When it comes to mathematics enlightenment, most parents say that the first reaction is to teach their children to count, especially when they are young. Every parent will show off their children's counting ability. Two days ago, I saw my neighbor's grandmother playing downstairs with her children. After I went up to say hello, she asked her children to count me in. She also proudly said that her little grandson is only two years old and can count from 1 to 10. This is actually not a mathematical enlightenment. Compared with counting, the real way to open is to cultivate children's sense of number.

What is "number sense"

When it comes to cultivating children's sense of number, many people will be curious about what it is. In fact, "number sense" refers to the ability to deal with numbers flexibly, disassemble problems and look at problems from different angles. It includes not only the mastery of mathematical conclusions, but also a deep understanding of numbers and their corresponding relationships, such as 15*9. People who have no sense of numbers may do determinant calculations with paper or in their heads, but people who have a sense of numbers will first calculate the result of 15* 10, and then subtract 15. Although this is only a simple example, it shows the importance of number sense, which is the basis of advanced mathematics compared with traditional rote learning. Many parents do not consider the relationship between numbers when enlightening their children in mathematics. They just wanted him to memorize, but in the end they lost the ability to use numbers flexibly.

The Relationship between "Sense of Numbers" and Mathematics Achievement

Many parents think that cultivating children's "sense of numbers" has nothing to do with their math scores. In fact, in the last two years of primary school, it was the sense of numbers that separated the children's math scores. In other words, if children want to improve their math scores, they must have a concept of mathematics and be able to manipulate numbers flexibly. The first is to make him interested in mathematics. After all, interest is the only motivation to support his study. Parents can let him watch more cartoon videos related to mathematics, or play some digital games, which can inspire him subtly. But parents can't be too hard. They always emphasize mathematics in front of their children, which will easily make them hate mathematics, so parents just have to beat about the bush.

How to cultivate children's sense of numbers

Professor Stanford once said that under the traditional mathematics education in China, children will fall into the "bottleneck" of mathematics in middle school, and all kinds of arithmetic and exercises learned from primary school will become less and less effective later. In fact, parents can use some methods to cultivate their children's "sense of numbers", thus helping him break the "mathematical bottleneck". The first is to encourage children to play digital games. After all, few children will arouse their interest in mathematics in math class. Most of them fall in love with mathematics through digital games, so digital games can be a very effective method. Secondly, parents should not attack children when they encounter math problems. They should encourage him more, look for answers from the child's thinking, and let him realize his mistakes. Finally, when learning math, parents should not ask for speed. After all, speed has nothing to do with math ability. If parents force their children, it will easily increase their pressure, which will seriously make them feel disgusted with mathematics.

Parents should learn to let nature take its course when children are enlightened by mathematics. After all, it is urgent to learn these things, or children need to accept them slowly before they can fall in love with mathematics.