Lynnette Brock is the co-founder and director of SchemaPlay Community Interest Company. Facilitating an appreciation of the distinction between a scheme and schema (as published by Piaget in 1969), the SchemaPlay™ training supports and showcases how, with a deeper knowledge of schematic play, we can really ‘know’ every child; thereby supporting their mastery, self-belief, transitions and learning across the entire Early Years’ curriculum and beyond.
Vicki Abrahart has been working in Early Years and education for over 25 years. She is a qualified teacher and Early Years professional and is an Early Years Improvement Adviser working with PVIs, Childminders and Schools across the West Midlands. Vicki is always keen to collaborate with professionals to strengthen and support her ongoing professional development.
This episode explores how practitioners can use SchemaPlay to foster wellbeing, mastery behaviour and learning through free-flow play. You’ll discover practical ways to seed your environment, support children’s natural schemes, and develop meaningful curriculum connections that enhance learning across all areas.
In this episode you’ll:
- Understand the crucial difference between scheme and schema, and why this matters for children’s learning
- Learn how to spot and support children’s natural learning schemes like containing, trajectory and rotation
- Discover practical ways to seed your environment to extend learning without interrupting children’s flow
- See how SchemaPlay helped settings dramatically improve parent engagement and children’s communication
- Explore the new SchemaPlay Curriculum Wheel that links children’s schemes to EYFS outcomes
Watch this fascinating discussion to discover how understanding children’s natural learning patterns through SchemaPlay can deepen your practice and create more meaningful learning experiences.
This episode was originally broadcast on the 29th of September 2023.
Links:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SchemaPlay/
Swellers Cognitive load theory
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1207/s15516709cog1202_4
Our in-depth article on Jean Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development (including schema) is here.
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