Sensory Play: Nature Around Us

Students are learning about Arctic animals. They are exploring ice and describing its texture, its sense and temperature. Students are also using scoopers which allow for catch-and-release fun and building their fine motor skills.

Students are learning about animals that live in the ocean. They are using their sense of touch by exploring sand and water and naming the animals that they can find.

Students are leaning about animals in Africa such as lion, giraffe and zebras in a tub full of pasta. They are practicing their fine motor skills by scooping pasta into a container.

Students are investigating a sunflower on the light table.

Students are learning about farm animals such as horses, chicken, pigs and cows. They are exploring and comparing the texture of materials such as wool and strings.

Students are using their feet to explore natural materials such as sand, grass, wood and water. The students compare and describe different sensations that they experience.