What can your child learn from nature?

When children come into contact with nature, they reveal their strength. ~ Maria Montessori

 

Nowadays, children are spending more and more time indoors…think of all the developmental opportunities they’re missing!

What can your child learn from nature?

• As your child observes the way leaves move and sway in the wind, he is developing his vision
• As your child hears the many layers of sound in nature, her hearing is stimulated
• As your child smells the damp earth after the rain or fragrant spring flowers, his sense of smell awakens

The feel of sand to bare feet or a cooling breeze in the heat of summer, the taste of sun-ripened fruit or a sprig of fresh mint, all of these sensations play a significant part in the child’s development through the senses.

The senses, being the explorers of the world, open the way to knowledge. ~ Maria Montessori 

Source - http://ageofmontessori.org/why-connect-with-nature/