Ever thought of creating story baskets to support children’s schemas?
How can your setting take children on a journey with their schemas? As children display schemas in their play, it is important to identify these and find other ways of supporting them. Schemas have been around for many years, however these are becoming more recognised due to practitioners developing the skills and knowledge in understanding and identify what they are.
The patterns of behaviour children display are examples of behaviour that they go through when exploring the world around them. Practitioners working in the early years sector should look at ways to support these schemas as these shouldn’t be forgotten. When children are displaying these types of behaviour they are learning the necessary skills and knowledge that will help them later on in life.
Types of schemas;
By being an observer and watching children’s play, you will easily notice the pattern of children’s behaviours. There are different types of schemas eg enclosing, rotation, enveloping, transporting, trajectory, connection and there are a few others for you to research. Do your research and find out more about each schema, having the understanding will enable you to think of other activities to offer the children.
Introducing story baskets to support children’s schemas;
Finding stories to support children’s schemas is a great resource to add to your EYFS learning environment. Why not arrange the books in a wicker basket, allowing children to freely access the stories. These story baskets can be used during circle time or can be placed in your book corner for adults to share with children one on one.
Ten books to support schemas;
- Whatever next – enclosure and containing
- Mr grumpy’s outing – transporting
- Tip Tip Dig Dig – transporting
- The Very Busy Spider – rotation
- Peppa post – enveloping
- Pumpkin soup -transporting
- Room on the broom – trajectory
- Hungry caterpillar – transporting
- A perfect day for it – trajectory
- 1, 2, 3 to the zoo – connection
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Adding these storybooks to your environment gives children the opportunity to extend their patterns of behaviour and explore the world around them whilst learning new skills.
