Learning Through Play

A cardboard tube can become a telescope, a tunnel, a rolling track or part of a tall tower. A piece of fabric can be a cape, a picnic rug, a river or the roof of a cubby.   That flexibility is the heart of loose parts play. Instead of having one fixed purpose, loose parts […]

Does your child build the same tower every afternoon, line up every toy car in the house, or spend ages moving objects from one container to another?   To an adult, repeated play can look like a child is stuck on one idea. For young children, it is often the opposite. Repetition gives them time