Describe an activity which will promote sensory and intellectual development for a 4-5 year old?

Question

this must be something for either one of the following exploration,game,pretend play and language i also need to know the description of activity and materials used and also how it will promote the sensory and intellectual development and the role of the child care education worker during the activity.

Answer 1

Simple games are very good for this - for example, you put 6 different coloured hula-hoops on the ground in a big circle. The kids stand in the centre of the circle and you call out  a colour - the kids have to run to that colour. You could make it an elimination contest if you like.

Mix it up by substituting the colours for a number (e.g. 1 = yellow, 2 = red)  or even use the name of a fruit or an object which is the relevant colour.

This keeps kids fit, helps them think more abstractly and develops reaction times, etc.

During this activity, the child care education worker is supervising , but can also observe which children run straight for the correct ring and those who always wait and follow the rest of the group.

Answer 2

make a sensory bag.

put different objects into a bag e.g. a peg, piece of material, toy animal, cotton reel etc

ask the children one by one to put their hand in and describe what the object they are touching feels like.

then when they have ran out of things to say ask them to pull the object out to look at and see if any other children have anything else to say about it.

this promotes good language skills and also uses their imagination and cognitive skills.