Arousing creative thinking for preschool children

To create excitement and stimulate creative thinking in children, many preschools in the province have boldly innovated and introduced the STEM education model into the curriculum. Through fun activities, experiences, and practical learning, children are encouraged to be curious and explore to develop creative thinking and necessary skills, helping children develop comprehensively.

A STEM lesson of teachers and students at Chieng Mung Kindergarten, Chieng Mung commune.

Coming to Chieng Mung Kindergarten, Chieng Mung Commune, you can feel the lively and exciting learning atmosphere of the children. Instead of sitting and listening to lectures in the traditional way, children can participate in rich STEM activities, exploring the world around them by experiencing real models. In the kindergarten class for 5-year-old children, teachers and students are conducting a creative lesson on building houses. With just fun drawings, a few straws and small wooden sticks, under the guidance of the teacher, the objects become model houses, creating excitement for students to participate in the lesson.

Student STEM product display corner.

STEM learning corner of Chieng Mung Kindergarten, Chieng Mung commune.

Ms. Tong Thi Nhung, Principal of Chieng Mung Kindergarten, said: The application of STEM education is implemented synchronously in the school, integrated into each theme of the school year, ensuring at least one STEM lesson per month. Teachers are proactive in applying technology to teaching, designing lesson plans, using interactive learning applications, educational videos to make lessons more lively and attractive; or organizing collective activities, using natural, available materials, recycled materials to design creative models, stimulating children's imagination in creating shapes and exploring the world around them.

The biggest change in the STEM education model is the shift from one-way teaching methods to open, child-centered activities. In each lesson, teachers encourage children to experience, explore , and practice through play, observation, and group work. Open learning materials and flexible tools help children freely create and express ideas in many different ways. Teachers also innovate the way they ask questions, focusing on assessing children's behavior, attitudes, skills, and level of interest throughout the activity.

Students get hands-on experience creating STEM products in the classroom.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Loan, a teacher at Ngoc Linh Kindergarten in To Hieu Ward, shared: STEM education for preschool children is carried out through simple experiments, assembly games or exploring nature to help children develop creative thinking, cooperation skills and a positive attitude towards learning. This approach helps the classroom to always be lively, children boldly participate and express themselves.

Teachers decorate STEM corners in the classroom.

Creative learning corners are becoming a highlight in STEM education in every school. Most schools have separate STEM corners, arranged in an open way, with toys, rich materials, neat and aesthetic. Outside the classroom, the corridors, halls, and stairs also become creative corners. From plastic bottles, colored cardboard, paper cups, recycled materials... teachers create colorful experience corners where children observe scientific phenomena, experiment with sounds, or freely imagine with unique shapes. Each small corner is a visual lesson, helping children nurture their emotions, thinking and creativity.

A creative STEM learning corner in the classroom.

STEM corner displays students' products.

To effectively implement STEM education in kindergarten, the staff and teachers have actively innovated, proactively designed and adjusted the learning environment to suit each age group. Ms. Nguyen Thi Lien, Principal of Ngoc Linh Kindergarten, shared: The school has made the most of the existing space to build an open learning environment, encouraging children to experience and explore reality. Teachers promote creativity, design their own learning materials, arrange the classroom environment in a friendly direction and increase interaction.

STEM experience lesson of teachers and students of Ngoc Linh Kindergarten, To Hieu ward.

The STEAM education method not only changes the form of teaching but also strongly impacts the thinking and actions of the teaching staff. Many teachers become more proactive and flexible in designing activities, choosing content and topics suitable for each group of children. Each lesson is associated with fun activities, exploration, simple experiments or assembly games... helping children absorb lessons naturally, while forming necessary skills and a positive attitude towards learning.

Each classroom has a STEM corner displaying students' work.

The approach to STEM education at preschool level in the province is creating remarkable changes, improving the quality of child care and education. Proactiveness, flexibility and creativity are clearly demonstrated in each activity and each lesson, helping children develop their thinking and perfect necessary skills right from the early stages of life, creating a solid foundation for children to develop comprehensively and confidently when entering the next levels of education.

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