How to teach your baby to recognize things and colors

Babies are very curious about the outside world, so mothers should teach them to recognize the world. So how do you teach your baby to recognize things? How do you teach your baby to recognize numbers? How do you teach your baby to recognize colors? The following editor will give you a detailed introduction.

How to teach your baby to recognize things

There are two principles to follow when teaching children to understand things, namely "from the individual to the general" and "from the general to the specific."

The so-called "from the particular to the general" means that we first introduce the names of individual things to children, and then tell them the general names of these individual things. For example, when we teach children to recognize birds, we first teach them to recognize sparrows, crows, eagles, and pigeons, and then teach them that these animals are "flying birds" that fly in the sky. For example, we first teach them to recognize cows, horses, pigs, sheep, tigers, and wolves, and then teach them that these animals are "walking beasts" that walk on the ground.

The so-called "from general to specific" is that it is difficult for children to distinguish between roosters and hens. They should be taught to recognize that these animals are all called chickens, and then the male and female ones can be distinguished. Another example is that it is difficult for children to distinguish between horses, donkeys, and mules. It is better to call them all horses at the beginning, and then teach them to distinguish them separately.

In summary, when the characteristics of the thing are obvious but not very similar to other similar things, the principle of "from the particular to the general" should be applied; if the characteristics of the thing are not obvious but very similar to other similar things, the principle of "from the general to the specific" should be used. In this way, children's knowledge can be deepened and improved.

How to teach your baby to recognize numbers

First, let the child count from 1 to 10, 20, etc. like reciting a rhyme. When the child has mastered this, you can start to let the child use his hands and brain together, point to a physical object, and count a number. This needs to be mastered slowly.

For example, he can learn to count different kinds of things at home, such as fruits, building blocks, etc. Each practice should not exceed 5 minutes, otherwise the child will get bored.

When teaching children to count, start with a few and then slowly increase the number. It is important to combine it with real life, for example: when eating snacks at home, each person takes 1 piece, and there is no more at the end. This will help children understand the concepts of 1 and many.

Children aged 3 to 4 can learn the concept of numbers within 5. From the age of 2 and a half, children can begin to understand the concept of numbers. They can understand 2 at around 3 years old, and 5 at 3 and a half years old.

In fact, preschool children can learn a lot of number skills at home or in kindergarten, but they are all based on physical objects and they do not have abstract mathematical concepts yet.

The formation of children's concept of numbers begins with verbal counting, and the process is: verbal counting - counting by real objects - using the counting results to tell the total number of real objects - being able to take out the same number of real objects according to the number of real objects - being able to take out the same number of real objects according to verbal instructions.

Some parents are eager for quick results, or do not understand the rules of counting for young children, and are always eager to teach their children from abstract numbers to abstract mathematics. The result can only give the children a headache, and make them feel that learning mathematics is difficult and boring, which affects their lifelong career choice.

Incorporate education into games! Don’t let the child feel that this is educating him or cultivating him, but make him feel that counting games are a happy and interesting thing.

How to teach your baby to recognize colors

Previous studies have shown that children have a better grasp of basic colors, but are less able to recognize intermediate colors. However, recent studies by some scholars have shown that as long as children can correctly master the names of colors, they can also master the recognition of intermediate colors. When we teach children to recognize colors, we must tell them the correct names of colors and not be too general. For example, we tell children that this is "pink", "light red", "dark red", etc., instead of just saying "red". As long as we teach children patiently and give them clear names of colors, children's ability to recognize colors will be greatly improved.

The key to children's recognition of colors lies in whether they can master the names of colors, not the colors themselves.

An effective way to teach children to recognize colors is through the process of comparison. For example, to teach children to recognize dark red, you should present pink, light red, etc. one by one. Through this comparison process, children can master colors more effectively.

The ability to distinguish colors is very important in our daily lives. We often use different colors to represent different information, such as a red light means stop and a green light means go. Therefore, it is very important to teach children to correctly distinguish various colors.