Skills Children Develop
The wonders of nature fascinate children. They’re eager to explore pictures and text (vocabulary, early reading skills), examine specimens (research), find out what happens with magnets and plants (experiment), and show what they know (art projects and stories).
Thinking, about why and how things work, comes naturally when children are encouraged to explore plants, animals, foods, weather, and the world around them. They make predictions, measure, compare weights and amounts, and draw conclusions from their experiments.
As children care for plants and animals, they learn to care for the earth’s fragile environment, and grasp concepts about change and growth.
Skills Children Develop | Set-Up Ideas
Teaching Strategies | Suggested Materials
