The nursery children will be learning about the world
By maximax8
@maximax8 (31046)
United Kingdom
December 16, 2010 8:08am CST
I have just looked at a news letter from my disabled son's nursery school. The topic after the Christmas holidays will be our world. 10th January it will be the Americas. 17th January Africa, 24th January the Poles, 31st January Asia, 7th February Europe and 14th February Australia. The children are 3 to 4 years old.
On the first day of term I will be giving them some resources to use. I have been to Canada, the USA, Mexico, Belize and Guatemala in the Americas. I have traveled to Tunisia, Kenya, the Seychelles and South Africa in Africa. In Asia I have been to Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Hong Kong. I have also traveled to the Maldives, Israel and Jordan. In Europe I have been to many of the different countries. I have been to Australia twice.
I have a map of the world with stick on attractions and animals. I will let them borrow it. I have lots of photos. Since he was born my son has been to European destinations, Canada in the Americas and South Africa in Africa.
What do you think about their topic?
Have you seen any part of the world?
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3 responses
@TrvlArrngr (4045)
• United States
16 Dec 10
I think it is great that they are teaching them about the world. They are lucky that you can show them what you have and maybe talk about your travel experiences.
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
16 Dec 10
I think that it is good idea to tell the children about the different parts of the world. The children are still very young, but if the teachers do it the right way and chooose activities appropriate for their age and think that the children will benefit from that topic.
I have worked in a kindergarten in the past and we focused a lot on different countries and cultures, because it was an international kindergarten with children from many different countries around the world. We taught the children games and songs from different parts of the world and some of the co-workers from other countries cooked food from their own country and introduced the children to different kinds of food. The children were too young to learn about the countries or continents the way that older children do, but they learned a lot trough other kinds of activities.
@p1kef1sh (45681)
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16 Dec 10
I think that it's a great topic. I believe that children should be encouraged to learn that the World doesn't end at the horizon. I have been extremely fortunate in my travels. Starting in Italy when I was 7 and most recently I visited Singapore. I have been all across the northern hemisphere but not yet crossed the Equator! When the British Government decided to introduce ID cards I decided that I could no longer have a passport as they were to be issued in conjunction with each other. I am firmly against ID cards, not the cards themselves, but the information about ourselves that the Government wanted them to carry. Now I can have one again and so am looking where to travel next. I fancy North America simply because I have so many online friends. However, Singapore with a trip to Perth in Australia attracts also. If I make ti to Perth then I shall have made my first crossing of the Equator. Pass the funny outfit and the comedy beard!
