$30.99 when purchased online
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About this item
Highlights
- BUILD TACTILE AWARENESS: Scratchy, slippery, silky, or soft? Young learners build tactile awareness as well as fine motor & vocabulary skills with a variety of "hands-on" sensory play activities
- SENSORY ROOM MUST HAVES: Provide sensory-seeking kids with these tools for stimulation and emotional regulation at school and at home; add to a calm down corner or playroom, or try in therapy
- SPARK MORE CONFIDENCE! Boost confidence with core learning toys that build the skills kids need for school success
- INCLUDES: 20 texture squares (10 different pairs) in a drawstring carry bag and activity guide that covers matching, descriptors, communication, and tactile discrimination
- THE PERFECT GIFT: Have an upcoming birthday or holiday? Our toys & games make the perfect activity for the home or classroom, no matter the occasion
- Back-to-School Essentials for Students and Teachers: Whether kids are learning to read, studying phonics, or exploring the 123s of early math, our toys and games build learning confidence for preschool, kindergarten, and beyond—they're classroom must-haves!
Description
Scratchy, slippery, silky, or soft? With these sensory square, young learners build tactile awareness and vocabulary skills, as well as fine motor skills, as they interact with these 20 texture squares (10 different pairs). The activity possibilities are endless! Includes a tip sheet packed with fun activities that touch on matching, vocabulary, communication, and tactile discrimination skills. Add to your calm down corner, playroom, classroom, or basket of therapy tools for kids! Each textured pillow measures 2"–3", perfect for small hands. Textures include bumpy, furry, fuzzy, nubby, and more. Stores in a handy drawstring bag.
Number of Pieces: 21
Suggested Age: 3 Years and Up
Number of Players: 1 or More Players
Educational Focus: Shapes and Colors, Creative Thinking
Material: Polyester
Battery: No Battery Used
TCIN: 51922959
UPC: 086002030498
Item Number (DPCI): 204-10-2633
Origin: Imported
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Shipping details
Estimated ship dimensions: 2.4 inches length x 9.5 inches width x 7 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.6 pounds
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3.8 out of 5 stars with 12 reviews
broad age appeal: 5 out of 5
ease of use: 5 out of 5
length of play: 5 out of 5
quality: 5 out of 5
value: 5 out of 5
100% would recommend
1 recommendations
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5 out of 5 stars
Thumbs up graphic, would recommend
Mamma P - 6 years ago, Verified purchaser
Such a great toy! I bought it for my 8 month old because she is very into different textures and she LOVES it. My friend ended up buying it for her 8 month old as well because he loved it so much.
Variety
3 out of 5 stars
Megan the PT - 10 years ago
originally posted on http://www.educationalinsights.com
Good variety of textures. Difficult to remove the covering on mirrored squares as it was sown onto the square. Would have liked them to be larger in size.
fun fun fun!
4 out of 5 stars
avu - 10 years ago
originally posted on http://www.educationalinsights.com
Cute concept and idea, but i wish it was more fluffy. Great ideas for use!
Good simple game
3 out of 5 stars
Shoshana - 10 years ago
originally posted on http://www.educationalinsights.com
A good simple game for working on matching, with visual and non-visual cues. I used the game with few older students to and had them write down all the adjectives they could for each item they felt in the bag. I would suggest that they could make the objects different shapes.
Tactile Fun
5 out of 5 stars
KJ Gomez - 11 years ago
originally posted on http://www.educationalinsights.com
I love that this product includes 8 different "texture square" activities that you can facilitate with your kids. It can be used with a variety of ages. My older kids enjoy the texture collage activity where they are given a texture square (e.g. bumpy, smooth, rough), and then they explore their environment to find similar textures (e.g. feathers, leaves, sand) and create a picture out of those textures! I also like that it comes with a small bag to contain all of the squares; it makes it convenient to store.
Great idea but not well executed
2 out of 5 stars
Erin - 11 years ago
originally posted on http://www.educationalinsights.com
Not great as a sensory took for kids who are sensory seeking, like my son, as the bags don't have any weight and only a few of the textures really vary from one another. My boys still like playing with them, for stacking or sorting, but the bags do not engage for long.
1 reply from team - 11 years ago
Hi Erin,
We apologize that the bags are not as engaging as you had hoped. If you find that your boys are no longer playing with the bags, please email us at CS@educationalinsights.com or call 800-995-4436, and we'll gladly take them back.
Thanks,
Nicole Dawley
Educational Insights
Feel and learn
4 out of 5 stars
JLoorya - 11 years ago
originally posted on http://www.educationalinsights.com
These products are great for exactly what they claim to be! They are small squares of varying textures. They can be used to sort, develop descriptive language and explore tactile sensations. My 3 and 5 year old have both played with them and liked them enough, however, I am pregnant with my 3rd and am excited to use them with the baby as I am sure they will be covered with drool while they are used to teach vocabulary. I have read the other reviews and if you are looking for beanbag or pillow-like squares choose something else as these are flat, however I like both the quality and endless possibilities for use.
Educational
3 out of 5 stars
Mike - 11 years ago
originally posted on http://www.educationalinsights.com
My 2 1/2 year old twins enjoy this toy more to put the pillow square in the bag and take them out again. Or they build a tower with them piling them up. They do like the different textures and it is a great comparison to real objects. Example "soft like my cat". The toy however doesn't occupy them for a long period of time, but still a good toy and educational too.
Another great game!
5 out of 5 stars
Angela - 14 years ago
originally posted on http://www.educationalinsights.com
This was Bella's other fave. It comes with 10 different pairs of pillows and patches all with different textures. It also comes with a sack to out them all in. We seperated the pairs 10 on her table and 10 in the sack. She would choose one from the table and then reach in the bag to see if she could find the match. This is perfect for our preschoolers and their small hands.
1 reply from team - 14 years ago
How "touching!" Thanks for sharing, Angela!
What a great thinking toy!
5 out of 5 stars
Charity @ The Organized Classroom Blog - 14 years ago
originally posted on http://www.educationalinsights.com
I did a review of this product on my blog, The Organized Classroom Blog, and i just have to say that I can see so many uses for it in the classroom and beyond! Great job! Charityhttp://theorganizedclassroomblog.com/index.php/blog/touch-learning
1 reply from team - 14 years ago
Thanks, Charity!