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Active at home

Great ideas for ways to be active indoors and outdoors at home. Have fun playing with people in your house - dress up, go on a hunt or make a tent.  Being active can be playful and fun.

Structure and features

Links to ideas for families to actively play together. Printable scavenger hunt for use at home.

Backyard scavenger hunt

Dress up play ideas

8 Ideas to encourage pretend play

15 ways to make a tent

 

 

Teacher notes

  • Games with rules
  • Communication and negotiation
  • Turn taking
  • Pretend play
  • Creativity
  • Thinking and problem solving

EYLF outcomes:

  • learning outcome 3: children have a strong sense of wellbeing
  • learning outcome 4: children are confident and involved learners
  • learning outcome 5: children are effective communicators.