If play environments are the primary classrooms for young children, then loose parts are their best textbooks. The most important aspect of your outdoor learning environment, in our opinion, is the provision of safe and appropriate loose parts. Without loose parts, children face environments that are static and adult-driven. With them, children learn to take initiative,create, share, build, plan, demolish and start over.
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If play environments are the primary classrooms for young children, then loose parts are their best textbooks. The most important aspect of your outdoor learning environment, in our opinion, is the provision of safe and appropriate loose parts. Without loose parts, children face environments that are static and adult-driven. With them, children learn to take initiative,create, share, build, plan, demolish and start over.
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