Finland, known as the first country in basic education in the world, leads the way with humanized natural education, guiding children to cultivate their cognitive ability to the world and establish emotional ties. From the perspective of Finnish children's nature education, this paper invites parents and children to explore the "power of plants" together, and walk into nature, touch nature and play with nature together in challenges and experiments.
Our first task comes from "Sensory Dafa", which is an important part of natural education Dafa. The purpose is to help children activate their five senses through "plant power" and develop a good habit of loving observation and thinking.
Props: flowers
Location: home, yard or park
Difficulty coefficient: low
Operating Steps: Mom, Dad and the children find a flower at home, in the yard or in the park, and smell it at 360 degrees, which can help you and your children to open their sense of smell and feel the fragrance of natural plants.
Although this task is simple, don't underestimate its role. Human beings have a strong sense of smell and can form strong memories. Smell the flowers, talk to the children about the flowers, and ask them if they have smelled such a smell before, so as to arouse their thinking and deepen their memory.
If children are interested, they can guess what kind of flower it is and even draw a small portrait of it. This task is a good way to enhance children's memory and association by combining senses with thinking, smell with vision and fully mobilizing children's brain potential.
This is an educational task about science and life. In order to let children know more about plants and their power, there is nothing better than trying to observe the growth process of plants.
Props: Prepare 6 small containers (such as plastic cups, small flowerpots or beverage bottles), seeds (such as flower seeds or beans), soil, aluminum foil paper, pens, blank labels, paper towels and water.
Location: home
Difficulty coefficient: medium.
Operating steps: number the containers from 1-6, and only pour soil into five containers. Next, the six containers will be treated differently and labeled differently.
A container marked "No Lighting"
Choose a container with soil, sow five seeds in the soil, water the soil, and then wrap the container tightly with aluminum foil paper to ensure that the seeds cannot be exposed to light.
A container marked "no water"
Choose a container filled with soil and sow five seeds in the soil. Don't water them
A container marked "no air"
Choose a container with soil, sow five seeds in the soil, and then fill the container with water to ensure that the seeds will not float to the surface, so that they will not be exposed to air.
A container marked "not insulated"
Leave the last container with soil, sow five seeds in the soil, pour some water on the soil and put it outdoors at about 0 -5℃. If the outdoor temperature is not low enough, put the container in the refrigerator. Be sure to put a flashlight next to the container in the refrigerator to expose the seeds to light.
A container marked "soilless"
Take out the container without soil, put the paper towel on the bottom of the container, put five seeds on the paper towel, and then sprinkle some water to wet the paper towel.
Sow the happiest five seeds in a natural container with light, water, air, soil and warmth, and water the soil.
Finally, put five containers (one outdoors or in the refrigerator) next to the window, let them fully contact the sun (except the container without the "sunshine" label), water for 2-3 weeks (except the container without the "water" label), and parents and children will observe the growth of seeds together.
During this period, parents can observe and talk about the survival needs of plants with their children, and try to summarize the principles of biological science. You can also look for ornaments made of plants at home and observe their shapes and protective measures.
This task can not only train children's practical ability, but also enrich their knowledge about plant growth in practice. You can also enrich children's sensory experience in the process of planting beans, let them know that labor is not easy, learn to cherish the fruits of labor, and form correct values.
Plants are the earliest food for human beings and the foundation of the earth's ecological cycle. They have super powers that can affect the world. Understanding plants with children, making children realize the importance of plants and enhancing their emotional connection with nature is the real nature education.
Conclusion: Mom and Dad, let the children put down their homework at an appropriate time, go into nature together, understand the mystery of life, open the door to the "laws of nature" and enjoy the wisdom and fun of learning in life!
I am Meng Zhengyuanlin, and I am enthusiastic about children's education. Welcome to forward the message. Thank you for your attention!