Counting, it leads to the memories of half happiness and half pain when I participated in the Olympic math class in primary school. Happiness is the ease of doing problems, and pain is the hardship without basic mathematical framework and thinking. So I had to start thinking: how to let children get mathematics enlightenment in a relaxed and happy atmosphere? How to help children initially establish mathematical thinking?
However, after all, the word enlightenment is very broad, and there must always be a goal and standard to know what concepts children around the age of 3 should master, so I opened the American Academy of Pediatrics Parenting Encyclopedia:
Extract key words related to mathematics: color recognition, counting concept, knowing numbers, time concept, similarities and differences.
I also checked the Guide to Learning and Development for Children Aged 3-6 issued by the Ministry of Education:
Refine the goals of 3-4 years old: shape, quantity, size, number, height, corresponding comparison, number of points, spatial orientation, up and down, front and back, inside and outside.
It can be seen that mathematics enlightenment is not only that children can count, but also contains many other dimensions. So how to avoid introducing mathematical concepts to children in a rigid and boring way? I think picture books are a very good choice.
My children haven't read many picture books. I think the number of picture books they have seen is on the one hand, and it is also important to "read through" every picture book they have seen. In addition to the emotion and imagination expressed in picture books, logical thinking is also an aspect.
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Basic concepts of mathematics
1. Numbers
The written symbol used to represent numbers, which is our most common Arabic numeral, is 1- 10. When you see a number in a picture book, you can show it to your child and tell him what it is and what its characteristics are:
When a child sees numbers in many picture books, he will not be surprised, and it is easier for him to remember them in his mind.
2. Sense of numbers
Can count, have a sense of quantity, and can correspond the number with the quantity.
For example, telling children the book "The Hungry Caterpillar" allows them to count and perceive the quantity through touch.
3. Space and direction
Up and down, inside and outside, far and near, etc. Cultivate children's sense of space;
For example, "Baby Bear Picture Book-Put it away", when reading this page with children, we can discuss which toys are on the top, which are on the bottom, which are on the shelf, which are outside, and so on.
I'm a rabbit. Who's on the mushroom? Who's under the mushroom? Who is on the left? Who is on the right?
Good night, gorilla. Who is in the cage? Who's outside? Who is closer to the gorilla? Who is farther from the gorilla?
create an image
Round, square, rectangle, triangle, ellipse, etc. ;
For example, watch "Rose Hen Going for a Walk" with children. You can observe the shape of the roof, the shape of the wheels and the shape of the door together and discuss the characteristics of these shapes. Which shape is pointed? Which shape is round?
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Basic thinking of mathematics
1. Comparative thinking
By comparing two similar or opposite things, we can find the similarities and differences of things, such as size, height and length.
The book Big and Small compares the sizes of many common objects in life.
2. Corresponding thinking
For example, the correspondence of different objects and shapes, the correspondence of classification, the correspondence of mutual connection and collocation, and so on.
What are the items in grocery stores and supermarkets? What kind of containers do different items correspond to? In the book I don't know who I am, we can discuss with our children who should live in a cave. Who lives in the bird's nest and who lives in the cobweb?
3. Classified thinking
Classification refers to the classification according to categories, grades or properties, including the understanding of the uniqueness and differences of things.
Feifei is angry. What plants are on this page? What is an animal? Which ones are green? Where is the blue?
Bears are busy.-Castle Knight. What are the vegetables on the table? What is fruit? What is meat? what kind of drinks do you have? What kind of food do you have?
4. Orderly thinking
Things need to be done in order and in a flow, otherwise it will be chaotic. Whether you get up early to prepare for kindergarten or wash your hands to eat, there is a certain process.
In "My First Book", father cat has to wash before he can change clothes, put on his coat and tie.
In We Are Going to Catch a Bear, the escape route after meeting a bear is just the opposite of when we came. When we came, we crossed the grass first and then the river. On the way back, we crossed the river first and then the grass. The sound through the grass is rustling, which also reflects the corresponding thinking. The sound is different when crossing the river. This is classified thinking.
The picture book I showed is only a small part. Every child likes different books and is interested in different books. Here I just throw a brick to attract jade, and more picture books are waiting for everyone to tap their potential.
Every picture book has many details, and it is also multidimensional mathematics. As long as we find, tell and discuss with our children, there will be enlightenment of mathematics in a subtle way. Through this interesting edification, it is easier to arouse children's interest in mathematics and help them initially build a framework of mathematical thinking.
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Extension and expansion beyond picture books
In addition to picture books, there are many mathematics that can be played in life, such as playing cards, rulers, clocks and watches, such as beading, Lego, three-dimensional mathematics teaching AIDS, and so on. When children can combine what they see in picture books with what they see in life and keep discovering, they will experience more fun.
As parents, we should try our best to discover the mathematics in life. In the process of accompanying our children, we will have more new insights and gain our own growth.