northernbook Chapter 198 Teaching Children to Read
Chapter 198 Teaching Children to Read
"I didn't expect that Houttuynia cordata is also a medicinal herb. The county lady said it can reduce inflammation and clear internal heat. Tomorrow I'll ask a few boys in my family to go to the mountains to dig some, dry them and store them. In the future, when you have a sore throat, take some out and soak it in water to drink."
"Yes, yes, yes. My family will also go and dig some up."
"The county lady also said that bamboo shoots should not be washed in water after being dug. My family accidentally got mud on them when we were cooking before, so we washed them with water. No wonder they were bitter and astringent."
The women were chatting animatedly, and even after finishing their work they were still reluctant to leave. Aunt Niu reminded them that the road outside was invisible, so why didn't they go back?
The women then realized it was too late and got up to go back.
Someone reminded: "I still have to go find my kids. They ate and played nearby. They said they would call them when they got home."
Someone chimed in: "My child is there too, let's go together."
The women with children went to the brighter areas of the yard.
Before I even reached the living room, I could hear the crisp sound of children reading.
All the women were stunned. They walked lightly to the door and looked secretly into the hall.
The hall was packed with people, including the servants, maids and guards brought by the county lady, as well as all the children and teenage girls from the two villages, who were sitting, leaning, squatting or standing, half-surrounding the county lady.
The county lady was standing next to a pillar with a door panel erected on it. She was holding a fire stick with a black end in her hand. She had written many words on the door panel. The women didn't recognize what was written, but they all looked at the door panel carefully.
It turned out that after finishing their meal, the children were reluctant to leave and gathered together. Zheng Sisi had promised to give candy to the children who arrived first. Seeing that everyone was there, she thought of the primary school run by Wohushan Farm.
Zheng Sisi asked the children if they liked reading and learning to read. Both the older and younger children nodded implicitly.
Zheng Sisi also knew that it was difficult to get their families to pay tuition to send their children to school, so she thought about teaching the children to read. She first had to teach them Arabic numerals and learn to sing number songs.
She asked Captain Liu to remove a door panel, find a fire stick, write Arabic numerals from 0 to 9 on the door panel, and teach them to sing.
Later, when the guards heard the voices, they also joined in learning. They had been listening to the county lady and her friends singing along the way and had been itching to sing for a long time, so now they had the chance to learn along.
Zheng Sisi pointed at the words on the door and said, "1"
The following people follow and learn "1"
"2"
"2"
"........."
After learning the ten numbers, Zheng Sisi taught them to sing a number song, which made the numbers more vivid and easier for everyone to remember.
Children have good memory and can learn after just a few times. Even those who are not so smart can learn slowly along.
Then the scene that the women rushed over to see appeared.
"1 is like a brush that loves to write, 2 is like a duck that loves to sing, 3 is like an ear that hears sounds, 4 is like a small flag that flutters in the wind, 5 is like a scale that weighs things, 6 is like a whistle that blows, 7 is like a hoe that loves to work, 8 is like a gourd that holds wine, 9 is like a whistle that is held upside down, and 0 is like an egg that is round and round."
"1 loves writing like a brush......"
"1 loves writing like a brush......"
Everyone read it over and over again without getting tired of it, and imitated the county lady's movements by writing the words to be sung in the air with their hands, and the effect was very good.
Seeing how seriously everyone was studying, and how they were able to learn in such a short time, Zheng Sisi was very pleased.
She believed that a single spark could start a prairie fire, and that the future of Dai Viet would all know and use Arabic numerals. What she taught today were all the sparks.
Zheng Sisi saw the women standing at the door, she secretly looked at her watch, it was already past eight o'clock, this time was long past their rest time.
Zheng Sisi put away the fire stick and said to everyone, "You should often sing the ten words and number song I taught you today. It will be good for you. It's too late today, so go back and rest.
Rose, Lily, I have some candies here. Go to the door and hand them out. Give two to each person as a reward."
The two maids took orders and stood at the door with bags of candies.