1. LEARNING ABOUT VOTING
Voting can be one possible way to choose from an array of solutions to a problem.
Here is an article describing how kindergarten children learned about the concept of voting through 5 scaffolded levels:
Scaffolding Level 1:
Different People have Different Ideas (What does it mean to vote? Oh my – others may vote differently than I do!)
Scaffolding Level 2:
My Choice Might Not Be the One Selected by the Group, but I Abide by the
Outcome
Scaffolding Level 3:
Deliberation Provides Knowledge Before We Make a Choice (Get facts before voting!)
Scaffolding Level 4:
Using Persuasion to Influence Voting (Maybe I can convince others to see it my way!)
Scaffolding Level 5:
Living with the Outcome, but Working for Change (My vote didn’t win. Now what should I do?)
pdf article: Boss of the United States – Kindergarteners’ Concept of Voting – Five Scaffolded Levels that Build Understanding
Betty C. Mulrey, Ann T. Ackerman, and Patricia H. Howson. “Boss of the United States” – Kindergarteners’ Concept of Voting: Five Scaffolded Lessons that Build Understanding. Social Studies and the Young Learner 25 (1), pp. 27–32 ©2012 National Council for the Social Studies
2. LEARNING THAT THERE CAN BE MORE THAN ONE SOLUTION TO A PROBLEM
3. LEARNING THAT THERE IS MORE THAN ONE WAY TO COMMUNICATE WITH OTHERS
4. LEARNING TO WORK TOGETHER – PRACTICING COLLABORATION ON OTHER THINGS BESIDES PROBLEM-SOLVING