The Many Colors of Mother Earth

During the preschool years children have a natural affinity towards understanding the world around them, which is filled with wonderful colours. Along with learning what each colour is called children also need to understand what it actually represents. Identifying colours is considered a milestone in a child’s cognitive process and learning journey.

Using daily opportunities and getting close to nature is another beautiful way to explore colours. This week our Ivy garden provided a fantastic invitation to playful learning and investigation. Our preschoolers were observant and curiously asked about the leaves changing colours, the shades of the flower petals, barks of trees and the feathers of birds they found on their nature walk around school.

Our preschoolers also have a Green Studies class each week. This week’s class saw them take their colourful learning outdoors to explore nature’s basket with our green curriculum teacher. The children looked at the different shaded petals, twigs, leaves, pebbles and then matched them correctly to their corresponding colour cards. Another great benefit of this activity was language development where we also talked about the different textures of the natural material we gathered for the activity such as crunchy autumn leaves, soft feathers and the smooth surface of pebbles. We also recorded a wow moment where a very smart comment from one of our little preschoolers about the trees giving out ‘oxygen’ gave us the opportunity to discuss how important it is to look after the plants and trees and how they play a very vital role in keeping the air around us clean. Aren’t they amazing?

We recommend you make the most of this lovely weather and explore the lovely outdoor space with your little ones. Take a refreshing walk in the park, observe the colours of the sunset and feel the cool breeze. *winterfeels*