Everyone knows the mainstream cartoons, so they are not recommended. There are also some cartoons that are not very famous, but they are also excellent cartoons with wonderful content, such as Peg and Cat.
This cartoon is suitable for children aged 3-6. It was produced by American radio station PBS kids and won the Emmy Award for Excellent Comics.
It is not only different from the cartoons featuring family members such as Peggy Piggy, but also different from the theme of teamwork such as Wang Wang Team and Octopus Monster.
Peg and Kitten is a "mistress" cartoon, which tells the story of Peg and her kitten solving one challenge after another with mathematical knowledge and methods.
In the story, let children open the world of mathematics:
Encourage children to realize that mathematics is interesting, cool and valuable;
(2) Expand children's understanding of mathematical thoughts and strategies, and try these strategies when children get stuck in a certain problem;
3 Encourage children to solve problems through innovation, persistence and relaxation;
④ Teach children age-appropriate mathematical concepts and skills, including: numerical operation, sense of space geometry, standards of weights and measures, mathematical thinking model, data collection and analysis.
There is no education from parents and teachers in the whole movie, only Peg and the blue kitten explore independently.
Sometimes, they will stay at home quietly.
Sometimes I go out to enjoy exotic customs.
They will also go to places that children yearn for most, such as deep-sea exploration.
Or travel in space.
But whether in the most common daily life scenes or in imagination, it is inseparable from the theme of solving problems.
Each episode revolves around a scene and is loaded with knowledge of mathematics and logic.
In particular, there are a lot of opera performances in the film, which is very rhythmic. It will leave a deep impression on children to convey the knowledge of mathematics in this way.
Peg, the hero, is a standard "other people's child". He is knowledgeable, can speak and sing, and his thinking is always positive.
Seeing so many excellent children, the baby will be influenced in a subtle way.
In the face of difficulties, Peg will not run away. Her first thought was, how to solve it?
For example, peg and the kitten came to the polka dot planet, and the natives on the planet didn't understand.
Although "the problem is big", Peg immediately thought, what other communication methods are there besides talking?
Soon she thought of a way. Since I ordered food, I pointed to the food and gestured with my finger how many copies I wanted.
When encountering more difficult problems, Peg also calms down first and then tries to find a way.
For example, the schematic diagram of repairing the spacecraft is broken. If you can't fix it, you will be trapped in outer space and never go home.
Peg first uses the reciprocal method to count 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 to calm himself down ↓
Observe again, it turns out that this shape and number are regular, and they are fixed if they are arranged according to the law!
Peg will also jump out of thinking limitations and solve problems with reverse thinking.
For example, the model of ultra-light clay should be scaled according to the actual scale, but what if it is made smaller?
Peg's brain is spinning. If you can't make this model taller, you can reduce the other models in the same proportion.
She is still a very sensible little girl.
Choosing furniture with my mother, the kitten said bored, do we only look at chairs?
Although Peg wants to play, she tells the kitten that it is very important to her mother, so we should help her choose a good chair, even if we are not interested in it ourselves.
In addition to Peg's problem-solving ability, this cartoon also hides a lot of mathematical knowledge and explains many problems in life with mathematical knowledge points.
Children can easily develop mathematical thinking by following Peg's friends.
For example, how to talk about different chairs in a mathematical way? Pay attention to their shapes. The round table is round, like a circle.
A table with equal length on both sides is a square
There are two straight lines in the horizontal direction, but the two sides are not straight up and down. This is a trapezoidal table.
Another example is an umbrella, which rotates like a circle.
Look at football carefully, they are all pentagons ↓
Not only the shape, a small puddle, but also the depth ↓
Deep is pointing down for a long distance.
Although the mathematics involved is very simple, it is all very basic knowledge such as counting, addition, subtraction, division and classification, but it is very detailed, and there are memory methods that teachers may not think of.
For example, a kitten can only count to ten. How to teach Peg?
Just like from 1-9, just add a 1 before it.
However, the kitten said helplessly, what you said is very simple, but it is still a bunch of difficult things.
Peg went on to explain that 1 1 is a ten, then a 1, and 12 is a ten, then a two.
Is it much easier to understand this way?
Addition and subtraction: I want 5 cans of paint, but there are only 4 cans. How much more do I need?
Draw a few axes to draw four cans, and one can is not drawn.
In addition, it involves classification, proportional distribution and balance, which is very comprehensive.
For example, Peg and Kitten distribute pies with appropriate size according to each person's volume, which leads to the knowledge of proportional distribution.
Tidy up the room and cultivate classified thinking.
After each math class, Peg and Kitty will compose the content into a ballad, which is rhythmic and easy to remember.
Peg and Kitten is currently available in Chinese and English, with 80 episodes in the first season and 50 episodes in the second season. Children at home can also try to read the original English if they have basic knowledge of English.
The film can be found on all major video platforms. Parents can search by themselves or click directly to read the original text ~