The single most important organizing principle of the developmental interaction approach is that in order for pre schoolers to learn in school and become lifelong learners, they must interact with their environment (people, places, things) and interpret their experience.
For example, a toddler discovers the joy of watching an object hit the floor when dropped from a high chair and repeats it over and over again. The repetition provides the toddler with an experience to help them understand the new knowledge gained.
Using the developmental interaction approach allows children at all ages and stages and different levels of sophistication to engage in activities such as building, cooking, labs, painting and field studies to name a few. These opportunities are used as a means to construct understanding and increase their knowledge through basic life experiences.
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