Children with an interest in rotation are preoccupied with roundness. Rolling down slopes; spinning their bodies; whizzing around in circles on scooters; stirring up concoctions in the mud kitchen and using locks, keys and screwdrivers.
Infants will enjoy exploring rotation with their senses, such as rolling a wooden ball or the wheels of a toy vehicle across their cheek. They might also lie down with their head next to the vehicle and turn the wheels, watching intently as the wheels spin around.
‘As they reach pre-school age, children will start to combine schemes enabling more sophisticated play such as creating construction and engaging role-play activities,’ explains Lynnette Brock, director of SchemaPlay.
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