What is observation and how to teach children to observe

When it comes to observation, I can always recall that when I was in elementary school, every time the teacher assigned a composition topic, he could not help but tell everyone, "Students, observe carefully! Observe carefully!" The day before each spring/autumn outing, the teacher not only asked everyone to In addition to paying attention to safety, the most said is "a lot of observation".

At that time, I thought that as long as I observed carefully, I could solve the problem of composition, but it didn't seem to be able to do so, I only remembered the words that were criticized "I didn't observe carefully!"

At that time, I knew the word "observation", but I still didn't understand how to "observe"?

Now I have to help my daughter write essays. If I just tell her to "watch carefully", I'm afraid she won't know what to do?

Observation is the experience of life

When I returned to my hometown during the Spring Festival, a dog at home gave birth to 4 puppies. The young and cute puppies aroused the interest of the children. I went to see the puppies every day and took a lot of photos. I always like to tell me that the puppies have what has changed.

Day by day, the puppy grows up, from opening its eyes, to walking swayingly, and then to running. My daughter also had more fun to share with me.

How to hold the puppy will make it feel comfortable, how to tickle the puppy will make it happy, and how to play with the puppy so that it will not run away. Moreover, these things are more or less reflected in the children's homework. With these little guys, it is much less difficult to complete the composition, and I no longer complain to me that the composition cannot be written.

Looking at the child's composition, writing about the puppy's appearance, and the fun of playing are all found in the company. Write about what you see and feel. Perhaps these experiences in life are the results of observation.

When we take the initiative to do something and look at it with a positive attitude, we can get what we need. Only through personal experience can we see more things through our eyes. This is the meaning of observation.

Develop the habit of observing through play

The original meaning of observation is to see with the eyes, far or near, pay attention everywhere, always pay attention.

My daughter gets along with the puppies every day, and gradually understands their temperament. Watching the puppies grow up day by day, she finds many interesting things driven by curiosity while playing, and also feels the puppies' quiet changes: they can eat; Can run and jump; can rummage for food;

These full harvests have given my daughter a lot of fun, and she has experienced knowledge that cannot be obtained in books. Although we have never discussed "what observation is", this life experience can guide my daughter to cultivate and develop a good Observation.

Encourage children's interest, let them see and experience for themselves

Children are interested in things that they are interested in, which is an important way for them to know things and an excellent opportunity to use their brains to think about problems.

When playing with the puppy, ask the child from time to time, how does the puppy sleep? How to find food? How do several puppies play together? Will they fight? What is the difference between day and night?

Consciously teach children to observe regular activities, find out what the puppies have in common, distinguish the differences in personality, temperament, and preferences of each puppies, understand the characteristics and differences of things through comparison and inspection, and help children learn to use exploration See things with a curious eye and learn to observe more finely.

On the basis of interest, constantly asking questions and looking for answers purposefully with questions will yield far more benefits than we think. Isn’t that what scientific research is like?