Fun sensory activities are important for a child's development. The winter textures is a simple activity that will introduce toddlers to different materials so they can explore their sense of touch.
As we well know, intelligence has an intimate relationship with the senses since, thanks to them, we perceive all stimuli. Regardless of how they arrive, they are experiences that always provide learning.
Let us be clear, everything we perceive, whether they are sounds, smells, tastes, texture, shapes, and movements, all of them are learning experiences. These come in an unpremeditated way. Imagine all that children can learn if we find a way to stimulate and activate their senses appropriately and safely.
The objective of carrying out sensory activities with children, especially at an early age, is that these experiences occur in a positive and safe environment.
Children can develop the necessary skills to interact with their environment and enhance their intelligence. When children's senses are activated, they receive huge physical, emotional, and cognitive benefits.
Children have the mental capacity to absorb learning at an early age, which occurs naturally and spontaneously. When the child explores and focuses on something specific in his/her environment that will be useful and necessary for his/her development, the child is going through a stage of growth that María Montessori called sensitive periods.
In those sensitive periods, children are completely attracted to the experiences and feelings of their environment. We must give children the proper setting to experiment with different materials to enrich their learning during these times. These experiences allow them to understand and adapt to the world around them.
THEME: SENSORY ACTIVITIES FOR TODDLERS
HOW DO WE DO THIS ACTIVITY?
Topic: Textures
Age: 1-2-year-old children
Goal: Through this sensory activity, children will stimulate the sense of touch.
Difficulty level: Basic. This sensory activity is designed for children to experiment and explore the environment with an adult's surveillance.
Skills:
- Texture recognition
- Investigation
- Attention
- Focus
- Affectivity
- Trust
MATERIALES
- Garments with different textures
- A towel
ACTIVITY DEVELOPMENT
Step 1:
Feel each of the items on the towel with your hands.
Step 2:
Now, touch and feel them with your feet.
ACTIVITY RESULT
Fun sensory activities for toddlers. Sensory towel with different textures.
FREE PRINTABLE WORKSHEETS
After their fun sensory activities give toddlers fun worksheets. Click the link below to download and print.
Download the Free Printable Worksheets
HOW DO WE DO THIS SENSORY ACTIVITY WITH CHILDREN OF DIFFERENT AGES?
CHANGES FOR CHILDREN UNDER ONE-YEAR-OLD
This sensory activity can be developed with younger children. Without the need to change the materials because it is a sensory activity, it is vital to make sure that it is safe and organized to eliminate any risks for the child. In this way, appropriate development activities will be carried out according to the children's skills.
CHANGES FOR CHILDREN OLDER THAN 2
This sensory activity can be done with older children. To increase the difficulty level, you can make different images related to winter clothing with different textures so that children with closed eyes identify the textures. In this way, a preschool activity is carried out according to the children's abilities and development.
VIDEO DESCRIPTION - WINTER TEXTURES SENSORY ACTIVITY
This video provides the step-by-step of the "WINTER TEXTURES" activity, designed for 1-2-year-old boys and girls. A sensory activity was carried out with different clothing pieces so that children could identify the different textures.
This kids activity will allow children to develop texture recognition, investigation, attention, focus, affectivity, and trust. They will need the following materials to do the activity, garments with different textures, and a towel.
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