8 IMPORTANT CHILDHOOD SCHEMAS
ROTATION
TWISTING, TWIRLING, ROTATING, TURNING, SPINNING, AND ROLLING OBJECTS OR THEIR OWN BODIES
BUILDING STRUCTURES, HOOKING OBJECTS
CONNECTING
TOGETHER, TYING THINGS UP, COMBINING INGREDIENTS, AND JOINING MATERIALS
ENVELOPING
COVERING, HIDING, CONCEALING, AND CAMOUFLAGING OBJECTS WITH DIFFERENT MATERIALS
MAKING AND/OR
OBSERVING OBJECTS MOVE THROUGH SPACE IN A LINE
INCLUDING THEMSELVES
ENCLOSING TRAJECTORY
CREATING ENCLOSED SPACES FOR OBJECTS OR FILLING ENCLOSED SPACES WITH OBJECTS
MOVING OBJECTS FROM PLACE TO PLACE WITH RAMPS, BAGS, BUCKETS, PIPES, TUBES, JUGS, AND MORE
POSITIONING
STACKING ITEMS IN COLUMNS, LINING THINGS UP IN ROWS, BALANCING OBJECTS, OR CREATING PATTERNS
ORIENTATION
SEEING THE WORLD FORM DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES, ANGLES, HEIGHTS, AND POSITIONS
SCHEMAS ARE PATTERNS OF REPEATED ACTIONS THAT CHILDREN EXHIBIT WHEN THEY EXPLORE AND PLAY, AND ARE A KEY PART OF THEIR COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT.
SCHEMAS ARE A WAY FOR CHILDREN TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD AND THEMSELVES.
SCHEMAS HELP CHILDREN DEVELOP INDEPENDENCE, INQUIRY, AND ACTIVE LEARNING.