? But the thinking mode is quite empty. Speaking of family education, what can we do? Today, I want to share some parent-child games, which can easily exercise children's critical thinking in daily interaction from the age of 2.
? 1, "Is this true?"
? Children after the age of 2 or 3 are chatterboxes. They can talk a lot and ask a lot of questions every day. This is a game that my son and I often play. I often ask, "Is this true?" .
? For example, when he is playing a sleeping game with the doll and then comes to "show off" me, I will ask, "Does everyone have to sleep?" Of course, it can be a true or false question with questions, but for the real question, I will ask, "How do you know that people are sleeping?" Then listen to his answer, for example, he will say "put your head on the pillow and close your eyes to sleep".
? When starting to play such a game, don't be too entangled in whether the child's answer is perfect, and encourage the child's thinking process. The key to this kind of game is to let children start to form such a thinking mode, rather than instilling standard answers (there are no standard answers).
? This thinking process is the beginning of the cultivation of critical thinking, questioning and judging the truth, and at the same time using one's existing knowledge to support one's judgment.
? 2. Guess what I have in my hand?
? Many children will be very keen on the topic of "super power", so you might as well play this little game with them. Hold the child's toy in your hand and hide it behind your back, so that the child can guess what we have hidden.
? In the process of children's guessing, some clues can be provided, such as "this is an animal, not food"; "It's white", and so on. Every time my son guessed right, I would say to him with a surprised face, "Wow, how did you guess right?" Is this your superpower? " My son will be greatly encouraged and will continue to play.
? When you start playing this game, you can choose some toys that children play most often to improve the accuracy. For example, my son's favorite little train, after I hid it, gave a hint "this is one of your favorite toys"; "This is on wheels"; This will make a chirp sound.
? This game exercises children's ability to analyze information, and can infer their own conclusions from every seemingly scattered information.
? 3. Good idea/bad idea
? Children after 2 years old will like to play role-playing games. My son will often use his own little people, plush toys and dolls to make up and direct himself. At this time, you may wish to "add some materials" on the basis of these games.
? I will do some role-playing with his toys, and then play to the key point and let him guess what the ending is. After that, I will end the scene, and then I will let him evaluate whether it is a good idea or a bad idea.
"Today is the weekend, Xiaohua Mall a person at home, really boring. At this time, it saw the baby's handmade works on the bookshelf. Guess what Xiaohua Mall will do? " My son guessed that Xiaohua Mall would tear up this handmade paper.
? Sometimes I follow his ideas and sometimes I create something new. "Xiaohua Mall came to your work and wanted to touch it with his paws. After thinking for a while, he took his paw back. Take out another piece of paper and make it yourself. Do you think this is a good idea? "
? The key to this problem is to understand the reasons behind children saying that this is a "good idea or a bad idea", which is to cultivate the ability to evaluate opinions in critical thinking. Again, it doesn't matter what the answer is. The key is that children can have their own ideas about judgment.
? Critical thinking is one of the abilities that everyone needs to learn and improve all his life. The game shared in this paper seems simple and naive, but it points out the core of critical thinking that everyone needs: questioning, speculation, verification, reflection and evaluation.
? I hope these games will not only help our children, but also be the first step for us to reflect on critical thinking. Because I always believe that the so-called thinking mode should come from the dribs and drabs of daily life, and life should start with our parents taking their children to experience and guide.