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10 Counting Songs and Stories for Toddlers

10 Counting Songs and Stories for Toddlers

by The Empowered Educator Leave a Comment

Early childhood educators and parents will love this collection of simple counting songs and stories for toddlers. We’ve put together…
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Easy Ideas for Dramatic and Imaginative Play

Easy Ideas for Dramatic and Imaginative Play

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When we plan for and initiate opportunities for dramatic and imaginative play it delivers many benefits for children and also…
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How to Use Treasure Baskets for Play and Open-Ended Learning

How to Use Treasure Baskets for Play and Open-Ended Learning

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Have you ever heard the phrase treasure baskets for play and wondered what they are or how you can buy…
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Playful Storytelling – Using a Story Bag, Basket or Prop Box

Playful Storytelling – Using a Story Bag, Basket or Prop Box

by The Empowered Educator 7 Comments

Have you ever tried using a story bag , basket or prop box to help you share a story with…
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How to invite dramatic play using prop boxes.

How to invite dramatic play using prop boxes.

by The Empowered Educator 6 Comments

Setting up activities and spaces for young children to encourage and invite dramatic play with prop boxes doesn’t need to…
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Setting up Invitations To Play – Inspiration from Educators

Setting up Invitations To Play – Inspiration from Educators

by The Empowered Educator 9 Comments

Setting up invitations to play (which of course leads to learning) can be a simple way to ‘prompt’ children to…
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Repurpose spools and reels for play!

Repurpose spools and reels for play!

by The Empowered Educator 6 Comments

I love finding inspiration and new ideas to repurpose wooden spools and cable reels into new equipment for play. They…
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Taking Dramatic Play Outside – Ideas to get you started!

Taking Dramatic Play Outside – Ideas to get you started!

by The Empowered Educator 2 Comments

The outdoor learning environment offers a wonderful stage to inspire little imaginations through dramatic play outside. By adding a few simple props from either indoors…
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Reusing Tyres in Outdoor Play Spaces

Reusing Tyres in Outdoor Play Spaces

by The Empowered Educator 10 Comments

Repurposing and reusing tyres in outdoor play spaces is not only fantastic for limited educator and parent budgets but also…
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Make your own Sensory Small World

Make your own Sensory Small World

by The Empowered Educator Leave a Comment

I enjoy creating opportunities for small world play – especially outside where I try to incorporate them into the natural…
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Outdoor Play with Children – The Garden Shop

Outdoor Play with Children – The Garden Shop

by The Empowered Educator 3 Comments

I enjoy gardening with children and love to think of new ways to make it a fun and engaging process for them….
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Inviting Imagination into Outdoor Play with Facepainting

Inviting Imagination into Outdoor Play with Facepainting

by The Empowered Educator 3 Comments

I think it is really important to ensure your outdoor play environment provides opportunities for a child to use their…
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Jodie
Hi, I'm Jode, Mum to twins and a teen, and an early childhood educator.
I love to share ideas & resources for play based learning
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