Dinosaurs dumped in the home corner; pockets filled with sticks and stones; and plates and saucers piled high on the carpet. These are just some of the scenarios that practitioners will observe when working with children with transporting schemes.
‘It’s no use thinking that children will limit the use of shopping trolleys to transport play food. Or prams to carry dolls,’ explains Lynnette Brock, director of SchemaPlay.
‘Expect to see small-world play figures piled high under the climbing frame or blue items placed in piles in the sandpit. Children are likely to want to move objects around the nursery – and outdoors – in unexpected ways, which is all part of their exploratory investigations.’
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