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Thanks for the article. It sums up what my beliefs are for teaching my child. I 100% believe in learning through play and we have used this philosophy allowing our DD (26 months) to guide her learning. The other night during twilight she looked up in the horizon and stated that she sees water. It took us a minute to realize that she was refering to the clouds. So I took her for a walk around the neighborhood so she could get a better view of the clouds. During the walk we discussed the clouds and the end of the sunset and why it looked like water and though clouds form from water they are of a different form. She then turned her attention to the moon which she is infatuated with and we discussed cycles of the moon and why it was not a complete circle. We just follow her lead and she retains this information for later discussions. So a few days later during the daytime she is in the car looking at the clouds and brings up the factss discussed that night.
