Long-term planning
In drawing up a long-term plan for the sand area, practitioners can ensure that children access a rich curriculum on a daily basis. When areas of provision are permanently available, and basic resources constant, children will revisit over a period of time to develop their skills and ideas.
Possible learning experiences
The sand area is usually popular and, with the correct resources, will offer learning opportunities across the curriculum, particularly in areas of mathematical development and knowledge and understanding of the world (exploration and investigation).
It is important to recognise that wet and dry sand have different properties and will lead to different learning experiences. For example, children can explore shape using wet sand, and pouring and filling using dry sand.
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