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"Especially in ECE programs where standards and ditto sheets are threatening to take over, advocate for loose parts as supports for the acquisition of skills that children are required to demonstrate when they enter kindergarten," urge Lisa Daly and Miriam Beloglovsky, authors of Loose Parts: Inspiring Play in Young Children.

The authors provide examples of the ways loose parts play can support skill development in multiple arenas. For example, "Children acquire their first math skills and understanding of numerical concepts when they manipulate small loose parts, like blocks and bottle caps, by sorting and classifying and combining and separating them. Once they begin integrating loose parts into their games, you commonly hear them start to count and see them arranging the parts in specific sequences, patterns, and categories by color, type, number and class."

With more than 550 color photographs of many kinds of loose parts in real early childhood settings, this book provides inspiration and information about the ways loose parts support open-ended learning, enhance play, and empower children. With loose parts, the possibilities are endless.

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