The Rise School of Houston
  • Home
    • Need for Rise
  • ABOUT RISE
    • Our Team >
      • Board of Directors
      • Administrative Staff
      • Teachers and Therapists
      • Supported Employment
    • Mission and Vision
    • Philosophy and Goals
    • Facility
    • Accreditation and Affiliations
    • Rise History
    • Annual Report
  • Program
    • Curriculum Model >
      • 3Ls
      • Loose Parts
      • STEAM
      • Music
    • Benefits of Inclusion
    • Student Stories
  • Events
    • Heart & Sol
    • Rise, Shine & Shoot
    • Gifts from the Heart
    • John H. Duncan Invitational
  • Ways to Give
    • Volunteer
    • Make a General Donation
    • Fund for Faculty
    • Heritage Society
    • Endowment Fund
    • Planned Giving
    • Transfer Stock
    • In-Kind Support
    • Facility Dog
  • Tours and Admissions
  • Parent Portal
    • School Calendar
    • Family Handbook
    • Covid-19 Addendum
    • Online Resources
    • Current Families >
      • Parent Forms
  • Contact Us
  • The Luke Thomas White Memorial Scholarship Fund

Loose Parts

In early childhood education settings, loose parts mean attractive, unique, found objects and materials that children can move, manipulate, manage, and change while they play. Children can shift, combine, stack, revamp, arrange, take apart, and put loose parts back together in endless ways. The materials come with no specific set of directions, and they can be used alone or combined with other materials. Children can turn them into whatever they desire: a block can become a character in a story; a branch can become an ingredient in an imaginary soup. These objects invite language and social interactions, and they encourage collaboration and cooperation. Put another way, loose parts promote social competence because they support creativity and novelty. All of these are highly valued skills in adult life today.
 
Rise uses “Loose Parts” as a complement to the 3Ls program. Loose Parts supports imagination and problem-solving while teaching and reinforcing basic literacy skills. Rise’s teachers recognize the tremendous value in a multisensory approach in teaching early literacy and the importance of play. Loose Parts encourages symbolic play, creativity, problem-solving, storytelling, sequencing, and other skills vital to early literacy. Loose Parts play is an effective way to encourage storytelling, reading, and writing.
 
As part of Loose Parts, age-appropriate books are chosen for each classroom that can relate to loose parts. For example, “The Robot Book” would be paired with loose parts such as plastic nuts and bolts, napkin rings, cardboard, and plastic tubing. The teacher will read the book to the class and then let them play and create with the loose parts using verbal prompts and open-ended questions to encourage comprehension and higher-order thinking.


                        Home
​Admission
​Volunteer

Donate
​Employment & Internships
Picture
Picture
​The Rise School of Houston
5618 H. Mark Crosswell, Jr. Street
Houston, TX 77021
713-532-7473

© 2016 All Rights Reserved
The Rise School of Houston is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
  • Home
    • Need for Rise
  • ABOUT RISE
    • Our Team >
      • Board of Directors
      • Administrative Staff
      • Teachers and Therapists
      • Supported Employment
    • Mission and Vision
    • Philosophy and Goals
    • Facility
    • Accreditation and Affiliations
    • Rise History
    • Annual Report
  • Program
    • Curriculum Model >
      • 3Ls
      • Loose Parts
      • STEAM
      • Music
    • Benefits of Inclusion
    • Student Stories
  • Events
    • Heart & Sol
    • Rise, Shine & Shoot
    • Gifts from the Heart
    • John H. Duncan Invitational
  • Ways to Give
    • Volunteer
    • Make a General Donation
    • Fund for Faculty
    • Heritage Society
    • Endowment Fund
    • Planned Giving
    • Transfer Stock
    • In-Kind Support
    • Facility Dog
  • Tours and Admissions
  • Parent Portal
    • School Calendar
    • Family Handbook
    • Covid-19 Addendum
    • Online Resources
    • Current Families >
      • Parent Forms
  • Contact Us
  • The Luke Thomas White Memorial Scholarship Fund