The Nevada Preschool Standards state that "Pre-Kindergarten children learn science concepts through active play and exploration of their environment. Responsive adults facilitate discovery by inviting questions, asking open-ended questions, encouraging hands-on experiences, and providing opportunities to experiment and observe the world through a variety of media and realia (McGraw-Hill, 2003)."
At HO4K, children explore everyday problems and questions around them. So when the classroom radio broke after extensive use, the children tried their best to "repair" the problem. After failed attempts and many conversations of what to do next, students helped to take the radio apart. To encourage discovery, the students had the opportunity to explore the many different components of the radio. The children have found great satisfaction as they continue to observe and discover the components and electronic parts inside. Cool!
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