Loose parts have become a very vital part of our "environment as third educator". They fuel imaginative play, help prove our theories and inspire future wonderings. I recently bought the book, Loose Parts: Inspiring Play in Young Childlren" by Lisa Daly and Miriam Beloglovsky. It introduces the idea of "what if" during play. "What if..." it's a powerful concept. It makes me think of some of the great minds over the generations and how they dared to ask the question, "what if?" "What if the same force that causes an apple to fall from a tree cause the planets to go around the sun?" "What if I could talk to someone across the ocean?" and "What if I could get my emails on my phone?"
When we give students the tools and encouragement to ask "what if" we are creating the future problem solvers, inventors and theoretical thinkers of our next generation. Loose parts can become anything to anyone. It's all a matter of daring to dream and wonder.
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