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Science and Nature Experiences in Early Education
Young children are innate scientists who are naturally inquisitive and love to explore their environment. They also get fascinated by everyday happenings and the countless opportunities for discovery and problem-solving provided by nature.
Hence we, as kaiako (teachers), encourage and guide this natural curiosity to nurture our children’s sense of exploration, and provide them with a play-based curriculum. This curriculum has a breadth and depth of learning experiences for scientific discoveries which are beneficial to foster a life long love of science. We strongly focus on science and nature as this is heavily linked to our vision.
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Some of these opportunities are intentional and teacher-led whereas others could be either child-led or capturing teachable moments. Our teachers are very creative and thoughtful to bring science into art experiences so that tamariki can refine their working theories, while enjoying the process of art. Examples of this in practice include magnetic paintings, ice blocks paintings, and secret pictures!
There are lots of positive learning outcomes for tamariki being involved in science and nature experiences. They help our tamariki to:
- Learn to question and investigate
- Based on hypotheses and investigations, make their own working theories
- Think and act
- Discover how nature works
- Expand their vocabulary including scientific terminology
- Enhance language/communication skills
- Care for the well-being of others, including plants
Written by Nayana Thalagalage, Scuola Classroom Kaiako
Busy Bees Early Education Centre Terrace End
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