How might infants explore an archaeological excavation?
Archeology excavations – whether real or pretend – often involve sand and small pieces of broken pottery or other objects. Infants are intensely oral explorers- putting everything possible in their mouths. For these reasons, an adult must closely supervise infants who participate this kind of activity. Infants can and do benefit from supervised exploration of the same kinds of tools and objects that older children use in more complex ways. If setting up an activity for a group that will include infants, include some objects that are safe for them to mouth, so they can satisfy their real and true need to ‘see’ with their mouths as they learn about their world.
