Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=45302#.VL3_FSzQrzE Author(s) Mirella Forsberg Ahlcrona , Ingrid Pramling Samuelsson Affiliation(s) School of Health and Education, University of Sk?vde, Sk?vde, Sweden . Department of Education, Communication and Learning, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden . ABSTRACT This article describes how children learn to distinguish variations of the concept balance when they have different kinds of experiences of feeling, making and creating balance. The focus of the study is how children in preschool develop the ability to think logically and creative by exploring balance as phenomena in everyday life. Empirical data were collected in two preschool groups with children that were 3 - 5 years old. By following the process the results show that children and teachers increased their awareness and developed an understanding of balance, its meaning and...
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