Moment to Moment Spirituality in Early Childhood Education

Abstract

Younger children explore the world through curiosity, questions, and engaged excitement. This chapter, based on the author’s experience of children in over 25 years of kindergarten practice, will look at the “twinkle” manifested in children’s questions about the world: “Where does the water go after it goes down the bridge?” “If the sun is made up of fire fairies, how come it’s round?” or the continual “Why?” “Why?” Why?” Behind the questions is an ever-expansive quest for understanding that leads to an intimate relationship with the world. The questions are one way that children express their quest for connection. The road to a child’s “truth” can be an exciting one, depending on their environment, school, peers, and family (karma).