To create a more enriching and colourful summer vacation for students, mathematics teachers in our Middle School combined the “Double Reduction” policy requirements with the goal of enhancing knowledge, the interdisciplinary integration of subject content, and engaging homework. Through their efforts, they developed an engaging summer homework book, aimed at allowing students to experience and comprehend mathematics through the accumulation of experience and practice. It truly achieved the “unity of knowledge and action”.
Past scholars have said that the learning of “old and new” knowledge requires continuous review. During the vacation, students used mind maps to review and sort out their math learning content from the previous semester. On the one hand, students reconstructed old knowledge and deepened their understanding through this method, while on the other hand, the exercise helped them to internalize their understandings and apply knowledge to solve new problems.
Using creativity and bold imaginations, the students integrated mathematical knowledge with their art and design skills to create interesting works, one after another. During the design process, students not only experienced the charm of mathematics, but more importantly, experienced the application of mathematics in real life.
Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to obtaining it. Practical homework is also indispensable during the summer vacation. During the holiday, the students visited many museums such as the Bank Museum, Stock Museum, Coin Museum, and Textile Museum. They collected data related to mathematics, drew charts, analyzed the trends and characteristics of data changes. This developed students’ mathematical literacy, expanded their horizons, and stimulated their interest in mathematics learning.
