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Plastic molded dump truck that has a detachable bucket for sand castle play.
Approx. Price: $17.99 Box Age Range: 2+ yrs # of Pieces: 2-5 Washability: Surface Wipe Storability: Bulky Directions: None Play Locations: Indoor and Outdoor Adjustability: Position Levels of Play: One Level Batteries: None needed
High Contrasting Colors
Visually Stimulating
Large Openings
Open-ended
Promotes Active Play
Simple
Fosters Imagination/Promotes Creativity
Developmental processes promoted
Visual Attention
Visual Tracking
Visual Processing
Memory and Recall
Language Development
Cause and Effect
Action Concepts e.g. In/Out, Push/Pull, On/Off, Go/Stop
High contrasting colors of yellow and black make this truck easy to see and recognize.
An audible “click” is heard when the container is correctly placed onto the truck.
The plastic is smooth and pleasant to the touch.
Skills
Visual tracking skills are used when children follow the truck with their eyes. Eye tracking is a pre-literacy skill.
Children increase bilateral coordination as they move, scoop, dump and play with this truck.
One-handed play and two-handed play can take place maneuvering this truck.
As children push the truck along, they are working on coordinated movement and weight shifting – good practice and strength training for walking.
Children can use grasping skills to hold the handle of the container.
Eye-hand coordination is used throughout play as children place items in and out of the truck, drive the truck and maneuver around obstacles.
Simple in/out play can take place as children place items in and out of the truck.
Action concepts such as go, stop, load, dump are reinforced during play.
Play Ideas
Place several items in the container of the truck. Without looking, have the child grab one item and identify it by touch.
Add different textures into play by incorporating dried beans and rice, cotton balls, autumn leaves, dirt or small toys into dump truck play.
Drive on different surfaces to feel and hear the sensory variations. Some suggestions are grass, dirt, carpet, corrugated cardboard, empty snack bags, or bubble wrap.
This truck has a simple, straightforward design that is easily recognizable to most children.
Skills
Turn taking and sharing are encouraged as two children share this one truck.
Social interaction and play can take place as one child drives the truck to the other child who then loads it up with “stuff”, such as small toys, sand, or dirt, to haul.
Language development can be included in play from labeling truck parts, putting two words together (“Truck go.”), labeling the action (“I’m making the truck go.”), verbalizing wants or needs (“I need help.”) to acting out play scripts (“We are building a road and need to move the dirt…”)
Simple in/out play can take place as children place items in and out of the truck.
Action concepts such as go, stop, load and dump are reinforced during play.
Play Ideas
Add small play people to enhance pretend play.
Incorporate numbers and counting into play as you count each item placed into the truck. Then count, “1-2-3!” and dump them out.
Create an obstacle course for the child to drive through.
Incorporate color into play by telling the child to “drive” around the room and pick up something red. The next time pick up something green, and so on.
Make two parallel lines on the floor with masking tape (or outside with chalk). Push the truck back and forth through this road to a friend. For added fun, place notes or toys inside the truck to transport to the other player.
Have the child tell a story incorporating the truck and then have him act it out.
The dump truck is familiar and easily recognizable.
Play with this truck does not have a required time duration allowing children to play as long as their attention spans permit.
Skills
Using the detachable container to create sand castles helps build creativity and imagination.
Simple in/out play can take place as children place items in and out of the truck.
Action concepts such as go, stop, load and dump are reinforced during play.
Cause and effect learning is heightened as children pack sand in the container and then flip it over to create a structure.
Children practice problem solving skills as they learn how to take the container off the truck and how to place it back on.
This is an open-ended activity that can help increase motor skills.
Visual tracking skills are used when children follow the truck with their eyes. Eye tracking is a pre-literacy skill.
Children learn how to cognitively process a sequence of events to drive, load, move and dump with the truck.
Play Ideas
Add small play people to enhance pretend play.
Incorporate numbers and counting into play as you count each item placed into the truck. Then count, “1-2-3!” and dump them out.
Create an obstacle course for the child to drive through.
Incorporate color into play by telling the child to “drive” around the room and pick up something red. The next time pick up something green, and so on.
Adaptation Ideas
Place a small towel or cloth at the bottom of the container for children who may startle easily. This will muffle the sound of hard items, such as blocks, when they are tossed into the container.
Play with this truck does not require refined movements to be successful.
The truck is big, easily pushed and has a large container bucket to use.
Skills
Children increase bilateral coordination as they move, scoop, dump and play with this truck.
One-handed play and two-handed play can take place maneuvering this truck.
As children push the truck along, they are working on coordinated movement and weight shifting – good practice and strength training for walking.
Children can use grasping skills to hold the handle of the container.
Eye-hand coordination is used throughout play as children place items in and out of the truck, drive the truck and maneuver around obstacles.
Simple in/out play can take place as children place items in and out of the truck.
Action concepts such as go, stop, load, dump are reinforced during play.
Play Ideas
Try out different places to maneuver the truck such as deep pile carpet to make the truck roll slowly; kitchen tile to drive faster; or dirt and grass to explore.
Make two parallel lines on the floor with masking tape (or outside with chalk). Push the truck back and forth through this road to a friend. For added fun, place notes or toys inside the truck to transport to the other player.
Create an obstacle course for the child to drive through.
