{"id":23998,"date":"2023-03-31T12:22:37","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T12:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/?p=23998"},"modified":"2023-03-31T12:22:37","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T12:22:37","slug":"sensory-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/2023\/03\/31\/sensory-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Sensory fun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Over the past few weeks the boys and girls have enjoyed using every day food items to explore their senses to explore and investigate new and different textures and smells which helps to:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">encourage the development of motor skills<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">supports language development<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">encourages \u2018scientific thinking\u2019 and problem solving<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">We had fun making rain shakers with rice, cutting and twirling \u201csticky\u201d pasta<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2023\/03\/A3077585-0236-4EA9-A5AF-0A8F4B50CB61.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-23999\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2023\/03\/A3077585-0236-4EA9-A5AF-0A8F4B50CB61-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u201cit sounds like rain\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Weighing and balancing the scales using beans and rice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2023\/03\/9B532371-8F47-44C2-B94C-1B7EEA9431E7.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-24000\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2023\/03\/9B532371-8F47-44C2-B94C-1B7EEA9431E7-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe beans feel squishy\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Mark making with porridge and shaving foam<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2023\/03\/1179F831-D1EF-401A-9845-7DED1A0CD611.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-24001\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2023\/03\/1179F831-D1EF-401A-9845-7DED1A0CD611-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201dI can write my name\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2023\/03\/6DC24A90-7F48-401C-946A-F42C3B87DF43.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-24002\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2023\/03\/6DC24A90-7F48-401C-946A-F42C3B87DF43-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Mashing and measuring with tomatoes and potatoes <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">What everyday ingredients could you use from home to explore?<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past few weeks the boys and girls have enjoyed using every day food items to explore their senses to explore and investigate new and different textures and smells which helps to: encourage the development of motor skills supports language development encourages \u2018scientific thinking\u2019 and problem solving We had fun making rain shakers with &hellip; 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