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Improve Fine Motor Skill by Threading Beads
This article is the fourth in this term’s series on Fine Motor Skills. It explores the art of bead threading and the myriad of benefits...

Rachel McCann
Nov 22, 20212 min read


Leap Frog Game
This article is the third in this term’s series on Fine Motor Skills. It is a deep dive into developing finger strength and finger...

Rachel McCann
Nov 8, 20213 min read


Pencil grip and teaching lowercase letters and sounds
One of the most important elements of fine motor skills is the ability to write neatly and legibly. Yet it is just as important that...

Rachel McCann
Oct 25, 20213 min read


Fine Motor Skills
I have written blogs in the past on the need for students to master Fundamental Movement Skills. The need for students to be active and...

Rachel McCann
Oct 11, 20213 min read


Australia Reads
Learn From Play is excited to be the official resource provider for Australia Reads 2021. Celebrated across Australia, on Tuesday 14...

Rachel McCann
Aug 23, 20212 min read


CBCA Scavenger Hunt
For many students Children’s Book Council of Australia’s (CBCA) Book Week is the highlight of their year. It is a time for schools and...

Rachel McCann
Jul 26, 20213 min read


Fiddly Fingers For Fast Focus
Guest Author - Shane Hill With Learn From Play’s focus on gamifying education this article provides a fun method for gaining student...
Guest Author
Jul 26, 20212 min read


NAIDOC Week 2021
NAIDOC Week is held from the first to the second Sunday in July every year. As this always coincides with school holidays I decided that...

Rachel McCann
Jul 12, 20214 min read


The Benefits of Solving Puzzles
This is the third blog I have written recently on the benefits of playing games and this time I am focusing on the benefits of children...

Rachel McCann
Jun 21, 20212 min read


The benefits of solving Maze Puzzles
There are a few articles on Learn From Play about the benefits of playing card games and our last article was about the benefits of...

Rachel McCann
Jun 7, 20212 min read


National Simultaneous Storytime Colouring-In Competition Winners
Thank You to everyone who entered this year's NSS Colouring-In Competition! We were inundated with competition entries with 1238 entries...

Rachel McCann
May 24, 20211 min read


Memory Game
As a primary school teacher for more than 20 years I am all too familiar with the huge amount of curriculum content we need to teach our...

Rachel McCann
May 24, 20212 min read


National Simultaneous Storytime
In case you are not one of the 17,000 teachers already registered I want to encourage you to join this year’s National Simultaneous...

Rachel McCann
May 10, 20212 min read


ANZAC Day Research Relay
Held annually on April 25th ANZAC Day is a national day of remembrance for those who have served in wars, conflicts and peacekeeping...

Rachel McCann
Mar 29, 20214 min read


Teaching Maths Is Easy With Bloomsmath
Learn From Play is based on the premise that all learning can be fun – even Mathematics. Possibly hard to believe but by incorporating...

Rachel McCann
Mar 15, 20213 min read


Rainy Day Activities
Get your students excited about rainy days at school with cozy indoor lesson activities with lots of active learning that makes wet...

Rachel McCann
Mar 1, 20214 min read


Teaching Mathematics Through Literacy
Teaching Mathematics through Literature is not a new or a unique concept but it is definitely worth discussing. In particular this blog...

Rachel McCann
Feb 1, 20213 min read


Back to School 2021
With everyone heading back to school what better time to focus on a book all about settling into a new school. Although this book was...

Rachel McCann
Jan 15, 20213 min read


They’re In The Zone
Guest Author - Shane Hill The children of today have so many exciting opportunities. I know kids who hoon on motorbikes and dune buggies...
Guest Author
Nov 26, 20204 min read


Differentiating Maths Like Never Before
When I was completing my Masters in Special Education I was given the task of adapting an area of the primary curriculum to cater for...

Rachel McCann
Nov 19, 20204 min read
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