Exam 6: Loose Parts and Childrens Play

Hawkins encouraged educators to ________ so that children's learning may be supported to the fullest.

Children who are exposed to varying types of loose parts outdoors are not able to make connections about the relationships between changes in their play actions.

There are no differences between loose parts and fixed equipment.

What are used to examine the environment to determine how the space and placement or availability of the loose parts influence children's play?

How does loose parts support children in their play, and why are early learning students and teachers adopting this concept in early learning programming?

What are the three terms that support the theory of children's play?

Which of the following do you envision in the outdoor environment?

Early learning teachers and programs that embrace the theory of loose parts do so by:

Children are able to move their thinking and discoveries to higher levels of learning when teachers are able to scaffold the types of loose parts available to them as they conduct their observations.

Discuss how loose parts bring meaning to and new options for children in their play.

The cognitive development domain enables children to think_______ about what they want the stage to look like.

Open-ended materials that may be used alone or with other materials, without specific directions, offer children many learning options including:

What happens when children are given time and unique materials in their play?

Jean Piaget suggested that the way to process and build knowledge occurs through:

Children's environments are intended to be places where skills such as divergent thinking, language, abstract thought, physical literacy, and problem solving are developed.

To be considered a loose part, the material must provide children the opportunities to:

Nicholson suggested that loose parts does not support noncreative children.

There are variety of loose parts suitable for incredible value to children's play and learning environments. Studies suggest that children prefer using terms such as:

Which theorist emphasized that children require open-ended materials for true creativity, risk-taking, and problem solving to occur?

According to Nicholson, to be classified as a loose part, the material must be: