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Play-based Learning Inspiration

Play-based learning is an engaging and effective strategy that aids in the development and education of children. It leverages games and various activities as a means of imparting essential skills and knowledge. Through play, children can enhance their creativity, bolster their social skills, and hone their problem-solving abilities. This method is adaptable and suitable for all children, regardless of their interests or skill levels.

Envision a classroom brimming with vibrant and captivating tools such as art supplies, puppets, building blocks, musical instruments, gardening implements, and sensory resources. These items are more than mere playthings; they are crucial educational resources that encourage children to investigate, invent, and absorb knowledge in stimulating ways. 

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Creative arts materials, provide a medium through which children can express their inner thoughts and emotions via drawing, painting, and crafting. This activity is not solely about enjoyment; it also plays a significant role in helping them articulate and process their feelings and ideas. Puppets are another key tool in play-based learning. Far from being just entertaining, they facilitate the development of narrative skills and empathy, as children engage in puppetry to explore various viewpoints and emotions.

Building blocks  serve as another fundamental component of play-based learning. Engaging with blocks, children come to understand shapes, dimensions, and spatial relationships, laying the groundwork for mathematical skills. Moreover, constructing with blocks introduces concepts of cause and effect, strategy planning, and problem-solving.

Musical instruments expose children to the realm of sound, rhythm, and melody. Engaging with music enhances auditory skills, boosts concentration, and can even support mathematical learning through the comprehension of beats and sequences. Gardening tools, connect children with nature, teaching them about life cycles, responsibility (through caring for plants), and science basics like photosynthesis and ecosystems.

Sensory tools are crucial for all children, especially those with additional needs. These tools help children explore their senses: touch, sight, sound, smell, and sometimes taste. They support emotional regulation, fine motor skills, and cognitive growth.

This approach fosters a learning environment that is both natural and enjoyable. Children become more engaged and motivated, encouraged to inquire, seek solutions independently, and cultivate a passion for learning that extends beyond traditional educational settings.

The essence of play-based learning lies in its acknowledgment of each child's individual learning pace and interests. It embodies the belief in the vast potential of every child and recognises play as a potent means for unlocking that potential. Investing in play-based learning resources is not merely a purchase of toys; it is an investment in our children's futures, providing them with the curiosity, knowledge, and skills necessary to succeed in a constantly evolving world.

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Sorting Animals - Who do they look like?

Educo

Fun sorting lottos with different themes around animals.

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Extreme Weather Puzzle - Heat

Educo

The Extreme Weather Puzzle – Heat is a thoughtfully designed wooden puzzle that introduces children to important environmental themes through imagi...

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XXL Torreta

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Giant Stacking Tower Game! This oversized stacking game is all about balance, strategy, and fun! Children take turns rolling either the colour die,...

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Speed Star Big

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Accelerate with your feet and discover a brand-new way to ride! Thanks to its innovative design, the Speed Star offers a unique driving experience ...

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Multi Tone Block 21cm

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The Multi Tone Block is a dynamic and engaging percussion instrument designed to spark musical curiosity in young learners. This handheld wooden in...

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Maxi Guiro

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Explore Rhythm and Texture Through Sound! The Maxi Guiro is a high-quality wooden percussion instrument designed to inspire hands-on musical explor...

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Cymbal with Striker 1 Pair

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Set of two metal cymbals. Clang the edge of one against the other - hear them both chime with a sustained ring. These cymbals will strengthen child...

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Platform Trestle 85cm

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This tall Platform Trestle offers a stable and secure base for attaching ladders, creating dynamic climbing and balancing opportunities for childre...

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WorryWoo The WorryBug

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The WorryBug is one of the main characters in the book Don't Feed the WorryBug and he is a reminder to children to do their best not to worry. Worr...

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WorryWoo Rue The Monster of Insecurity

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Rue hides behind flowers because he thinks he is different. He doesn�t realise that his unusual features make him interesting. He thinks that his n...

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WorryWoo Fuddle The Monster of Confusion

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Making decisions can be overwhelming for many children, and this is where Fuddle steps in; to encourage them to make a choice and to have less fear...

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Resin Spheres Set

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Catch The Emotion Game

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Catch the Emotion is a fun and interactive game that helps children recognise, name, and understand basic emotions through play. Using wooden situa...

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Plastic Weights

Educo

The Weight Tubes educational set is a thoughtfully designed learning tool that introduces children to the fundamental concepts of weight and compar...

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Wooden Dice with Dots

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Ideal versatile resource and enable children to understand basic key math concepts like counting, addition and subtraction in a playful way.

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Comprehension Lotto - Relevance

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This game board takes lotto to a new level with various ways to play.Children sort the groups of images into categories of relevance. They can also...

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Listen to This

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A Communication and Listening Skills Game. Listen to This is an interactive communication game designed to strengthen listening, language, and coop...

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What Goes Together - World of a Toddler

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What Goes Together - World of a Toddler is an interactive learning tool designed to enhance toddlers' language and early math skills through famili...

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Colodie Puzzles

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Colodie – Puzzle on Colour is a playful and interactive colour-matching game that introduces children to basic colour recognition and shape-fitting...

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Insert Mosaic Peg and Boards Set

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Insert Mosaics pegboard patterns is an engaging educational activity that introduces children to the world of geometric design and spatial reasonin...

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Happy Hammer - Geo Set

Educo

Create mosaic designs with geometric shapes in various colours. Model one of the 12 assignment cards or make up your own unique creations. Improve ...

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Mini Torreta Game

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Now the rule of the game is set: each player either stacks his or her own tower or a joint tower is built.-The player whose turn it is rolls the di...

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Build the Tower

TFL

Build the Tower is a hands-on construction activity that challenges children to recreate colourful towers based on 2D assignment cards. By selectin...

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Lotto 4 Seasons

TFL

Matching & Sorting Card SetExplore the magic of changing seasons with this beautifully illustrated card matching and sorting game. Children obs...

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