Helping to Support Teaching and Learning
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Explore Perspectives
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This empathy doll helps children explore different points of view, supporting personal, social, and emotional development. It’s a valuable tool for teaching empathy skills in early years education.
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Promotes Diversity Awareness
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Promotes awareness of diversity by encouraging discussions about similarities and differences. Children can start to learn about cultures and backgrounds. This feature supports understanding the world within the EYFS framework.
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Enhances Imagination
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Fosters imaginative play by allowing children to take on different roles. This enhances communication and language skills, making it an effective resource for creative play.
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Develops Pretend Play
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Supports pretend play development, helping children understand that one object can represent another. This is useful for expressive arts and design in early years settings.
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Supports EYFS Goals
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This doll aligns with the EYFS curriculum and aids in personal, social, and emotional development by helping children explore different viewpoints.
Joyk Empathy Doll – Johan
Empathy doll designed for early years role play, fostering empathy skills and creative play.
Overview
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Encourages empathy development and imaginative play through role play, supporting early years education and communication skills.
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Teachers can use this doll to enhance learning by encouraging children to explore different perspectives. It supports personal, social, and emotional development, helping children understand various situations. With anatomical detailing this soft doll can be used as an aid to help children understand bodies or be used when learning about PSHE.
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Incorporating the doll into lessons on understanding the world allows children to notice and discuss similarities and differences. This aligns with the EYFS curriculum, promoting awareness of diversity and inclusion.
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The doll also aids in expressive arts and design by encouraging pretend play. Children can take on different roles, enhancing communication and language skills as they engage in imaginative scenarios.
Supports the National Curriculum
EYFS, Personal, Social & Emotional Development
Help children explore situations from different points of view.
EYFS, Understanding the World
Use a range of props, puppets, dolls, and books to encourage children to notice and talk about similarities and differences in the world.
EYFS, Expressive Arts & Design
Start to develop pretend play, pretending that one object represents another.
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Product Information
Overview
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Suitable for age 12 months and up
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For hygiene reasons and to avoid discolouration please note it is best to wash the dolls separately., , To avoid any damage, wash the dolls at a maximum of 30°C using the hand wash setting on the machine or alternatively wash the dolls by hand. , , For extra protection and disinfection, an antibacterial laundry cleanser may be used together with a mild detergent for both machine washing and hand washing. , , Place the empathy doll in a netted laundry bag, and protect the hair in particular with a stocking. , , Wash coloured garments separately and according to the washing instructions on the respective labels. The Joyk empathy dolls clothes should be washed at a maximum of 30°C and separately to other garments. , , Minor stains and the build up of dirt can be removed by giving a sponge bath with an anti-bacterial laundry cleanser and using warm water and a sponge. , , Roll the washed doll in a towel to absorb excess water. , , If necessary, gently shake the doll’s body, especially the hair, to bring the doll´s hair and body back to shape and in place. , , Now the doll can be laid out to dry on a dry towel or hung carefully on the clothesline by both feet.
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65 cm
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H65cm
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