In early childhood practice, it is well established that children learn through their senses, absorbing information through what they see, taste, touch, hear and smell. Their complex multisensory interconnections act as the main source of information from the brain, and these, in turn, strengthen their cognitive structures (schemas).
This staff meeting starter encourages practitioners to consider how they use schematic play to encourage children to act out experiences and take risks, testing out and talking about what they already know and can do to strengthen their schema through active exploration, engagement, thinking and investigation.
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