sensorial

Materials:

• Shaving Cream

• Trays

• Letter Cards

• Food Coloring (if desired)

1. Engage: Begin the lesson by asking the children if they know what shaving cream is and if they have ever used it before. Explain to them that today they will be using shaving cream to practice writing letters.

2. Explore: Provide the children with a tray of shaving cream and invite them to explore it with their senses. Encourage them to touch it, smell it, and even taste it (if it's a non-toxic shaving cream). Ask them to describe how it feels and smells.

3. Explain: Once the children have had a chance to explore the shaving cream, explain the activity to them. Demonstrate how to write letters in the shaving cream by using your finger to trace a letter on the tray. Explain that they will be practicing writing letters in the shaving cream as well.

4. Elaborate: Have the children take turns practicing writing letters in the shaving cream. Encourage them to use their fingers to trace the letters and to experiment with different letter formations. Provide them with feedback and guidance as needed.

5. Evaluate: Once the children have had a chance to practice writing letters in the shaving cream, ask them to identify which letters they feel most confident in writing. Have them demonstrate their letter writing skills by writing the letters on a piece of paper. Observe their progress and provide them with positive feedback on their efforts.

Overall, this sensory learning activity is a fun and engaging way to help children develop their fine motor skills and practice letter formation. It's also a great opportunity to incorporate sensory play into the classroom, which can help to enhance children's learning experiences and promote their cognitive development.

Materials:

• Shallow Containers

• Different textured materials such as sand, pebbles, gravel, grass, leaves, pinecones, or cotton balls. Make sure to provide enough material to fill the Tupperware containers

• Small Toys or Objects (if desired)

1. Engage: Begin the lesson by asking the children if they know what a sensory walk is and if they have ever done one before. Explain to them that today they will be doing a sensory walk using flat Tupperware containers.

2. Explore: Provide the children with a variety of sensory materials such as sand, gravel, rice, and beans. Invite them to explore each material with their senses. Encourage them to touch, smell, and even taste the materials (if appropriate). Ask them to describe how each material feels, smells, and sounds.

3. Explain: Once the children have had a chance to explore the sensory materials, explain the activity to them. Demonstrate how to use the flat Tupperware containers to create a sensory walk by pouring the materials into the containers. Explain that they will be walking on the containers to experience different textures and sensations.

4. Elaborate: Have the children take turns walking on the Tupperware containers, exploring the different textures and sensations. Encourage them to walk barefoot or in socks so that they can feel the materials more fully. Ask them to describe how each material feels and to identify their favorite textures.

5. Evaluate: Once the children have had a chance to explore the sensory walk, ask them to identify which textures they enjoyed the most. Have them discuss how the sensory walk made them feel and how it helped them to learn about different textures. Observe their progress and provide them with positive feedback on their efforts.

Overall, this sensory learning activity is a fun and engaging way to help children develop their sensory processing skills and explore different textures and sensations. It's also a great opportunity to incorporate sensory play into the classroom, which can help to enhance children's learning experiences and promote their cognitive development.

Materials:

• Variety of toy animals

• Container with yarn woven through it

• Tweezers (if desired)

  1. Engage: Begin the lesson by asking the children if they have ever seen animals that needed to be rescued and how they might help them. Introduce the concept of animal rescue and explain that they will be rescuing toy animals today using tweezers or their fingers.

  2. Explore: Provide the children with a variety of toy animals, and invite them to explore each animal with their senses. Encourage them to touch the animals, feel their fur, and notice their details. Ask them to describe each animal's characteristics.

  3. Explain: Once the children have had a chance to explore the toy animals, explain the activity to them. Show them a container with yarn woven through it, and explain that the animals are trapped inside and need to be rescued using tweezers or their fingers. Demonstrate how to rescue the animals by using tweezers or their fingers to carefully remove the yarn.

  4. Elaborate: Have the children take turns rescuing the toy animals from the container using tweezers or their fingers. Encourage them to use their fingers or tweezers to carefully remove the yarn and to rescue the animals. As they rescue each animal, have them describe the animal and its characteristics.

  5. Evaluate: Once the children have rescued all the toy animals, have them discuss the importance of animal rescue and how they can help animals in need. Ask them to describe how the sensory activity helped them learn about different animals and their characteristics.

Overall, this sensory learning activity is a fun and engaging way to help children develop their fine motor skills and practice their problem-solving skills. It's also a great opportunity to teach children about the importance of animal rescue and inspire them to help animals in need.