CassellPegg Toy Evaluation

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Bee to Hive Matching Game Brand Revanak Manufacturer Minimum Age (MONTHS) 36 Retail price $19.99 This toy is designed with the montessori method of learning in mind. The Montessori method is best defined as “Montessori education is student-led and self-paced but guided, assessed, and enriched by knowledgeable and caring teachers, the leadership of their peers, and a nurturing environment. Within the community of a multi-age classroom—designed to create natural opportunities for independence, citizenship, and accountability—children embrace multi-sensory learning and passionate inquiry.” (American Montessori Society) rated for ages 36 months + by the brand Revanak. This toy is designed to improve fine motor skills by encouraging the toddlers to use the tongs to pick up the wooden bees and place them into the hives than remove them until they either all match or are out of the hive. This toy is based on independent play with a focus on child led learning as there is no incorrect way to interact with this toy. The removal of electronic components removes the issue of overstimulation in play which can affect cognitive development along with fine motor skills development. In order to return the same colour bees to the same hive, children can use tweezers to easily grab the bee wing and place it in the corresponding hive. Developing motor skills and stimulating the senses of the child in a well-rounded manner. This toy is brightly coloured and made out of wood for durability. The wings on the bees are lacking in the durability section and could do with extra glue added to them to ensure that they can last as long as the toy itself. This toy is open ended allowing kids to follow the

nature of the toy and use it as instructed or create their own game using the existing pieces. The goal of open ended learning is to encourage children to be independent in learning and play without the use of electronics. The goal of this toy is to teach children grasping strength and hand eye coordination which both are acquired skills which affect linguistic and mathematical development in kids. According to research, a multi-sensory approach activates more of the brain, resulting in better learning results. Students can learn through listening, seeing, touching, and participating in activities that require them to use their hands and bodies. Students are better equipped to perceive, grasp, and synthesise information with this strategy because they may use more than one sensory input to build connections between facts or knowledge. This toy is a success as studies show due to the basic nature of it, “Accordingly, there is evidence indicating links between fine motor skills (broadly defined) and cognitive skills, such as reasoning, memory and crystallised intelligence in preschool children.” ( Do fine motor skills contribute to early reading development? 2016) Through multisensory learning and a passion for inquiry, children embrace independence, citizenship, and accountability. The pace of learning is individualised based on a student's curiosity, allowing them to fully understand each concept and reach their learning goals at their own pace. (( What is montessori education? ) multi sensory learning as a method of enhancing memory and knowledge of written language, multisensory learning employs the use of visual, auditory, and kinesthetic-tactile pathways at the same time. As we learn to read and spell, the kinesthetic-tactile and auditory pathways are linked consistently. Fine motor skills proficiency, on the other hand, was associated with higher performance intelligence and higher academic accomplishment. The multi-sensory method includes many regions of the human brain, giving learners more than one way to establish connections, grasp new concepts, and retain knowledge. For example, in an exercise that incorporates auditory, tactile, and visual stimuli, children will be able to develop an association between the sound, sensation, and look of that learning activity, allowing them to better retain the task's key content. ( ( Multisensory learning in the classroom: A teacher's guide )

Multisensory learning in the classroom: A teacher’s guide . RSS. (n.d.). https://www.structural-learning.com/post/multisensory-learning-in-the-classroom-a- teachers-guide#:~:text=The%20major%20benefit%20of%20using,and%20engage %20in%20the%20learning Puzio, D., Makowska, I., & Rymarczyk, K. (2022, August 11). Raising the child-do screen media help or hinder? the quality over quantity hypothesis . International journal of environmental research and public health. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9408637/ Shaffer, D. R., Kipp, K., Wood, E., Willoughby, T., Roberts, K. P., Krettenauer, T., & Lee, J. (2020). Developmental psychology: Infancy and childhood . Nelson. Suggate, S., Pufke, E., & Stoeger, H. (2016). Do fine motor skills contribute to early reading development? Journal of Research in Reading , 41 (1), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9817.12081 What is montessori education? . What Is Montessori Education. (n.d.). https://amshq.org/About-Montessori/What-Is-Montessori

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