All Modules B6-Development Matters in the early years | Page 44

Playing and Exploring, Active Learning, and Creating and Thinking Critically support children’s learning across all areas

7 Understanding the world: Approaches to Learning about The world
A Unique Child:

Positive Relationships:

observing what a child is learning

what adults could do

40-60+
months

90. Is an inquirer who ask about the world and the environment
making connections with previous knowledge
91. Uses tools like: Magnifiers ,microscopes, binoculars,
balance scales, rulers, dropper, magnets, funnels,
tweezers, etc. to explore objects.
92. Looks closely at similarities & differences, patterns, and
change. Classifying and organizing objects
93. Uses comparative language describing objects
94. Talks about what happened during the day re-telling steps
taken to do something. Missing some steps.
95. Is able to do a plan, act on it, and review results with some
help from adult
96. Has many interest and is an active learner
97. Shares own discoveries with parents and teachers
98. Can predict what could happen if doing this or that, and is
capable of planning ahead future actions
99. Experiment and investigate with new materials and different
resources as natural or non-natural things
100. Understand the validity of information may vary from
source to source.
101. Tries out new strategies to solve problems encountered
102. Is capable of working persistently to achieve results no
matter interruptions or other thing going on around
103. Is aware of matter changes and talks about it
104. Understands the value of the scientific method steps and
conducts own experiments using the wheel of wonder

• Use parents’ knowledge to extend children’s experiences
of the world.
• Support children with sensory impairment by providing
supplementary experience and information to enhance
their learning about the world around them.
• Arouse awareness of features of the environment in the
setting and immediate local area, e.g. make visits to
shops or a park.
• Introduce vocabulary to enable children to talk about their
observations and to ask questions.

what adults could provide
• Use the local area for exploring both the built and the
natural environment.
• Provide opportunities to observe things closely
through a variety of means, including XYۚY