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Exploring Outdoor Environments Through Sensory - Coggle Diagram
Exploring Outdoor Environments Through Sensory
Materials
Pine cones
Sand
Rocks
Leaves
grass
Mud
Sticks
Stumps
Water
Snow
How can we learn from our environment
The environment provides children with many sensory rich opportunities
Children are better able to understand the environment around them
The environment changed with the seasons so children are able to explore different natural elements in different ways
Learn from experience and exploring
The outdoor environment is an extension of our classroom
Invitations/Provocations
Provide the children with outdoor materials as loose parts to explore
Bring outdoor materials in such as sand, rocks, dirt, water to explore in the sensory table
Use outdoor materials to explore mark making/art
Make natural paint/ink from flowers etc.
Use different materials from the outdoors to paint such as pine cones and pine needles
Treasure baskets (Baskets around the room with different sensory materials for children to explore freely
Explore instruments in the outdoor environment to hear what sounds sound like indoor vs. outdoor
How sensory supports infant development
Support fine motor
Cognitive development
Perception
Best understand themselves and the world around them
Brain development