The children see a picture of a crab on the license plate. They cross the street and put a letter in the mailbox and then walk up the street to buy some fruit at the grocery store. Although they don't know it, this mother is helping her children learn geography. The children are beginning to understand the nature of the world and their place in it. The acorn was not on the ground a month ago.
Acorns fall from trees that grow in their neighborhood, and that means fall is coming.
When they pick up the acorn or leaves, they make the ground neater. The squirrel lives here too, and runs and jumps in a special way that children can imitate in their own homes. Cars and street signs use symbols or pictures that tell people where they are, or where they are from. Young children learn through their senses and experiences. They touch, feel, smell, and taste things.