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The Empowered Educator

Inspiring ideas, training and resources for early learning.

Beyond Slime – Safe Sensory Play Recipes For Children

Beyond Slime – Safe Sensory Play Recipes For Children

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Do you immediately think of slime when sensory play recipes are mentioned? We’ve all seen the viral videos and have…
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How AI Can Help Uncover and Support Children’s Sensory Preferences

How AI Can Help Uncover and Support Children’s Sensory Preferences

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Supporting sensory regulation in early childhood is crucial for young children’s participation and early learning, and fortunately, recent AI innovations…
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Activities Using Sensory Tools To Support Tactile Play

Activities Using Sensory Tools To Support Tactile Play

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If you’re not sure how to introduce activities using sensory tools to support tactile play and children who don’t like…
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Sensory Strategies For Children Who Avoid Tactile Play

Sensory Strategies For Children Who Avoid Tactile Play

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Regularly exposing children to sensory play activities and opportunities is one of the best ways that educators and parents can…
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Sensory Play With Sand Trays and Tubs

Sensory Play With Sand Trays and Tubs

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Want some new ideas to reignite interest in sand play but don’t want to take up the whole backyard or…
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10 Small World Invitations To Play That Inspire Early Learning

10 Small World Invitations To Play That Inspire Early Learning

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Setting up small world invitations to play (which of course leads to learning) can be a simple way to ‘prompt’…
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Easy Play and Learning Ideas for Home

Easy Play and Learning Ideas for Home

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If the children are getting bored at home, you can’t get out to stock up on craft supplies and you…
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Water Play Ideas for All Ages

Water Play Ideas for All Ages

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There is something so simple and soothing about playing with water – especially when it is hot – take a…
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Early Learning Play Ideas, Activities & Programming for Educators

Early Learning Play Ideas, Activities & Programming for Educators

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If you are feeling a little unmotivated to setup or create at the moment you will find a HUGE collection…
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Simple Christmas Activities for Children.

Simple Christmas Activities for Children.

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Do you begin hyperventilating and wishing there was a corner to hide in when you realise it’s already time to…
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Setting up Invitations To Play – Inspiration from Educators

Setting up Invitations To Play – Inspiration from Educators

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Setting up invitations to play (which of course leads to learning) can be a simple way to ‘prompt’ children to…
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Fizzing Fine Motor Trays

Fizzing Fine Motor Trays

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Setting up opportunities for open ended sensory and fine motor play doesn’t need to be difficult or overly complicated. The…
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Sensory Clay Nature Ornaments

Sensory Clay Nature Ornaments

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You have to try making these easy clay nature ornaments with the children – they were so much fun! We…
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5 Easy and Safe Slime Recipes

5 Easy and Safe Slime Recipes

by The Empowered Educator 4 Comments

You don’t need to source numerous materials and follow complicated directions to make my 5 Easy Slime Recipes! I believe…
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Foamy Flyswatter Sensory Play

Foamy Flyswatter Sensory Play

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This simple sensory play activity is fun whether it’s hot or cold and easily adaptable for both toddlers and older children….
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Jodie
Hi, I'm Jode, Mum to 3 girls in Australia, and an early childhood educator, presenter and consultant.
I share ideas, inspiration & resources for play based, inquiry led learning
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