Hanging upside down, sitting on chairs in strange positions, looking through their own legs, using a magnifying glass. These are clues that your child is exploring the Orientation Schema. 

We need to understand how to move through space and how things look from different perspectives for all sorts of reasons. Perhaps you play a sport where you need to anticipate the move of the other person; you're a gymnast or performer who hangs upside down frequently; or you're a marriage counsellor who needs to understand all the angles of the people you work with.

How can Discovery Time help build the Orientation Schema?

using webcams and microscopes to view inside the structures of the materials.

lots of different places to work - standing, sitting at a desk or on the floor, on architects stools or lying down.

using mirrors to inspect things from different angles.