Tag: Loose Part Play

handicrafts

A Season for Handicrafts

Maria Arana

     During the holiday season I like to invite the kids to make and create.  Sometimes we make cookies or a cake after school while we talk about our day.  Then they are off to complete homework or play for awhile.  On weekends and when the kids are out of school during winter break… Continue reading A Season for Handicrafts

learning at home, open-ended play

Open-Ended Play

Maria Arana

Emergent WritersWhen children play freely they make sense of the world, they explore, experiment, and problem solve.  Mr. Rogers said, "Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning.  But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood."       There are many different kinds of play… Continue reading Open-Ended Play