Sensorial Assesment

Question 1

List 11 Senses

Answer 1

-Visual
-Tactile
-Auditory
-Baric
-Thermic
-Chromatic
-Kinesthetic
-Equilibrium
-Stereognostic
-Olfactory
-Gustatory

Question 2

Description of a sense

Answer 2

Equilibrium: Helps child with balance and walk with grace.

Stereognostic: child learns through his hands to percieve size and shapes of objects. Ex: Sorting, Mystery Bag, Geometric solids.

Chromatic: Child learns to percieve differences between primary anf secondary, as well as the various graduations of each. Ex: Color tablets.

Question 3

Explain the purpose or direct aim of pink cubes.

Answer 3

aims to refine a child’s visual sense by discriminating differences in dimension. As a child starts taking each cube (starting from the smallest) to a mat, they can feel the weight and progression of its size.

Question 4

Gustatory Lesson:

Answer 4

Salty: Salt Water/Pretzel
Bitter:Cranberrry Juice/Orange
Sour: Lemon Juice/Pickle
Sweet: Honey/Chocolate
Solid:

Question 5

Skilled Observers: How do the sensorial materials achieve this

Answer 5

As children are presented the materials and as they manipulate it themselves they will learn that each work has a control of error. IF it is not done correctly they will use their observing skills and go back to self correct.

Question 6

How do the knobbed cylinders have perfect control of error?

Answer 6

Each knobbed cylinder has a corresponding sized hole it fits into. One can not ever fit into another so the child can self correct.

Question 7

List all Sensitive Periods

Answer 7

Language
Order
Movement
Math

Question 8

Benefits of walking heel to toe

Answer 8

helps children to develop essential skills such as balance, coordination, and control of movement, as well as a sense of order and discipline