I often hear parents ask, besides preparing for exams, why should their children read poetry?
Reading poetry is for life experience and philosophy of life. The pure and vast artistic conception and ultimate sensibility in ancient poetry just make up for the crowded and impetuous modern life that is full of information and has an urgent rhythm. Feeling... Reading poetry can help children understand various aspects of society and learn how to face life;
Second, it can cultivate children's imagination. Many parents have ignored it. Imagination is the most important thing created by people. of talent. Mr. Ye Jiaying, a well-known expert on Chinese classical literature, once said: "Traditional Chinese education methods are in line with people's natural growth stages. Children actually don't need to talk much. They should take advantage of their strong memory and let them recite more. Good works have rich connotations. When understanding improves in the future, the content of these early memories will be mobilized, like a wisdom bank, providing endless resources for children throughout their lives."
People who know poetry have connotation and style, which is particularly beautiful.
Confucius once said, “If you don’t study poetry, you will have no words.” He was referring to the Book of Songs. If you don’t read Tang poetry, you won’t be at a loss for words, but your words will be boring and the writing will be poor. of. This is also true when Su Dongpo said, "There is poetry and calligraphy in one's belly." The improvement of a person's temperament is achieved subtly through constant reading, and Tang poetry is the simplest, most magical and profound reading.
The country has also attached great importance to ancient poetry in the reform of teaching materials. In the new textbooks, a large number of ancient poetry and prose have been added, with an increase of 87% for the first to sixth grade of primary school, and an increase of 51% for junior middle school Chinese. It seems that in the future education will pay more and more attention to ancient poetry.
Then why do people first think of reading Tang poetry when it comes to early childhood enlightenment and accumulation of ancient poetry? If children read more Tang poetry and Song lyrics from an early age, they will not only have vigorous vitality and rich imagination, but also become less anxious as they grow up. They will also have a "free and easy meaning that is only accompanied by the breeze and the bright moon". In the open poetry The influence of the middle school has subtly cultivated a positive attitude towards life.
So, here comes the question - how to train children's language ability by memorizing Tang poetry? Teach your children word for word?
In fact, children may not be able to understand the meaning of poetry. If parents can use more lively methods to let their children appreciate the beauty of Tang poetry.
Here I recommend to you a set of "Tang Poetry Mountains and Rivers". Printed in full color, the illustrations inside are exquisite and beautiful, making people fall in love with it at first glance. In addition to being visually beautiful, this set of books can also be described as three breakthroughs. First, it breaks the boundaries between disciplines and connects the knowledge points of the three disciplines of Chinese, history, and geography. Children can easily cope with the new curriculum standards and the new college entrance examination reform. The second breakthrough is that it breaks the aesthetics of time and space. The characters in it seem to have traveled to modern times, and they are so in line with modern people's aesthetics. It doesn't feel dull at all when reading it. On the contrary, you will have a feeling of unfinished learning. The third breakthrough is that it breaks the boundary between exams and interests. The selected Tang poems are closely related to Chinese textbooks and are based on essential poems for primary and secondary schools. It includes the classic works of representative poets of the Tang Dynasty, which can be said to be both connotative and practical.
With this set of books, parents can experience the beauty of the poetry of our Chinese culture with their children in the early morning or afternoon, or under the warm lamp before going to bed.