Club100 | Steemkids | Making the learning process a necessity and arousing curiosity | Chess and Geometric Shapes

Hello to everyone.

I have a 3,5 year old son. Playing games with him can be fun, although sometimes difficult. Children learn about the world by playing games. Playing is very important in child development. I know these. I try to play with my child as much as I can. I played some games with him today and I want to tell you about them.

I am a professional chess player and also a trainer. Chess training for children should begin at the age of 4-5 years. Normally this is how it happens. In order to increase my child's readiness for this educational process, I put figures and pictures related to chess among his toys. When he asks me what the figures and paintings are, I explain what they really are. Since he asks the question himself, he is curious about the answer and listens. It's more efficient that way.

Nowadays, I started teaching the names of the pieces with one of the chess sets at home. But I certainly do not force the learning process. The chess set is in the middle of the house where he can see it. When I get his attention and my child calls me, I go and tell him.

Today I also started teaching the position of chess pieces on the board. I used the same method again, so I wait for him to ask me first.

I can assure you that if you try to force it like a normal school lesson, they don't listen to you. When you make the learning process a curiosity and need for the child, learning becomes permanent and takes place more easily.

After spending some time with chess for a while, we had fun with another game that my child likes to play. In this game, children learn geometric shapes. Cylinder, triangular prism, sphere, cube, hexagon and pentagon. It's a nice game where you can learn both two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes.

In this game, the cards you see in the picture have random sequences. The child chooses any card. He doesn't lose interest because he makes the choice himself. He places his chosen card on the blue platform. There is a fixed bar on the platform where the hollow parts can pass. He selects the pieces according to the arrangement on the selected card and puts them on the stick. During this process, I tell the color and geometric shape of that piece. The game ends when he gets the lineup on the card. After repeating it a few times, you will see that you have learned the names of two-dimensional and three-dimensional geometric shapes.

As I said at the beginning, children learn about the world through games. Playing games in accordance with its purpose contributes to the development of the child.

After the game, we did another thing that my son likes very much: selfie by putting our faces in strange shapes. I end my article by sharing a selfie with you. Thank you for reading.