Nursery Rhymes To Think

Today on Noggin, there was one of the in between short stories on Humpty Dumpty. A person was reading the story to the children and at the end said, "close your eyes and imagine Humpty back together again."

At dinner, my 4 year old started telling the story about Humpty Dumpty. And I asked him what he imagined about Humpty at the end. And he said, "he jumped up, got all back together, went back on the wall, and was very careful the next time!"

It was beyond the normal- "that is the end of the story". It made him consider something beyond the end.

This is my lesson to do that more often. Find ways to help your preschooler think beyond the end. What are other options? What happened next (Humpty could have gone to the hospital)? What else could be done?

Teaching your child to think is the most important skill of all.

For more lessons on thinking, visit my logical thinking section of Preschool Activities Everyday.