A Look at 'Loose Parts'
“‘[Loose parts] are items and materials that children can
move, adapt, change and manipulate within their play. They provide a high
level of creativity and choice, as there are endless possibilities for how they
can be played with.”
In our program, we work to carefully plan provocations that encourage play with ‘loose parts’. Playing with ‘loose parts’ enhances the complexity of children’s play experiences. Oral language and writing skills are developed as the children are asked to describe and illustrate their creations.
Below are photographs of more dot provocations in preparation for International Dot Day using 'loose parts':
'Loose Parts' Provocation (Invitation to Learning) using natural materials:
This provocation invited the students to write and draw about their creative designs.
Students added pine cones and wood chips to their castle creation:
Discovery – Honouring Children’s Thoughts and Ideas
Our neighbour, Ms. Whyte has been providing our class with
mystery food items. Last week, children were busy discovering a star fruit and
pomegranate. Children took a closer look and used their sense of touch and
smell to explore the objects.
Below are photographs of our science centre discoveries so far:
No comments:
Post a Comment