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Smooth As A Baby's Bum
Guest Author - Shane Hill When presenting seminars in high schools I would often discuss with the students our inherent capacity to store...
Guest Author
Nov 13, 20205 min read


Naidoc Week
NAIDOC Week this year is from Sunday 8 November to Sunday 15 November and the theme is Always Was, Always Will Be. Normally held in July...

Rachel McCann
Nov 6, 20202 min read


Life Education
You will not find too many people who went to school in Australia who are not familiar with Happy Healthy Harold. The giraffe mascot for...

Rachel McCann
Oct 30, 20202 min read


Book Week 2020
There are 2 events each year that are highlights for us at Learn From Play – National Simultaneous Storytime and the CBCA Book Week and...

Rachel McCann
Oct 22, 20203 min read


The Birds & The Bees
Guest Author - Shane Hill Let’s start by imagining your class on a regular Thursday after lunch. It’s a comfortable sunny afternoon, your...
Guest Author
Oct 16, 20205 min read


A Panoply of Paper Planes
Guest Author - Shane Hill I’m going to write a musical about learning at school. Given the multitude of characters and personalities that...
Guest Author
Sep 25, 20203 min read


Minispace Mayhem
Guest Author - Shane Hill We’ve all had the experience at times of needing a bit more information before we can fully comprehend a new...
Guest Author
Sep 18, 20203 min read


Film School
At Learn From Play we are always looking for innovative ways to make learning fun by gamifying it. So this week we are going to gamifying...

Patrick McCann
Sep 11, 20202 min read


Rocket Review – Gamified Revision
Guest Author - Shane Hill It’s been a full afternoon, there’s half an hour until the end of the day, your students have just worked their...
Guest Author
Sep 4, 20203 min read


PTZ Cameras Connecting Classes During C-19
Thanks to C-19, schools and organisations around the globe are exploring new ways to connect messaging and lessons to students and...

Rachel McCann
Aug 28, 20202 min read


Ball Toss Probability
When teaching young children about probability and chance it is really simple to look at the chance of a coin being tossed heads or...

Rachel McCann
Aug 21, 20202 min read


Gamifying with Skittles
When it comes to gamifying learning nothing is more enjoyable for children or easier to implement than a game of skittles or bowling. A...

Rachel McCann
Aug 14, 20204 min read


Group Memory Game
This is the final game in this set of five activities to make spelling fun. Just like Letter Ladder and Throwing and Tossing students are...

Rachel McCann
Aug 7, 20202 min read


Spelling Buzz
This is part 4 of 5 methods for gamifying spelling so that a previously boring activity can now be fun for you and your students. Just...

Rachel McCann
Jul 1, 20202 min read


Spelling Bingo
This is the second article in a 5 part series on gamifying spelling. Last week I outlined how to use Letter Ladders to get students...

Rachel McCann
Jun 26, 20203 min read


Letter Ladders
Next to learning times tables, spelling practise has to be the most boring part of the entire primary school curriculum. Often taught...

Rachel McCann
Jun 19, 20203 min read


5 Card Games to Teach Mathematics
There are hundreds of maths games that can be played with cards. These are just a small sample of those I have found to be most...

Rachel McCann
Jun 12, 20208 min read


Why card games are good for children
With the explosion of online games and gaming consoles the humble pack of cards is often overlooked as a toy for children. A pack of...

Rachel McCann
Jun 5, 20206 min read


Having A Ball While Spelling
This is the 3rd article in a 5 part series on how to gamify spelling. The first article looked at teaching jumping and spelling, the...

Rachel McCann
May 28, 20203 min read
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