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It’s important for children to learn to take into account varying perspectives, both socially and in their physical environment. Our programs offer plentiful opportunities for learning about peers’ perspectives. Intentionally created physical space can also foster children’s ability to consider multiple perspectives. One environmental factor this article will explore is ceiling space: it’s far too often overlooked.In my childhood home, one of my favorite early pastimes was gazing up. Indoors I’d recline (or sometimes even stand on my head!) to be mesmerized by swirling trowel patterns that had been left behind when plaster was applied. Outdoors I’d lay under tree canopies to get a good look at the undersides of leaves, bird nests, and squirrel dreys. Like you, I looked skyward to find animal shapes in clouds. And nighttime stargazing pulled my eye to the biggest ceiling of all.
Today, children still benefit from those same types of experiences, whether their weekdays are spent at home or in an early childhood program. It’s up to you and me to create the opportunity for them to occur.
If you’re very lucky, you may work in a facility with built-in ceiling fascinations. For instance, some new facility construction includes creative use of features ...