ABSTRACT
The importance of the relationship between movement learning and all other aspects of children's early learning is based on the evidence that young children use movement as the medium to explore and investigate the world around them. The terms 'motor' and movement are often used interchangeably but in working out what needs to be done to support children's development, a finer distinction is helpful. Movement is the end result, bringing all those motor skills together to perform an action or make a response physically. The term 'play' is given to a variety of concepts, moving from the opposite of 'work' to the major vehicle for children's learning. Moss and Petrie explore the concept of children's spaces, not just as 'physical environments certainly, but also as social, cultural and discursive'. Although it starts with an illustration from an adventure playground in Wales, Moss and Petrie's book refers to the example of Reggio Emilia and its attitude towards young children's physical environment.
