over time, students' enthusiasm for learning gradually declines, so that students fall into a vicious circle. To change this state of mathematical learning in students, it is necessary to start by cultivating students' interest in mathematics.
"Interest is the best teacher", interest is the source of motivation for students to acquire knowledge and ability. Under the guidance of interest, students will get rid of "I want to learn" and become "I want to learn".
Is mathematics really so unpredictable and cold and difficult to approach? Leaving children to learn math in pain?
Of course not!
So how can you stimulate your child's interest in mathematics?
How can children feel that learning mathematics is not a chore?
Through the guidance of games, children can feel the fun and unique charm of mathematics.
Magical Möbius Ring
1 piece of paper and 1 pen can make a magic trick for children.
First, take out an A4 piece of paper, a pen, and ask the child: Is it possible to draw the front and back of this paper with an uninterrupted line and a stroke?
The little guy takes a pen and draws left and right on the paper, and finally tells you that it is impossible...
At this time, it is time for us to show our skills!
Cut the paper into a slender strip, twist one end of the paper once, and paste it together to get a twisted ring of paper. On this paper ring, please let the child try again, is it possible to draw the front and back of the paper with one stroke?
Under the child's surprised gaze, we then "do magic".
Please guess what you get if you cut this ring along the line drawn in the middle.
After guiding your child to say what he thinks, you can start testing it out.
The result is a larger paper ring that has been twisted twice.
If we take two pieces of paper, cross and reverse 180° bonding, and cut them in one half of each, we will get two love hearts!
Principle: This is the famous Mobius belt, discovered by the German mathematicians Mobius and Johann Listin: a paper strip twisted 180 ° and then bonded at both ends to make a paper belt circle, which has a magical nature.
Ordinary paper tape has two faces, one front and one reverse, so cutting from the midline is two rings; while the paper tape after rotating 180° has only one face (that is, a one-sided surface), a small worm can crawl through the entire surface without having to cross its edge. This paper tape is called the "Möbius strip".
Cutting a Möbius band from the middle will not result in two narrow bands, but will form a ring that twists the end of the paper strip twice and then combines it, while the ring that rotates 360° is cut from the middle to become two Möbius bands that are buckled together.
Don't look at just a small game, the child in the process of playing, both hands-on and brain-moving, exercise the child's ability to imagine through space, but also in the game to enhance the intimate relationship between parents and children, it is really beneficial.
Parents may wish to take a few minutes to play such a thinking game with their children, let the children increase their knowledge in a few minutes, and easily achieve high-quality companionship.