Fabrics & Textures Exploration

Support toddlers’ sensory development with this ready-to-use Fabrics & Textures Exploration curriculum guide. This resource invites children to pull, drape, wrap, rub, and sort different fabrics and materials while exploring texture, movement, and sensory differences through hands-on play.
 
Inside this guide, you’ll find:
A suggested 4-week exploration plan
Simple, open-ended activities using fabrics, textiles, and loose parts
Invitations that support fine motor development, sensory exploration, and coordination
Opportunities for children to explore soft, rough, smooth, stretchy, and bumpy textures
Recommended materials, vocabulary, books, and songs
Extension ideas to deepen and repeat tactile learning experiences
 
Perfect for toddler classrooms, daycare programs, and home learning, this guide makes it easy to introduce rich sensory exploration.