Little Turtle's Town

Slide

Physical: sliding develops spatial awareness and a sense of balance. Furthermore, the core muscles are trained when sitting upright going down.

Social-emotional: empathy stimulated by turn-taking.

Cognitive: young children develop their understanding of space, speed and distances when sliding down quickly.

Window with curtains

Physical: tactile stimulation supports sensory skills, when children explore the characteristics (e.g., hardness, weight) of the materials.

Social-emotional: social interaction between inside and outside, supporting turn-taking and cooperation skills.

Cognitive: understanding of object permanence when playing games such as peek-a-boo. Dramatic play support, encouraging language skills.

Creative: leaving a mark, deciding how to place curtains.

Tunnel

Physical: the children crawl through the tunnel, developing motor skills such as cross-body coordination and proprioception.

Social-emotional: turn-taking when passing each other.

Balance beam

Physical: trains the sense of balance, fundamental for all other motor skills that makes it possible to navigate the world confidently and securely.

Social-emotional: turn-taking skills and negotiation when crossing each other on the beam. Room for a seated rest and exchange.

Gear wheels

Social-emotional: cooperation skills and turn-taking are supported when turning the gearing wheel.

Cognitive: cause and effect understanding, and logical thinking are supported.

Crawl-through hole

Physical: the hole allows for climbing and crawling through, developing cross coordination, proprioception and spatial awareness.

Social-emotional: cooperation and turn-taking when passing one another.

Cognitive: understanding space, shape and measures when seeing if the body can fit through the hole.

Gearshift panel

Social-emotional: cooperation, turn-taking, sharing.

Cognitive: suggests a theme and supports dramatic play, which stimulates languages skills. Communication skills when explaining functionalities.

Creative: changing the position of the gear, leaving your mark.