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Faculty 4
Chair of Social work Prof. Dr. Daniela Cornelia Stix

Stroking game Train your haptics

The photo shows the "petting game" that can be borrowed from the Laboratory for Didactics and Methods.
Laboratory for didactics and methods
The photo shows the "petting game" that can be borrowed from the Laboratory for Didactics and Methods
Laboratory for didactics and methods

What is it? It develops the sense of touch and language in a playful way, encouraging social interaction and the ability to express oneself. It helps children to recognise and express their emotions.

Number of participants

Minimum: 2
Optimum: 2-4
Maximum: 4

Age recommendation

from 3 years

Duration

approx. 10-25 minutes

Place

Seminar room with free table

Set-up and procedure

In a wooden box there are inlay strips into which stroking elements are inserted. These are covered with materials with different tactile properties (e.g. coarse linen fabric, aluminium, leather, studded rubber, etc.). The basic idea of the game is that children stroke each other with the stroking elements, perceive them and find the corresponding elements in their insertion strip with their eyes closed. This idea can be varied in many different ways, resulting in even more different ways to play.

  1. One variation would be for one player to guess the material of a stroking element that the other player has described.
  2. Another version would be for the players to stroke each other with their eyes closed with the elements and then describe the sensations or find a solution together.