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Actively explore the environment
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Use their senses to discover and examine objects
Foundations for science
Experiment with different objects to see how they relate to one another
Observe cause and effect, such as pushing a button to make a bell ring
Observe events in nature
Use sounds and simple words to describe
things in the environment as they:
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Begin to describe characteristics of objects, such as saying “hot” when
tasting food
Point to body parts and may try to name them
Name some animals and the sounds they make
Name some objects and may use the same word for similar ones, such as “truck”
for all vehicles with wheels or “doggie” for all animals with four legs
Use sounds and simple words to ask questions
about the environment as they:
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Use a questioning tone to ask about something in the environment, such as
saying “bug?” when pointing to a butterfly
Use simple tools as they:
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Play with simple tools