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The Empowered Educator

Inspiring ideas, training and resources for early learning.

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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Foamy Flyswatter Sensory Play

Foamy Flyswatter Sensory Play

by The Empowered Educator 1 Comment

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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8 Ways to Play Outdoors with Wood Cookies

8 Ways to Play Outdoors with Wood Cookies

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I love finding ways to incorporate natural materials like wood into our outdoor play. Using resources like wood cookies/biscuits, tree…
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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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Sensory Painting for children – Exploring texture through art

Sensory Painting for children – Exploring texture through art

by The Empowered Educator 1 Comment

I love to find ways to incorporate sensory learning into everyday children’s play and this simple salt paint activity is…
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Outdoor Play – Painting with Rain!

Outdoor Play – Painting with Rain!

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  I’m often asked by followers on my Facebook page if I take my daycare children to play outdoors when it…
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5 Important elements to include in your natural outdoor play space

5 Important elements to include in your natural outdoor play space

by The Empowered Educator 5 Comments

In my experience most children are happier and calmer when outdoors. I know I am.  It would drive me absolutely…
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Recycled Play Series – #1 Outdoor Fun

Recycled Play Series – #1 Outdoor Fun

by The Empowered Educator 6 Comments

Welcome to my new weekly series ‘Recycled Play’. Regular readers of this blog will know that I have a passion…
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10 Easy ideas for sensory sand play

10 Easy ideas for sensory sand play

by The Empowered Educator 4 Comments

If your children are growing bored of playing in the backyard sandpit you need this list of 10 easy sand play…
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A Weekly Wander through our Play Based Learning – Ideas, Activities and Inspiration

A Weekly Wander through our Play Based Learning – Ideas, Activities and Inspiration

by The Empowered Educator 2 Comments

Welcome to my  weekly series of  play based learning posts. It is my aim to inspire, support and encourage both…
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Fun Fine Motor Ideas with Baked Cotton Balls..

Fun Fine Motor Ideas with Baked Cotton Balls..

by The Empowered Educator 1 Comment

When I recently posted pictures of the fun we had been having with paint and cotton balls on my Facebook…
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A Week of Play Based Learning – Ideas, Activities & Inspiration

A Week of Play Based Learning – Ideas, Activities & Inspiration

by The Empowered Educator 4 Comments

Welcome to my  weekly series of  play based learning posts. It is my aim to inspire, support and encourage both…
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20 Ideas for Australia Day Crafty Fun

20 Ideas for Australia Day Crafty Fun

by The Empowered Educator 3 Comments

 It’s Australia Day on the 26th January here in Oz and it’s always nice to get the children involved in…
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A Week of Play Based Learning – Ideas, Activities and Inspiration

A Week of Play Based Learning – Ideas, Activities and Inspiration

by The Empowered Educator 10 Comments

Welcome to a new year of my weekly play based learning posts. It is my aim to inspire, support and…
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Landscaping Natural Playspaces for Children – Our Progress so far…

Landscaping Natural Playspaces for Children – Our Progress so far…

by The Empowered Educator 16 Comments

I spent 2014  sharing a lot about our outdoor play and the natural playspaces  we have worked on for my family day…
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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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