Activities by age group
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20 activities
Treasure basket discovery
A heuristic play basket of natural objects for babies to mouth, grasp and explore.
Cloud dough sensory tray
Two ingredients, endless moulding, calming for dysregulated children.
Water pouring station
Jugs, cups and funnels for early volume, cause and effect and fine motor control.
Obstacle course challenge
Balance, crawl, jump and climb — planned gross motor with a purpose.
Playdough name mats
Rolling dough into letters builds letter knowledge and hand strength together.
Backyard insect investigation
Magnifiers, clipboards and a bug hunt that becomes a class data set.
NCCD evidence gathering walk
A structured 15-minute observation that produces defensible NCCD evidence.
Initial sound sorting trays
Fast, hands-on practice for the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check skills.
Ten-minute number talk
A short daily routine that builds flexible mental strategies.
Making a class Acknowledgement of Country
Children co-write an acknowledgement in their own words.
Exam study timetable build
A realistic, spaced revision plan for senior students.
Past paper autopsy
Marking your own practice exam properly is where the marks come from.
Fraction strip investigation
Folding paper strips to see equivalence rather than memorise it.
Persuasive writing scaffold
Structured planning that gets reluctant writers producing a full argument.
Bar model word problems
Drawing the problem before calculating cuts word-problem errors dramatically.
Thinking Skills logic warm-up
Deductive puzzles in the style of the Selective and OC tests.
Bag water cycle model
A sealed bag on a sunny window makes evaporation and condensation visible.
Reading response journal
A weekly routine that turns reading into thinking.
Concept mapping a unit
Students build a visual map of a whole topic before revision starts.
Debate carousel
Rapid rotating debates that build oral argument and listening.