The apple fell to the ground - the discovery of the law of gravity;

More than 190 failed experiments - the advent of artemisinin;

More than 30 years of anonymity - the first The completion of China's modern nuclear submarine;

There are also "Fat Five" flying into the sky, "Hailong" diving to the bottom, "Chang'e" flying to the moon, and "Tianhe" making an appearance...

In the field of science Driven by this, mankind has entered the era of science and technology. Science and technology have promoted production, developed the economy, and prospered society. Both economically developed and developing countries are increasingly aware of the importance of science. Today's world needs a large number of talents with scientific talents to overcome problems caused by The future world composed of technology. In particular, the outbreak of this epidemic has made all mankind once again realize the importance of science to mankind and the importance of scientific education to future talents.

So as an early childhood education, how should we provide scientific education to children from an early age and give them wings of imagination?

Dr. Montessori believes that children’s ability to learn culture begins around the age of 3, so she advocates using young children to absorb culture during this period so that they can firmly grasp the cultural essence of their own nation and society. Science education, which can also be called "natural and humanistic education", includes various knowledge about nature, history and geography, art, music, zoology, astronomy, geology, history and people, places and things related to the human living environment.

Cross-century Montessori education incorporates a large amount of scientific and cultural content in the field of science and culture to cultivate children's strong interest in science and culture, curiosity and spirit of exploration, so that children are diligent in using their brains, hands-on and dare to practice , enhance creativity, imagination, and improve scientific and cultural quality.

Here I would like to introduce some ideas and share with you the Cross-Century Direct-operated Kindergarten-Cross-Century Kindergarten carries out science courses. I hope it will be helpful for you to understand Montessori education and Montessori kindergarten.

1. Let children get in touch with nature and broaden their horizons

Montessori has a famous saying: "Nature is a classroom open 24 hours a day."

Coincidentally, the famous educator Mr. Chen Heqin also said in the 1940s: "Nature is a treasure house of knowledge and a living teaching material."

When children immerse themselves in the embrace of nature to observe and understand things, they will be inspired They ask questions. When children ask various questions, we must answer them correctly and patiently, and seize the opportunity to educate children to love and learn science. For example, in Cross-Century Kindergarten, we will take children into nature:

In spring, let the children observe the trees that have sprouted buds. They will naturally ask: "Why do trees sprout buds?" ? "

When the sky clears after the rain and a rainbow appears in the sky, we will guide the children to watch the beautiful rainbow in the sky;

When autumn turns to winter, we will guide the children to do some daily activities. Comparative observation of green trees and deciduous trees;

On snowy days, let the children watch the falling snowflakes...

In short, it is to let children get in touch with nature and broaden their horizons. Increase their knowledge, promote the development of their perception ability, and induce their interest in learning science.

2. Let children discover and explore through planting

In the Montessori class of Cross Century Kindergarten, there are "Nature Corners" and "Nature Sharing Areas". Teachers Children will be invited to bring natural objects to the classroom to share. Some children will bring stones, shells, leaves from various places when they travel... Others will take out their favorite tadpoles, small turtles, and small fish and keep them in the classroom. In a large glass bottle filled with water...

In the classroom, teachers will also generate various courses for children based on various items shared by children, such as:

Understanding animals How to better take care of small animals in their living habits;

Observe and record the growth process of animals;

Give names to small animals;

Every morning when children enter the classroom, they will talk to "New members" say hello...

In different seasons, the teacher will also invite children to take care of plants, such as:

Planting small tomatoes;

Will often take care of children Observe whether plant seeds germinate;

Observe whether flowers and plants grow and make drawings and records;

Record the growth process of plants...

3. Carry out scientific experiments , Cultivate children's exploration spirit

Scientific experiment courses at the early childhood stage can cultivate children's natural observation ability, logical thinking ability, innovative learning ability, hands-on operation ability, and teamwork ability. Cross-century kindergarten will cleverly combine science and life to stimulate children's interest and thinking in science, so that children can pay attention to science in daily life, make science into daily life, and make life scientific; penetrate science into daily life and bring life closer to them. The distance from science improves children's hands-on ability; they grow up with science in happiness and realize every child's dream of "little scientist".

In the Edison Science Discovery Classroom of Cross-Century Kindergarten, different science enthusiasts will be welcomed every week, and everyone will do various small scientific experiments under the leadership of the teacher.

4. Use various Montessori teaching aids to enrich children's scientific and cultural knowledge

Dr. Montessori said: "Although I cannot lead my children into the world, I can take the whole world The world is brought into the classroom. "

In the Montessori classroom of Cross-Century Kindergarten, the last of the five major areas is the field of science and culture. By operating Montessori teaching aids in this field, teachers can lead children to understand scientific and cultural knowledge, cultivate children's imagination and creativity, and stimulate children's interest in exploration. For example:

Understand the mysteries of the universe through the eight planetary teaching aids: There are countless large and small planets in the vast universe. We live on the earth. Get to know Mercury, Mars, Saturn...

Panel teaching aids: China map, Eastern and Western Hemispheres, Asia map, world map, eight planet puzzles.

Terrain model teaching aids enrich children’s geographical knowledge and help them understand islands, straits, lakes, islands, etc.

Construction teaching aids: nut combinations, magnetic Rubik's cubes, shape building blocks, etc., develop children's imagination, construct and assemble various figures and buildings, thereby cultivating children's creative ability.

The rich and diverse teaching forms bring the originally mysterious scientific education to the children unknowingly. Want to know what the effects will be after they are implemented? Finally, I would like to share with you a true story that happened to a kindergarten child across the century.

On the first day when the cross-century kindergarten launched a teaching aid in the field of science and culture - the Eight Planets, the children were deeply attracted by its appearance before the teacher had time to show it to the children. They would always stand next to it and look at it intently in their free time, and touch it from time to time. The next day, the children couldn't wait to explore the mysteries of the eight planets with their teacher.

First, the teacher led the children to understand the appearance of the eight planets. After understanding, the eight planets were sorted from closest to far from the sun according to the correction board, and placed in their own orbits. The planet closest to the sun is Mercury, followed by Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. After arranging the order, match the graphics with the Chinese characters. The child Zhe Han was very interested in this course. He asked: "What is a planet?" I told him: "A planet is a celestial body in the solar system that orbits the sun except comets, meteors or satellites." After saying that, he was very much looking forward to it. He looked at me carefully, and I saw in his eyes an eagerness to explore further.

After the teacher’s demonstration work, Zhe Han actively chose this work. He sorted the eight planets according to their distance from the sun from near to far, and took out Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. After placing it, he placed the Chinese and English characters corresponding to the eight planets next to the corresponding planets in turn, focusing and serious.

A week has passed, and Zhe Han’s interest in the exploration of the eight planets teaching aids has not diminished. He also told the teacher that he would continue to explore the mysteries of the eight planets with his parents at home on weekends. In the sharing class on Monday, Zhe Han brought the "solar system" he made to the kindergarten to share with the teacher. According to the size proportions and shapes, he made the solar system very realistic. He also introduced: "The sun will explode and die in 4 billion years, expand, all planets will be swallowed up, the earth will heat up, humans will disappear, the sun will shrink a million times and become a white dwarf..." During a home visit, Zhe Han Mom said: "Recently, Zhe Han is very interested in the eight planets in the classroom. What he does when he gets home every day is draw. The second thing is to ask me to search for videos about the solar system and show them to him. He is fascinated."

The above is what I shared with you today. Did it bring you some inspiration?

What is the most important knowledge? German educator Spencer said: What knowledge is the most valuable, the consistent answer is science. Don’t let scientific education be absent from children’s growth. In the foreseeable future, the importance of scientific education will become increasingly prominent. Cultivating children’s scientific literacy from an early age is the cornerstone of their future competitiveness.

If you want to provide scientific education to your children, you are welcome to take a look at Cross Century Kindergarten or a nearby Montessori kindergarten. I believe you will definitely find what you want (click to read the original text to apply Visit the Cross-Century Montessori Alliance Park nearest you). Of course, education at home is also very important. Under this notice, next time I will share with you how to provide science education to children at home. I believe that with your efforts, we will definitely make children become scientific talents in the future world!