NAME: AREEBA HAROON

ROLL NO: DK2271

“STEREOGNOSTIC SENSE”

Stereo gnostic:

Stereo gnostic sense is the ability to perceive and understand the form and nature
of objects by the sense of touch.

Stereo gnostic Sense:

the stereo gnostic sense, sometimes called tactile exercise, is your ability to
identify an object without looking at it, smelling it, tasting it or hearing its sounds.
When you can find your alarm clock on your bedside table before you open your
eyes in the morning: that's your stereo gnostic sense. The stereo gnostic sense
exercises enable the child to develop concepts by feeling objects and making
recognition based on the feeling. The exercises include also movement of the hand
and arm around the object, creating an impression of movement as added to the
sense of touch, resulting in what is known as muscular memory. This is the
knowledge derived from the recognition of the movements made. The Montessori
materials and exercises used in the stereo gnostic sense are Geometric solids,
Mystery bags, Sorting Trays, Puzzle maps, and Sandpaper Globe.

“DEVELOPMENT OF STEREOGNOSTIC SENSE”

The development of the Stereo gnostic sense is an important part of the child’s
work in the sensorial area. Just as important as any of the other of senses, the
stereo gnostic sense allows the child to discriminate size and shape through the use
of touch. The use of this sense allows the child to have a mental picture through the
use of touch and movement. Once the child knows how to feel the object in the
hand and is familiar with it, the objects are then used with the blindfold.

NAME: AREEBA HAROON

 ROLL NO: DK2271

In addition to using our sense of touch to determine texture and weight, our sense
of touch can also provide information about size and shape.

Exercise Of stereo gnostic sense:

Below are few exercises that can be used to enhance this sense. The directress
needs to do all these exercise in front of the child herself. The stereo gnostic
activities are first done with eyes open and then by using blindfold. But try not to
force children to use blindfold. By doing very simple but interesting exercises we
can start developing strong stereo gnostic sense.

Following are examples of setreognostic Sense:

Mystery Bag:

The Mystery Bag, often referred to as the Stereo gnostic bag, is not as mysterious
as the title may lead you to believe. The purpose of the activity is to help children
develop their stereo gnostic senses, our ability to identify objects based on touch
alone, and support their material visualization.

Sandpaper Globe:

1. A world Globe with land areas covered with sandpaper and water are with
blue paint.
2. Child holds the globe and calls its name.
3. Child point to the sandpaper area and says “This is land”, the point to blue
area and say “This is water”.
4. Feel another area on the globe and repeat where land is and where water is.