Kindergarten Activity No. 33 – Sensory Play

Using our senses to learn

The first experiences children have about the world around them is by using their senses. Sensory experiences enhance children’s cognitive development. At school we make sure that we provide children with opportunities to use their senses to learn, since sensory experiences develop and strengthen their cognitive skills.

What’s in the box is a fun sensory game that helps children use their sense of touch and feel to learn about the different feels and textures of objects. This will stimulate their imagination. This sensory activity involves a mystery box. The children must try to guess what the objects inside the box are by using their hands and their sense of touch.

This activity will help children develop their observation skills, increase their verbal communication, and help them practice using other skills they will need for learning.

What’s in the box activity

For this activity you will need:

1. a box

2. a pair of scissors

3. objects to put inside the box

· Cut 2 holes on the sides of the box. Make sure the holes are big enough for your child to fit his/her hand in, but not too big to see what’s in the box.

· Find, from three to four, familiar objects from around the house and put them in the mystery box.

· Ask your child to put his/her hands in the box, grab an object, and try to guess what the object is.

Check for understanding: To promote language growth, ask your child questions such as:

“What do we use this object for?”

or

“Where in the house do we keep this object and why do we keep it there?”

Attached please find the link to help you make the mystery box https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ax7ujAm5Gr8

Ms Natalie KGE