Sand Writing Tray for a Tactile & Sensory Activity
FORM DRAWING, LETTERS, NUMBERS, SENSORY PLAY
Our wooden sand writing tray is handcrafted by a small, family run business in the United Kingdom.
Each award-winning piece is made from natural, European Beechwood and finished in a natural, plant-based oil. It arrives with 1 pound of white sand and a wooden stylus “pencil” to use, though a finger is best to begin with and then graduate to the wooden “pencil” once the basic shape is well-practiced.
WHY TACTILE
The designs come from a husband-wife team’s years as educators and attracted our attention from our own years as educators. It allows an element of play + the tactile experiences that are so important to a child’s learning experiences.
Using sand is a tactile and sensory way to help your child become confident with forming letters, numbers, new words, form drawing and more.
They can use their finger or the writing stick stylus to make marks in the sand, which can be easily wiped away. It’s also great for practicing Form Drawing before trying the forms on paper.
This encourages practice without worrying about making mistakes. And to children, this is fun play. To us, we know they are learning.
ALSO A TINKER TRAY AND MORE
The same sand tray also makes a tinker tray when not full of sand and is a nice ‘stage’ for a nature table display with an art card in the slots as a backdrop!
The slot at the top of the tray fits any A6 flashcards (4”x6”) perfectly and can be used with alphabet and number flashcards, as well as cvc* cards and sight words.**
*CVC = a word in the format of consonant, vowel, consonant Example: c-a-t
** sight words, in this case is a list of about 100 words that regularly appear over and over and so to know them by sight, rather than using phonics to sound them out, frees up the working memory to focus on other less frequent, but just as important words.
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DETAILS
- Sand Tray Writing Toy
- 100% Beechwood
- CE tested certification
- Tactile Toy
- Sensory Toy
- Montessori Learning
- 1 pound bag of white sand included
- 1 wooden stylus “pencil”
- About 12” long x 6” wide (30cm x 14cm)
- Made in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧
NOTE: Cards not included.
