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Conceptual Awareness About Tools
October 7, 2010
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.
-Jiddu Krishnamurti, Indian philosopher, 1895-1986
-Jiddu Krishnamurti, Indian philosopher, 1895-1986
"Using tools also involves planning, sequential thinking, and predicting what specific actions with a tool might do. With time and experience, we learn to apply what we know about a tool to new uses and to other tools. Once we’ve experienced how to scoop up applesauce with a spoon, it’s not a far leap to scoop up cereal or to imagine what one can do with a shovel. Talking about what we do as we use tools, asking questions, or making suggestions can help children develop greater conceptual awareness about tools:
- I wonder what else we could use to move that rock?
- What would happen if you tried cutting that piece before you put on the glue?
- Have you ever tried holding the camera like this? Maybe it won’t shake so much when you take the picture.
- I sometimes hold the nail with pliers so I don’t bang my fingers.
- I tried using the blender without the top once. Oh, what a mess! And I think it was dangerous, too!
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Displaying 1 CommentShishu Vikash Kendra
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
conceptual awareness for using tools is a must in a early childhood centre .
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