Sandpit with Facade

Theme

Cognitive: suggests a theme and supports dramatic play, which stimulates languages and communication skills.

Desk with sieve

Social-emotional: children can gather and store materials, cooperate and take a break together.

Cognitive: sand can be shifted through the sieve, for understanding of cause and effect and object permanence.

Sandpit

Cognitive: sand play trains the sense of touch and helps children to understand the characteristics of different materials and their uses. Sand can be sieved when dry and shaped when wet.

Bench

Social-emotional: fine meeting place and a space creator. Gathering and cooperation from both sides create a social scenario that supports communication and cooperation.

Funnel

Social-emotional: trains cooperation and turn-taking as children put materials into the funnel.

Cognitive: the passing of materials through funnels supports the children’s logical thinking and for younger children the understanding of object permanence: that materials don’t vanish but run through at the other end.

Sand scoop

Cognitive: logical thinking: cause and effect understanding when running scoops in grooves.

Creative: leave a mark and place the scoop at different positions. Creating sounds when the scoop runs through groove.