Sensory Table 101
My teaching partner and I received an exciting last-minute Christmas present. Our resource teacher has given the task of spending some money in our budget with a deadline of less than a day, and she agreed to buy the Kindergarten team and brand new shiny sensory table!!!
A sensory table has been on my wish list since I began teaching Kindergarten. Unfortunately, in the early 2000's when the Kindergarten Curriculum in New Brunswick was revamped with heightened academic expectations, a lot of the play-based learning toys and tools were thrown out with the bath water. I actually only just discovered a kitchen set from the nineties hiding in the back of a store room.
Since then, I have experimented with many other sensory experiences with my kindles, such as mini sensory boxes, explorations like this one with pumpkin insides, and good old fashioned play-dough.
Aside from the obvious water and sand, I am so excited to start brainstorming on what I can fill my sensory table with. I have been stockpiling confetti packing paper from Juice Beauty online purchases, so that will probably be my go to for the time being. I would love to hear suggestions from others on some economical options!
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