1. Correctly understand the main differences between kindergarten and primary school
First of all, the environment in which children learn and live has changed. Environmental changes mainly include two aspects. One aspect is the changes in the campus environment. After entering first grade, the campus where children live becomes larger. The learning and living environment for children has also become relatively complex. For example: Children no longer go to the toilet in their own classrooms like in kindergarten, and the male and female toilets are separated. Normally, children may have music classes, art classes, and other special classrooms, go to the playground to do exercises, take physical education classes, etc. All of these are new experiences for children. Therefore, if you have the opportunity, I also recommend that parents and friends use their breaks to take their children to the primary school to visit and get familiar with the new environment. When sending your children to kindergarten in the morning, if there is nothing particularly important that needs to be communicated with the teacher, you can let the children enter through the kindergarten gate independently, so that the children can gradually make a psychological transition to enter elementary school independently in the future.
The second aspect is the change of class environment. Kindergarten classrooms are generally decorated in a beautiful, vivid and child-friendly way. There are 2 teachers and 1 aunt providing 360-degree protection and companionship every day. Participating in various activities of children's life creates a harmonious and intimate atmosphere between teachers and students. Primary school teachers mainly focus on teaching, and each course is taught by a different teacher. Therefore, there is little contact time between teachers and students, and new children may feel unfamiliar. In primary school classrooms, we arrange a table and a chair for each child. However, based on the child's growth needs and the actual situation of the classroom, we usually combine two tables together, that is, let two children become the same table. . Therefore, a classroom generally consists of 4 large groups (8 small groups). Such changes in the class environment undoubtedly place higher demands on children's cooperation and communication.
Secondly, the work and rest time has changed.
In kindergarten, morning exercises are usually held at 8:30. If you get up late, then just be late, it doesn’t matter. But when you enter first grade, you can't be late casually. In the morning, we ask the children to arrive at school around 7:45. The first-grade teachers will wait in the classroom early every day to welcome the children and organize the children to carry out rich morning reading. So from now on, let your children develop the habit of being on time for kindergarten and not being late. Otherwise, the child will not adapt to getting up early every day after entering elementary school. In the first half of the first-grade semester, teachers generally make good use of the very valuable and effective learning time of early reading to help children review and consolidate the pinyin they have learned through various forms. Therefore, we hope that every child can arrive at school on time and participate in morning reading.
Third, the changes in educational content and evaluation methods are more obvious.
The main purpose of kindergarten is to cultivate children's interests and good living and learning habits in all aspects. The learning form is mainly light and lively games, which is suitable for children's physical and mental characteristics. After entering the first grade, learning has clear tasks and purposes, and it appears in the form of various courses. Currently, the main courses offered in the first grade include: Chinese, mathematics, English, music, art, physical education, moral character and life, etc. This requires students to complete certain learning tasks within a certain period of time, master a certain amount of knowledge, and test it in the form of tests. (Last year's bridging course "Spring")
Parents and friends, after listening to the introduction I just gave, you may feel nervous or a little worried. Why are there so many changes, and can my young children adapt? In fact, we don’t need to put too much pressure on them, let alone transfer this pressure to our children, making them feel intimidated and afraid of going to school. Sometimes, when children are naughty, we may joke with them: "You, your good days are about to end." "Let's see if you can still play happily like this when you reach elementary school?" Hearing such words, the child may or may not Children will have psychological fear, and sometimes they may ask: "Mom, is it hard to go to elementary school?" "Dad, is there a lot of homework to do in elementary school?" At this time, we should help our children build confidence. Children’s yearning for new campus life
2. Stimulate children’s yearning for new campus (psychological preparation)
Generally speaking, children reach the age of six or seven. At this stage, due to the influence of the environment, family, and school, children begin to envy the life of primary school students, envy new books, new school bags, new pencil cases, and envy red scarves. Etc. The psychological development of children and the influence of the objective environment have given them a strong desire to go to school, and they always show their beautiful feelings of becoming a primary school student.
Therefore, at this time, parents should. Work with your children to welcome their new life with enthusiasm. For example, (Zhang Zhecheng) “It’s amazing that Chengcheng has grown up, and he will become a real primary school student in just one semester. " Let the children have a sense of glory and pride in being a primary school student. Don't say that such-and-such school is not good or that the teachers in such-and-such school are not good. In this way, students will have a certain shadow in their hearts when they hear it. So, no matter which school you go to, you Children should be told that this school is the best and the teachers in this school are the best. Only in this way can children be more confident and feel proud of being able to study in such a school.
Another example is to use the opportunity of holidays or walks to take the children around the campus to familiarize themselves with the familiar environment, and take the opportunity to induce the children: "This school is so beautiful and clean! What are the teachers here?" As for knowledge, they teach children to read, count, sing, dance, and learn knowledge. If you study here, you will become smarter and more capable like your little brothers and sisters.
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