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HOW WILL THE RESOURCES & TRAINING IN THIS PACK MAKE PLANNING EASIER?
The Playful Activities & Planning Pack gives you the tools you need to plan and setup simple, playful experiences that provide opportunities to meet learning outcomes but don’t need expensive resources, complicated prep time or a program that took you hours to write!
You will never be short of engaging play-based ideas already linked to learning areas for a range of ages 0-12 years when you have access to all the resources in this huge playful learning pack!
This pack includes simple active learning ideas and projects covering a range of different learning outcome and developmental areas that are sure to make your weekly or monthly planning faster and easier. Just pick an idea and add to the plan! Hundreds of activity and extension ideas with easy to follow directions and suggestions covering outdoor play, dramatic play, invitations, setting up spaces, sustainability, fine and gross motor skills, sensory play and so much more!
Find out how to make your own budget-friendly play resources and outdoor equipment, repurpose what you already have and re-arrange your learning environments and materials to ensure you are meeting outcomes, showing evidence and providing families with a clear sense of belonging and connection to your service.
This pack is perfect for visual learners as you also gain access to a 2-hour webinar recording, certificate of professional development and the accompanying resource booklet previously only available inside The Empowered Educator Member Hub for paying members.
The planning and family orientation guides (with templates) have been designed taking into account the different learning needs of the 0-2 years and 3-5 years age groups. Use the packs to help you reflect, communicate regularly with parents, write observations, analyse learning and use all of that information to forward plan and set goals for the children and you as an educator. The entire planning cycle step by step for you in the one printable PDF pack (Also comes with text boxes and photo insert fields).
Also includes Play Planners #1 (Multi-age groups) & #2 (Baby and toddlers) giving you over 250 activity ideas linked to EYLF outcomes with added extension suggestions included!
Take a look at the resources and training you will get immediate access to in your Playful Activities & Planning Pack:
Webinar Recording
- Topic – How to Set Up & Plan For Environments & Invitations That Encourage Learning
- PDF Slide Guide
- Professional Development Certificate
250 Play Activities & Extension Ideas
- Play Planner #1
- Play Planner #2
Observations/Goals/Reflection/Communication/Templates
- Simple Steps Planning Pack 0-2 yrs
- Simple Steps Planning Pack 3-5 yrs
Playful Sustainability Ideas
- Recycling Fun with Children
- Planning for Outdoor Learning
- Fun with Sustainability Projects
- Gardening Fun with Children
- Rainy Day Play Ideas
Simple Series E-Books
- Planning for Mixed Age Groups
- Dramatic Play Prop Box Ideas
- Ideas for Extending Block Play
- How to Setup Indoor Environments for Learning
- DIY Slime Recipes
- Open-Ended Play Ideas
- How to Setup Interesting Indoor Environments
- 16 Playful Ideas To Help Children Self-Reflect
- Simple Sensory Play Ideas
Outdoor Play & Planning E-Books
- Outdoor Design #1
- Outdoor Design #2
- Outdoor Design #3
- Outdoor Design #4
- Outdoor Dramatic Play Ideas
- Planning for Outdoor Learning
- Outdoor Spaces Ideas
Visual Learning Printables
- Managing Emotions Toolkit
- Visual Routine Kit
- Look After My World Scavenger Hunt Cards
- Playful Learning Poster Pack
Please note that all resources in this bundle are DIGITAL and you can download them immediately after payment (excluding the webinar recording video- you can however download the audio). You can then choose to print and compile hard copies in folders or keep on your computer or device to save ink and paper. You will not receive these resources as hard copy versions in the post!
**There are no refunds available for digital products already received so please choose wisely.
How each individual product included in your Playful Activities Bundle help you...

Use this webinar to show you...

- How to assess your environment and tips for re-purposing what you already have.
- What the ‘3rd Teacher’ concept really means - in simple steps
- How to incorporate sustainability and natural materials into your early years program and service.
- How to get started setting up a space that is engaging but also encourages learning for all ages.
- How to use interest areas and empowered explorer boxes
How to build a resource collection and use toy rotation as a strategy for behaviour. - How to setup invitations to play and inspiration for materials to have in your toolkit!
- How to setup meaningful displays of children’s learning, play and voices.

Use these 2 E-Books to...

- Save planning time with over 250 play focused activity ideas for a broad range of age groups already linked to learning areas & EYLF outcomes! Planner #1 - Multi Ages 1-12 years. Planner #2 - Baby & Toddler
- Incorporate sustainable practice simply everyday through simple environment changes and recycled materials.
- Give you extension & forward planning ideas for every activity – use the same basic materials in many different ways and save time and money!
- Use reflection prompts that will help you set up or modify learning spaces.
- Give you a simple way to ditch the complicated codes, colour and number systems to connect observations and planning.

Use this Printable Pack to...

- Help children understand what is coming next in the day – add cards to a wall, door or other child height surfaces they can refer to the activities and routine throughout the day.
- Help prevent challenging and disruptive behaviours through the use of different visual activities and strategies.
- Encourage children to recognise and name familiar activities, spaces and actions. Extend emerging language skills.
- Help children who get easily frustrated with sequencing of events and understanding expectations .
- Encourage children to share their voice and feel as they belong in the early learning environment you have created by using the cards to create ‘choice actions’.
- Help initiate smoother transition times by using cards on a ‘FIRST we – THEN we board.
- Breakdown larger routines into smaller sequences like the lead up to lunch or rest time.
- Use with children who have limited communication skills to help them express what they would like to do
- Use with morning meetings or afternoon sessions to work together as a group and make choices and decisions collaboratively about what the group will be doing next or tomorrow…or next week!

Use this E-Guide to...

- Understand HOW to create a well designed indoor learning space for children in LDC centres, family day care home environments and outside school hours care spaces.
- See how to incorporate and use the core environmental concepts of sound, movement, visibility, smell, light, texture & colour when setting up your spaces.
- Ensure your indoor learning space offers children opportunities for accessibility & self-selection using some simple tips and strategies.
- Give you ideas for setting up creative and meaningful displays in the indoor learning space.
- Learn more about how to use invitations to play to encourage playful learning.
- Feel motivated and inspired to try something different in your space after looking at photo inspiration from other educators.

Use this planning pack to...

- Confidently collaborate and communicate with families and include the information as part of your planning cycle.
- Record and utilise educator critical reflection and goal setting information.
- Find out how to invite and include the child’s voice and forward plan meaningfully and effectively.
- Easily gather information about each child’s needs, strengths, progress, wellbeing and development through the use of simple observations.
- Conduct a smooth orientation and welcoming process that will invite a sense of belonging for both child and parents.
- Create and evaluate learning goals for individual children and groups.
- Simplify and check off planning cycle steps as the documentation templates have been numbered to help you focus on completing one step before moving onto the next then linking everything together and closing the planning loop at the end of the cycle.

Use this planning pack to...

- Confidently collaborate and communicate with families and include the information as part of your planning cycle using the new baby orientation and welcome guide, My Day, Our Day and Photo Gallery templates.
- Record and utilise educator critical reflection and goal setting information.
- Find out how to include the child’s voice and forward plan meaningfully and effectively for babies and toddlers when they don’t yet speak or verbalise often.
- Easily gather information about the child’s needs, strengths, progress, wellbeing and development through the use of observations.
- Conduct a smooth orientation and welcoming process that will invite a sense of belonging.
- Create and evaluate learning goals for individual children and groups.
- Simplify and check off planning cycle steps as the documentation templates have been numbered to help you focus on completing one step before moving onto the next then linking everything together and closing the planning loop at the end of the cycle.

Use this E-Guide to...

- Identify ways you can reflect with children and invite their voices and unique perspectives rather than just relying on your own reflections and analysis of learning to inform forward planning and quality improvement goals.
- Make self-reflection a fun and interesting process for children of all ages using one of the 16 easy activities described in the e-guide.
- Understand why it’s important for children’s learning to self reflect and how you can embed this throughout your program.

Use this E-Guide to...

- Set up simple activities and experiences that will help children of all ages explore, investigate, create and use their senses.
- Make your own baby and toddler safe sensory materials with simple recipes.
- Use basic resources like playdough and paint in different ways to banish boredom, reignite interest and save your budget!
Other Simple Series E-Guides With Activities & Strategies...


















This huge resource pack includes everything early years educators need to incorporate play based learning experiences into everyday environments and experiences. Includes hundreds of simple and budget friendly activity ideas linked to learning and developmental areas and ready to go onto your program! Save time trying to come up with new ideas each week!
For those who are updating their outdoor play spaces or perhaps starting from scratch you will find the 'Outdoor Design' series 1-4 most helpful! Play should be simple....not complicated or expensive and this resource pack will get you back on that track!
You will receive a confirmation email with an official receipt and link to download the digital resource a few minutes after payment is completed…all files are in PDF format and saved as high print quality. Please note these are digital resources and not mailed out as hard copies.

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