Bento Shaker - Early Years

This little bento shaker makes a reasonably loud sound for its size.

Made of seed pods on a wooden handle this instrument is decorated with designs created by Balinese primary school children.

These shakers can help with all aspects of EY development, including:

Sensory and/or physical needs

* Self-played:
The loops again enable the opportunity to play a wider array of instruments if gripping is an issue.
* Practitioner-facilitated play:
Having people ?play me, I?m the instrument?can fulfill the desire for tactile stimulation and positive attention.

Social, emotional and mental health
Satisfaction of widening the array / portfolio of ?instruments I can play?

Communication and interaction
Students back to back play different selections of these instruments. The player plays, the responder responds with the same instrument, changing selections as we go.

Cognition and learning

The activity in this previous row is great for teaching listening, sound discrimination and dynamics [loud/soft, fast/slow, stop/start and so-on]

We include this shaker in our Nursery Starter, Nursery Shaker and Lots of Littles Music Kits.

N.B. For Early Years settings please note:

Please note that our products are musical instruments, not toys, and should always be used under the supervision of responsible educationalists and carers and not left with children under 3 years of age to play with by themselves. Please always follow our simple “Good Practice” guidelines.

N.B. For Early Years settings:: When you purchase this product you get free access to a wide range of downloadable Early Years teaching resources. Please visit our Early Years Resources page to see the range - free resources have a purple "FREE" label alongside. Please note that our products are musical instruments, not toys, and should always be used under the supervision of responsible educationalists and carers and not left with children under 3 years of age to play with by themselves. Please always follow our simple “Good Practice” guidelines.

For SEN settings: When you purchase this product you get free access to a wide range of downloadable SEND teaching resources. Please visit our SEND resources page to see the range - free resources have a purple "FREE" label alongside.