https://padlet.com/meteorcloud2002/qg0u7q09chb9 6 possible resource kits based on story book of "We're going on a bear hunt". en-us 2017-04-15 07:45:02 UTC 2017-04-15 10:36:30 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Shakinghands.png meteorcloud2002 https://padlet.com/meteorcloud2002/qg0u7q09chb9/wish/166419758 -  6 possible resource kits with their respective advantages and disadvantages.
-  Suggestions to adapt the possible resource kits to cater students at the age of 3-4 years old.]]> 2017-04-15 07:50:44 UTC https://padlet.com/meteorcloud2002/qg0u7q09chb9/wish/166419758 meteorcloud2002 https://padlet.com/meteorcloud2002/qg0u7q09chb9/wish/166419771 Advantages:
-  Opportunities to discover different sensory exploration with real grass, mud, water and snowy foam.
-  Peer interactions can be encouraged as the trays used are large in surface.
- The sensory trays used are large enough to allow students explore the materials with their feet.

Disadvantages:
-  Activity shall be conducted in outdoor areas, to encourage better hands-on sensory explorations.
-  Materials can be difficult to be kept for next time usage.
-  Teacher's directions are required to guide children to understand the sensory exploration comes in sequence along the storyline.
-  The sensory exploration about the context of "forest" and "cave" are missing.

Suggestions:
-  Materials can be kept in ziplock bags for reusable purpose.
-  Materials in ziplock bag allows activities to be conducted in indoor area if necessary.
-  Visual cues like numeral labels next to each sensory trays allow the activity to be more prone to students' directed activity.
-  Add in sensory tray with tree branches and leaves to represent the context of "forest" and create an enclosed area to represent the context of "cave", so as to be more in depth of understanding along the story line.

]]> 2017-04-15 07:51:58 UTC https://padlet.com/meteorcloud2002/qg0u7q09chb9/wish/166419771 meteorcloud2002 https://padlet.com/meteorcloud2002/qg0u7q09chb9/wish/166420274 Advantages:
-  Sequence of each exploring places along the story line is provided.
- Different colours and textures (vertical/horizontal paper stripes, leaves shapes, foot print on mud, salt liked textures for snow area) are provided for sensory recognition on each exploring place.
-  Part of the rhymes in story line are included on the sensory board, allow students to read and recite the rhymes words accordingly.

Disadvantages:
-  Sensory explorations are limited for students to explore on a 2-dimensions textures board.
-  The written rhymes words on board are not age-appropriate for students at aged 3-4 years old.
-  The sequence of each exploring places are fixed, limit the flexibility of learning activity.

Suggestions:
-  Sensory explorations can be prepared with the use of real materials which can also encourage different hands exploration with fine motor skills. 
-  To adapt the learning needs for students at the age 3-4 years old, written rhymes words can be changed into single word that represent the exploring place (e.g., grass, river, mud, forest, snow, cave).
-  Each exploring are can be designed to be detachable with velcro or magnetic stripes. To allow flexibility in learning activities such as encourage students to fit in the missing area with the written label as visual cues. 

]]> 2017-04-15 08:18:45 UTC https://padlet.com/meteorcloud2002/qg0u7q09chb9/wish/166420274 meteorcloud2002 https://padlet.com/meteorcloud2002/qg0u7q09chb9/wish/166420738 Advantages:
-  The use of sensory bags are convenient to be kept for reusable purpose.
-  Sensory bags allow students to explore the materials indoor without creating a mess in the classroom.
- Students-directed activity can be expected with the use of sensory bags, if provided proper instructions are given in advance.

Disadvantages:
-  The sensory bags used are small and only allows one student to explore through play at a time.
-  The sensory bags are sealed with tapes which will limit the real touch of sensory exploration during the learning activity.


Suggestions:
-  Use larger sensory bags for better sensory exploration and encourage peers interaction during the activity.
- Zip-lock bags can be used as sensory bags. It can be sealed for storage usage, and also able to be unsealed to allow students to direct touch on the real materials kept inside the sensory bags.


]]> 2017-04-15 08:41:07 UTC https://padlet.com/meteorcloud2002/qg0u7q09chb9/wish/166420738 meteorcloud2002 https://padlet.com/meteorcloud2002/qg0u7q09chb9/wish/166420756 Advantages:
-  The layout of story scene for the play box is designed in a straight line which allow students to have better understanding about the starting point and the end point of the story line.
-  The use of written words to label each story scene in the play box enhance the learning of literacy skills.

Disadvantages:
-  The use of materials in each story scene in the play box limit the sensory exploration
- The written words labelled in the play box are considered to be not age-appropriate for nursery students.

Suggestions:
-  Recommend the use of real long wavy grass, water in small container, mud and wooden sticks to encourage students' sensory exploration in the learning activity.
-  The written words labelled in the play box can be adapted into single words. For example, grass, river, mud, forest, snow and cave.


]]> 2017-04-15 08:41:31 UTC https://padlet.com/meteorcloud2002/qg0u7q09chb9/wish/166420756 meteorcloud2002 https://padlet.com/meteorcloud2002/qg0u7q09chb9/wish/166420759 Advantages:
-  The layout design of the messy play shows a clear direction and sequence of the story scenes for young students.
-  The use of different materials in play tray to represent each story scene, encourage students to explore on different sensory textures.
-  The written descriptive words next to each play tray enhance the learning of literacy skills.

Disadvantages:
-  The merely use of descriptive words on labeling the sounds make in each story scene may not be so useful and functional for students to practice in daily life.
-  The use of long white paper with written words on top, may not be reusable for the next learning activity, as the play may mess up the white paper and soils on the written words.

Suggestions:
-  Recommend the labels of written words to change into words like grass, river, mud, forest, snow and cave, to encourage the practical use of literacy skills in daily life.
- Use laminated written cards to place next to each play tray, so as the written words still can be read even it may be soiled during the messy play.


]]> 2017-04-15 08:41:43 UTC https://padlet.com/meteorcloud2002/qg0u7q09chb9/wish/166420759 meteorcloud2002 https://padlet.com/meteorcloud2002/qg0u7q09chb9/wish/166422261 Advantages:
-  Encourage student to learn through pretend play with character puppets.
-  Students can learn through play with the provided sequential natural scenes in the play tray. 
-  The use of different textures of materials encourage students to learn through sensory exploration.

Disadvantages:
-  The round layout design of play tray may confuse the students between the starting point and end point of the story line.
-  Some of the materials used in the play tray may confuse younger students. For example, the use of blue glass beads to represent water may confuse the texture of river for students at age of 3-4 years old.


Suggestions:
-  A rectangular tray is recommended to be used as play tray in this activity so that the starting point and end point of the scenes are designed in a straight line instead of a cycle.
-  Water in container can be used to replace the blue glass beads, in order to represent the river scene in the story line.

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