DECAL-approved training
Schemas: Understanding Children's Play and Supporting Their Explorations
Learn to spot the patterns in children's play and plan experiences that deepen their investigations.
- In person
- 1 hr
- 1 DECAL hr
- TG-BFTS-70526
About this training
This introduction to schemas in children's play supports educators in recognizing and planning for developmental patterns in exploration. Participants will learn to offer materials, activities, and small-group experiences that deepen children's investigations.
Methods & key elements
What your team practises and walks away able to do:
- Spotting a schema in the moment, using real classroom video
- Provisioning for a schema instead of redirecting it
- Documenting and sharing schema observations with families
- Linking schemas to the Reggio Emilia lens and to GELDS
