As we all know, children's concentration is very strong, which will be of great help to their future study and work. Only by solving the problem of concentration first can children do everything well. After my son was born, like many parents, my husband and I paid great attention to cultivating his concentration in daily life and his usual games and play. Usually, if children are interested in the activities they are doing, they can expand their attention. Parents can start from their children's interests and make their children's attention more concentrated by encouraging and not interrupting their play. My son likes plasticine very much. He squeezed it out with his little hands, rubbed it out and made many works. Because it is my son's favorite toy, when he was 2 years old, he could play with plasticine for hours on end. Therefore, in early family education, parents can make full use of plasticine to cultivate their children's concentration, which can actually play an educational role! The benefits of playing plasticine The development of fine hand motor skills When children play plasticine, they often pinch, squeeze, press and poke with their small hands, and the small hands need to complete various exercises in the "communication" with plasticine. The most obvious benefit is to exercise the hand's surprise movements. Cognitive development Playing with plasticine can cultivate children's rich imagination. By using plasticine and imagination, children can express and present themselves, which is helpful to improve their cognitive ability. Because children need to deepen their cognition and understanding through repeated observation and hands-on practice of the surrounding environment and things. More importantly, children's imagination has been extended and developed. At the same time, it has improved children's self-confidence and enjoyed the happiness of success! Emotional management skills Playing with plasticine can also help children to relieve bad emotions and solve their negative emotional effects when they are depressed or angry. In addition, when children's little hands are busy playing with plasticine, they are likely to be willing to express their original and present feelings in words. If they are accompanied by their parents, they can have a good understanding of their inner activities and ideological changes and help them understand and manage their emotions. Increase vocabulary colored plasticine has various colors and may also become various shapes and shapes. When children play with plasticine, parents can ask their children to describe the difficulties in making their finished or semi-finished products in time, and improve their vocabulary and expression ability through dialogue. Guide children to carry out scientific exploration. Parents can completely freeze plasticine in the refrigerator or soak it in oil, so that children can feel the state, texture and taste of plasticine in different environments and think about what happened to plasticine. Inspire children to ask questions about their favorite plasticine and find answers. There are so many ways to play plasticine, come and try it! 1, learn letters and numbers with English letters or digital plasticine molds, let children make letters or numbers, and learn and master letters and numbers through play.

2. Understand geometry and let children make various two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes with plasticine. Parents can also use different shapes of covers or other items at home, so that children can press plasticine into the covers or various shapes, so that abstract geometric concepts can be simply expressed with vivid plasticine, helping children learn the ability of geometric thinking such as shapes.

3. Conservation of volume Let children make many small plasticine balls and fill a cup or a small bowl with small plasticine balls. In this way, children can see how many plasticine balls are used to fill different small containers.

4. Cultivate divergent thinking, so that children can use different materials, such as sandpaper, rope, lace, corduroy and cotton, to knead or knead into plasticine and make different shapes. Parents can also use different shapes of covers or other items at home, so that children can press plasticine into the covers or various shapes, which can help children learn shapes.

5. Emotional intelligence development allows children to pinch their faces with plasticine and express different emotions. Panic, sadness, blessing, surprise, anger, anxiety, jealousy, happiness, worry, excitement, fatigue, pride, confusion, worry, fear, boredom, irritability, tension, cheerfulness, loneliness, etc. Children can add the expressions they want to express at will.

6. Learn Color Introduce a different color plasticine every week, and let the children make works related to this color according to this color.

The formula and practice of self-made plasticine: 1 cup flour (250ml) 1/4 cups salt (50g), 2 teaspoons cream tartar (5ml is one teaspoon) 1 cup water (140ml)/teaspoon oil and a few drops of food pigments of different colors. If necessary, it can be divided into small portions, added with different colors of food pigments, made into different colors of plasticine, and kneaded evenly. Every time a child plays with plasticine, teach him to wrap it in plastic wrap and put it in a plastic box. This can prolong the service life of plasticine. If plasticine really hardens, parents should not throw it away easily. Try adding some glycerin and water to the hardened plasticine and kneading it repeatedly. Slowly, the plasticine returned to a soft state. Tips Babies who are too young are not suitable for playing with plasticine because they like to chew things in their mouths. Suggest/kloc-babies over 0/8 months can try it.