Traditionally in many textbooks, the concept of ‘Plants’ is introduced to young children by providing explanations on ‘typical parts of a plant. However, in the current syllabus, the concept of ‘plants’ is first introduced through the theme of ‘Food’ which is familiar, starting with what plants do children eat; and what parts of a plant do they eat, etc. On what basis this change would have been done?
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Let Child’s Environment be his/her Learning Laboratory
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Facilitate Exploration from ‘Known to Unknown’ and ‘Concrete to Abstract’
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Establish Links between and Across Disciplines
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Encourage Dialogues and Questioning