Feel what you want. In summer, in addition to daily culture classes, we have to learn painting, skateboarding and various language classes.
Wang Shiling, who is young, is knitting with his best friend Cindy in piano, yoga, chess and an extracurricular interest class. I heard that she recently won a chess medal.
Yang Yangyang also has many courses. It seems that stars pay more attention to cultivating children's musical literacy and language, and the pressure of a week's course is still relatively large.
Every parent wants to "dream of success", so they will arrange their children to go to different interest classes. Just don't lead to tragedy like the parents in the news below, because we believe there must be a balance between happiness and study.
Then the problem is coming. How many interest classes should I enroll my children in? How to choose an interest class? How often do you attend interest classes? How many courses are there in the interest class? What if children don't like interest classes? We made a special trip to ask experts for authoritative answers.
So what you will see next is:
Teacher Han Dong of China Children's Center: Will you really choose an interest class?
Bian Xiao gave advice to parents on choosing interest classes.
Hong Lan, an expert invited by parents: If you can't cope, don't criticize your child for not wanting to attend interest classes.
The teacher of China Children's Center said, Will you really choose an interest class?
As a teacher of China Children's Center, Han Dong is often asked questions about interest classes. Especially, in order to prevent their children from losing at the starting line, parents now let their children learn piano, dance and taekwondo from kindergarten. In fact, the so-called interest class is the course that children are interested in first, and then it should be considered comprehensively according to the economic situation and the professionalism of teachers. As for the frequency of classes, according to the curriculum arrangement of interest classes, it is more appropriate to attend classes once or twice a week.
Do you think the interest class is playing the piano, singing and dancing? The following interest group courses in China Children's Center may provide parents with an idea of choosing interest classes.
Dance: China, ballet.
Vocal Music: Children's Songs Singing and Grading Class
Chinese and Western musical instruments: erhu, Qin Liu, guzheng, piano, violin, cello, guitar, ukulele, saxophone, drum set, etc.
Language and performance: children's drama, film and television performance, small host, small commentator, cross talk, recitation and expression, Beijing opera, musical DreamWorks.
Scientific innovation: Xiao Luban, 3D creative production, creative electronics, programming learning, future city design workshop, young electronic technician, Lego creativity, young Newton scientific experiment, natural encyclopedia exploration, STEM robot, etc.
Comprehensive humanities: Encyclopedia English, Cambridge English, New Concept English, Disciple Rules, Three-character Classics, Thousand-character Writing, etc.
Calligraphy and Chinese painting: soft pen, hard pen, childlike innocence and Chinese painting.
Characteristic art: picture books, images, prints, modeling, jewelry design, material art, etc.
Chess: Chess, China Chess, Go (over 5 years old).
Competitive categories: swimming (over 5 and a half years old for low frogs and over 7 years old for breaststroke), aerobics, sports dance, taekwondo, martial arts, table tennis, rhythmic gymnastics (over 6 years old), badminton and fencing (over 7 years old).
According to Mr. Han Dong, in addition to regular courses, China Children's Center also offers short-term courses of different subjects and courses for children to explore and grow in the park. These various interest classes are often snapped up in a short time after the open enrollment, which shows that parents attach importance to their children's interest classes.
Regarding the choice of interest classes, Bian Xiao wants to give parents four suggestions.
Interest class is to cultivate interest, not to create interest.
It is much more difficult to stick to an interest class than to choose one. How to make children have a sustained interest in interest classes is the biggest headache for parents. Every child is born with his own unique talent. There is no need for parents to deliberately ask their children to take a "personality balance class". This will cause children to resist, but it will imprison or stifle children's real interest buds, which is really not worth the candle.
Too many interest classes to choose from? Try it first.
There are countless cakes that look delicious in front of us. How do you know which one suits your taste best? Just one word: "try"! Take a bite of each one. It's absolutely comparable.
A good teacher is an important criterion for testing interest classes.
Understanding the teacher's word of mouth can only be achieved through "observation and inquiry". The least recommended thing is to let children take time to attend interest classes, which will easily make children lose interest in this project.
Every child has a tired period of interest classes.
When I first entered the interest class, my children were in high spirits. Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. My children gradually developed the idea of "being tired of learning" and "giving up". In addition to timely praise and not oppressing children's fragile nerves, there are several issues that need to be seriously considered.
Children's learning cannot be immediate, and it takes time to internalize.
Whether it is an interest class or a child mastering a language, they all use the same learning method-AlphaGo's learning method! Its developers input all the Go data into AlphaGo, let it explore by itself and learn from rich experience.
Babies learn languages in the same way: they listen to adults repeatedly, separate syllables, and then see how adults speak this sound. When comparing the two, they learned to use this word. Therefore, the curve of children's learning is not linear, but wavy. Children need time to learn and integrate before and after stimulation. Learning can't be immediate, it takes time to internalize and reorganize, and eventually it becomes a knowledge structure, so really useful knowledge is structured.
It's natural to flinch when you meet a bottleneck.
Music interest classes are usually parents' first choice, because music is the most primitive language, and people are naturally fond of music. Children can try all kinds of musical instruments at first, because they may like novelty, but after a while, children are likely to say the phrase "I don't want to learn" that you are most afraid of hearing. In fact, this is a very normal thing.
Because we have just learned about children's learning mechanism, from this perspective, we can already judge why children say "I don't want to learn any more".
How to decide when to give up? Please answer three questions.
Q 1: Is it because of some accidents or special events?
You can't imagine why children fall in love with or want to give up an instrument. Like being stabbed by a teacher's unintentional words? Not harmonious with classmates? Or is it because he didn't get called when he wanted to perform? If parents find out that these "accidents" did happen, it has nothing to do with interest. Don't give up easily.
Q2: Don't you want to overcome the "difficulty in climbing"?
If parents find that difficulties are perceived by children of the same age or progress, it is normal from the perspective of teachers. They can find ways to help and encourage their children and give them more time instead of giving up easily.
Q3: Is it because children really have no talent?
We usually judge whether a child has a certain talent by whether he can learn easily. If others study hard, and he achieves his goal without blowing off the dust, then he has a gift in this field. Such children will be happy in class because they are better than others.
But if the child does not have this talent, then his retreat is also instinct. It is wise to rent musical instruments to let children feel, and make sure that children like them before buying them. Otherwise, many parents will force their children to study because of the high input of musical instruments, which will damage the parent-child relationship and quality of life.
Suggestions on the age division of interest classes
Generally, at the age of 4-5, children will begin to show interest and understand that interest classes can make his life interesting. At this time, parents can pay attention to the choice of interest classes.
Piano: suitable for starting from 3-4 years old.
The development of children's fine hand movements, good hand-eye coordination, finger strength and hand size are all prerequisites for learning piano.
Parents should pay attention to: don't just pay attention to which tune their children have learned, but ignore the cultivation of hand-eye coordination, patience and perseverance in piano learning.
Dance: You can start at the age of 4-5.
Children aged 4-5 are in the growth and development period. Learning dance can cultivate their excellent standing posture and figure, and make their children behave more elegantly, which is also the most important thing for many girls' parents.
Parents should pay attention to: children of this age mainly focus on rhythm training, and some simple soft-opening training can be added appropriately, but we must master the discretion and never rush into it. It is not suitable for strength training, and children's academic performance can never be measured by softness. Children's personality can be combined with the style of dance.
Swimming: suitable for children around 4 years old.
Swimming is of great benefit to training children's physical coordination and balance, promoting their physical fitness and improving their immunity.
Parents should pay attention to the fact that although children around 4 years old have made some progress in physical strength and physical coordination, their attention is easily distracted and their understanding is relatively limited, and they still have the courage to "newborn calves are not afraid of tigers". When choosing a swimming class, we should pay attention to whether the protective measures are appropriate and whether the training coach holds the qualification certificate. Parents should always keep in mind the principle of "safety first".
Art: 4-5 years old is a rising step.
At the age of 4, children will gradually form the concept of space. Art can help children observe and record the world around them, and let them make simple classification through the size, shape and color of objective things.
Parents should pay attention to: for children aged 4+, it is better to "play with middle school" than to learn to draw. In the actual painting process, it often happens that the painting is not like, and the writing is not smooth. Parents need to fully consider their children's age characteristics, learn simple lines and shapes first, and then strengthen their feelings about color.
Skating: The best learning age is 4 years old.
If you want to choose roller skating, you can start from around 3 years old. Skating requires a child's body to have a good sense of balance, the ability to coordinate and control lower limbs, and an agile physical response. Children around the age of 4 have no problems in communication and have better control over movements, so it is easier to learn at this age. This exercise can promote the development of children's large muscle groups, especially lower limbs, the development of large movements, and the improvement of physical coordination, flexibility, balance and responsiveness.
Parents should pay attention to: in the choice of equipment, we must put the safety protection of children first. Protective gear should be hard, roller skates should be half to one size larger than ordinary shoes, and the curvature of roller skates should not be too large.
Chess: 4 years old is the age of enlightenment.
For children who are easily distracted, chess is a good training for concentration. Children are not necessarily required to play well, as long as you improve your logic, space, discipline and anti-frustration ability by playing chess.
Parents should pay attention to: the child's body is not yet mature, and the brain's endurance is limited. It is necessary to control the study time. The younger the age, the shorter the time should be. After playing chess, it is very important to take the children to run and jump outdoors.
Tips for interest classes
Don't impose your ideas and hobbies on your children, give them the right to choose.
The process of learning is far more important than the result, and utilitarian learning will bring too much pressure.
The number of interest classes should be controlled. If the schedule is too full, it will not only make children tired and bored, but also reduce a lot of parent-child time.
Nature is the best textbook, and parents should also be the best teachers. In life, children can learn what they can't learn in class.
Poke to learn more, baby's immunity is invincible!