Learning (cognitive and social skill)
Play items that focus on cognitive development can assist children to develop and enhance their thinking, problem-solving, cause and effect, object recognition, memory and reasoning skills. Learning play elements can also help to develop social skills through interaction, sharing, learning, cooperation and mutual goal-setting.
Visual language tile about smell
Visual language tile about listening
Visual language tile about music
I Spy and I Hear panel
Learning through seeing and touching
Setting the cogs in motion
- Cog panel
On the cog panel, children can learn 'cause and effect' by turning the wheel, which sets cogs in motion and then triggers a waving hand.
- Visual language tiles
Visual language tiles are visual cues that teach children to link the picture with an object or actions.
- I Spy and I Hear panels
These are visual cues that teach children to link objects and colours in the surrounding playground and recreation area.
- Touch tiles
Children can also learn A-to-Z Braille and sign language through touch and visual cues located around the play area.
Last updated March 2009