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If children do not do well in math, we often feel particularly devastated: after enrolling in cram schools and trying countless ways, children are still not interested in math. When it comes to mathematics, we are in a hurry, but there is nothing we can do. Is there really no hope for children's mathematics?

"You will never work too hard at math." This is a famous saying of mathematician Carachodori.

There will never be too much effort in learning mathematics. This is a joke. This is no joke.

Clara Grimma taught her two sons to learn mathematics in a unique way and by telling stories, and cultivated their interest in learning mathematics.

Read "The Mathematical Fantasy of Clara with Red Hair" with children, and the mathematical stories in it will give us a glimmer of hope.

0 1 Children need a mother who can tell stories to learn math well.

"Mathematics is a game, a wonderful and powerful game, and the game is what mathematics should look like." Parents with mathematical story thinking began early education in mathematics by playing math games with their children.

Parallelogram deformation game, guess how many sweets are in the bottle, and arrange them with mom. ...

These games connect mathematics with life, help children to establish the relationship between mathematics and life, and form the habit of thinking from the perspective of mathematics.

Clara Grima is the best-selling author of popular mathematics books and the chairman of the Communication Committee of the Royal Spanish Mathematical Society. She is good at opening children's mathematical thinking with mathematical stories.

Clara's Mathematical Fantasy of Red Hair is a mathematical gift from Clara to her two sons, Salvador and Benlatour.

The math story of Clara and her children was finished on the carpet. There is no big screen, no textbooks, no exercise books, and props are just a mathematical symbol π on children's T-shirts.

Bentura, a 6-year-old son, asked, "Is π on Mom's T-shirt a table or a goal?"

"This is a number, Bentura. This is called π. "

Bentura looked at his mother in surprise and doubt. "This is a number between 3 and 4."

"Mom, there is no number between 3 and 4, and then 3 is 4."

"Well ... in fact, there are numbers between 3 and 4, and there are infinitely many."

"Mom, what is infinity?" Clara's 8-year-old son also joined the discussion.

An interesting discussion about "π" started on the carpet, which was not abstract, stress-free and relaxed.

Although children don't know what pi is and what infinity is, this knowledge has become a part of children's games. One day, when the two brothers meet again, they will show higher excitement than other children, and it is strange that they can't learn well.

Clara also started a blog "Marti and Her Math Adventure", which is full of math disguised as a story.

Yes, it is full of mathematics disguised as a story. Mathematics is disguised as a story because stories are more easily accepted and attracted by children.

In fact, everyone likes math, because without the company of math games, we think that math is just a roll of paper that can be calculated and written endlessly. With the calculator, we can easily calculate addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. It doesn't matter if you don't learn math well, so you miss the interesting math.

Every child's growth is closely related to early enlightenment education. Behind children's learning, they are full of mother's wisdom, and so is math learning. A mother who can tell math stories will give her children an interesting trip to learn math.

Mathematical stories are the knowledge background for children to learn mathematics. With a strong background, the later study will be smooth sailing.

Mathematics is closely related to life. Some mathematical knowledge can be better found in the game. Children find some rules in the process of math games. These findings are enough to make children proud and fall in love with mathematics.

When I first came into contact with mathematics, most of them were calculations, such as two apples and three pears. Children are familiar with the actual cases of these calculations, so there will be no big gap in their learning at this stage.

But with the growth of age, more math problems have a certain knowledge background.

The so-called knowledge background is the knowledge that children understand.

Where does this knowledge background come from? One is the life practice of children, and the other is the common reading of children and parents.

Just like making a cup of coffee, some parents with mathematical knowledge will discuss with their children the relationship between the intensity of coffee and the amount of coffee powder, which is the knowledge background to understand the concentration problem.

In today's convenient online shopping, it has become a daily routine to receive one or two express parcels every day. How to package goods is a knowledge background. Evaluating how to package more materials will solve the problem of how to package gifts with the least amount of paper.

On a sunny morning, taking the child running in the sun and playing the game of stepping on the shadow, the child will realize that playing such a game gives him the greatest advantage, because his shadow is much shorter than that of his parents. This is the knowledge background of proportion.

Children communicate math problems with their parents. If parents don't study hard, even the immediate knowledge background is hard to capture and many interesting exchanges are missed. It's a pity now.

Because the same question is easy for children with background knowledge to understand, it is difficult for children without knowledge background to understand its inner meaning, so it is particularly important to read math stories often.

Mathematics story is an excellent mathematics education that children should contact, which is much better than simply brushing questions.

With rich mathematical stories, at a certain moment, children will suddenly feel that mathematics is beautiful, will suddenly be shocked by mathematics, and the motivation to learn mathematics will be generated.

Children who study mathematics have huge room for development, and mathematics shapes their lives.

First of all, mathematics can cultivate people's strong inner strength and not blindly follow problems.

We call people who have not mastered basic mathematical concepts number blind.

Many irrational behaviors, such as buying lottery tickets endlessly, expect to get rich overnight; Trust others to push stocks and act as a receiver; Seeing the discount promotion, I don't hesitate to spend time queuing to buy things I don't need, all because I lack mathematical knowledge and am confused by superficial phenomena.

Secondly, reading mathematical stories helps us to accumulate mathematical experience and find the best option among various choices.

If you want to stand out, "Pareto Optimality" tells you to improve your expertise and maintain your comprehensive strength, and you may become the person who attracts the public's attention.

Mathematics is also a language to describe the world. It is a logical and elegant way of reasoning, which helps us to be more rational in the face of emergencies.

For example, when a tsunami strikes, mathematics can help us to judge its power according to its different positions.

When a tsunami appears on the high seas, its speed can reach 600 kilometers per hour. At this moment, what we are thinking must be that it is difficult to fly. But there is no need to worry about the actual situation, because the distance between the peaks is relatively large at this time, and the height of the peaks is only 1 meter, so it is no big deal.

When approaching the coast, the speed may drop to 100 km/h, which we think is irrelevant, but at this time, the distance between peaks is relatively narrow, and the heights of peaks even reach 10 m and 20 m, which is very dangerous.

Mathematics not only tells us what happened, but also clearly explains the reasons behind it. This is one of the charms of mathematics. People who study mathematics will see the problem more clearly.

At the same time, as halmos said, "Mathematics is a clever art."

Bezier curve helps us restore Picasso's paintings and feel the slow sadness flowing in his paintings; An ordinary balloon can be turned into a puppy by twisting it twice, bringing a happy holiday to children; Draw a set of "darts" and "kites" that meet the golden section number, and reproduce the exquisite patterns of mosaics on paper.

The four-leaf rose line, logarithmic spiral line and the famous Mobius curve in nature all have different harmonious beauty.

Twist one end of a long piece of paper together and then stick it to the other end, so that when an ant starts from any point on the paper along one side, but can pass all the routes on both sides of the paper, it can return to the original point.

This is the famous Mobius curve, and its beauty is not limited to the appearance, but also reflected in the highly restrained beauty of "constructing a one-dimensional space in a two-dimensional space".

Mathematics is related to the future of a country. Napoleon said: "A country can only show its national strength if mathematics develops vigorously. The development and perfection of mathematics are closely related to the prosperity of the country. "

Without math, we wouldn't have mobile phones, sweeping robots, glass cleaners, simulation robots, and even less driving. ...

Without mathematics, it is impossible to split atoms, crack the human genome, develop vaccines or send astronauts to the moon. ...

Mathematics is closely related to each of us. When we were students, the quality of mathematics decided what kind of school we could go to; Entering the society, rich mathematical knowledge makes us solve problems in our work more handy; As parents, reading more math stories will make them more handy in tutoring their children.

Mathematical stories are the most powerful assistants to improve our thinking ability and ability to solve life problems. Starting from the Mathematical Fantasy of Red-haired Clara, we put mathematical stories into our reading plan, and feel the endless fun of mathematics in reading.

I hope everyone can enjoy the journey of mathematics in their daily life and meet mathematics in everything they do, from tying their shoelaces to your most satisfying selfie. Everything we do is full of mathematics, which is fascinating. Please say loudly at this moment: "I like math and I try my best."