Nursery World - EYFS Activities - Early Years on a Shoestring Big build up

Shardi Vaziri focuses on loose parts in the construction area, where children can let their imaginations run wild and create intricate buildings and landscapes

Loose parts are such a versatile, open-ended resource, and the children in my class know they can move them and use them in any area of the classroom, and in any way their imagination takes them. However, they do have to be stored somewhere! I keep mine in my construction area on the unit where I store my wooden blocks. This makes the most sense to me as the blocks are also such an open-ended resource.

I offer my class a selection of mainly natural loose parts such as conkers and pine cones, as well as items such as bottle lids and corks. I ensure there is a selection of different sizes, colours, textures and shapes. This careful selection enables the children to use them in unlimited ways, developing their imaginations as well as narratives around what they have built.

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