For
children’s learning centers specializing in pre-school education and
development, there are literally hundreds of needed materials to comprise the preschool equipment Australia to be used on the children. Basically, they are classified
according to the various facets of child development.
These
materials are arranged according to classifications defined by psychologists to
be applied on very young children who do not have any pre-conceived notions of
their surroundings that include people, other young children, the environment
and the world at large.
Some
classifications enumerated (and the equipments needed for that area) are
basically generalized, with the specifics emphasized only when necessary (*and
had been successfully implemented.)
Physical development
Bunched
within this category are some materials present and had been used at home as
well as other equipments that the learning centers have stocked up on for use
by the youngsters. These include climbers and ladders, slides, climbing ropes, boxes,
planks, tires, safety mats swings and tunnels.
This
category also includes tricycles, riding toys, and wagons, all child-safety
tested and recommended. In the games department, there would be need for balls,
sets of games equipments, skipping ropes, tumbling mats, bags and other
physical accessories for play and romp.
Reasoning &
curiosity / problem-solving
The
equipments would include sand and other sensory materials, water play
equipments and accessories, science equipments, plants and pets, magnets,
scales, objects to weigh and sets of animals that include dinosaurs, and other
nature collections.
Memory
games can be developed with children’s card games, blocks (in medium and large
sizes), construction toys, nesting and stacking toys, interlocking blocks and
other interlocking play materials.
Creative development
There
is need to have the right child-sized art equipments and materials for
painting, drawing, cutting, coloring, gluing, and making collages. The center
need to stock up on music and dance equipments, music instruments, props and
other related supplies.
For
make believe acting, there is need to have some housekeeping equipments, dolls,
accessories, furniture, dishes and foods. There might be some dress-up clothes,
puppe5ts, prop kits and unbreakable mirrors.
Expressions and
language skills
This
department would need books and other storytelling equipments, pictures and
story books, puppets, theater props, felt board and figures, sofa, and chairs.
For
listening, there is need to have the listening equipments, tapes, CD players,
selections of music (classical, folk, rock, country) and selections of stories
on tape or CD.
Tactile development /
communication
Basically,
these are the other equipments and supplies usually found in the center as
well. These would include floor pillows, bean bags, soft sofas and chairs and
various other floor surfaces for the children to play on and work out.
The
equipments and suppliues here would include writing paper, illustration
materials, telephones, walkie-talkies, pictures and artwork displays at child
level which need to include various cultures, genders and abilities.
Cooperation
These
would need equipments and play props for group time and other small group
activity centers. There would be need for artworks, blocks, and construction
equipment for the right number of participants in the group play.
Needed
too would be board games and other large motor equipment for cooperative group
play. All these are just some of the needed preschool equipment Australia for a learning
center.
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