8 Common Schemas

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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

8 IMPORTANT CHILDHOOD SCHEMAS

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.

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