Helping to Support Teaching and Learning
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Tactile Learning
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Tactile learning is essential in early childhood education. These wooden shape finders address this by enhancing physical development through tactile exploration.
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Fine Motor Skills
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To support the development of fine motor skills, children can manipulate these wooden shapes. Picking up and arranging the pieces aids in refining small motor abilities crucial for early years.
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Versatile Exploration
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Versatile exploration fosters creative thinking, crucial in the early years framework. These shape finders support this developmental journey by encouraging material and tool exploration.
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Creative Use
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Creative use of materials is crucial in physical development activities. These shape finders encourage children to combine materials in flexible and innovative ways.
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EYFS Physical Development
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Encouraging children to develop small motor skills through activities like pouring and threading supports the EYFS aim. These shape finders align with the curriculum’s focus on physical development.
Little Looking Wooden Shape Finders 12pk
Three full sets of wooden shape finders for tactile learning.
Overview
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Enhance fine motor skills with these wooden shape finders, perfect for tactile exploration and physical development activities.
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These wooden shape finders enhance physical development and tactile learning, aligning with the Early Years Foundation Stage framework. They offer hands-on opportunities to refine fine motor skills, crucial in early childhood education. Use the view finder, what can you see through the shape? What fits in the shape, fill with any loose parts material, beads, buttons, marbles, natural materials, push shape inside or press in to dough.
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Made from durable materials, these shape finders engage children in threading, pouring, and much more. The exercises improve small motor skills, facilitating creativity and exploration. This engagement supports the use of different materials, enhancing tactile understanding.
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Furthermore, these tools encourage flexible use of materials, fostering environmental exploration. Such activities prepare children for complex tasks, supporting the EYFS curriculum’s holistic approach to physical development. Integrating these shapes into learning settings inspires young minds through early motor skill development, benefiting both teachers and children.
Supports the National Curriculum
EYFS, Physical Development
Offer children activities to develop and further refine their small motor skills e.g., pouring, stirring, threading, dressing/undressing dolls, small world, and construction.
EYFS, Physical Development
Encourages children to use their motor skills to pick up small objects.
EYFS, Physical Development
Use a range of small tools.
Product Information
Overview
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3 whole sets, 12 Shape Finders in total. Includes: Butterfly, Star, Tree, Cloud, Car, Rectangle, Keyhole, House, Boat, Fish, Shell, Starfish.
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Suitable for age 10 months and up
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12
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