Exploring Water and Sand

Children use their fingers to explore patterns and shapes. The sand can be imprinted and then smoothed over time after time. The children notice the prints left by their shoes, their fingers and tools.

Small children are able to make marks, which helps to develop their pre-literacy skills.

Depending on the texture of the sand – sometimes dry and powdery, sometimes wet and sticky – children are able to make different patterns and explore the sand’s properties.

Sand and water offer learning opportunities from which children benefit as they play, explore or experience with it.

• Children learn how to use large tools safely with a purpose.
• Children develop spatial awareness, as they learn to respect other peoples’ space.
• Children develop their physical understanding of weight by lifting heavy and light things.

We teach children about the world around them through practical hands on experiences.