I searched, and this set of books on mathematical enlightenment is quite famous and has a good reputation.
However, I have questions. Will starting math so early increase the burden on children?
Unexpectedly, when I really took out the 4-year-old "steps", my son especially liked it.
I thought I started learning "1+ 1=2" when I came up. Actually, it is not.
This set of books is very interesting. They are all situation stories, with fewer words and more pictures.
Use games such as drawing lines, coloring, and sticking stickers. First, learning: length, size, color, article classification, etc. Then slowly transition to digital calculation, for example, a hen has eight eggs, five chicks have hatched, and several have not hatched.
It happens that my son has an eight-year-old brother in the kindergarten summer school. His mother is a kindergarten teacher, so he does his homework in kindergarten every day after the summer vacation.
My son idolizes his younger brother and plays with his ass every day.
I keep telling my son, "Don't disturb my brother when he is doing his homework, but go and play by himself."
The son readily promised.
I opened the book ladder mathematics, and my son asked, "What is this?"
I said, "Math homework."
The son looked surprised and proudly announced, "Wow, I'm going to learn math, too! I also want to do math homework! "
Unexpectedly, this eight-year-old brother, just right, set a shining example for his son.
"Ladder Mathematics" is very simple at first, mainly connecting lines and drawing circles. My son has a special sense of accomplishment, and he can't stop at first.
Later, when it comes to addition and subtraction, the topic is a bit embarrassing.
For example, there are five small fish in a fish pond. How many more can make nine?
The son began to talk nonsense: "One?" Looking at my face, my son added, "Three?" Seeing my reaction, my son gave the answer again: "Eight!"
I still have a look of hating iron and not turning it into steel. My son twisted his head off the table and said, "I won't do it."
Just when Dad Donkey came back, I pointed to this page and told Dad Donkey that my son was defeated here.
Father donkey said, "Hey, it's so simple."
When the lights were turned off at night, the donkey dad began to test his son: "There are five steamed stuffed buns. Mom ate two. How many are left? "
The son said, "One?"
Father Donkey said, "Think again."
The son said, "Two?"
Father Donkey said, "Can't you count?"
The son said, "Three?"
Father donkey said, "That's right!"
Father Donkey continued to ask, "There are four biscuits ..."
I was speechless after listening to it. Even if I remember the addition and subtraction within ten, this simple numerical operation is not the meaning of mathematical enlightenment.
Operation is just an abstract operation on numbers.
The development of cognitive abilities such as number, quantity, set, geometry, spatial orientation, time and money is the cornerstone of mathematical thinking.
Learning mathematics refers to mastering the thinking method and spiritual essence of mathematics and using it to solve practical problems.
Children have a good memory. With a little training and remembering some calculation rules, they can get high marks, but the thinking foundation behind them is easily overlooked.
It is said that mathematics is the key to open the door to science, and it is the best time to cultivate mathematical thinking in children's mathematics enlightenment period (4-7 years old).
Cultivating children's early abilities requires more interaction in life. Whether it is English, picture book reading or mathematics, the best way is by no means to memorize, but to integrate learning and knowledge into life, so that children are interested in learning.
In fact, my son has put forward various figures. For example, he asked me about the time last night.
My son is very excited because he is going to go out to play on National Day. He has asked several times, "How long before 1 1?"
I said, "Two months."
The son wondered, "two months, two months tomorrow?"
I said, "No, two months is still far away. There are still 60 days. "
The son said, "I see, that is, the day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, it will be two months."
I feel dizzy. I don't know how to explain this Xiong Haizi, year, month and day.
My son has been able to count from 1 to 100 for a long time, and the positive and negative numbers are very smooth. However, he has no idea about the size of numbers, let alone the unit of measurement.
For example, height, I casually said: "When you grow to 1.2 meters, you will have to buy a ticket when you enter the subway."
The son immediately asked, "How high is one meter two?"
I explained that one meter is equal to one hundred centimeters, and your current height is one hundred and ten centimeters, which can also be said to be one meter.
My son was puzzled. After chatting with me for a long time, he couldn't figure out how to deal with centimeters and rice.
Look at the clock. How many times have I told you hours, minutes and seconds? My son is still a mess.
If my son watches cartoons for a long time, I will make good conditions, such as turning off after watching them for another five minutes and pointing at the time of the screen.
However, after five minutes, my son will still cheat. I turned off the TV forcibly, and my son rolled around in tears. "This is not my five minutes. My five minutes are not that short!" " I don't want the five minutes you set for me! "
Hey, this Xiong Haizi is quite good at talking nonsense.
With this memory, there are indeed many scenes and cases about mathematics in life, but I don't understand how to guide my son's mathematical thinking through these daily use cases.
"Step Mathematics" may be a guiding method. While teaching our son, we adults are also thinking about what kind of scenes can naturally lead into mathematical thinking.