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Ice Experts
Here at BestStart Papamoa Plaza we are ice experts, the activities that we use ice for is mind boggling.
We use ice for literacy, for fine motor skills, for our senses, for our tastes, exploring the density, the cause and effect of ice.
The colours we use and the ideas enhances children’s play as they manipulate the ice as it melts.
Sensory play opens the opportunity to talk about and use describing words to communicate what is being experienced. How the ice felt on our hands, cold, freezing cold, if we leave our hands on it for too long it hurts because it is too cold. The ice also felt slippery, smooth and looked clear and see-through.
We joked about how it would feel if we were to have a bath in it.
- It helps to build nerve connections in the brain.
- It encourages the development of motor skills.
- It supports language development.
- It encourages 'scientific thinking' and problem solving.
- It can involve mindful activities which are beneficial for all children.