So I quickly did my homework, and found that in addition to the platitudes such as logical thinking, Lego, looking at pictures and talking, an educational concept has emerged in recent years: STEM educational concept is to encourage children to develop and improve in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and comprehensively cultivate children's spatial color, image thinking, hands-on thinking and problem-solving ability.
I was satisfied with the visual inspection of STEM, so I contacted and experienced Lego, robots and some institutions that directly waved the STEM flag in batches. Although the level of running such institutions is mixed, the price is equally noble. Can my confused baby absorb more than 10 thousand kinds of nutrition a year? Is there any way for me to enlighten her while playing with her, and then further study?
A recent coincidence just perfectly solved my entanglements and troubles. The child's father came into contact with a very classic STEM educational puzzle board game brand in Europe because of his work. Our family visited the brand company and listened to the product manager give a demonstration to the children. My daughter saw it on the spot and couldn't put it down. She often asks us to play with her after she brings it home. The success of repeated challenges has doubled her confidence.
Many parents agree that the most suitable education method for preschool children is to give priority to play, play with middle school and entertain and educate. Children will better understand and absorb what they have learned in play, which is their own harvest rather than the knowledge given to them by adults. The intelligent game board game is characterized by gradually improving the lifelong thinking ability such as concentration, problem-solving ability, spatial insight, planning ability and logical thinking ability.
My daughter's favorite is to recommend these two models to everyone:
Smart cars (over 4 years old)
Little Red Riding Hood (over 4 years old)
These two toys come from ――SmartGames, an international brand of Belgian STEM education concept. Their educational board game is not only a toy, but also a teaching tool designated by the Belgian government education seminar. It is used as a teaching aid in many European countries, and it is also a tool for children's private school entrance interviews in many areas, including Hong Kong.
About smart cars
This is a toy that can be played from childhood to 99 years old, especially suitable for children aged 4- 10 who are in the stage of rapid development of thinking ability.
Getting started is easy, but it is difficult. The simplest level can be used by children aged three or four, and adults at the highest level should consider it for some time. This is an educational toy that can make the whole family and children excited.
Recommended reason:
1. Building blocks are toys that children are very familiar with. Different shapes of building blocks match infinite possibilities, and cars are also children's interest points. When the two are combined, children can't put it down at first sight.
2. The game component is very simple: a car floor, four L rows of building blocks and a cuboid building block; The rules of the game are simple: according to the title of the game manual, put the building blocks into the car floor to become a car. Make it easy for children to get started, and they will not be beaten back by difficulties at once. At the same time, there is a learning process from easy to difficult, and the later difficult levels can be gradually overcome through accumulated training, maintaining a sense of accomplishment and enhancing self-confidence.
This toy comes with 4+ and 7+ game manuals. Only 4 L-shaped building blocks are needed for 4+ game titles, and 5 building blocks are needed for 7+ game titles.
Each game manual has four levels: beginner, beginner, expert and master, and the difficulty span and age span of playing are great.
4. The baby can improve the following ability values while playing (the evaluation score comes from the third-party evaluation agency in the European Union):
Spatial insight (spatial insight)
Concentration (concentration)
Problem solving (problem solving ability)
Planning (planning capacity)
Logic (logical thinking ability)
The most important thing for children to play with is the safety of materials. This product is made of safe plastics and imported logs, and has passed the tests of American ASTM and European EN7 1.
About Little Red Riding Hood
Recommended reason:
1. The rules are simple and the baby is easy to use. The central idea of the game is to design paths under different levels to let Little Red Riding Hood and Wolf come to the house. In the process of playing, children should observe the overall situation, think carefully about the convergence of paths and the change of direction, and have logical trial and error and self-correction.
2. Combining with the story of Little Red Riding Hood that children are familiar with, mom and dad first show their children a picture book about Little Red Riding Hood fairy tales, which can help children quickly understand the rules of the game and enter the game scene. Many children have a soft spot for this kind of board game.
3. The level of difficulty is set from shallow to deep (four levels of entry, elementary, expert and master are set), so that children can get started easily. As the difficulty increases, they continue to maintain a sense of accomplishment in challenging and challenging success. After learning the previous difficult level, the child can easily solve it.
4. The baby can improve the following ability values while playing (the evaluation score comes from the third-party evaluation agency in the European Union):
Spatial insight (spatial insight)
Planning (planning capacity)
Problem solving (problem solving ability)
Concentration (concentration)
Vision (observation)
5. Using safe plastics, it has passed the tests of American ASTM and European EN7 1.