We all know that popular science reading is very important, and it is a good way to help children understand scientific knowledge and stimulate children's interest in science.
However, many parents will say that they have bought a lot of popular science books for their children, but their children don't like to read them, and they are all placed on the bookshelf and accumulated dust, what should I do?
In fact, reading a book, like eating, has different tastes.
Some people like literature, some people like popular science, and children are actually the same.
My baby likes popular science books more than stories, but even those in the popular science category have his own preferences.
I read the books I like every day, and I don't like them in the corner and rarely open them.
Let's share my principles for choosing popular science books for babies.
For children, especially those whose reading ability is not enough, the attraction of ** must be greater than that of words.
Open a book, whether the book is good or not, whether it can catch their eyeballs, that must be the first thing to read.
My baby still can't recognize a few words, but he often reads the ** in the book with relish, and then asks me, what is this? Why is this happening?
For example, the above page,** is very eye-catching. As soon as the child saw it, he asked: Why is this little worm in the droplet? Why can't it come out?
When the child begins to be interested in ** and begins to ask questions, then parents can explain it to their children along the water, and it is natural for children to fall in love with popular science books.
Children don't like to read popular science books, either because they are not interested, or because they are too obscure and difficult to understand, beyond their ability to understand.
Popular science books that many people understand:
Actually interesting popular science books:
For example, this book "There is a Train Station in the Belly" is a picture book that many children love. In the form of a story, from the perspective of elves, we will tell children the process of digestion and what elves prefer to eat.
After reading this book, my baby was able to eat vegetables obediently, and I remember chewing slowly, saying that elves like to chew crumbled food.
Stories like this, or in the form of comics, are more likely to stimulate children's interest.
When a child enjoys a certain field, he may watch related animations and books over and over again for many days in a row.
Whatever the child likes, I will "strike while the iron is hot" and buy popular science books in the same field.
For example, for a while, my baby always watched animations related to the solar system and the universe, and I bought him a flip book of Usborne's "Revealing Space";
He likes numbers, so I bought him "Demystifying Mathematics";
He likes to read "There is a Train Station in the Belly" and is very interested in the process of digestion, so I bought the more professional "DK Children's Encyclopedia of the Human Body";
I was very curious when I came into contact with the periodic table once, and pestered me to tell him, so I bought him "The Secret of DK Branch".
As it turned out, these books were quite to his liking. Now I like "The Secret of DK Branch** Turn" the most, and I read it every night before bed.
Don't know what your child's interests are? An easier way is to take your child directly to the bookstore to see what books he is interested in, and then buy them according to his interests.
Or according to the books that your child has read and liked, pick a more professional and in-depth book in the same field.
Give your child some decision on the choice of books, and let him choose his own when he is older.
Don't buy your child a lot of books that you think he will like, and don't force him to read them, which will backfire and ruin your child's interest in reading.
In fact, this also applies to non-popular science reading.
One of the reasons why the family has bought a lot of books, but the children do not like to read, is probably because there is no reading environment.
This environment does not have to be in the physical sense. My family is relatively small, so I couldn't create a reading corner for my children. It would certainly be better if there was a reading corner.
What I want to say is that parents also read together, and there is a fixed reading habit and atmosphere at home.
My family has a fixed reading time before going to bed every day, and this habit has become a fixed bedtime ritual since the baby was two years old. If you don't read, the baby won't turn off the lights and won't sleep.
Usually, if I open a child's book casually and pretend to exaggerate the content of the book, the baby will definitely come over to read it after a while.
Life is full of popular science, and children are naturally curious.
Children are often curious about various phenomena in life, such as why is the sky blue? Why is it dark?
I answer simple questions casually, but sometimes I can't answer children's questions.
So I would write down his strange questions and take them with them when we read the book together later. Sometimes I find the answer in a book, not to mention how happy I am! At this time, the role of popular science books as "tool books" is brought into play.
For example, once when playing with bubbles, the child suddenly asked: Why are the bubbles round? Why is it broken?
When taking a bath, the child asks: Why do your fingers wrinkle after soaking in the bath for a long time?
The answers to these questions are found in the book.
Reading popular science books, like reading other books, is best led by interest!
Choose books that are of interest to your child and suitable for your child's reading and comprehension skills; Parents should also lead by example and work together to create a reading environment; If you have time, you can read with your child and discuss scientific issues together, which will surely cultivate your child's interest in reading popular science books over time.
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