Natural Phenomena and Meanings in Pre-school

Abstract: The approach and understanding of the concepts and phenomena of Natural Sciences by preschool children was and is the purpose of teachers and mine to form models of mental development and their comprehensive development. For this purpose I try to create the appropriate learning environment with an interest in experiments and explorations of natural phenomena such as “Air”. The issue is accessible but not understandable. So I describe how I designed, organized and created the right conditions for infants to participate and interact in the experiment, but also in the activities performed to understand the concept of air.

The result was positive and fun. The infants had new experiences and acquired new knowledge that will be useful in the next levels of education, but also in their own lives.

Key words: classroom, air, experiment, exploration, reflection, new knowledge, environment, energy, sustainability, new life