This measurement lesson was inspired by the story The Really Really Big Dinosaur by Richard Byrne. It really got my Pre-primary (4-5 year olds) […]
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Counting with Dominoes – dominoes are a great learning resources and an excellent manipulative for developing number sense and maths skills. They build upon
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Cardboard boxes would have to be my most favourite ‘toy’ for children to play with as they are an open-ended material. They inspire creativity
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Pool Noodle Activities Fine Motor are so much fun to play with! When they are cut up into smaller portions they make a great
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Homemade Eye Spy Sensory Bag are the ideal quiet activity to keep little hands busy and entertained in the car, appointments, shopping and other
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The Paper Plate Umbrella Craft was a creative activity inspired by the story Ella’s Umbrellas by Jennifer Lloyd (affiliate link) and other activities we
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Children will have so much fun with the variety of activities included in the Ultimate Christmas Printable Activity Pack. There are 100 pages with
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Painting on the easel provides an opportunity for children to be creative and incorporate art into theme based programs. Painting Clouds on the Easel
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Welcome back to or new series here on Learning 4 Kids called Show and Tell Classroom. We are looking at the amazing Mrs Moorman’s
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V is for Vegetables Letter V Activity was inspired by the book Vegetables in a Van and Oliver’s Vegetables by Vivian French. It is
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U is for Umbrella Letter U Activity was inspired by the book Ella’s Umbrellas by Jennifer Lloyd, Illustrated by Ashley Spires (affiliate link). It
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F is for Feather Fish Painting is an activity is an activity that was inspired by the story Hooray for Fish by Lucy Cousins.
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Primary Colours Squishy Bag Experiment is a wonderful sensory experience for children to see how colours mix and form other colours. Children use their
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Letter Spotting in Big Books is a great way for children to become little reading detectives and play and learn with alphabet letters. It
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Playing with the Magical Fairy Wonderland was such a magical moment for Miss 5 as she is absolutely crazy for all things fantasy and
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Q is for Quilt Letter Q Activity is an activity that was inspired by the book The Quilt by Ann Jonas. It is a
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Rice and Ice Sensory Activity is a fun activity that provides an opportunity to play with rhyming words, explore scientific concepts and learn about primary
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The Rainbow Fish Play Dough Activity was inspired by the book The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister (affiliate link). This book is certainly one
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T is for Tiger Tea Party Story Retell activity involves bringing the story alive through sensory play. We created a sensory tub using various
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This post has been sponsored by Nuffnang and Crayola Benefits of Colouring in Activities- with developments in technology, I feel that colouring in activities
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This Early Years Throwing Skills Game is our homemade version much like the game Ring Toss or Quoits but using homemade paper rings as the rope and
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How to make Sand Foam? Sand Foam is perfect for sensory exploration. It is made up using only two ingredients, sand and shaving cream.
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C is for Cotton Cloud Letter C Activity is an activity that was inspired by the book Little Cloud by Eric Carle. It is
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This simple car craft activity for kids provides the opportunity for so much fun and learning. Firstly, making a car craft can be used
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Play Dough Flower Pots and making a potted garden with play dough is a fun way for children to play creatively and imaginatively. Children
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These Honey Muesli Biscuits are so simple to make and are perfect as a small treat for the kid’s lunch boxes, afterschool snack, picnics,
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A basket filled with a range of different coloured fake flowers can open the opportunity to learn in so many ways. Children can explore
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Something that I absolutely love doing, is cooking with the kids…..and they love it too! There is something special about sharing the cooking experience together
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Making Sugar Crystals on a Stick are simple to make and the kids will enjoy eating the finished product. It is a great opportunity
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This Fine Motor Busy Bag involves matching colours by placing the peg on the matching coloured sponge square. I was nearly going to call
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There is just so much to learn and discover about deserts, the climate, plant life, animal life and much more. To explore the desert
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Creating your own Underwater Zoo provides an opportunity to play and learn imaginatively. It is also a sensory activity that encourages creativity, oral language
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This Fine Motor Busy Bag involves matching colours by pressing and pinching the peg onto the matching coloured flower or button shape. It is
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This Busy Bag of Paper Clips and Colours is so simple to make and a fun activity children will enjoy completing. It is great
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Play Dough Dinosaur Printing: “Stomp Chomp, Big Roars, Here Come the Dinosaurs!” I absolutely love the name of this book by Kaye Umansky and
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Books are a wonderful way of exploring and learning about a new concept. It provides as an introduction and also an extension of the
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Learning to count with Dominoes Cookies is a fabulous, fun and motivating activity for kids. So much learning happens when we cook with our
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Old Mac Donald had a Farm is a favourite nursery rhyme in our house at the moment and we have read (and sang)
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Neapolitan Ice Cream Play Dough is a wonderful and fun sensory activity to arouse the imagination and creativity. The Neapolitan Ice Cream Play
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Neapolitan Ice Cream Scented Play Dough Recipe smells and looks like real Neapolitan ice cream. Children will have hours of fun playing and moulding
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These Homemade Number Puzzles are a matching number activity that can be easily incorporated into the home or classroom environment. They are super easy
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Shape Toss is a fun way to introduce and play with shapes. It also gets children up and active while learning about shapes and
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Come play and learn with the colour ORANGE, we have lots of activities and play ideas! As part of our Learning Colours Series here on
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When I think of a refreshing summer’s drink,
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Create an opportunity for your child to take on the role as a pizza chef and play creatively as they pretend make different pizzas
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Imaginative play would have to be one of my most favourite kinds of play. I love how children can freely explore an imaginary world
Our Homemade DIY Skittles & Games would have to be one of the most played with toys in our house. My girls are continuously
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I believe there is a place for a little rote learning and flash cards but I truly believe that most of the learning happens when
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Here is a great spring theme activity for the kids, creating a Spring Play Dough Garden. The play dough has been scented with a
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Today I am very excited to share a guest post with you, Kylie from Octavia and Vicky. Be sure to visit her fabulous blog
You may be familiar with our posts about our play room and how we set it up and change it around to keep the kids
Kids absolutely love water parks, so with the beautiful warm spring weather in full swing here in Australia I thought we would set up
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We’re going on a ‘Teddy’ bear hunt…….I’m not scared! We have a gorgeous book which comes with a CD that tells the story of
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This activity was FUN, REALLY FUN!! Kids love to get messy, it comes with being a kid as they explore their natural curiosity about
We have a long list of favourite children and toddler books in our collection and one of them that we never get bored with
Where is the Green Sheep? Read More »
These Tin Can Music Shakers are a simple homemade musical instrument to make and you will find most of the materials around the home.
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These milk numbers shown in the photo are made using milk and vinegar. Mixing milk and vinegar together is an interesting science experiment to
Keep the kids entertained with Pompom Hockey. It is a super simple activity you can set up at home for the kids, that is
There are so many wonderful places in the home where children can play imaginatively and creatively. Kids will create imaginary worlds to explore and
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What I love about winter is that there are lots of puddles to play in. Recently after days of rain and being stuck inside,
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It’s raining, it’s pouring…..and we have been stuck inside a fair bit lately with the weather. To entertain the kids and give them something
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If you haven’t made Gloop yet, then this is a must for any toddler or child to try. It is super fun and super
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When our play room starts getting messy and I find it increasingly impossible to motivate the kids to tidy it up, I find this
Making your own Felt Ice Creams while learning your colours!! This is such a fun hands on activity for kids to promote the learning
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Welcome to our Ice Cream Shop!! The fun and joy of exploring the imaginary world of an ice cream shop. Today I am sharing some
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I truly believe that the simplest things bring the most fun! We have been making a Homemade Car Wash Tunnel for the kids using
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Setting up a Baby Care Home Corner encourages imaginative play and promotes many valuable life skills. I hope this post provides you with some
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Sensory awareness goes hand in hand with creativity. Sensory play arouses children’s imaginations, creativity and curiosity through exploration of texture, temperature and fun! Gloop
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An empty shoe box + elastic bands + a cardboard tube = Homemade Guitar and endless hours of fun! These guitars are such a
The Numbers Theme Playroom Ideas was inspired and motivated by the current interests of my kids. I feel it is important to follow their
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After making our Homemade Volcano and watching the excitement on my kids’ faces as the vinegar and bicarbonate soda reacted together, I thought I
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Imaginative play would have to be one of my most favourite kinds of play. I love how children can freely explore an imaginary world
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Today the kids and I moved the playroom around and it made me realise that I hadn’t even published the last photos here on
All my kids have been blessed this year with the most beautiful teachers; even my little Miss 20 months has a music teacher and
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This will keep the kids busy while having a bath as well as stimulating their imaginations and developing their storytelling skills. Cars, buses, trucks,
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I love nursery rhymes and there isn’t a day that goes past where we do not sing one. Sometimes we will change the words
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Since our first play experience with jelly, my kids have been asking if we could do it again. They had so much fun exploring
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From early childhood right through to adulthood we love to play with puzzles. We like the way they challenge our thinking and exercise our
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Can you spot my youngest; Miss 18 Months hiding in the photo with
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Making these little characters is so much fun as they can be brought to life in imaginative play games. They are so simple to
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We have had these homemade Den Den Drums now for about 3 years and the kids still love to play with them. At the
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Whether it is a playroom, play corner, shared play area such as the lounge room, inside or outside, our kids need a place to
Homemade Banana and Chocolate Chip Muffins are my kid’s favourite lunch box treat and the recipes so simple to make! I absolutely love a recipe where
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Kids like to pretend! They like to pretend to be doctors, vets, check out operators but they most like to pretend to be a
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A very exciting and new category coming soon to learning4kids! A look inside our play room and ideas for creating a play space for your
Lost in a world of bubbles! The joy that bubbles bring to children is amazing and they will play with them for as long
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How to encourage and support imaginative play with our children? Imaginative play is essentially when children are role playing and are acting out various
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Imaginative play at Christmas time: Miss 5 and 4 had so much fun decorating our paper mache tree made out of toilet rolls. To make the play
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Giggling and squealing with delight my 3 kids and a bath tub full of water balloons. So much fun!! It is a great sensory
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An irresistibly yummy numeracy activity for kids! So much learning happens when we cook with our kids. The social interactions, processing information,
Lately I have been trying to find fun opportunities to help develop and encourage Miss 14 month’s speaking, listening and language skills. One of
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Active Dice is a fun game to get little bodies moving! It is much like a blend of the games Simon Says and Twister.
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…..round and fat with a cherry on the top! This is one of my favourite children’s songs, known as 10 Current Buns; I have
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This cookie dough recipe is super easy
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Developing a love for reading in the early years is a lifelong lasting gift on so many levels. Not only in an imaginative sense
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…..dries so very quickly when the weathers fine…. Click here to download and print: Printable Lyrics -Wet Washing Hanging on the Line
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Teddy Bear Teddy Bear is a favourite children’s nusery rhyme! Click to downlaod and print: Printable Lyrics -Teddy Bear Teddy Bear Activities
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Everybody clap! Everybody sing! This is such a fun song for kids. Click here to download and print lyrics: Printable Lyrics -Rock-a-Bye Your
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Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker’s man……. Click here to download and print: Pat-a-Cake Lyrics Activities to use with this song: Play dough Cupcakes
…….tickle him under there! Click here to download and print lyrics: Printable Lyrics -Round and Round the Garden Activities to use with
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Imaginative play bakers shop was inspired by our mini cupcakes which we made previously. They make a brilliant prop to encourage the imaginary world
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“I love these little plastic lids!” Bottle Tops have brought so many wonderful and creative ideas to my kids play times. I am amazed that
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Washing a Toy Baby – Imaginative play is essentially when children are role playing and are acting out various experiences they may have had
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Lyrics to 10 Little Candles Click the link to download and print – Lyrics for 10 Little Candles
Rolling around on the grass in hysterical laughter……what fun! My two eldest girls (3 and 5) enjoyed a sunny winters day playing with their
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Playing with DIY Alphabet Sponge Letters in the bath is a great tactile and hands-on activity for kids to play with while taking a
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Lyrics to I’m a Little Tea Pot Click here to download and print: Nursery Rhyme – I’m a Little Tea Pot
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Lyrics to All the Colours of the Rainbow Click the Link to download and print: Lyrics – All the Colours of the
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Lyrics to I Can Sing a Rainbow Click the link to download and print: Lyrics – I Can Sing a Rainbow
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It’s cold, wet and I’m a little over winter! Bring on the sunshine! I love getting out doors and I wasn’t going to let
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My name is Janice and I am an Early Childhood Teacher in Australia.
I have a strong passion and love for teaching and creating meaningful learning experiences for my students. What I love most is watching children discover in those amazing light bulb moments. I hope Learning4kids brings you some useful ideas.
