As a Montessori kindergarten teacher, I thought it would be a great option to read car picture books to boys. Here are the reasons why I think so and a few of the main things that reading car picture books can do for kids:
1. Follow your child's interests: Montessori education emphasizes following each child's interests to help them develop themselves. If a boy has a keen interest in cars, then reading picture books about cars will be a good start for his self-learning.
2. Develop observation: Reading picture books about automobiles can improve children's observational skills. They recognize and understand cars by looking at details such as their shape, color, size, and function.
3. Cognitive development: Automotive picture books usually contain information about the internal structure and working principle of the car, which is very helpful for improving boys' cognitive ability, comprehension and logical reasoning ability.
4. Stimulate curiosity: Cars are a machine that children often come into contact with in their lives, and reading car picture books can satisfy their curiosity about this mechanical device and help them better understand the world around them.
5. Enhance spatial cognition: By observing the shape and internal structure of the car, children's spatial cognition will be strengthened. They will begin to understand the shape, size, position, and how these objects are related to each other.
6. Guide mathematical and scientific cognition: The design and operation of automobiles involves many basic mathematical and scientific principles. By reading car picture books, boys can be exposed to these concepts and lay the foundation for their later math and science studies.
7. Pre-reading skills: It not only contains words, but also contains a large number of ** and graphics, which is of great help to cultivate children's pre-reading skills, such as understanding the storyline and obtaining information from **.