Parents should consider ways to teach children to recognize animals to help them learn about the world around them. Thereby, children will develop their love for animals, become creative and have more love for nature.
Raising pets is a way to teach children to recognize animals
Pets are people's closest friends. If you can raise a dog or cat at home, your child will have direct contact with the animal and feel comfortable being close to them. Raising pets at home also helps children feel less afraid when getting acquainted with new animals. Pets are also the top choice if parents want to nurture a love of animals for their children. Through daily activities, children can also learn about the characteristics and lifestyle of pets such as: what do dogs/cats like to do? What do they like to eat? How will the dog/cat react when called by the owner?
Raising pets helps children understand the characteristics of certain animals
Although raising pets is the easiest way to teach children to recognize animals , it will take effort for the whole family to take care of them. Furthermore, pets are usually benign animals. To teach children about wild animals, parents need to use other methods.
Flashcards or animal models
The flashcard learning method is favored by many parents because parents can teach their children about the appearance and behavior of any type of animal. Each card is printed with the most intuitive image with extremely outstanding colors. Playing with flashcards is also very simple, just turn the card over and read the name of the animal out loud. The element of surprise while playing also makes your baby more interested in animal flashcard sets.
In addition to flashcards, animal models are also a way to teach children to recognize animals that many parents choose. The model not only gives a realistic feeling when children are free to hold, grasp and learn every detail of the animal. Some models also have the ability to make sounds, which will increase your baby's awareness of animals.
You can also create many stories through models
Take your child to the zoo, park or animal farm
Places like zoos, parks or farms have many animals. When letting your children visit and play here, parents can teach their children to recognize the differences in size and behavior of each species. animals in the most realistic way. In addition, seeing animals in real life also helps develop color recognition and association ability. Parents can pose interesting quizzes to help their children remember longer, such as:
- What is this?
- Is a cow in real life different from a baby cow seen on TV?
- What color is its fur?
- Is it a dangerous animal?
- What does it eat?
When children answer correctly, parents should reward their children with a hug, a round of applause or compliments to acknowledge their efforts. Not only is it an opportunity to study, this is also an opportunity for the whole family to enjoy a wonderful vacation in a place with many trees, creating many meaningful memories. A day of outdoor play also makes children active when they can play, run and jump freely without being limited by books or phone screens.
Countless species of wild animals present at the zoo will make your child excited
Read books and stories about animals to your baby
Reading stories before bed is one of children's favorite activities. Parents can use books as a way to teach children to recognize animals . Stories that clearly describe the animal's characteristics will help children understand more about that animal. At the same time, I also understand the personality of each species.
Parents can also imitate the sounds of each species, this will help children visualize which animal makes what sound. When reading books, you should explain why some species can be kept as pets, while others live in the wild to expand children's knowledge. Children will love to explore the world in books more when parents persistently let their children interact with books for a long time.
Children will love reading when they are introduced to books from an early age
Teach children about animals through songs
Children's songs about animals have joyful, uplifting melodies. The musical treasure has cute songs that leave many impressions on both adults and children such as a duck, a rooster, a warbler, a baby frog, a cat climbing an areca tree,...
For example, song lyrics
“A duck spreads its wings
It said quack quack quack quack quack
When he saw the lake, he felt overwhelmed
When we got to shore, we waved our wings to dry
…”
Your baby will know that ducks have two wings, quack their sounds, and often splash in the water.
You can also show your child pictures to help them visualize better
Hopefully, parents can apply the above 5 ways to teach children to recognize animals well in the process of raising children. Understanding more about animals not only helps children increase their awareness of the world around them, but also fosters love for animals as well as tolerance and sympathy in them.
