Description
Enhance early years sensory learning with the Complete Wet Sand Area 1-2yrs. This carefully curated area has been designed by Early Excellence curriculum specialists to support young children as they explore sand through rich, tactile experiences. The area creates an engaging and purposeful area within the classroom for early exploration, discovery, and independent investigation.
Resources are organised using accessible plastic trays, displayed on an extra-low shelving unit, to create a complete solution for the classroom. The classroom furniture unit is designed at an appropriate height for very young learners, helping to create an inviting and engaging space for children to explore under appropriate adult supervision. Manufactured in the UK and delivered fully assembled, the classroom furniture is built to withstand the demands of busy early years environments and comes with a 10-year guarantee.
Designed to encourage shared exploration and early social interaction, the wet sand area provides a space for children to play alongside others, observe, imitate and engage in simple turn-taking.
The sand resources are sized for small hands, lightweight and easy to grasp and support children develop motor skills while exploring the sensory benefits that sand play offers. Using the sand stampers, moulds and vehicles they can explore changes in the texture and pattern of the sand, while the buckets, trowel, rake and spades support early schematic play of filling and emptying. These repeated actions support early cause-and-effect understanding as children explore how moveable materials behave and respond. Using high-quality resources that children can revisit time and time again will support children to explore simple connections and engage in early communication as they play alongside their peers, observe, and engage in simple turn taking.
Children will enjoy the imaginary play that the area offers as they use the people figures, animals and vehicles to begin early imaginative play and storytelling, creating opportunities for practitioners to support youngest learners language development.
Children can extend their investigations by exploring other Early Excellence 1-2yrs Resources, such as the Complete Dry Sand Area 1-2yrs and the Complete Water Area 1-2yrs to offer a wider range of open-ended experiences.
Learning Opportunities
- Exploring tactile and sensory experiences through squashing, squeezing, pressing, filling and flattening wet sand
- Developing hand strength and coordination through whole-hand movements, grasping, releasing and filling activities
- Encouraging early cause-and-effect learning as children notice changes, repeat actions and problem-solve with moveable sand materials
- Supporting schematic play through transporting, enclosing and repeated emptying and refilling, helping children make simple connections
This Complete Wet Sand Area 1–2yrs includes:
- Extra Low Level Closed Shelving Unit
- Wet Sand Resource Collection 1-2yrs
- Wet Sand Storage Collection 1-2yrs
- Suitable for 12 months and over, under appropriate adult supervision
Safety Information
For use with children from 1-2yrs: resources must ONLY be used with effective, close adult supervision. The competency and development of each child should be considered before introducing the resource into the environment. This must be regularly monitored and assessed as new children begin their learning journey within the environment.
For full safety information, please see Product Care & Safety Guidance Leaflet.
Variations
Many of our resources are produced in a variety of colours and styles and may vary slightly from those shown; however, we guarantee that you will always receive the same quality and value.
Secondary images are used for representation purposes only.
