Toy Creation
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Education is a life-long process that begins from childhood until death. During each stage of life, one must undergo learning in different ways. There are different objects outside the scope of a classroom that aid in learning (da Silva et al., 2016). For instance, a teacher may construct different learning materials that are of interest to young children, such as toys. Since young children are more interested in things such as cartoons, toys, games, and other activities, constructing an object that is interesting to them may help them have a better focus and thus use it for learning purposes. Small toys for young infants aged one to two years can be interesting to infants at this age and thus can be used to facilitate learning. This paper discusses a car toy for one to two-year-old infants that can be used to facilitate learning among infants within this age group.
Children aged between one to two years are usually at home in their process of learning how to walk and support themselves on objects as they stand. Developmentally, children of this age are usually in the sensorimotor stage of development. These children are usually in their efforts to develop motor skills. They learn movement through attaching themselves to other objects such as chairs and walls. This stage is also known as toddlerhood or preoperational stage. During this stage, children love trying new things and try as much as they can to walk on two legs like adults. The sensorimotor stage of child development is also characterized by a child’s ability to try new things such as learning speech. They do this by imitating the words that they grasp from their caregivers.
During this stage, one can make a wooden toy of a small car with wheels, windows, and a driver. The toy is constructed in a way that by pressing a button at the bottom of the toy, it can move by itself without being pulled by the child. Also, the wheels of the car are constructed using rubber, whereby one cuts a rubber material such as slippers into a circular shape to resemble the wheel of a car. A metallic wire is then used to bore holes on each wheel, and then a narrow woo is used to connect the wheels, both front and back wheels. Wooden materials are then cut to construct the body of the car while leaving spaces and windows for the car. A machine is then inserted inside the car and connected to the wheels to enable the car to move by pressing a button on the machine. The wheels are also constructed so that they are flexible and can be used to enhance movement and have the ability to negotiate corners. The chairs inside the car are constructed by cutting plastic materials into the shape of a car. The steering wheel of the car is constructed by cutting a rubber into a circular shape and is then connected to the front wheels. This toy supports learning through teaching the child of the different objects that move using four wheels, such as cars, minibusses, vans, among others. It can also support learning by teaching the child the different letters of the alphabet and telling the child to state the letters that have been used to construct the car.
Therefore, toys can be used to facilitate learning among young infants. Each object designed for an infant should, therefore, be used to facilitate learning among young children. One can use the different parts of the toy to teach the child on the different letters of the alphabet that are used in naming each part of the toy.
References
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