Welcome, all of you, to the third article of the article series I am teaching my child chess. In this article, I will talk about what we can do to introduce chess pieces to our child.

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Part 3: Introducing the Chess Pieces

At the end of our previous article, we put the chessboard in front of us and chose the color and took our pieces in front of us. Now we can move on to the introduction of the stones. Among the chess pieces, we can start the introduction with the Horse, since the most easily recognizable piece for the child is the Horse.

First, we will tell the child that it is an animal he knows and ask him to find it. Probably the boy will pick up both horses. After asking the name of this animal to the child, it can be ensured that the horse is remembered by the child by asking the child how the horse makes a sound. In fact, a fun situation can be created by asking the child to imitate the sound of the horse. Also, the child may be asked to imitate the horse's movements. While the child is doing this, you can accompany him.

The second stone we will teach the child will be the elephant. We will say that we want to ask him a riddle. Children will immediately agree, as they love riddles. We will give the child 3 clues to solve this riddle. The first clue will be an animal living in the jungle. The child will probably answer the lion. The second clue will be an animal with huge ears. This time the child can answer rabbit. The last clue will have a long proboscis. After the last clue, the child will answer the riddle by answering the Elephant. After congratulating the child for finding the answer, we can ask the child to make an Elephant sound, just as we do when introducing the horse. However, we can still create a fun situation by making one arm look like an elephant trunk.

The next chess piece we will introduce will be the rook. We will take our own castles in our hands and show them to the child and ask him to find his own castles. After the child finds the castles, we will try to tell him about the castle. For example, we can describe an apartment-like building with very high walls. In order to understand better, we can guide him to answer the stone by asking what material the sculptures are made of. In fact, a funny situation can be created by imitating a sculpture with the child. For example, you can do a standing race like a sculpture. The first to move loses the game. At this point, we can act before the child and ensure that the child wins the game.

Our next chess piece will be the pawn. We will ask the child to find the smallest pieces on the chessboard. While the child takes the pawns, we must take our own pawns in the same way. This will reinforce the child's learning. The child is told that these small stones are pawns, and it is stated that they are small, just like babies, and the child can be asked to pretend to be a baby. If we accompany the child while he is imitating a doll, this child will like it very much. An older person pretending to be a baby can be a lot of fun for a child.

Yes, we are slowly coming to the end of the introduction of chess pieces. The two most important stones remain.

One of these two stones is the King and the other is the Queen. We will introduce the King first because even though the King is the most important piece in the game, the Queen is the most active piece in the game of chess. Here, I think the importance of women in our lives is revealed :)

While explaining the king to the child, he is asked to find the longest piece on the chessboard. This will not be difficult. Then we will try to explain to the child that this stone is the most important stone in the game. Let's take the lion king of the jungle as an example. We can talk about the lion being the leader in the jungle, protecting and watching over other animals. We can explain the importance of the king in the game by explaining the concept of leadership over the lion.

Yes, the last stone we have to introduce will be the queen. While describing the queen, we can talk about the fact that she is the person who gives the most support to the king and that she must be very strong to help him in the best way possible. After, mom and dad can walk like the king and queen, making the kid have fun.

One of the important points here is that when introducing the chess pieces, visual materials are not used other than the pieces. The child's imagination can develop better if the stones are introduced without showing any photos.

Before we finish introducing the chess pieces, we can play one last game with the child to consolidate the knowledge. For example, the child may be asked to raise chess pieces in turn. The imitation of the stone raised by the child can be repeated by the mother or father. Then, the child can repeat the imitation of the stones chosen by the mother or father. Thus, it can be ensured that the child reinforces what he has learned.

Yes, dear friends, in this article, I talked about the fun ways to introduce chess pieces to our child. I hope you like my article.

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