Have your keys ever gone missing? Or perhaps your phone? You were sure you put them down on the coffee table but suddenly they were gone. Cue an hour of increasingly frantic searching. Where could they be? Things don’t just disappear. So you go to your computer and log in to ‘Find my iPhone’. Ping! Ping! …
Here’s a picture. It’s some of my best work: Paintbrush in hand, I get ready to dab some more colour onto the page. Stop!, you say, Don’t paint any more. It’s perfect! But I ignore you. At first it looks like I’m just going to colour it in… That’s a bit sloppy, you think. But …
The enclosing schema is a cognitive pattern that is commonly observed in young children’s play. It involves creating an enclosed space or structure using objects or materials, such as building a fort out of pillows and blankets or using blocks to create a castle. This schema reflects the child’s desire to create a sense of …
Do you ever wonder what your child’s drawings are about? Do you look at them and think they’re a bit messy? Do you wish she would draw something figurative? Happily, understanding children’s drawings is easy. All you need is a basic grasp of graphic schemas. My youngest is now four. Here is something she produced this week: …
What is a schema? Schema play is how our children learn to make sense of the world. A schema (also known as a play schema) is like a set of instructions. As adults we use them all the time, and we don’t really notice we’re doing it. Switch on a light or make a sandwich …