What’s happening in the classroom?

初步感知周围环境中数学的有趣和有用

When building with blocks in the designated area, there are often conversations between children and between children and teachers, such as "Can you pass me that block?". The teacher encourages the child to provide more specific descriptions, saying "Can you tell me which shape you need? A square or a triangle?" or asking "How many do you need?". At the same time, by guiding young children to perceive and practise maths in daily life, we also support children to experience a sense of achievement when using maths to solve problems.

感知理解数、量和数量的关系

If you observe the number models in the classroom carefully, you will find some interesting details. Each number model has a corresponding number of dots. When children discover this detail, they often share it with their peers, saying "Three dots!". In this way, numbers and quantities are linked through repeated surprises. Compared with mechanical repetition of "1, 2, 3", this kind of learning acquired through children's discovery and self-inductive summary is more vivid and profound.

感知形状与空间的关系

A teacher supporting children to tidy up the building blocks often leads to some WOW moments:

• Teacher: "Where should this building block be put ?"

• Child: "In the place with the same shape" (The child points to the shape that the teacher had designed and drawn on the shelf in advance)

• Teacher: "There are too many shapes here. Which shape should we put it in?"

The process of organising tidying up also becomes a shape matching treasure hunt, and children's understanding of basic shapes such as triangles, squares, rectangles, and circles is subtly reinforced during the process.

At Hiba Academy Nantong, various small ideas are hidden in every corner of the classroom, waiting for children to discover. We hope to help children better understand the world and develop various abilities more naturally and effectively through real life situational activities, combined with multi-sensory stimulation.

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