How to tutor young kids (grade 1) math
Question:
Currently I’m mainly working through worksheets with them, but I was wondering if I should also be teaching them? Or what advice does everyone have? Not gonna lie, I’m struggling a bit to keep them engaged.
看起来是一个数学老师的困惑呢！
Answer:
你好，我是一个中国学生。Hello, I’m a student in China.
我特地去找了找我们的一年级数学书（人教版）上都讲了什么内容：
- 如何数数
- 比较大小
- 10以内数字的分解
- 10以内的加减法
I went to find our first grade math book (PEP）:
- How to count
- Compare
- Decomposition of numbers within 10
- Addition and subtraction within 10
我觉得大部分一年级的小孩子都会比较喜欢通过游戏、唱歌的方式来学习数学，并且他们需要从生活中认识数学。也许Youtube上的一些教学视频会有用。我的数学老师是国家级的，我记得我们刚刚上“数数”这节课的时候，她让我们每个人都提供一种数数的方法。这样，每个人都能参与到课堂中来。
I think most of the children in Grade one prefer to learn mathematics through games and singing, and they need to learn mathematics from life. Maybe some instructional videos on YouTube will be useful. My math teacher is one of the best teachers in China. I remember when we just had the “counting” class, she asked each of us to provide a way to count. In this way, everyone can participate in the classroom.
特别的，我想和你分享几个关于我们数学老师的教学方法：
- “我来说”。这个模式下，每个人都可以站起来抢答问题。大家可以随意的在一起讨论各种问题。
- “开火车”。当然，这几乎每个中国的数学老师都有这么一个方法。让某一列的学生依次回答问题。
- “数学日记”。他代替了数学笔记。我们老师要求我们如果那天上了数学课，把你所学到的内容、你的感悟都写到你的日记中去。
In particular, I’d like to share with you some teaching methods of our math teachers
- “I can answer!” In this mode, everyone can stand up and answer questions. We can discuss all kinds of problems - together at will.
- “Drive the train.”(I don’t know how to turn “开火车” into English). Of course, almost every Chinese math teacher has such a method. Ask the students in one column to answer the questions in turn.
- “Mathematics diary”. It took the math notes instead. Our teacher asked us to write down what you have learned and what you have learned in your diary if we had a math class that day.
希望对你有用。Hope can help you
