But does a three-year-old even understand the concept of a map?
Depends largely on the three year old, and also on the level of understanding in question. I"m not an expert on early childhood development, but my Mom has a master's in it, and has worked in the field most of my life. At one point, she was teaching Head Start (3-5 year olds) and had a great deal of difficulty trying to explain that cities are in counties are in states are in countries -- she'd try to explain "We live in the United States" and get "Noooo! We live in [TOWN]!". Your three year old, however, can and will vary.
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Date: 2008-03-13 07:16 pm (UTC)Depends largely on the three year old, and also on the level of understanding in question. I"m not an expert on early childhood development, but my Mom has a master's in it, and has worked in the field most of my life. At one point, she was teaching Head Start (3-5 year olds) and had a great deal of difficulty trying to explain that cities are in counties are in states are in countries -- she'd try to explain "We live in the United States" and get "Noooo! We live in [TOWN]!". Your three year old, however, can and will vary.