Learn with Play

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Joining the #rainbowtrailaustralia We wanted to keep going but ran out of chalk. Will have to look at ordering more online so we can keep going. 🌈 #stayhome #playmatters #allinthistogether ift.tt/3dornyC

Create a dinosaur small world. If you’re adding water/mud/slime it pays to create your world in a large tub. 👌 #playmatters #stayhome #learnwithplay ift.tt/2JgP1iY

Simple open play ideas can be the best way to engage children. Invitations that beg to be touched. Here I just put out a range of recycled packaging (anything with lots of sections is perfect), a few containers of different coloured water (just a few dri… ift.tt/2UgWWTt

Kids love loose parts. Here’s a simple open invitation to see how many ways they can represent the number. Pick a number mat and go. ift.tt/383ISQS

Sorting, classifying and counting in prep, all incidentally (with the right facilitation) thanks to a big spill during investigative learning time. Turning it into a race to see if “team sheep” would beat all the other teams, kept us laughing and interes… ift.tt/2T0Xgnu

And to think that I was complaining in the staffroom the other day about cutting out tons of circles. 19 stars later and I started wondering if it’s time I invested in a Cricut type machine. Anyone have one? They’re not cheap but I’d use it quite a bit,… ift.tt/2S1LcD7

Organisation is prep-student ready 👌 I love how my class (ok, almost all of them), always end up taking such care and pride in their classroom. Having clear, usable organisation is key because it’s easy for them to access, use and pack away. #teacher… ift.tt/2Sofor6

Who else would thoroughly enjoy putting out a fresh, brand new, perfectly pointy set of pencils? Ahhhh, so satisfying. To think, these very pencils will soon be held by curious little hands and used to learn how to form letters, write words and construct… ift.tt/2ObiLjS

The beautiful (well used) wooden treehouse is out and ready for the preps to start. Not long now! ift.tt/2t7qDf6

New year, new personalised student desk plates, name tags etc. I love all the greenery in my classroom too much to change the theme up, but this @teachstarter blue leaf design is complementing it nicely 👌 #classroomdecor #classroomorganization #teach… ift.tt/38IpQk0

A scattering of happy. #createjoy ift.tt/2uqGrK8

Who loves school holidays? 🙋‍♀️ The perfect time for long plays with friends, getting messy and having time and freedom to create. ift.tt/2v6KpYE

Our annual camping trip with friends inevitably involves the children’s annual river rock collecting, painting and then (on NYE, with a captive and very ‘happy’ customer source), tent-to-tent selling. They made quite a bit of money last year (all spent a… ift.tt/2EU3gb7

What’s in your stocking this Christmas? 👉 Just when I thought I couldn’t love my favourite @micador watercolour pallets any more than I already did, they’ve released a new 48 colour pallet with added neon and metallic colours. 🙌🏻 (It’s possible the n… ift.tt/2t11KkA

Our class Post Office/General Store, as chosen and voted for by my students, has been very well used over the past term. I can’t believe there’s only a few more days to go. ift.tt/2PJ3Op6

Last week of school for the year coming up!!! Lots of cool Christmas activities and crafts on @teachstarter to finish up with some festive fun. My class liked making these simple paper-bag puppets last week. ift.tt/2tc7qbE

Foam dough, or whatever you call it. The sensory loving kids in my class really enjoyed getting their hands into this sensory experience and loved mixing it and adjusting quantities to get the desired texture. ift.tt/2PpnGh7

Showed the preps how to do string pull art today, using our @micador tempera paint and a piece of string. They were quite impressed. Looking forward to seeing their own attempts tomorrow. ift.tt/2LiTZNg

Our maths lesson on height and length took a Christmassy turn and we ended up making a cardboard box Christmas tree and little tree decorations. My class are very proud of their creation and we can’t wait to add to it over the next weeks. #learnwithplay ift.tt/35yDqob