Question

Roxaboxen by Alice Mclerran. Picture Book about Imagination Read Aloud

1- Drawing on the information you have learned about spaces, environments, and materials, answer the following questions:

• How does the environment in Roxaboxen make you feel?
• How do you think the environment makes the children feel?
• What types of materials do the children have available to them?
• How much free time is given to the children to explore and play?
• How does this space promote creativity and a sense of belonging amongst the children?
• Do you think children today are given this much free time and space to explore their environment?
• Do you think children are allowed to freely explore environments and spaces without adult intervention?
• Why are spaces, environments, and materials critical in supporting the development of young children?

Answer 1

Roxaboxen was a picture book by Alice mclarren

The environment in Roxaboxen was nothing compared to the cities but had rocky hills , sand, old wodden boxes, and there was also a river.

The children in Roxaboxen were happy playing in a environment , They used to play treasure hunting and find pebbles , and there were a lot of kids in the environment too.

The children's have access to everything possible

everyone had a car, (just a round wheel) They had plenty of money, and plenty of shops, they could eat  and everything from icecreams to cakes ,bread and pies.

Free time given to the kids, during summers were more compared to the times they had classes and school. They did obviously have a plenty of time. They built houses and collected stones and had a really fun time.

This space creates a sense of creativity and belongings to the children because it was all about using ones imagination to create something out of nothing.
In the pictures, the kid used rocks, sand, sticks, and other objects to make a whole little town and called it Roxaboxen.
They even had jobs , and acted like they rode horses.
They had a great war among the boys and girls.

No, kids now are not given as much time to explore or to spend time outside like older generations.
Because at this generation everything is accessible online.

Kids are also not allowed to explore environments and spaces without adult intervention nowadays.

spaces, environment and materials are very important to supporting the development of a young child because that Is how they learn, learn about ideas, learn about creativity, learn and have the ability to understand perspectives of life, human to human interactions and spaces are becoming really low these days. Kids need to play, and their own space, meet new friends, talk to them, play with them. That is supposed to be a good child hood. It supports the development of the children both emotionally and physically.