-Sand Play-
Sandplay activities in nurseries in Portsaid
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
Cognitive domain
Children are interested in wonder of nature of sand; solve problems; concentrate on the activity
Cognitive domain
Children are exposed to basic mathematics concepts such as weight
Social domain
Children communicate & cooperate with peers
Social domain
Children feel confident when they achieve
something
Movement domain
Children control their body parts according to the
purposes; using large tools with sand
Movement domain
Children control their body parts according to the
purposes; using small tools with sand
Art Performance domain
Children create various shapes with
sand and enjoy the pretend world with imagination
Art Performance domain
Children get to feel texture of sand with hands and barefoot
Art Performance domain
Children create various shapes with sand and
enjoy the pretend world with imagination
Self-care domain
Children wash hands with soap
Self-care domain
Children wash hands with soap
Point 2: Facilitators efforts for enhancing children’s sand
play
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
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 invite parents to enjoy sand play and explain directly
Facilitators share some articles and pictures for sand play on their Facebook pages
Point 4: Facilitators efforts for safety and cleanliness
of sand play environment
They also repel animals from sandpits with natural materials (citrus, mint,etc)
Facilitators cover sandpits while not in use
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
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