Point 2: Facilitators efforts for enhancing children’s sand play
-Sand Play-
Sandplay activities in nurseries in Suez
Point 1: Children’s development that can be promoted through sand play activities (according to the 6 domains in Nursery Quality Standards of Ministry of Social Solidarity）
Language domain
Children get to know new words by talking and playing with peers
Language domain
Children get to know new words by talking and playing with facilitators
Language domain
Children enjoy writing letters and numbers on sand actively after they learn them in the classroom
Cognitive domain
Children are exposed to basic mathematics concepts such as size, shape and number
Cognitive domain
Children are interested in wonder of nature of sand; solve problems; concentrate on the activity
Social domain
Children communicate & cooperate with
peers
Social domain
Children take care of little ones & learn from older ones and share the tools together
Movement domain
Children control their body parts according to the purposes; using small tools with sand
Movement domain
Children control their body parts according to the purposes; using large tools with sand
Art performance domain
Children get to feel the texture of sand barefoot
Art performance domain
Children create various shapes with sand and enjoy the pretend world with imagination
Self-care domain
Children wash hands and feet with soap
Self-care domain
Children wash hands and feet with soap
Physical environment
Facilitators provide sufficient amount of water for children to mix it with sand; enabling them to make different shapes using sand
Physical environment
Facilitators prepare toys with recycled materials to have sufficient number and variety of toys for children
Physical environment
Facilitators prepare boxes and sandplay tools beside the sandpit to make it easy for children to take
and return the toys
Physical environment
Children choose and wear animal caps that are made of paper for sand play,
which make the activity more enjoyable
Human environment
Many nurseries invite infants under 2 to sand play as well
Human environment
Facilitators introduce new activities to children and provide some instructions
before sand play
Point 3: Facilitators efforts for
improving parents’ understanding of sand play
Nurseries hold fun events for parents to enjoy sandplay with children; they invite parents to enjoy sandplay and explain to them directly
Facilitators also use/hang brochures explaining children’s development through sandplay
Point 4: Facilitators efforts for safety and cleanliness of sand play environment
Facilitators remove any dirty or dangerous things in the sand with sieves, turn sand over with shovels to soften it and expose it to sunshine for sanitation
Facilitators remove any dirty or dangerous things in the sand with sieves, turn sand over with shovels to soften it and expose it to sunshine for sanitation
Facilitators cover sandpits while not in use
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