To build your baby's understanding of numbers, you can start with story books and picture books with numbers. Storytelling is the easiest way for children to accept new knowledge. Children will gradually become familiar with and discover the mathematical symbols in picture books and give them unique magic.
For example, "The duckling mixed a number. What is it? " "Play hide-and-seek with the flag on the 4th. Can you find it? " Vivid and interesting stories can help children understand simple numbers quickly and become active in their minds.
Second, play the game of space construction.
Mathematics is the general name of arithmetic and geometry, and it is a complex geometric problem for adults. In fact, children can be enlightened at an early age.
For example, building blocks are the best "props" for children to experience the sense of space. Building blocks have different shapes. Parents can play the game of "finding shapes" to guide their children to observe the characteristics of these shapes and let them remember their names. It can also guide children to understand how "space" is composed of building blocks with different shapes, and observe different projections of space from different sides.
In daily life, children can also be encouraged to observe and express more. For example, the wheel is round and the cake is round; Cookies are square, so is the TV. Through these observations, we can deeply understand the expression and application of shapes in life and make children's "two-dimensional perspective" three-dimensional.
Third, play contrast games.
There are countless "mathematical props" in life. In addition to playing space games, building blocks can also be used to compare sizes, quantities and different lengths.
Can be used to play contrast games, as well as tables with different heights, plates with different areas, mats with different thicknesses, etc. , can cultivate children to discover the logical order between things. Through several comparison games, children will soon understand the concept and significance of "comparison" and will take the initiative to point out that their father's hands are bigger than their own, and their mother's hair is longer than their own.
Fourth, the measurement game.
Older children can play more math games! For example, is it interesting to measure the size of a room with your feet?
If you want your child to have a clear understanding of the unit of measurement, you don't have to memorize it. Take a soft ruler and encourage children to play measurement games. Tables and chairs at home and children's daily necessities can be measured. In addition, you can also compare with your parents to see who guessed the data more accurately, which can stimulate children's interest and naturally form the impression of meters, centimeters and kilograms in actual operation.
Fifth, play math games.
Parents should be willing to let their children take on "housework" such as cutting cakes and dividing fruits, and give difficult or easy math instructions, such as "divide apples into five pieces on average" and "please give me 1/6 cakes" to learn math in the game.
Older children can also play digital games such as Sudoku with their parents to exercise their mental arithmetic and instant memory ability and cultivate their sensitivity to numbers. Smart parents can finish faster than their children, which not only exercises their thinking, but also has a happy parent-child time.
It is skillful to guide children to keep learning. Games are children's favorite activities. Cultivating "mathematical intelligence" in games not only makes it easier for children to understand and remember, but also makes them not afraid of mathematics and enjoy learning it.