Professional Documents
Culture Documents
In small groups…
DINOSAUR EGG
• This is not a stone. This is a dinosaur egg.
• Create a game that encourages playing out an
adventure story.
• How can you as an educator play this game too?
• What social play aspects may arise?
In small groups…
ART ON A LOG
• Take a container each and collect natural materials from
the environment.
• Keep your mindset like a young child and find
fascination in the small and ordinary.
• Use the natural materials to create a composition on a
wood round. It could be a pattern or a picture.
• Use a book for inspiration to create a creature or a
scene from a story.
• How could you display this in a room to inspire this type
of play?
In small groups…
MAGIC WANDS
• Find resources in the environment to make five different
types of magic wands.
• Create a games using the wands that encourage gross
motor play.
• What roles can you as an educator play these games
with the children?
• In what ways can your body physically participate?
In small groups…
DOUBLE BUBBLE TOIL AND TROUBLE
• Children love to use water and natural loose parts in
potion/cooking play.
• How can you extend this play by encouraging fine motor
movement and coordination?
• Feel free to come and use some objects and containers
from the larger group’s table.
In small groups…
ROLLING CHALLENGE
• Is it possible to roll a ball down a stick?
• Using sticks and logs, create a course to roll a ball
along.
• What type of thinking did you need to use to create this?
• How can you assist as an educator without taking over?
In small groups…
BALANCING WOOD
• Use the resources in the baskets to explore balance.
• How many different ways can you create a balancing
construction?
• Try teaching a partner how to balance a difficult object.
• What skills as an educator can you bring to children’s
play in this area?