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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. 

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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Sort the Figure

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Use the blocks to experiment with various colours and sizes. Position the blocks in the frame to develop spatial reasoning and fine motor skills.

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Stack the Rings

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Aim to be the first to fill up the sticks by throwing dice to collect rings. Practice counting,addition and subtraction.

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Mathematic Bus

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Let passengers get on or off the bus to practice math skills. How many passengers take a rideon the bus? Introduce counting, adding and subtracting...

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Rock Blocks

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These blocks with a natural look are ideal for building with. The shape challenges children to do this with precision and accuracy, stimulating mot...

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Large Moving Trolley

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This large sturdy wooden trolley is perfect for moving blocks and other resources around your centre. Made of solid birch plywood this trolley is t...

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Poly-M Table 51cm

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Especially designed for playing with Poly-M blocks. 4 Poly-M plates are mounted on the table top. The plastic tub (item code 829017) is sold sepera...

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Comprehension Lotto - Match the Postures

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Specifically designed to help with the development of children's mental acuity.

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Comprehension Lotto - Colour

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Specifically designed to help with the development of children's mental acuity.

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Comprehension Lotto - Animals (From Baby to Adult)

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Specifically designed to help with the development of children's mental acuity.

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Shadow Game

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The Shadow game consists of 4 game cards and 2 series of 32 loose cards. Series 1 features all the coloured pictures that are also on the game card...

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Which one is Wrong?

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Name and describe items that belong together and select 1 item that does not. There are 4 items on the assignment card, place the red X on the wron...

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Peutra

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Stack the coloured blocks on the rods to match the assignment card. Follow the digit pattern within the assignment card image. Assignment cards are...

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Figuroform

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Figuroform offers endless ways of looking at a circle and how it?s made up. In a playful way children discover the concept of fractions (1/2, 1/3 e...

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Colour Lacing Game

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Children learn to make series based on shape and colour. The magnetic assignment card shows the first part of a necklace. Children finish the neckl...

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Farm Views

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Create a 3D copy of the activity card image by using blocks and the plastic safety mirror. Exploring spatial relationships by comparing 2D pictures...

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Vertiblocks - build form 2D to 3D

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Build structures as shown on the assignment cards or use your imagination. Learn to convert a 2D image into a 3D structure. Improve hand-eye coordi...

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Stick the shape

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Combine colour and shape and grab the right card as quickly as possible with the suction cup.Develop precision and speed.

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Vista

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First take an assignment card and reconstruct the building on the game board. Now there are two options for play. Look carefully and where necessar...

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Kids and Animals of the World Magnet Game

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This Match & Mix magnetic toy introduces animals and children from different continents. The template cards show where the children in traditio...

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Whatzizz

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Place cards face down onto the mirror, and guess the card using the mirror's reflection. The player chooses correctly may take the card. The person...

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Banditti

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Why is the sausage lying in the bedroom, the key in the bathroom and the money in the kitchen? By asking clever questions and combining logically y...

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Tempo Toni

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Things are getting a bit crazy at Castle Cheeseburg. Toni, the chef, has forgotten to put the cheese back in the fridge and now the place is full o...

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Kabayo

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The horses are on the loose! Try to keep the different positions of all horses in mind because the coloured cards contain different memory tasks. P...

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Acrobatico

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You'll find the frog balancing on the cat's paws! All animals have been training for a long time, but now they are running around like crazy with e...

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