The window is opened upwards and in the front it has a heavy door like object with stars cut out, that needs to be opened for the window to be closed. And Aarav couldn't just figure out how this window was closed or opened. It looked fascinating to him.
"How do you think?"
Aarav: I don't know ma'am. Maybe the wind closes it.
"How do you know there's wind though?"
Aarav: You know in my home, there is a lot of wind.
At this time Aadya came along wondering what was happening. She tagged along in the conversation.
Aadya: There is very little wind outside ma'am.
Aarav: Wind will close the window.
"How will wind close?"
Aarav:" Air will come and shut."
Suddenly Aadya had another idea, "We can use a ladder!"
"Okay. How?"
Aadya:" Outside ma'am", pointing at outside the window
"You'll put it outside? What will happen then?,"
Aarav: "A car will come and crash!"
"Uh-oh!"
At this time, Siddharth came around with sock puppets on his hands, occupied with some other play. He stared at all of us standing around the window, not sure about what was going on, until I explained the situation to him. He immediately pulled up his sleeves (as if going on a mission), jumped up the slab we were all standing on.
Siddharth, to Aarav and Aadya: "So you open this (the heavy piece with stars cut out) and you close the window!"
And he jumped out and ran away as his mission is now completed.
This little conversation served as a morning inspiration as it was yet another reminder about how curious children are about every little thing. And their passion to figure things out, and also helping others to figure things out.
Contributed by Sruthy Krishna, Learning Facilitator at Sparkling Mindz Global Preschool.