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Sensory play / Sue Gascoyne.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gasgoyne, Sue.
- Series:
- Play in the EYFS
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Early childhood education--Activity programs.
- Early childhood education.
- Creative activities and seat work.
- Senses and sensation in children.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (66 pages) illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Practical Pre-School Books, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Sensory Play draws upon current research findings and observations to present an informative and practical guide to maximising children's sensory play opportunities. This guide enables practitioners to understand the values and benefits of sensory play, incorporating case studies and current research findings to make practical links to the EYFS. Sensory play is set within a wider context, highlighting links to child development theories. This title explains how sensory play can be a valuable...
- Contents:
- Introducing sensory play
- What is sensory play?
- Our amazing senses
- Processing sensory information
- Theories of sensory play
- Theories of sensory-rich play outdoors
- Theories of heuristic play, treasure baskets, looese parts
- Theories of brain development
- The benefits of sensory play
- Appraising sensory provision - where to start?
- Our amazing senses
- The brain
- Olfactory (smell)
- Tactile (touch)
- Visual (sight)
- Gustatory (taste)
- Auditory (hearing)
- Proprioception, kinaesthetic, vestibular
- Sensory play in action
- Simplicity
- Flexibility
- Play with objects
- The senses
- Outdoor play
- Nature tables
- Mud play
- Water play
- Treasure baskets, Heuriticand 'loose parts' play
- Stage 1: free play
- Stage 2: Combining resources
- Stage 3: Adults-initiated play
- Practical tips for minimising problems
- Sensory play and special education needs
- Lack of feedback
- Lack of integration
- Over and under stimulation
- Focus on detail
- Positive action
- The sensory room - a sensory 'main meal'
- Treasure baskets - a 'sensory snack'
- The outdoor environment - a 'main meal' or 'sensory snack'
- Implications for adults
- Curriculum links
- Prime areas
- Communication and language (CL)
- Physical development (PD)
- Special areas
- Observation and assessment
- Observation and sensory play
- Note on educaiton policy
- The adult's role
- Safety
- Stimulating resources
- Space
- Time
- Support.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 1907241906
- 9781907241239
- 9781907241918
- OCLC:
- 806204819
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