Have you ever noticed a child do something that seems pointless over and over again?
Have you noticed a child likes to climb on the furniture, colour over their pictures, fill and empty bags or line up toy cars in neat rows?
These are specific play patterns and are known as schemas.
Play schemas are a brilliant way to understand how children make sense of the world around them. Once we can understand why children are displaying a certain behaviour we can then tailor activities accordingly to support and extend their learning through play.
These handy cards are invaluable at helping you identify certain schemas in children’s play.
The cards include…
* Colourful front cover
* What are schemas?
* The 9 schemas
* 2 cards for each of the 9 different schemas including (what the schema might look like, examples of schema in play, what children are learning, useful resources, activity ideas, key vocabulary)
Cards are printed on high quality 250 gsm card, gloss laminated, cut out and put together with a key ring.