The overview and near view!

All pre-school children would need to have his or her learning experiences enriched by an overview and a near view. 

In the first photograph above, one gets the overview of the field with trees creating a foresty appearance. 

In the second photograph, when focussed on one tree in the collection of the trees, one sees a Bulbul engaged in its bird calls. 

It is  important for a pre-school child to get an impression of the whole form. distance and details of the particular at close quarters!

The growing up years of a pre-school child is a blend of these experiences. A child at one year might focus only on the stream that is flowing, but by about 18 months to 24 months a child is ready to watch the fish in the stream and explore more about the fish, its habitat and features. 

The learning process for a pre-school child is facilitated by the assistance he or she receives from the parents and other care givers. 

From the gross, to macro and micro,  observing them is the normal journey which a pre-school child makes. 

When a toy car was presented to a child at nine months he was satisfied with its movements. By about 18 months he got enthused by the wheels and was trying to take them apart to explore. It was his father, who gave him the loose wheels from a damaged toy car that stopped the child from dismantling the toy car. 

We need to allow a pre-school child to be exploratory rather than keep the toys away from his for fear of him damaging them. 

Learning for a pre-school child is a first hand experience of exploration!

M.C.Mathew(text and photo)