IMAGINE THAT! Hello Weather Week 9

FOUNDATIONS OF LEARNING

Fears: Preschool children are prone to developing both real and imaginary fears. The appearance of these imaginary fears is related to intellectual development. Children can now form images of things they have never seen; while this ability to symbolize is an important aspect of learning, it also enables them to visualize shadows on the walls as monsters or to hear the wind beating against the windowpanes as an intruder. Experiencing the imagined fear in the comfort of a loving adult helps establish coping mechanisms and separate fantasy from reality. It also allows children to learn that being fearful at times is quite normal.

Concept Learning: Concept learning is a cyclical process. The continued use of the specific idea in varied settings will help the learning to gel and contribute to a breadth and depth of understanding. Part of this cyclical process includes transference and evaluation of the concept.