Inspiring Your Child Through STEAM Education

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Inspiring Your Child Through STEAM Education
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Why STEAM education is so critical

STEAM programs encourage preschoolers to use all
of their senses to explore the world around them.
Learning to use their sense of seeing, touch,
hearing, smell and speech naturally lead to
boosting fine motor skills, and developing
language to communicate about what children
observe. Furthermore, the safe learning
environment of the home allows children to push
themselves to try new ideas and gain the
confidence needed to use new tools and experiment
with unfamiliar items.

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Young children who embrace STEAM skills in their
infancy are shown to have a better chance of
transitioning into the rigours of school life
with ease. High comfort levels and increased
self-confidence translate to better
performances. So if you have a child aged 1 to
4, now is the time to give careful consideration
to begin participating in STEAM activities for
preschoolers and learn about how they can be
incorporated into your childs life for the best
possible outcomes

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Exploring STEAM

Science is centred on our capacity to wonder
about things that are tangible and intangible. It
is always driven by our desire to explore. Its
about ourselves, others, the natural world and
our interdependence as a matter of fact, it is
the basis of our very reason to be. We engage
with science through a growth mindset and the
effective use of our senses.
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Only a scientific approach to this urge will be
able to sustain and nurture our children.
Propelling their desire to learn to investigate,
observe, test, predict, evaluate and gather
evidence. Its absence will forever undermine and
relegate our children to leading a life without
beauty, and wonder and suppress the desire to
know more. The truth is children are born
curious and inquisitive. The interconnection of
all life on Earth is an essential core and leads
young children to stimulate their natural
curiosity and nurture the desire to connect. Our
future depends on a childs understanding of this
fact.

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Technology is about being able to put our
thoughts and ideas into action and creating
things that work for the general well-being of
mankind. There are images of, and literature
about mechanical vehicles through the ages from
the penny-farthings to the steam engine to flying
machines all provoking conceptual analysis of
how technological skills have developed over
time.
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Buildings and structures are also the keys, they
tell and introduce our children to inspiring
examples from across the world, including the
Great Pyramids, the Eiffel Tower and the Taj
Mahal. By studying these wonders, children get to
see and understand how human thinking and skill
have changed the world. Children need to see and
be inspired to have real solutions to real
problems and apply their skills to effect
positive change.
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Engineering is design thinking and innovation
working together. Children need the time to
explore and come up with a solution to an
identified problem and have the opportunity to
design and redesign based on their observations
and findings. This is when children will be able
to explore how to problem-solve in all aspects of
their life. Thinking about engineering, children
learn to deconstruct. That is understanding the
validity of being able to break a complex concept
down into smaller and more manageable parts.


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Through abstraction, children learn how to
eliminate unnecessary and unhelpful detail so
that they can achieve clarity when pursuing an
outcome. And finally, through collaboration
children get a handle on the value of teamwork,
understanding working together with others is
sometimes more successful than working
alone. Engineering in other words is about taking
all of our skills and our wonderings to create
something the world may have never seen before.
Sometimes invent something truly amazing!

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Art is at the core of STEAM education and is the
spark that motivates children to engage. For that
to happen, it will be essential that we allow
children to explore their creativity and as
parents and adults, we need to understand and
respect a childs need to develop her creative
thinking abilities. Every childs potential needs
to be seen as a window through which they can see
their world. And to help a child express her
creativity, we need to provide stimulating
opportunities and environments on a daily basis.
Empower children to think, wonder, question,
explore and express themselves.
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Celebrate the freedom of expression, and allow
the uniqueness of creativity, critical thinking,
problem-solving and innovative processes to take
centre stage in everyones lives. Art plays a
central role in aiding and developing the
creative process. Creativity becomes a reality
only when adults become more attentive to
facilitating the cognitive processes of young
children, rather than being concerned with the
end results they achieve in various fields of
doing and understanding.
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Maths is so much more than recognizing shapes and
counting numbers! Maths is when everything is
seen from a mathematical perspective and success
in it is achieved through a mindset which is
open, analytical and curious. Maths is seen as
both a rigid and creative subject. It is both
serious and fun. Maths is for everyone, including
young children. Every child can be taught to
believe in their abilities to master maths.
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Learning to think differently

STEAM activities for preschoolers touch upon
every sphere of their lives. And since they are
already digital natives, the more relevant the
STEAM phenomenon becomes. For instance, more and
more children will benefit from a networked
system of learning that shows them how
mathematics isnt an isolated disciplinary
universe, but an effective tool with which they
can approach and solve problems in other
disciplines most importantly, doing so in a way
that imitates real-life conditions.
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Learning to think differently
STEAM programs accelerate not only the
development of crucial cognitive skills but also
benefit rapid progress in acquiring social and
communication skills to enable active
collaboration the perfect combination for
success in the digital age. Steam activities for
preschoolers close a gap that earlier generations
may have experienced when in school. Education is
now closer to establishing itself as a natural
process of social interaction in which the focus
is always on the process and development of the
learner, and not so much on the final result of a
specific standardized test.
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Practising soft skills

When engaged and working with STEAM projects in
their infancy, young children practice a whole
range of developing soft skills in real time.
They learn to be effective and collaborative and
highly adaptable. The work they do requires a
large portion of creativity, listening skills,
task management, and problem-solving skills, and
develops empathy towards finding an effective
solution and coming up with multiple variations
of the solution.
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Practising soft skills

There are numerous ways to start a childs
journey in STEAM enrichment programs. However,
the most essential component of any educational
technique needs to be driven by engaging
activities. Enabling children to comprehend how
and why things happen the way they do. Shows them
that when hands-on learning is actually applied
in a fun, safe environment, learning can be
engaging and enjoyable. Children can indeed
become way better in their own areas of interest
and reach their full potential. Enjoying not only
their learning process but also developing a
genuine hunger for new knowledge.
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Conclusion


Process Art learning experiences inspire toddlers
and young children to think different, be
innovative, and devise ways to learn about
interesting things found in the real world.
Changing the way a child discovers and imagines.
Igniting her mind to think, play and learn like
never before. If you like to enrol your child in
drawing classes for kids or participate in
cognitive learning activities, give Abrakadoodle
a call. Or better still, make an appointment with
the head of a centre near you. Get hands-on
exposure to an experience that will make you see
art in a way that adds value to your childs
life.
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