How Is Socio-Culturally Relevant?

The most important criterion to consider when selecting a topic is relevance, how is relevant to the age group? It is socio-culturally appropriate? Is it individually appropriate? All these question needs to be considered when choose a theme topic. Themes are relevant when the concepts they represent are directly tied to children’s real-life experiences and build on what children know. If relevance has been properly considered, themes are age appropriate, individually appropriate, and socio-culturally appropriate. Relevant themes highlight concepts with which children have initial familiarity and provide new insights into their daily experiences.
My theme topic for the group 3 years is “ALL ABOUT ME and MY FAMILY”, I choose this theme because of the goal behind it, is to help children learn about themselves, each other and each others' families. The theme helps children to realize that every person is unique and special. This topic with help the children to have self –identity, where they can identify themselves has a boy or girl. Also it enables them to know their part of the body which is a form of self-awareness; they starts to be aware of themselves, the color of their hair, their eyes, height etc. They also learn that every child's thoughts and ideas are important and no one person is more or less
How do we plant trees? What are the things that make plants grow? These questions create a room for discussion between the teacher and the children. Also, the teacher can divide the children into a small-group, give them a project work to do like make a flower garden, food garden, butterfly garden etc. Also, the children can be told to plant a seed in the class, this is a individually work to