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范式，旨在通过数学建模与引导式实验，向6至7岁的学前大班儿童传授莫比乌斯带（Möbius strip）相关知识。莫比乌斯带相关活动被界定为一种低成本、高影响力的教学工具，能够有效强化儿童的空间表征能力、视觉具象思维、专注力与逻辑推理能力。所提出的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，可引导儿童从直接动手操作，逐步过渡到借助中介表征（包括图示、条件符号与建模操作）开展学习的阶段。本文还提供了一套循序渐进的教学流程与一系列探究任务，可应用于“认知”教育领域，同时也适用于课外数学社团活动。该教学范式强调以发现与反思为途径，培养儿童的自主性、好奇心与学习动机。