Engineering for Children
Engineering This photo was retrieved on February 12th, 2021, from https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/anjali-joshi/teach-young-kids-engineering_a_23689969/. Today's blog post is all about engineering for children. What is engineering, you ask? Well, engineering is "A way of doing," inviting children to solve problems, use various materials to design, create and build things that work. Engineering is a process of solving problems. Engineers take steps to invent and create products or find solutions to the problems around them" (Faires, 2021, slide 4&5). Although you may believe, as parents, that engineering is meant for those who are much older, that is not the case. Teaching your child engineering, starting from a young age, can truly help them in their problem-solving skills while also sparking their curiosity and creative thinking. There are many ways in which you can provide engineering experiences for your child, including providing them with building blocks, le