Near And Far

Sometimes children ask us questions like, “Mom, why can’t we touch stars?”, “Why can’t we fly to the moon?” 

We do not have to give the scientific answer to the child at the moment, but what we can do is teach them about objects that are far and near to us and clear their doubts. But how to teach near and far concept? 

Below, we have covered the concept of near and far for kindergarten children in detail, which will help them understand the concept easily. 

Why Is It Important To Understand Near And Far Concept For Young Kids?

There are numerous benefits of teaching near and far concepts to kids. Let’s read about some of them.

• It helps them to identify the distance between two objects or people.
• It helps them to specify near and far objects in their surroundings.

Activities To Help Your Child Understand Near And Far Concept

Here are some near and far activity for kindergarten kids that will help them understand the concept easily.

1. Pick An Object 

Ask your child to go and bring you the nearest and the farthest object in the room. 

This activity will help the kids to identify which object is near and which one is far, which will further help them to have basic knowledge about distance, a concept they will learn in detail in higher classes. 

2. Circle The Objects 

On a sheet, take a print of a few things far from us, like the moon, sun, stars, etc., and a few things near us, like a house, tree, phone, etc. 

Now give this sheet to your kid and ask them to circle the things that are far from us.

3. Hoopla Game 

Arrange some objects like - sharper, eraser, crayon box, small toys etc., on a table at a distance from each other. 

Make your child stand at some distance and hand them a hoopla ring. Ask them to throw the hoopla ring onto the nearest or the farthest treat, and they can have it.

We hope the ideas for teaching near and far mentioned above in the article helped you to teach your little one about this concept.

 Ensure that you make your child practice this on a regular basis so that they don’t forget the concept.