In modern educational institutions, themed holidays are of great importance for the development of the personality of the younger generation. Moreover, they can be not only timed to important dates, but also be individual in nature, for example:
- "Day of the cheerful child";
- "Day of Linguistics";
- math holidays;
- "Day of jam";
- "Day of the amateur gardener."
These events are held in order to educate a comprehensively developed personality, as well as to increase the interest of children in a particular field of knowledge. The quality of education of the children largely depends on the desire of the teacher to work and bring benefits. And also important is his extraordinary approach to the educational process.
Children are very active now. A celebration in mathematics is an opportunity to give a child to express himself from different sides of his development and at the same time contribute to new knowledge.
What is a math holiday for?
As experience shows, the science of mathematics is complex, but it is the knowledge gained in this field that a person needs every day. These include:
- ability to count;
- perform some mathematical calculations without a piece of paper and a pen;
- ability to analyze;
- ability to build logical chains;
- consider different options for solving a particular problem;
- correctly draw conclusions from current situations.
And in order for the child to learn all this knowledge, lessons alone are often not enough. Therefore, the educational process provides for mathematical holidays at school and kindergartens. They teach children how to use their knowledge in unusual situations.
Math for Preschoolers
A mathematical holiday in a preschool educational institution, starting with the senior group, is an assistant to the educational process. It allows educators to achieve the following goals:
- to enjoy games of an intellectual direction;
- contribute to the development of children's thinking;
- to develop elementary counting skills;
- be able to apply previously acquired knowledge in solving a certain type of problem;
- develop a desire to participate in games with mathematical content;
- contribute to the development of the ability to come to the aid through the use of mathematical bias games.
When preparing a mathematical holiday for preschoolers, you need to remember the following points:
- since the education of children at this age is built on an emotional level, the event should cause a lot of positive emotions in the children;
- tasks used during the program must meet the age criteria of the participants;
- the event should be interesting and not time-consuming, as preschoolers quickly get tired, especially if their activity is monotonous;
- must necessarily be provided for the presence of fairy-tale heroes who ask children for help or invite on a trip;
- at the end of the holiday, children should receive gifts or prizes - it can be anything: pens, medals, sweets, chocolate coins.
Using the above rules for preparing the holiday will stimulate children to participate in further activities.
Holiday script at DOW
Mathematical holidays in kindergarten require a responsible organization, since one small mistake can lead to the collapse of the whole event. Therefore, you need to think through every little thing. A script can help with this issue. The plan may be as follows:
- The teacher is speaking. He tells the guys about the importance of mathematics in life. He gives situations in which one cannot do without knowledge related to science.
- The host holds contests among children and parents present. Kids solve simple math problems.
- Children show pre-prepared sketches, recite poems.
- At the end of the event, the children, along with the teacher, sing the song “Twice Two - Four.”
A mathematical holiday in a preschool should last no more than half an hour.
Of course, the key to a successful event in a preschool educational institution is the decoration of the premises. In this case, you can use balloons (in which there will be tasks for children), numbers, mathematical figures familiar to children.
In addition, musical accompaniment should be thought out and the person responsible for it should be appointed. This may be the musical director of the educational institution (in cases of using elements of live music) or another teacher. In any case, all participants study the script in advance.
Holiday in elementary school
Activities in elementary school are not much different from holidays in kindergarten. Mathematical holidays are most often held as part of a week of primary school, where every day corresponds to a certain science. Children usually take an active part in this event, because of their age development, they try to establish themselves in the team due to their success in the educational process.
Tasks should be appropriate for the age of the participants, but not all of them can be simple, because during the event, teachers are faced with the task of identifying gifted children. This will ensure their further development in the field of this science.
Event organization in primary school
A math celebration in elementary school refers to school-wide activities. Therefore, all primary school teachers jointly organize it.
In this case, the presence of the script is still an important point. This is especially true when several classes are envisaged. The responsibilities of teachers should be strictly distributed and spelled out at the beginning of the script (who is responsible for the discipline, and who is on the jury, who is the main presenter of the event). This way you can avoid unforeseen situations.
The scenario of the mathematical holiday should include the educational part. This means that until this day the children did not know (for example, what a compass is and why it is needed or getting to know new geometric shapes). Using this moment allows during the event to expand the horizons of students and create a situation of motivation to study mathematics.
High school math
Mathematical holidays in high school also have a place to be, because the children, due to their age-related development, lose interest in studying subjects and personal problems come to the fore.
In order to maintain interest in the learning process, secondary schools organize events called “subject weeks”. The thematic event allows teachers to use the unconventional construction of the educational process. The following forms help in this:
- Trivia
- contests;
- game tasks;
- creative projects;
- olympiads.
Conducting mathematical olympiads allows children to assess their level of knowledge and identify gaps. Therefore, it is advisable to conduct a school tour of this event with the whole class, but to the district - send the best.
What should a math event scenario include?
A planned event must have a script. A math holiday program must meet the following criteria:
- to be interesting;
- cognitive;
- educational;
- entertaining;
- involve a large number of children.
In addition, the script should be easy to understand and safe when playing gaming moments.
If the event is dedicated to travel, then the names of stations, islands, cities must necessarily correspond to the chosen topic (in this case, mathematical). Meetings with interesting people (scientists) should be aimed at motivating the study of the subject.
Since a math event involves brain activity, you should not delay it. Children will get tired and lose interest.
What resources can be used to prepare a math event?
Preparation of the holiday in mathematics is not complete without the use of additional resources. These include:
- guidelines for the development of holidays;
- entertaining tasks in mathematics ;
- Internet resource;
- the experience of innovative teachers;
- Olympiad tasks of past years in mathematics.
There is only one condition. When preparing the event, one must remember that the tasks offered to children must be completed by the teacher himself. Because very often on the Internet, and in paper, there are typos, due to which the solution becomes impossible.
All-Russian holiday
In order to motivate children to study the subject of mathematics and to orient them towards further vocational training, a national-wide holiday has been held since 1990 in the country's universities. At the very beginning, it was the Moscow Mathematical Festival, which is part of the Olympiad program in this subject.
The event is being prepared by university teachers, successful graduate students, and teachers in this subject from the best schools in Moscow.
A mathematical holiday is being held at Moscow State University. In 2015, the event was attended by about 5,000 gifted children (grades 6-7) from different parts of Russia.
How is the All-Russian holiday of mathematics?
The annual All-Russian mathematical holidays are held in Moscow on one of the February Sundays. Application for participation must be submitted in advance. Children accompanied by teachers or parents must arrive at Moscow State University 15 minutes before the event. They are seated according to the audience, explain the rules of the game and give out sheets with tasks. Event time is 120 minutes. After that, a lunch break is made, and then the teachers explain the solutions to the proposed tasks.
From about 2 p.m., a cultural program for the participants of the event begins, the completion of which is the awarding of the winners.
Reviews about math holidays
Experts always leave positive feedback about any thematic holidays. Math events are no exception. Teachers argue that holidays of this nature generate interest in children to study the subject.
Teachers and parents should help children develop their abilities by offering various participation in contests, quizzes, thematic events. The guys, in turn, at any age should correctly assess their strength. This is also useful from a psychological point of view. The student becomes more confident in himself, seeks to gain more knowledge.
The upbringing of a comprehensively developed personality is a long and laborious process, but with proper organization it is feasible. If you believe the feedback from teachers, preparing a good math celebration is not an easy task. But guys and parents always come to the rescue. Together we manage to organize a truly vibrant event.