The child from birth has kept experiencing different surfaces in his environment but consciously has not named them. This is an exercise where the child consciously experiences and names different surfaces of which is already gained the impressions of.

This activity lays the foundation for working with sand paper letters, sandpaper numerals and sand paper globe under different areas of learning. The understanding of surfaces diminishes the confusion in the material so as to concentrate upon the concept. The concept being the directionality of letters under sand paper letters, directionality of the numerals under sandpaper numerals and the area of land masses under sandpaper globe.