My daughter is more than four years old and is now in the middle class of kindergarten. The addition and subtraction within 20 are all well answered, and the method of adding to less than 10 can be skillfully used. I know the multiplication formula by heart, and I understand that the addition and subtraction within 50 can be answered correctly after thinking. People around you often sigh: "You and your wife both graduated from the Department of Mathematics, and the children born are also mathematical geniuses. It's hereditary. We are different. We don't love math at school, so children don't love math when they are born. " Every time I hear such remarks, I always give an example to convince her that the child's mathematical ability is not hereditary: "My parents don't study mathematics, and my mother only has a second-grade education."

First, guide the import, input concepts

My topic is "guidance", not "church", because from my experience, my daughter and I are interested in mathematics because of guidance. Interest is the best teacher. Interest can motivate children to study mathematics for a long time and guide them to like mathematics. This is the most important thing.

Before talking about guiding children, let's popularize the concept of numbers for children. Looking back at the science courses we studied in school, the first section of each new chapter introduces a new concept, the following sections explain the knowledge points, and the last section summarizes the specific problem-solving methods. The arrangement of this whole set of knowledge system is in line with the law of human cognition. When guiding children to learn mathematics, we might as well learn from this method and introduce concepts first.

Second, the operation method of "guiding"

Our daughter's math instruction began at the age of two. Specifically, it is to start with "singing numbers", that is, to teach her to speak from 1 to 100. It is called "singing numbers" because children have not really understood the meaning of "numbers" and can't really understand the changes of the quantity corresponding to the size of numbers. Children of this age sing from 1 to 100, which is only a mechanical memory, but it is also a necessary process, and it is the first impression of children's logarithm. When children can skillfully sing from 1 to 100, they can introduce the concept of "quantity" in due course. This is a long process, so we can't rush it. As long as one year, as short as three months.

Pay attention to the method of guiding children to sing numbers, and don't force them to learn to sing numbers. This is a big taboo. When children are playing games, parents can take the initiative to count. For example, when children build blocks, parents can praise their children with exaggerated expressions: Wow, the baby has built such a big block. Let me count how many building blocks are used. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,7 ,8, ... Wow, so many, good baby! If the baby builds a building block next time, he can repeat the same singing practice. If the number of building blocks is more than last time, he must praise the child in time: "Wow, this time he built 28 blocks, 5 more than last time. The baby is great! " . If the number of building blocks is less than before, we should also actively encourage children: "Oh, this time we took 23, five fewer than last time, but it doesn't matter. Continue to refuel, and the baby will definitely do better than before. "

This kind of positive praise and positive encouragement can be applied to almost any situation. For example, every time a child takes a bite, he should finally praise the child: "Wow, my baby ate 10 this time, two more than last time"; For example, when a child jumps on one foot, count each jump. According to the specific performance of the child, praise how many times the child has jumped, or encourage the child to jump hard.

Third, be patient as well as attentive.

Mathematics is related to all aspects of life, such as the above examples, which are too numerous to mention. With a little dessert, you can sing a few songs anytime and anywhere.

Remember: when parents sing numbers, don't force their children to sing along. As long as parents talk more and children listen more, they will naturally leave an impression in their minds.

Fourth, make timely progress.

When children unconsciously sing numbers with their parents one day, parents can show excitement. Singing numbers with their children will stimulate their greater enthusiasm for singing.

When children can sing one or two numbers with their parents, they can be properly guided to sing numbers. For example, you can point to the apples at home and ask, "honey, let's count how many apples these are." 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, ...。 There are five people in our family, which is enough to eat. For example, inviting neighbors' children to play at home can guide the baby: "Baby, if Xiaoming comes to our house to play, how many cakes should be prepared on the plate?"

When my daughter goes to kindergarten, she can count from 1 to 100, and her fingers can add and subtract within 5. This is unexpected, because in our daily life, we only guide her, but never formally teach her.

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As the saying goes, every competent parent is an excellent performer. And excellent parents are not only actors but also directors. You should plant the "advertisement" you want in any life scene. As long as parents are careful, it is not a problem to guide their children to learn mathematics.