All children play in a schematic way. Some love to line up toy cars while others will be much more interested in making mud wet by mixing water in. Some children will have one very obvious schema, while others might use a few together a bit more subtly. But they will all use those Schemas and so play more frequently, and therefore learn more easily when they are allowed to express it. So the schema should never be discouraged, but rather incorporated into their learning.
Sensory seekers will also use Schemas, but they will focus on them probably to a greater extent than a non sensory seeker, as they will use the schema to enhance their sensory experience. So a sensory seeker who has a rotational schema might enjoy spinning wheels, or spinning themselves till they are dizzy. A child who has an orientation schema might hang from a climbing frame, or study themselves in the mirror, moving their face in response to the reflection.
Here are all the schemas and how they might manifest in play:
Connecting – joining together, opening and closing
Orientation – looking at different viewpoints such as being upside down
Transporting- moving objects from one place to another in hands, pockets or bags
Trajectory- throwing objects, dropping or rolling, moving own body
Positioning- lining up objects, arranging in particular way
Enveloping – wrapping up objects or self, hiding things
Enclosing – containing things in borders around selves or objects
Rotation – interest in things that spin or turn, spinning themselves or drawing circles
Transforming- changing how something is by mixing, combining
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