heather4651Jun 17, 20192 min readCreating Magicial Moments with Loose Part PlayOften on rainy days it can be difficult to break up the day as the children become restless staying in one classroom. The other day had...
heather4651May 10, 20192 min readLoose part compositions, can toddlers do this?When we think of loose part compositions, we often think of the beautiful Pinterest images of children creating intricate pictures and...
heather4651Apr 10, 20192 min readLoose Parts – Thinking outside the box!Often when using loose parts there are always the favourite go-to materials that educators like to use like gems, rocks and pine cones. ...
heather4651Apr 3, 20192 min readHow can toddlers form that important relationship with loose parts?Children need the freedom to appreciate the infinite resources of their hands, their eyes and their ears, the resources of forms,...
heather4651Mar 21, 20192 min readThrough the Eyes of the Educator... As I stepped into my role in a Reggio environment I found myself hesitant with the use of loose parts in our toddler program. That...
heather4651Mar 15, 20192 min readHow can you use loose parts to identify toddler play interests? Often you hear that toddlers cannot tell you what they are interested in when trying to identify a good topic for investigation. They may...
heather4651Mar 8, 20192 min readHow can a toddler’s thinking be given a rich opportunity to form a relationship with loose parts? The term loose parts were first used by Simon Nicholson (Landscape Architect) in 1971 in an article about children and outdoors play....
heather4651Mar 5, 20191 min read#100languagesoftoddlerloosepartsJoin us as we embark on a journey to help educators identify loose parts for toddlers. We are collecting ideas through social media,...