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Covered Sandpit

Our popular Covered Sandpit remains a firm favourite with EYFS, KS1 children and teachers alike. It offers educators endless possibilities to extend and inspire children’s learning through play, promoting independence and exploration at the same time as developing physical, imaginative and investigative skills.  This versatile, exploratory sandpit provides all children with opportunities for stimulating, hands-on learning and can be used to reinforce learning across the curriculum from the Early Years through to Years 1 and 2.  

Sand pits naturally aid physical development. Children with SEND often greatly benefit from the sensory experience of using a sandpit and particularly enjoy drawing, mark making and experimenting with the sand.  Teachers and Nursery Leaders can use the sandpit to develop children’s knowledge and understanding of the world and social skills. Older children can take part in archeological digs, investigate science and develop their PSHE skills, particularly where where older children are able to play with and care for the younger children. All activities in the Sandpit will naturally involve sharing, communicating and taking turns.

Sand play greatly aids the development of measuring skills, whether the focus is on capacity, weight or length.  By frequently exploring with a wide range of containers, the children will begin to use mathematical vocabulary such as full, half full, empty, as well as comparing how much they have in their containers.  For older children, they can begin to read scales when measuring. Manipulation of sand can help to develop and strengthen fine and gross motor skills, whether children are using sticks or their fingers to mark make, write words or letters or investigating different sized containers. The children can even begin to build simple mathematical number sentences based around the sentence starter ‘how many’ or ‘how many more’.

Built from sturdy wood, and with a 10 year guarantee, and one of our best-sellers,  the Covered Sandpit is guaranteed to bring a variety of learning opportunities into the outdoor environment. The easy to use, sliding lids make it easy to recover the sandpit quickly if it begins to rain.  It’s robust design ensures it can be left outside all year round, requiring very little upkeep whilst the lid keeps the sand clean and protected. It also allows teachers to set up and leave resources safely outside, within the sandpit, ready for the next session.

The lid itself can be used as a seating both when the sandpit is open and closed or provides an extra, useful interactive tabletop for investigations, writing or temporary displays. It even provides opportunities for role play, as the lid doubles up as a mini-stage when the sand pit is closed.

With a lockable option available (where locks are fitted) the sturdy sliding lids can be locked securely if required, when the sandpit is not in use.

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With up to 10 years guarantee

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SKU: 0801 Category: Sand & Water Play Tags: Best Sellers, Early Years, Engineering, EYFS, Nursery, Primary School, Sand & Water Play, Sand Play, Science, Tactile, Water Sand Material Play
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Product Specification:

Age Range: From 3+
Play Type: Social and Imaginative
Assembly: Simple assembly required

Note:
To half fill the covered sandpit with sand you will require 25-30 22kg bags of play grade sand, which you can purchase from your local DIY superstore.

Covered Sandpit was last modified: June 4th, 2019 by Steve Bell

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