The Preschool Constructivist Theory

In the context of a preschool classroom, constructivism is based on the idea that children are active participants in their education.

This includes providing children with experiences that allow them to:

Explore and Experiment: children face situations and problems that lead them to exploration. They ask questions and seek answers with digital tools.

Collaborate: Work with others, discuss, and exchange ideas to encourage critical and creative thinking.

Reflect: Encourage students to develop thoughts about what they have learned and how they learned it so that they internalize concepts and connect the information they have learned to the real world.

The advantages of blended learning in constructivist pedagogy

Access to digital resources: Tools such as apps and tablets allow children to study concepts at their own pace and level, according to their needs.

Personalized institution: the teacher can offer the student learning experiences according to the child's level of understanding, combining online and in-person activities.

Active Learning: Students participate in projects, interactive games, and other experiences that demonstrate active learning.

Online collaboration: Children work together on digital projects, developing distance communication and cooperation skills.

Practical strategies to apply constructivist pedagogy

Learning Centers: Creating stations where children participate in hands-on and digital activities to learn multifaceted topics.

Digital projects: Using educational tools, children are invited to compose stories, draw, or make videos according to their interests.

Educational Games: Introduction of online games that strengthen knowledge or challenge children to overcome problems.

Group work: Encourage collaboration in small groups to carry out manual or digital activities that can improve social and cognitive skills.

The culmination

Constructivist pedagogy, carried out in the context of blended learning, provides preschoolers with a deeper understanding of key concepts while encouraging creativity, collaboration, and critical reflection. By combining in-person instruction with digital resources, teachers can personalize instruction so that each child develops meaningful knowledge of it.