Water Table
Catalogue Code:
WATTB
EYFS
KS1
SEN
Features:
The Water Table is a captivating sensory experience that sparks children’s curiosity and imagination. As they explore the properties of water, children develop a range of essential skills:
- Scientific Understanding: Children learn about concepts like buoyancy, weight, and volume through hands-on experimentation.
- Sensory Exploration: The tactile and visual experiences of water play stimulate the senses and promote sensory development.
- Social and Emotional Development: Children learn to share, take turns, and cooperate with peers.
- Language and Communication: They describe their observations, ask questions, and engage in imaginative play, enhancing their language skills.
- Mathematical Understanding: Children explore concepts of measurement, estimation, and comparison as they fill and empty containers.
The Water Table offers a versatile platform for children to explore and learn:
1. Communication and Language
- Expressive Language: Children can describe their observations, share their ideas, and engage in imaginative play, such as creating stories or role-playing.
- Receptive Language: They can listen to instructions, follow directions, and understand questions related to their water play.
2. Mathematics
- Number: Children can count the number of objects they place in the water or the number of times they fill a container.
- Shape, Space, and Measure: They can explore concepts like capacity, volume, and spatial relationships as they fill and empty containers.
- Problem-Solving: Children can experiment with different materials to solve problems, such as making objects float or sink.
3. Personal, Social, and Emotional Development
- Social Skills: They can learn to share, take turns, and cooperate with others.
- Emotional Regulation: Water play can be calming and soothing, helping children to regulate their emotions.
By providing a rich and engaging learning environment, the Water Table fosters a love of learning and supports children’s holistic development.
Dimensions:
0.8m (L) x 0.8m (W) x 0.5m (H)
Minimum Space:
3.8m x 3.8m
Free Fall Height:
N/A
