Playscope Sets







		Playful Learning Resources and Training


	Delightfully put together. Ready to inspire and support young children’s learning. A brilliant resource Penny Tassoni, Author They are fantastic! Anita M. Hughes, Author Developing Play for the Under Threes - The Treasure Basket and Heuristic Play

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	Playscope Complete Set: Our 12.5 inch organic British willow Treasure Basket of 50 hand selected natural objects, many environmentally friendly and sourced from socially responsible centres working with adults with learning difficulties; Sensac - an activity, sensory and storage bag in fleece and hessian; and Sets of 20 age-appropriate instructional game cards, fully linked to the emerging Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework. These set out multi-sensory activities, (many based on observations of children playing with the resources) and suggestions for varying and extending these to help make the games as child-led as possible. We can also sell the Treasure Basket and Sensac without the Activity Cards, or the large Treasure Basket with a cover instead of the Sensac if required. Playscope Starter set: Our 12.5 inch organic British willow Treasure Basket with 25 richly sensory objects - many handmade and environmentally friendly. The selection is based on providing a good mix of objects that are harder to find or more expensive, for you to add easier to find items. Each set includes some handmade objects and some unique items made by adults with learning difficulties, e.g. a pottery pebble and purse. Hand stitched gingham cover available in three colours - lemon, lilac or blue. This helps keep the objects in one place and dust free.

	Playscope *4 Parents* As well as items being picked with safety and sensory variety in mind, the selection reflects the environmental and ethical ethos of this product as many of the objects are locally sourced or made by adults with learning difficulties. A useful list with safety guidelines helps parents to supplement the basket with easy to find items like a wooden spoon, teaspoon, nailbrush, bath plug etc. This way the basket will soon be brimming with a rich range of exciting objects.

The Playscope 4 Parents set consists of:

An 11 inch version of our organic Norfolk Willow Treasure Basket that’s easier to store in the home.
20 richly sensory objects - many handmade and environmentally friendly. The selection is based on providing a good mix of objects that are harder to find or more expensive. Each set includes some handmade objects and some unique items made by adults with learning difficulties, e.g. a pottery pebble and purse.
hand stitched gingham cover available in three colours - lemon, lilac or blue. This helps keep the objects in one place and dust free. It can be embroidered as an optional extra to make a wonderful gift for a special child.
supporting guidance setting out the benefits of play with Treasure Baskets; links to the curriculum; developmental milestones; things to observe; and a list of items and safety guidance to help parents/carers supplement the contents with easy to find objects.

Playscope 4 Parents Activity Cards (coming soon)

Although parents can use the Playscope Stepping Out Activity cards, these contain extra information for practitioners and are designed to be small enough to be carried around by them for flexible use. Larger cards for parents with slightly more parent-friendly language are being produced. These will still identify curriculum links so will be suitable for child minders also. We hope to make these available later this year.

Playscope 4 Parents Full Resource Set

The Playscope 4 Parents set including Treasure Basket with 20 items, cover and guidance notes can also be purchased with both sets of Activity Cards.