Loose Parts Handout!

Check out this NEW download for a front and back explanation of loose parts! This is perfect for helping others understand this type of exploration of materials. Find the download here.

Find the podcast episode where I talk about this here.

Quote:

“To me, loose parts aren’t things. It is a way of thinking, an approach. To me everything and anything can be a loose part, even me for the children to use how they see fit in their play space. It is about children using their imagination to create spaces to play using whatever is in their vicinity, the more choice and variety the better.” (Nathan MacGillivray, Play Development Worker)

Loose Parts Toolkit by Inspiring Scotland:

https://www.inspiringscotland.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Loose-Parts-Play-web.pdf

Resources:

What is a schema?

https://bit.ly/2AbPQFt

Loose Parts: What does this mean?

https://bit.ly/2SfYf1M

Nicholson’s Theory of Loose Parts

https://bit.ly/2V1be9l

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Podcast: Last Child in the Woods

Last Child in the Woods

Find the Podcast episode here. 

“The woods were my Ritalin. Nature calmed me, focused me, and yet excited my senses.” 
― Richard Louv, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder

“It's a good thing to learn more about nature in order to share this knowledge with children; it's even better if the adult and child learn about nature together. And it's a lot more fun.” 
― Richard Louv, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder

“Time in nature is not leisure time; it's an essential investment in our chidlren's health (and also, by the way, in our own).” 
― Richard Louv, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder

“One of my students told me that every time she learns the name of a plant, she feels as if she is meeting someone new. Giving a name to something is a way of knowing it.” 
― Richard Louv, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder

“and old Indian saying: 'It's better to know one mountain than to climb many.” 
― Richard Louv, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder

“The physical exercise and emotional stretching that children enjoy in unorganized play is more varied and less time-bound than is found in organized sports. Playtime—especially unstructured, imaginative, exploratory play—is increasingly recognized as an essential component of wholesome child development.” 
― Richard Louv, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder

Find Last Child in the Woods here (aff link):

https://amzn.to/2KRYv2B

NEW Podcast Episode: Role of the Educator in Nature Play

PODCAST Episode: The Educator’s Role in Nature Play

Lots of great links to resources in this blogpost on a presentation about this topic!

“If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement and mystery of the world we live in.” Rachel Carson

Sense of Wonder Book (aff link)

Sense of Wonder Book (Newer Version—aff link) 

Cultivating Outdoor Classrooms (aff link)

Fostering a Sense of Wonder During the Early ChildhoodYears

Learning Is In Bloom (aff link)