In fact, in our daily life, patterns are everywhere. What we have to do is to take our children to experience these models and guide them to further explore and summarize these models. For example, building blocks is to discover the copy mode, and how to copy the finished product according to the building block tutorial. Playing poker solitaire and beading with children is to let children find the connection behind these elements. For example, when listening to music, we can find some repetitive patterns and development patterns in the melody. Beautiful songs often have rules to follow, including introduction and climax, repetitive melody and fixed beat.
For example, in the process of artistic creation, the most basic combination of graphics, composition and color is also the cognitive process of patterns. For example, reading picture books, combining stories with pictures, and taking children to think deeply about why stories develop like this and why pictures are displayed like this are all in-depth explorations of the model. For example, look for the existence of patterns in nature, the similarities and differences of bird songs, the shapes and colors of petals and leaves, etc. Therefore, we can see that the real mathematical enlightenment permeates daily life bit by bit, and the requirement for parents is to have a pair of bright eyes, find opportunities in bit by bit, and reconcile mathematical cognition into daily activities.
In fact, the concept and operation of numbers are superficial mathematical enlightenment in the eyes of most people. In fact, the charm of mathematics is not only a simple numerical operation, so that children's understanding of mathematics enters the misunderstanding of numerical operation too early, which may stifle their interest in mathematics. Therefore, even if we teach children aged 3-6 to learn digital arithmetic, we should give priority to interesting guidance, instead of forcing them to memorize or lose their temper by adult standards because of arithmetic mistakes.