At the age of one year and four months, Zhuang Zhuang entered the classroom for the first time and felt very curious. In less than two minutes, he walked around the entire classroom and almost touched every teaching tool in it.
He picked up the ping pong ball and looked at it, throwing it on the ground; Grab the green leaves placed in the small vase, rub them, and throw them on the ground; Seeing the beads doing the job of clamping, I pinched them and studied them for a while. Then, attracted by the small airplane on the carpet, I casually threw the beads on the ground.
He was wandering around the classroom with a small hammer that was used to knock on wooden stakes. Seeing the work on the car slide, he habitually threw the hammer behind him and ran to do a new job.
Wherever Zhuang Zhuang went, it was a mess. His mother sat in the observation seat watching his performance, sometimes exclaiming and sometimes awkwardly covering her face. Seeing the other children in the classroom working in an orderly manner, Zhuang Zhuang's mother felt even more embarrassed.
How does the teacher do it
I am first pleased that the mother of the child is aware of the problems that exist. After observing Zhuang Zhuang in the classroom for a while, I found that he did not understand the rules of accepting work.
After Zhuang Zhuang threw things a few times, I started reminding him to pick them up when they fell to the ground. Zhuang Zhuang paid little attention and continued to ravage various teaching aids.
I always pat his shoulder promptly to get his attention and say to him, 'Let's go pick up the beads that were just thrown on the ground.'
Upon hearing this, Zhuang Zhuang reluctantly wanted to escape. I said, "Okay, now I'm going to pick you up." I carried Zhuang Zhuang to the "crime scene" and showed him how to pick up beads: one, two, three, four.
When he picked up the fourth bead, Zhuang Zhuang seemed to understand. He began to imitate my movements and crouched down to pick up the remaining fifth bead and put it in the small bowl filled with beads.
In the following exploration time, Zhuang Zhuang will still throw things around, but after being reminded by the teacher, he will occasionally cooperate to pick up the things. When he does not cooperate, the teacher will give him a warning, take him to the location where the things were thrown away, and let him watch the teacher demonstrate how to put the things back in place.
Slowly, Zhuang Zhuang realized that he needed to return to his original position after finishing his work. After our communication with Zhuang Zhuang's mother, Zhuang Zhuang's mother also established rules for him at home, gradually developing good habits of collecting work.
How adults guide babies to 'return things to their original position'
I believe many parents have had similar experiences at home. Children always have a tireless desire to explore their surroundings and things, and they will follow their instincts to observe, discover, and study.
Items at home may be scattered all over the floor due to children's exploration and research, and parents may follow behind their children to tidy up.
However, children over one year old do not understand the principle of returning to their original position after completing tasks, which requires us adults to inform, guide, demonstrate, and lead by example.
When children see adults doing this and guide themselves to do the same, they will gradually understand the rule that everything needs to return to its rightful place.
