In order for a child to successfully study at school, he must be taught arithmetic operations in preschool childhood. First of all, he must learn to understand the task and independently determine the methods of action. The child usually learns division after addition, subtraction and multiplication. If you remember in time that it is much easier for a child to learn actions with objects than abstract ones, learning to divide will go much faster.
Necessary
- Sweets, fruits, berries and other items that can be shared among several participants
- Cubes, cards, chips and other handouts
Instructions
Step 1
The child is faced with division at an early age, although he does not know that he is solving an arithmetic problem. Explain to the child the relationship between groups of objects and teach them to designate them with the words "more", "less", "the same", "equally". Even if the child does not yet know how to count, he can determine by eye which group of objects contains more and which group contains fewer. Teach him to relate objects to each other. Will all the bunnies have enough carrots if we give everyone one at a time?
Step 2
Invite your child to divide the candies and cherries so that he and you will get the same amount. At first, the child will act in the simplest way, shifting objects one at a time. At the end, offer to count how many cherries there were in total and how many each got.
Step 3
Explain that dividing objects means spreading them out so that everyone gets the same number, no matter how many participants. Offer to share the cherries among all family members, among friends in the yard, and count how much each will get in each case. Explain that it is not always possible to split equally. For example, if 18 cherries are divided between 5 participants, then each will receive 3 cherries, and 3 remain.
Step 4
Explain that when the child sees that a number needs to be divided by another number, the first number is the same cherries, carrots, candy and cubes, and the second is the number of participants. In this case, it does not matter what exactly between the participants to share. It is important to know how many items each will get. The child will understand this very quickly.
