Sensorimotor skills: learning for life
Author: Tanja Damhof
Webshop owner and mother
Let your child hear, see, feel, smell and taste through play and teach him or her to experience and understand the world in different ways.
Feeling and experiencing is learning for life
By experiencing as many different materials as possible, a child learns to estimate, regulate strength and become aware of their body.
Feeling and touching
Learning by feeling and feeling by learning. Is it hard or soft, smooth or rough? Not only the sense of touch is improved in this way, but also language skills and manual dexterity. Feeling and touching can provide recognition and security, but for some children it can also be exciting. Let them decide for themselves what they want to play with and step by step they will discover everything.
Think of: toys made of stones, wooden beads, foam beads, fabrics, surface structures, metal screws, etc.
To look
Develop the eyes, teach them to work together with each other and with the hands and enjoy all the beautiful colours, shapes and materials. The eyes are often the first thing that a new material “gets to see”. By looking carefully, the experiences already gained with different materials can be weighed. This is how the first expectation pattern is created. By touching this can either be confirmed or lead to a new experience.
To belong
Stimulate listening skills with different materials. Sound toys are specially designed to distinguish and recognize different sounds, but above all to have fun! There are sound memories that train listening skills.
Clay and kneading
Have fun playing with clay and kneading, make your hands and fingers stronger and teach them to work better together while you create the most beautiful works of art! Extra soft clay, clay with structure or pull clay, there is something for all children.
By offering different types and brands, children learn that there is a difference. This is important for power regulation and body awareness.
Think of: water beads, sand, kinetic sand, play foam, clay, stones, cookie dough, wooden beads, foam beads, fabrics...
