How wud u find out about community resources to encourage children in a nursery 2 explore & investigate freely

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How wud u find out about community resources to encourage children in a nursery 2 explore & investigate freely

Answer 1

For young children to explore and investigate freely, all they need are things to explore and the freedom to do it.

Try bringing in empty food boxes for them to play grocery store, going on a walk and picking up leaves, sticks, acorns, whatever you find and putting them on a nature table, filling a plastic tub with rice or beans and giving them containers to fill and pour - just look around and bring them any safe things that they may find interesting.

You could check with the police and fire departments to see if they will send an officer to visit your class and talk about the jobs of policemen and firemen.  You could also see if any of the children's parents would like to come in and tell the children what they do in their jobs.  

You can get them out in the community on walking field trips to the supermarket, the library, the park.

At this age the world is fascinating, and nothing is too simple or commonplace for them.

Answer 2

At your local library or through your local public school system.