艾毅國際學校幼兒園解讀 孩子對的概念

 　　在剛剛過去的春節中，很多小朋友是不是和家人一起吃美食、賞美景，還得到了長輩護佑平安給的“紅包”呢?關于“紅包”怎么管理和應用，仿佛又成了家長圈的新問題。面對這個問題，艾毅國際幼兒園的老師們也從孩子對于的概念來逐一解答。

　　羞于談錢危害大，正確方法很重要

　　很多家長都會擔心，過早和孩子談錢，會讓孩子變成的奴隸，變成“拜金族”，那是因為孩子不懂的本質，也有的家長明明意識到培養孩子觀念的重要性，但苦于不知道怎么開口“談錢”。

　　曾經熱播的親子節目《媽媽是超人》，霍思燕很好地演繹了給孩子談錢的正確方式。

　　在一次節目中，霍思燕讓5歲的嗯哼去買一杯咖啡，孩子在下單后看到柜臺上的餅干伸手就拿，并沒有意識到需要用購買，在捧著咖啡回去的時候，媽媽詢問下孩子都沒有意識到餅干和付錢是有關系的。

　　隨后，霍思燕借機會給孩子上了一節的啟蒙課，教嗯哼辨別不同紙幣的面額，并做簡單的加減換算。

　　不難看出，霍思燕在發現兒子對錢完全沒有概念的情況下，及時地做了三件事：

　　，給孩子灌輸了“價值”的概念：有價值的東西，需要付錢來購買，不能白拿。

　　第二，教孩子認識不同的貨幣面值，讓孩子掌握最基本的貨幣概念。

　　第三，不苛責，不逃避，大膽談“錢”，并教給孩子最簡單的方式：如果不懂得怎么算錢，不要一下子給別人一百塊，別人收了錢要問一問：有錢找嗎?

　　從霍思燕教育嗯哼的案例中，我們可以發現：對孩子進行正確的教育，并非難以啟齒。

　　多元智能理論中的財商教育

　　在多元智能幼兒園里，老師會和孩子們討論“錢是什么?”來自不同國家的小朋友會把自己對的理解，他們會在紙上畫上自己國家的貨幣，在貨幣的基礎上進行更深層次的嘗試和探索。

　　在艾毅的幼兒園里，我們嘗試用加德納博士的多元智能理論來解決問題。

　　在老師的帶領下，孩子們把現實中的貨幣延伸到了游戲中。在多元智能幼兒園的教室中，每個教室都分為7-9個學習區角，小朋友們根據自己的喜好進行選擇，并且進行游戲，他們可以設定貨幣的面額和圖案，可以制定游戲規則，他們自己設定做什么事情可以掙“錢”，然后怎么去“花這個錢”。

　　比如孩子們自己設定，整理教室收拾玩具，幫助別人，遵守班級規則什么的這些可以掙錢。想要玩某些比較搶手的玩具，或者做有意思的事情是需要用錢的，比如喂小烏龜，玩電磁玩具等等。

　　多元智能學校的老師們深刻理解孩子們的成長需要，尊重孩子，珍視孩子的想法，支持孩子們把感興趣的話題不斷延展。觀察是多元智能教學的核心，基于對孩子興趣的觀察，給孩子們所需要的支持，才能形成這樣的課程活動。

　　反過來，在這樣的系列活動中，孩子的各種智能也都得到了很好的發展。對自身的約束、對的管理都是多元智能理論中非常重要的自我認知智能的體現，而面對面額、計算則是數學邏輯智能的展示，在進行貨幣交易的過程中，則更多地展現了社交智能等多方面的能力。

　　所以說，面對“紅包”的處理策略，不是簡單的存起來還是做計劃這么簡單，也是讓孩子正確理解的寶貴的機會。孩子們學會珍惜和運用，通過大方地談論，把它當做正常的事物來對待，用簡單易懂的方式解釋賺錢的不易，讓孩子學會感恩。不過分沉迷于，是每個家庭都渴望收獲的結果。

　　Being reluctant to talk about “money”can actually do more damage than good.

　　Most parents are afraid that teaching their children about money too early may make them addicted to money, become a slave or a “money worshiper”, because children may have difficulty understanding what money really is. In addition, many parents recognize that it is important to teach children to have a proper perspective towards money, but they don’t know how to start talking about it.

　　In Super Mom, a once popular TV program about parent-child relationship, a character called Huo Siyan made a perfect example of how to talk with children about money.

　　In one episode, Huo Siyan told her five-year-old son En Heng to buy a cup of coffee. After En Heng made an order, he saw some cookies on the counter and reached out and took some without realizing that he also had to pay for the cookies. When he took the coffee back to his mom, Huo Siyan asked him and found that En Heng didn’t know that he had to pay for the cookies before he could take them.

　　Therefore, Huo Siyan gave her son his first lesson about money. She also taught him how to differentiate paper money of different denominations and how to do simple addition and subtraction.

　　In short, Huo Siyan was able to accomplish three things in one go when she discovered her son was unaware of the definition of money:

　　First, she told him what “value” is: things of value should be bought with money.

　　Second, she taught her son to identify paper money of different denominations to understand the basic concept of currency.

　　Third, she didn’t blame her son or avoid such problem, but was open-minded enough to talk about money and teach her child the simplest way to handle money. If you don’t know how to count money, don’t just give a hundred yuan, and you should ask “Is there any change?” when the money is taken.

　　Huo Siyan showed us that it is not that difficult to start talking and providing children proper education about money.

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　　Multiple Intelligences (MI) Theory

　　In our classes, teachers discuss with their students “what is money?” Children from across the globe would share their own understanding, draw the currencies of their countries on paper, and even dig deeper into the definition of currency.

　　At Ivy Schools, we practice Howard Gardner’s famed Multiple Intelligences Theory.

　　In addition, teachers bring currency education into their games. At Ivy Schools, each classroom is separated into seven to nine study corners. Students can choose the one they like and play games together. They can choose the denomination and design of the currency, and make rules of the game, so that they can “earn” and “spend money” according to their own rules. For example, kids can make rules that they can earn money by cleaning up the classroom, helping other people and following the class rules. They can also “spend” money on interesting things like feeding the tortoise or on popular toys like electromagnetic toys.

　　Backed by their in-depth understanding on children’s growth, teachers at Ivy Schools also respect and value children’s own ideas, and support them to explore topics that intrigue them.

　　Observation is the core of MI education, so we set up educational activities by observing children’s interests and giving them the support they need. Childern, in turn, will have a chance to develop their intelligence. Self-discipline and financial management are the reflection of “intrapersonal intelligence” in the MI theory. And mathematical logic in the face of denomination and calculation during monetary transaction show capabilities of “interpersonal intelligence”.

　　In summary, the proper way to handle “red envelope” is not just about saving it or making expense plans. It can also be an opportunity to help children truly understand what is money. Children can learn to value it, and understand how money works. By talking about money openly, treating it as something normal but important, showing how hard it is to earn, and making it simple to understand, we can help our children truly appreciate but not become obsessed with money, which is something that every family aspires to do.