Babies are already able to classify various items with different purposes, such as eating, wearing, using, playing, etc., but they are still limited to classifying them according to their purposes. By practicing classification, it can lay a foundation for cultivating babies' comprehensive analytical abilities.
Category Game 1: Help Little Confusion
Material preparation: You can use physical objects or pictures
1. Prepare several mysterious small pockets (small cloth bags that can be sealed), pre filled with items, including several items of the same type and one item of a different type. Let the child open their pocket, take out items for classification, and then make a decision not to put different categories back into their pocket.
2. Use pictures to have children draw out items that do not belong to the same category in each picture.
This game helps babies learn to classify using exclusion methods and form a visual understanding of classification concepts.
Category Game 2: Finding Errors as Judges
1. Parents say to their children, 'Every word I say has something wrong. Can you help me listen and point out the mistakes?'.
2. If a child points out a mistake, they can hit their father (mother)'s forehead. On the contrary, the father (mother) flicks the child's forehead.
3. When a child points out a mistake, ask them to say the correct words and phrases.
Example: Elephants are small in stature, but they have tremendous strength. Trains can run on highways. In spring, cicadas call out from the trees. When water freezes, it turns into stone. Turtles have six legs, ants have four legs.
This game can not only train babies' analytical and judgment abilities, but also promote the relationship between parents and children.
