Description
Enhance your outdoor environment with the Outdoor Sand Resource Collection 3–7yrs, a carefully curated range of high-quality resources designed to support sensory investigation, physical development, and collaborative learning. This collection provides a complete selection of tools and equipment suited to engaging young learners in hands-on exploration of sand materials.
Designed to withstand regular outdoor use, this collection is ideal for continuous provision in EYFS and KS1 environments. The wooden sand mill and sand wheel are excellent large sand tools, designed to encourage the understanding of cause and effect as children experiment with movement and flow of the sand. The vibrant range of coloured tubs in provide durable containers ideal for transporting, mixing, and storing sand, gravel or other natural materials to their desired location. Practical tools such as multi-coloured windmills, sand drills, grabbers and textured rollers promote fine motor coordination and manipulation of the sand.
Children can explore digging, raking and movement of sand by using the long-handled shovels and rakes while the smaller sand tools including trowels and spades support children to manipulate and build the sand into structures using the castle wall and tower sand moulds. Combine with the Outdoor Small World Resource Collection 3–7yrs to stimulate imaginative scenarios using the dinosaurs, wild animals and natural materials scenery to challenge children to build sand enclosures and create added imaginative play opportunities.
The textured track rollers and driller tools support experimentation with forces and movement, encouraging problem-solving and collaborative investigation. For added measurement and comparison opportunities, pair this collection with the Giant Wooden Balance Scale to enhance children’s understanding of weight and balance in their sand explorations.
Through these open-ended experiences, young learners develop language and communication as they describe their observations, negotiate roles and share discoveries with others. Mathematical concepts such as volume, measurement and sequencing emerge naturally during filling and pouring activities.
Promote meaningful mark making and introduce Set of Outdoor Dry Erase Pockets and Set of A3 Clipboards, encouraging children to thoughtfully design their sand structures, tally the number of buckets of sand that were required, how many wind mills were needed for the top of their structure etc. The possibilities and opportunities are endless!
Explore the full range of Outdoor Sand Area Resources to enhance your early years or KS1 outdoor classroom, creating an engaging and inspiring environment where children can learn, explore, and thrive.
Learning Opportunities
- Investigating materials through digging, transporting, and shaping
- Collaborating and communicating shared ideas with others
- Sparking curiosity through cause and effect and repeated action
- Expressing intentions and outcomes through movement, gesture, and language
This Outdoor Sand Resource Collection 3-7yrs includes:
- 1 large wooden sand mill L30 x H94cm
- 1 large wooden sand wheel L30 x H94cm
- 4 Plastic Trugs, approx. H23cm x D33cm, capacity 14L
- 2 Castle Wall and Castle Tower Sand Moulds
- 2 Buckets (2.5L) with and without spouts
- 1 Driller, approx. 13cm x 6.5cm x 43cm
- 1 Grabber, approx. 30cm x 12cm x 8.8cm
- 1 Set of 5 Track Rollers, 14.5cm x 18.0cm x 8.0 cm
- 4 Mini Multi-colour Windmills, 30cm x 11cm
- 2 Shovels, approx. 71cm
- 2 Rakes, approx. 61cm
- 2 Sand Drill, approx 40cm
- 2 Small Spades, approx. 25cm
- 2 Sand Trowel
- 1 Small Sieve
- Suitable for aged 3 and over
Storage Solution
Keep your outdoor sand area organised and accessible with the Outdoor Sand 3-7yrs Storage Solution, designed to support resource management and independent selection.
Variations
Many of our resources come in a variety of colours and styles and may vary slightly from those shown but always maintain the same high quality and value. Secondary images used for representation purposes only.
