Introduction to Sensorial Exercises MAP
Organisation of SE
Within reach of eyes and hands
Boxes are open with lids stored underneath
Related materials grouped together
SE materials all displayed in developmental succession
Within each material, order maintained
Characteristics of SE
Isolated property to be studied
Limited quantity in class
Control of error
Aesthetically pleasing
Each material offers a key to the world
Developmental needs satisfied by SE
Order
Language
Movement
Curiosity of the world
Sensory stimuli / input provides feedback for body to respond to
Developmental outcomes of SE
Motor - movement in all SE materials
Sensorial: increased awareness of differences in degree - categorisation - increased memory perception
Cognitive: Classifying and categorising
Order and precision
Working with real materials helps to fuel imagination - through abstraction - also fuelling development of intelligence
Responsibility of Adult re: SE
Materials
Preparation
Maintenance
Development
Variety
Offering Presentations
Observing child work creatively with SE within limits
Characateristics: types of pairs
Identical pairs
Complementary pairs
Partial Pairs
Activities with SE
Pairing
Sorting
Grading
Language
Memory Exercises M1 - M4
Progression leading to abstraction
Pairing
M1 + M2
Language
Grading
M2 M4
Language
M3
Child's expression through art, music, language, movement
Variations
Mixed impression activities