Play Schemas: Enclosure

Enclosure

Children experiencing an enclosure schema will be focused on joining lines or building structures with different materials to form a defined space for objects to "live" inside. These enclosures can be round, square or rectangular.

What it might look like:

building fences or walls around objects
drawing an enclosure around a drawing or objects
arranging food around the edge of a plate
riding a bike around an enclosed space they have constructed

Enclosure Activities and Materials

Drape a sheet over furniture to create a fort
Use large cardboard boxes for children to hide in
Set up tunnels, hollow cubes or pop up tents
In the garden set up washing lines to drape fabric over to make a den (can be secured with pegs or bulldog clips)
Play with a parachute
Put out blocks with a variety of other materials for building walls, fences, and other enclosures
Use shoe boxes to build homes for small toys
Put out large white paper with other toys (people, animals, cars, etc.) so that children can draw borders around the toys
Use popsicle sticks and glue to create fences

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