Kenari Shaker - Early Years

The kenari shaker is a beautiful, natural shaker that uses seed pods from the canarium tree.  The tree grows up to 50m high in tropical climates around the world and in Africa its seeds are called chacha. The sound is higher pitched than the pangi or bento shakers - a clear, tinkly sound. The handle of the shaker is made from bamboo or sustainable Balinese soft wood and the engraved designs are by Balinese school

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]

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.