Recently, when a kindergarten class of children visited the primary school, their eyes were full of curiosity. (File photo) Summer vacation is here again, and some children are about to graduate from kindergarten to primary school next semester. How to help children make the tran

Recently, when a kindergarten class of children visited the primary school, their eyes were full of curiosity. (File photo)

Summer vacation is here again, and some children are about to graduate from kindergarten to primary school next semester. How to help children make the transition from early childhood to primary school is a topic of great concern to parents. According to the "Guilin Municipal Education Bureau's Notice on Doing a Good Job in the Summer Vacation in 2022", illegal school operations during the summer must be strictly dealt with. "Kindergartens and off-campus training institutions are not allowed to educate preschool children with primary school cultural courses, and are not allowed to carry out educational programs for preschool children. Subject-based online training is strictly prohibited from providing offline subject-based (including foreign language) training to preschool children in the name of preschool, kindergarten transition class, thinking training class, etc. "

So, how to help children make a smooth transition? What preparations do parents need to make? In the past few days, reporters have interviewed kindergarten and primary school teachers and learned that when it comes to preparing children for school, we should pay more attention to the cultivation of children's interests, habits, living abilities, and social interactions.

Some parents are worried about the transition from kindergarten to primary school.

html At the beginning of July, Mr. Zeng, a citizen who lives in Bali Street, Lingchuan County, visited a number of off-campus training institutions, hoping to sign up for a "junction class from kindergarten to primary school" for his little daughter who will enter primary school next semester. The result he got was that this year the Municipal Education Bureau issued a document strictly prohibiting off-campus training institutions from conducting offline subject training for preschool children in the name of preschool classes, kindergarten transition, thinking training classes, etc. I can’t participate in kindergarten transition classes outside of school. How to transition my little daughter to kindergarten? This made Mr. Zeng anxious.

For this matter, Mr. Zeng specifically consulted the kindergarten teacher. The teacher asked him to pay attention to helping the children develop good work and rest habits during this summer vacation and conduct training in self-care ability . As for knowledge learning, the teacher told him not to be too anxious, because the starting grade of primary school is "zero starting point teaching." Of course, if parents have enough time, they can teach their children literacy, pinyin, reading and writing by themselves. There are relevant teaching videos on some online social platforms.

Teacher’s suggestions made Mr. Zeng feel a little relieved, but he didn’t know whether he could do the things the teacher asked him to do. He believes that this is about whether children win or lose at the starting line.

"My child can't hold a pen, can't add and subtract within 100, and can't read and write Pinyin. It would be great if he could learn it first, otherwise he may have a hard time when he goes to elementary school." Lives in Lingui District Citizen Mr. Chen said. In his opinion, the learning environment in kindergarten and primary school are completely different. He was worried that his children would not be able to adapt when they suddenly moved to primary school. He originally wanted to enroll in a kindergarten bridging class so that his children could "learn in advance" and improve their literacy, arithmetic, and pinyin reading and writing skills. After learning that the off-campus training institution's kindergarten bridging classes had been suspended from carrying out subject-based training, he and his wife searched a lot on the Internet for their children's bridging education, taking it as a challenge for them this summer to help their children do well. Preparation for primary school.

The focus of the connection between kindergarten and primary school is to cultivate habits.

Deng Lu, a mathematics teacher at Chengbei Primary School in Guilin City, said that in recent years, the connection between kindergarten and primary school has attracted more and more attention from parents, but parents do not need to get too entangled. In life, some parents will complain to their children: "Other children can already understand picture books, but you still can't read a few words. How can you keep up with primary school?" "It's time to calm down. Just play and go to school." It’s time to suffer in primary school. “Parents are wrong to say this. Children are looking forward to primary school life, where there are new teachers and classmates. These words from parents will make them feel insecure and think that studying in primary school is difficult. They will then become worried and even have difficulties in adapting to school. In this regard, when it comes to the connection between kindergarten and primary school, parents must have a positive attitude and be strategic. When it comes to the topic of kindergarten to primary school, parents should say more words of appreciation and encouragement to stimulate their children's enthusiasm for going to primary school. They must make their children realize that going to primary school is a natural stage of growth and learning, and encourage their children to learn in a positive way. Mentality to welcome the arrival of primary school life.

"In fact, many people have misunderstandings about the transition from kindergarten to primary school. Some parents think that the transition from kindergarten to primary school means letting their children learn the content of the first grade of elementary school in advance.Obviously, what they focus on is not 'connection', but 'jumping ahead'. "Li Li, a Chinese teacher at Fengji Primary School in Guilin, said that the connection between kindergarten and primary school has never been equal to the connection of knowledge, but also the improvement of children's behavioral habits, living abilities and social interactions, so that they can adapt better and faster in the future. Primary school life.

Some parents want to provide pinyin learning tutoring for children going from kindergarten to primary school, but they lack the ability and experience to do so. A teacher said that these parents need not worry. Now there are relevant information on the Internet. There are many teaching materials with pictures, texts, and videos. In fact, children do not need to master all the knowledge in advance. It is enough to understand 30%. Parents should also know that the knowledge in the first grade of primary school starts from scratch. Starting from teaching, it is not too late to advance to primary school with "zero basics".

Zeng Yuan, a teacher at Guilin Hope Primary School, said that how to stimulate children's interest in learning, arouse children's curiosity about knowledge, and cultivate children's proactive learning attitudes and habits is the key. The focus of the transition from kindergarten to primary school. During the summer vacation from kindergarten to primary school, parents can pay more attention to the cultivation of some good habits. For example, in the kindergarten stage, children’s breakfast is in the kindergarten. In primary school, children must eat breakfast before going to school. For this reason, it is important to cultivate the habit of going to bed early and getting up early. It should be emphasized that parents must set an example in cultivating this habit. Although summer vacation is a holiday. , but children should not be allowed to "stay in bed" too much. They can set aside time on the way to school and breakfast time according to the arrival time of primary school, so as to determine the time to wake up. In addition, parents must also cultivate their children's self-care ability, starting from kindergarten. , teachers consciously train children's self-care ability, but there are still some children who are relatively weak in this aspect. They do not have the awareness to drink water by themselves when they are thirsty, and their personal hygiene is not very good. For this reason, parents have not done a good job during this summer vacation. , we must train children's self-care ability.

A kindergarten in the city recently organized students to visit a primary school. (File photo)

Recently, the children in the first class of Fanghua Road Kindergarten were practicing pen control. Photo by reporter Shen Yan

How about the kindergarten. Helping children prepare

Li Qiaofang, the principal of Fanghua Road Kindergarten, said that the transition from kindergarten to primary school is not only carried out at a certain period before children enter primary school. In fact, the transition from kindergarten to primary school runs through the entire early childhood education stage

“In daily teaching, we not only focus on it. Develop children's key qualities such as social interaction, awareness of rules and love for the group, and pay more attention to improving children's awareness of goals, as well as good qualities such as strength and concentration. "Li Qiaofang said that their kindergarten has always connected kindergarten to primary school throughout the entire early childhood education stage, and at the same time focused on the two-way connection with Diecai District Primary School, achieving a smooth transition for preschool children from kindergarten to primary school in two different educational stages, and was praised by parents.

Li Qiaofang introduced that in the early childhood education stage of children, kindergartens have adopted a variety of scientific and effective approaches and methods to implement targeted school preparation for children around their key qualities such as social interaction, self-regulation, awareness of rules, and concentration and persistence. Education. For example, when children enter the kindergarten in the morning, they draw simple symbols for check-in activities every day; in the reading area after meals, children choose to practice calligraphy with their pens, or play literacy games together in groups; create "Etiquette Kids" "Pacemaker" and "I am a Little Speaker" and other activities for children to express themselves independently; in outdoor independent games, children develop their planning and goal awareness with the step-by-step support of the "Plan-Work-Review" teacher guidance strategy. Greatly enhanced, find your own advantages in the game, discover problems that need to be solved, and enter a state of deep learning.

Teachers from another kindergarten said that they will actively guide children to face primary school life, and it is best to have curiosity and admiration. This is very important for the child's future growth and development.

Parents also need to "connect young children with primary school"

What else can parents do during this holiday to better help their children adapt to primary school learning and life smoothly? Principal Li Qiaofang gives advice to parents.

First of all, we must cultivate children's independence and reduce their dependence on parents. In kindergarten, children are paid attention to and taken care of by teachers every day. After entering elementary school, they will handle their own affairs independently, such as tidying up and keeping daily necessities. They must solve problems by themselves and cannot go to the teacher for everything. If parents usually do too much, the children will have poor independence and will have varying degrees of anxiety about school entry. Therefore, before the child enters school, parents should try to "wean" the child psychologically. They can consciously extend the time away from the child and increase the time for the child to move independently. Consciously give your child decision-making power and let him do what he can as much as possible. For example, make your own summer plan, plan daily activities, reasonably arrange time for study, labor, games, and sports, and complete it independently in strict accordance with the plan. Parents are responsible for supervising and affirming their children's progress. This can not only cultivate children's self-management ability, but also develop regular study and living habits, which will be of great help in adapting to school.

Secondly, we must cultivate children's self-confidence and enable them to face their new learning life optimistically. A confident child can face various difficulties and challenges bravely. You can start from the following aspects to cultivate your children's self-confidence. The first is to trust and respect children, give priority to positive encouragement, do not blindly compare with other children, and gradually establish a correct evaluation of children. The second is to cultivate children's ability to resist setbacks. When children encounter setbacks, parents should take the initiative to help their children analyze the reasons, guide them to learn to face failure correctly, and build the confidence to try again. The third is to be a role model for children. Parents are their children's first teachers and have a great influence on their children. Children will get good hints from their parents' confident expressions.

Finally, parents should prepare school supplies for their children in advance. Going to first grade requires a lot of school supplies, such as pencils, erasers, homework books, pencil boxes, , etc. Parents can discuss with their children to choose appropriate appliances during the summer vacation. It should be noted that you cannot buy some multi-functional, toy-like school supplies to prevent distracting children, nor can you blindly pursue famous brands. After purchasing school bags and stationery, you can use them during the summer vacation to teach your children to take care of and organize them by themselves.

In short, during this summer vacation, parents should scientifically make comprehensive school preparations based on their children's age characteristics, pay attention to the cultivation of habits and learning qualities, and lay a good foundation for their children's subsequent learning and lifelong development.

reporter Shen Yan