DEVELOPING SPATIAL THINKING AND LOGICAL REASONING THROUGH MÖBIUS STRIP MODELING IN PRESCHOOL

The paper presents a practice-oriented approach to introducing senior preschool children (6–7 years) to the Möbius strip through mathematical modeling and guided experimentation. Möbius strip activities are described as a low-cost, high-impact pedagogical tool that strengthens children’s spatial representations, visual–figurative thinking, attention, and logical reasoning. The proposed methodology is built around problem situations, inquiry-based tasks, and play-based experiments that help children move from direct manipulation to mediated representations (schemes, conditional signs, and modeling actions). The article offers a step-by-step instructional sequence and a set of exploratory tasks that can be used in the educational area “Cognition,” as well as in extracurricular mathematics clubs. The approach emphasizes children’s autonomy, curiosity, and the development of learning motivation through discovery and reflection.本论文提出了一种面向实践的教学方法，通过数学建模与引导式实验，向6至7岁的学前末期儿童介绍莫比乌斯带（Möbius strip）。莫比乌斯带相关活动被视作一种低成本高成效的教学工具，可强化儿童的空间表征能力、形象思维、注意力与逻辑推理能力。该教学方法以问题情境、探究式任务与游戏化实验为核心框架，助力儿童从直接操作过渡至中介表征（包括图示、条件符号与建模操作）。本文提供了一套循序渐进的教学流程与探究任务集，可应用于"认知"教育领域以及课外数学社团活动中。该教学方法强调通过发现与反思，培养儿童的自主性、好奇心与学习动机。