-Sand Play-
Sandplay activities in nurseries in Qalyubia
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 exposed to basic mathematics concepts such as shapes and
numbers
Cognitive domain
Children are exposed to basic mathematics concepts such as weight
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 texture of sand with hands and differentiate between wet and dry 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 barefoot
Self-care domain
Children wash hands with soap
Self-care domain
Children dry their hands after washing it using a towel
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 boxes and sandplay tools beside the sandpit to make it easy for children to take
and return the toys
Human environment
Facilitators encourage children to play as they want and support them to develop
the play.They support children according to their developmental levels/needs, interests, and how much accustomed to sand
Human environment
Many nurseries invite infants under 2 to sand play as well
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 share some articles and pictures for sand play on their Facebook pages
Point 4: Facilitators efforts for safety and cleanliness of sand play environment
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
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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