The Loose Parts Library
/Utilizing loose parts in our learning community helps support the planet. We give new life to unwanted materials. Materials that end up becoming the medium for children’s creativity and learning.
Read MoreUtilizing loose parts in our learning community helps support the planet. We give new life to unwanted materials. Materials that end up becoming the medium for children’s creativity and learning.
Read MoreThe ethos of the maker movement aligns well with constructivist practices. Children in maker spaces are invited to create something from the available materials and to experiment, construct, and iterate, as the work becomes the vehicle for learning.
Read MoreI invited the children to explore building on a large mirror. For this work we started with only two materials, plastic cubes and popsicle sticks. Building on a mirror offers a different perspective of the work. I wanted to observe how the children approached building on this surface.
Read MoreLoose parts may be natural, reclaimed or recycled or known materials (beads, fabric, metal, paper, etc.) that are open-ended (can be combined in endless ways). They have no specific directions.
Read MoreHaving a wide selection of loose parts in your program can foster a new creativity. A creativity that becomes less about the end result and more about the potential for play, learning, and the journey of exploration.