It's an opportunity to view the world around them from different perspectives, form questions and draw conclusions — critical problem-solving skills they'll use throughout their lives.
After watching shadow puppets perform scenes from "The Lion and The Mouse," "Where the Wild Things Are," and "The Three Little Pigs," they played a guessing game, answering questions about the characters: what kind of animals are they? What do they say? Where do they live?
"The children couldn’t get enough of this so we assured them that we will find ways to bring this fascination deeper and to life," said Morah Jessie about this engaging, Reggio Emilia-inspired lesson designed to create deeper learning and understanding.