Inclusive Sandbox SOMERO 4

Social: Refers to skills related to functioning within a group, managing interactions with others, communication, cooperation, conflict resolution, and relationship building.

Emotional: Includes skills related to recognizing and understanding one’s own emotions and the emotions of others, as well as regulating and expressing them appropriately.

Cognitive refers to anything related to cognition, cognitive processes, the mind, and human cognitive abilities. It encompasses all mental functions such as perception, memory, thinking, reasoning, decision-making, learning, and awareness.

Creative means imaginative, resourceful, and innovative. It refers to something that is new, original, and useful, such as an idea, product, solution, or action. Creativity is the ability to generate new ideas and make connections between them.

Play involving integrative elements for children with and without disabilities refers to activities specifically designed to engage both children with disabilities and typically developing children together. The goal is to create opportunities where all children can play side by side, fostering mutual acceptance, cooperation, and respect regardless of their differences.

Play with elements of “socialization” is play that helps children learn social contacts and relationships — that is, how to cooperate, communicate, share, resolve conflicts, and understand others.

Play with elements of “sensory integration” is an activity that helps the child better receive, process, and respond to sensory stimuli (touch, movement, sight, hearing, proprioception).

Play with elements of “manipulation,” such as sliding, is an activity in which the child uses hands or fingers to consciously grasp, move, rotate, or arrange objects.