Provide frequent opportunities for children to interact directly with the world around and beyond them, both inside and outside the home.

Provide frequent opportunities for children to interact indirectly with the world around and beyond them.

Engage children in activities that develop and extend their interests in and understanding of the world.

Model, teach, and have children practice strategies for gaining access to knowledge, and making it their own.

• Engage children in activities that deepen and extend their interests in and understanding of the world.

• identify children's topical interests through observation and conversations, and provide opportunities to expand their knowledge of these topics (e.g., through talk, reading, direct experience, etc.)

• identify children's topical interests through observation and conversations, and provide opportunities to expand their knowledge of these topics (e.g., through talk, reading, direct experience, etc.)