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As a parent you may have already encountered the seemingly endless 'why' questions. While sometimes these questions are a way of grabbing our attention, they are more often a sign that a child is...
You can help children develop their scientific knowledge and understanding by giving them ample opportunities to question, explore and investigate, as Jane Drake explains
by Linda Cooper, Jane Johnston, Emily Rotchell and Richard Woolley (Continuum, ISBN 9781441137623, 16.99)
Exploring places and people, and learning the vocabulary to talk about them, enables children to gain an understanding of the world, explains Nicole Weinstein
Principles * Investigate objects and materials by using all of their senses as appropriate (p86)
Ann Langston explains the changes to Understanding the World in the revised framework
Principle * Providing activities based on first-hand experiences that encourage exploration, observation, problem solving, prediction, critical thinking, decision making and discussion (p82)
Exploration and investigation The following topics to explore and investigate are interesting to most young children:
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For children, understanding the world around them is about the people, communities, places and environment, says the Rachel Keeling Nursery School team