Notes on Preschool Teacher Education (I) "Free Activities"
When the children are free to move, I will sit in a big chair or stand in the middle of the classroom and watch the children play. It won't be long before the children play louder and louder, some laughing and some whispering. Usually I will stand at the front of the classroom and shout "please be quiet" to the children, but the situation has not changed. In two minutes, they will start making noise again.
I am particularly annoyed at this time. I don't understand why children make such noises when they are free to move. I don't understand why children always have endless words when they sit together. In order to make the children play quietly, I decided to educate more "noisy" children to play a warning role. I looked around and saw those children playing top in the distance. When I approached, the smiling faces of the children solidified, and what appeared in front of me were frightened and timid faces, and faces ready to accept punishment. Suddenly I wanted to know what the children were playing, so I didn't say anything and found an empty seat in that group. As soon as I sat down, I understood the reason. Children used to like to play with gyroscopes, but now there are only three gyroscopes. Many children want to play with them, but they are all gone. So Hui Hui wanted to play with the magnet material in the corner, but Zhao Yang stopped her. Zhao Yang said, "The teacher said to play with his toys when he was free. You can't play with the materials in the corner. " "Yes, I want to play gyro, but you won't play with me. I only play with magnets. " Xiang Xiang next to him also said, "You can't play". "yes". You can't. So their quarrel grew louder and louder. Knowing the reasons behind the child's behavior, I am relieved. I said to the children, "I play with my own toys when I am free, but some children can also play with the toys of Discovery Corner when they have no toys.
But when Hui Hui has no toys, why don't you play with him? He also wants to play top. Zhao Yang listened to my words and said to Hui Hui, "Then I'll play with your gyro." "All right," Hui Hui smiled happily. I quickly said, "When you are free, when you have contradictions and problems, you should solve them yourself, but your voice should be gentle and don't affect other children."
This incident inspired me a lot. On the one hand, there are reasons for children's "contradictory" behavior. If teachers only rely on subjective judgment, they will often misunderstand children. When we organize activities that we think are very interesting and the participation rate of children is not high, we need to stand in the child's position, observe and understand patiently in the child's seat, and guide and adjust in time; On the other hand, teachers should encourage and guide children to solve problems by themselves.
Notes on preschool teacher education (2) "Children are timid"
Q: My children are timid and honest. I'm worried that he will be bullied by others in primary school. How to educate him now? Expert: It is true that some children are weak. Parents should analyze the reasons for their weak personality: whether they have experienced bad experiences brought about by communication setbacks, and will not flinch once they have conflicts with others; Or parents or grandparents at home care too much. To change children's weak personality, in addition to eliminating the above-mentioned causes of children's weakness, we should also provide children with a confident and brave upbringing environment, focusing on the following aspects:
Support children to do things boldly, make choices independently, solve problems by themselves, and tolerate failures and mistakes in the process of doing things.
Encourage children to speak boldly, and parents should use words like "what do you think" and "what do you think" to provide children with opportunities to think and express their opinions independently.
Promote children's social communication, cultivate children's communication ability and attitude towards others.
Generally speaking, children can get along well with their peers, but Haiqi's mother's worries also include her children's inadaptability to the new environment, strangeness to new peers, lack of active communication, or her own initiative to start not accepting other people's communication methods, which leads to misunderstanding among peers. Parents may wish to educate their children before they enter primary school:
Create conditions for children to communicate with partners who apply for the same school, get familiar with each other and care about each other, so that children will not feel lonely when they enter school.
Parents set an example to demonstrate their attitude towards people and the way they interact with different people, and seize the opportunity to guide their children in a targeted manner.
Once a child encounters communication setbacks in primary school, ask why and explain more to stabilize the child's mood. If the other party is really unreasonable and arrogant, parents should tell their children not to be afraid, support their children to learn to tell each other in harsh language that this is a wrong behavior and apologize. At the same time, parents should also communicate with the class teacher and the parents of the other child in a peaceful and polite way. Never expand the dispute, lest cause children's anxiety.
Notes on preschool teacher education (3) "Give children a chance to speak"
Give your child a chance to speak, and he will give you a different answer. Today, a five-year-old gave my 28-year-old teacher a vivid lesson on philosophy of life, which made me deeply realize its profound significance.
When school was over this afternoon, Tao Tao came up to me in frustration, with his head down, not talking, and wringing his clothes with his hands. I touched his clothes with my hand and they were all wet. I asked him gently, "Why are the clothes wet? Did you sprinkle water? Is it too hard to turn on the tap and the water spilled all over? " He hung his head, blushed and faltered. I then asked him, "Did other children accidentally get water on you?" Tao Tao still doesn't talk ... The child who doesn't answer the question really annoys the teacher to death. So I take it for granted that the responsibility lies with him, otherwise why don't I speak? Why don't you tell me why? At this time, I really want to get angry. Children are happy in kindergarten one day. After school, he was soaked through. What would his family think? Didn't take care of the children for a day? What should the child do if he catches a cold? I have worked hard all day, but all my efforts will be denied because my children's clothes are wet.
I was about to get angry at this moment, but looking at his pouting mouth, I thought, forget it, wait, give him a time to think and give him a chance to speak. So I changed my clothes for his wet clothes and told him, "Wear the teacher's clothes first, and then change them when yours is dry." Then, I began to hold him and wait patiently. A minute passed, and Tao Tao finally looked up and spoke. He said, "teacher, I just defecated and the water won't flush." I took water from a basin and washed it down. I accidentally spilled the water in the basin, but I washed it down. "
I choked in an instant.
Tao Tao went on to say, "So it won't stink."
I held Tao Tao tightly, just like holding my own child. What can I say at this time? I almost broke the child's heart because I thought I was self-righteous.
Tao Tao also gave me a big hug. All along, the children always hold me tightly, which makes me breathless.
Because we are adults, we always take many things for granted, take this for granted as a real thing, and focus on the things that children do wrong. As everyone knows, how many times do we feel that we have hurt our children's hearts?
Give your child a chance to speak, and maybe he will give you a different answer.
Notes on Preschool Normal Education (4) "Teachers didn't queue up"
It's time for the children to drink water. The children lined up with their own small cups to receive water. I couldn't help laughing when I watched the children slurping water. At this time, I suddenly felt a little thirsty, so I took the cup to the faucet and naturally drank a glass of water. I was just about to put it to my mouth. I heard J.J. laughing and whispering to other children, "Did you see that our teacher didn't queue up for water just now?" Looking at me while talking and laughing, all the other children laughed.
I can't help wondering, yes, I usually let my children drink water or queue up to do other things, and the children are more disciplined and do well every time, but my teacher didn't do it. Although this is a small matter, the children are concerned. In their minds, teachers should be role models for children to learn, but I set them a bad example.
I quickly said to the children, "It's wrong that the teacher didn't queue up for water just now. The teacher won't do it next time. Would you please supervise the children? " "good!" The children laughed.
Notes on Preschool Teacher Education (5) Children's Right and Wrong
As the saying goes, "A thousand people have a thousand tempers, and ten thousand people are different." As a kindergarten teacher, I face dozens of children with different faces every day and shuttle between dozens of people with different personalities.
Shuoyang is a shy and introverted child in the class. At first glance, you will think that he is a quiet and well-behaved child, but when you have been in contact with him for a long time, you will find that this is not the case. Perhaps because of his withdrawn personality, there will always be excessive behavior. When children go to the toilet, they will hit their heads or pat their backs when no one is looking. At this time, a child will say to him, "Teacher, Chai Yisheng hit me all his life." Investigating the reason, Yang Shuohui said innocently: "Teacher, I didn't hit anyone." In fact, the teacher understands that this may be a way for Shuoyang to be friendly to children, but it is a bit rude, but such behavior is wrong after all, and the teacher must educate and guide. Let him learn to be friendly with children and experience the joy of playing games with them.
Speaking of games, Shuoyang has another big danger. When playing with toys, he will open his mouth to bite for a toy. As teachers, we must ensure the safety of children in the park. When we find this kind of behavior of children, we must educate them in time. Facing the teacher's questioning, Shuoyang was not afraid. He will confess to the teacher and slowly say to the teacher, "Teacher, he robbed my toy." In fact, the teacher understands that in Shuo Yang's heart, he doesn't feel anything wrong with himself. He likes the child, so he will pat him to express his feelings. He robbed my toy, so I bit him to protect my interests.
In the intersection of children and children, there is actually no clear right and wrong. In the face of children with various personalities, what teachers need to do most is to ensure that each child's heart is not hurt, properly solve the child's extreme behavior and protect his young mind.