More Exploration :)

In Teaching Science lesson of this week, we focused on the importance of the exploration. In this lesson we learned that e
exploration, creativity and imagination are important for learning because they allow your child to express their thinking and feelings and develop a sense of self-worth. Very young children build up a sense of themselves using their imagination through play.
Creative play helps toddlers and young children learn more about problem solving, and to see the world from other points of view. Support your child’s learning by being excited and positive when they use their creativity or imagination and ask them questions about what they are thinking and feeling.
In my opinion, our role is to encourage the process of making or imagining something – not to focus on the final product. There are no right answers or best things to make. Children need choices about what to make, and being creative takes time. We will be helping our children to learn to persevere with tasks and also encouraging them to use their imagination.
We also learned and talked about, in this lesson, Gardner's Multiple Intelligences (MIs). These are;
Logical & Mathematical
Naturalist
Musical
Intrapersonal
Spatial
Verbal & Linguistic
Interpersonal
Bodily-Kinesthetic

Lastly, I learned after this lesson and lab hours, we are-as teachers- really important in the creative process of children. Our role is to support our child’s creativity and imagination by providing time, space, and encouragement, or by taking part in the pretend play. For example, we could set up a sheet over some chairs and then make some suggestions about what the space could be used for. Young children get really excited when we take part in their imaginary play and they can lead us. Sometimes we might want to take over and make sure that our children get the words right for the song or play the game ‘properly’. But just like any other creative activity, it’s the process that is important. We will learn a lot more about what our children are thinking and feeling if we watch and listen, and help them out or join in when they ask.

I learned "Catalyst" :
Catalyst: someone or something that results in important changes.