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Keep in mind when you read, to use different inflections in your voice: Be cheerful and
expressive with your language. Stop and take time to point out to what you have discovered on
that page. Where is the tree? Who can show me the seeds? Can anyone tell me what color is the
sky? Remember that at that age, the children learn from repetition. It can seem boring or
redundant to you, but remember that you must see the world through the eyes of the child. This
is the way in which they are learning. Ask open questions and use the concrete model of the
words and images you are discussing in other environments to reinforce different contexts. This
gives them a clearer understanding of this topic so they can relate it to other areas.

Arts
The work with art is not only to promote creativity and the expression of emotions.
The intention is that additionally they discover new techniques and develop the abilities
to make a correct use of materials and techniques.
Connect this domain for literacy. How can you re-create what we just discovered? Can
we paint the different tones of the leaves we found on our journey through the forest? Can we
use art materials with a texture to create the trees? The bushes? A brush? Weeds? Cacti? What
about the food we eat and the food animals eat? How can we create a peach? What colors and
textures have we identified? What foods have we discovered that animals eat and that we don’t?
We are going to create a conceptual map to document the knowledge and the comprehension.
Arts are an intrinsic part of babies and small children’s cognitive development. We are teaching
them expression, individuality, and creativity along the exploration and discovery. Make it
count! Don’t bombard them with too many different images. Give them the time they need to
truly understand through reinforcement and revision of the topics covered throughout the month.
That is the reason why connection with previous topics is so important. Also, keep in mind that