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#Sand timer how to
#Sand timer series

Gardening: digging, planting seeds, watering, learn about the different plants and insects.Īlso implement calming activities to support their sensory regulation and help to calm their bodies and minds. Throwing into different baskets or bins with numbers, letters or words onįun science experiments using hands and arms (fine and gross motor skills). Run to different numbers to answer the sum. Maths: Jumping whilst counting, adding, multiplication. You can incorporate physical learning activities relating to your child’s learning outcomes. Implement physical activities that include movement throughout the day, such as cooking, gardening, building and making. Research shows us that when children are moving and having fun, they learn better.

#Sand timer how to

Do it with the child if you can, to model movement, having fun and showing them how to do it. This could be every hour or as often as you feel is necessary.

#Sand timer series

It would be good to think about times in the day to implement physical activity, for example, a series of fun exercises. If the next activity is cooking, show them the cooking bowl and picture of what you will be cooking.

For example, after tidying away a puzzle and the next activity is snack show the child the plate to support that transition.

Use the object related to the next activity to show the child what the next activity is.

If a child is capable of tidying up themselves, ensure they do so, helping along the way if necessary.

Model tiding up with the child, so the child sees what to do and if necessary, help them to put at least one thing away.

If this strategy is used inconsistently, it will become ineffective as the child will not learn what it means. The more consistent and often this is done, the more effective it becomes.

A count down from 10 or 5, using words and fingers, gives an extra visual cue that the activity is coming to an end.

A sand timer also helps a child to visually see the time and when the sand finishes, this is when the activity will finish. When used often, a child becomes familiar with when a sand timer is shown, the activity will soon end.

A sand timer can help to show a child that an activity is coming to an end.

We want to support the child’s understanding of what is coming next and that this activity has finished.