Blog | Learn From Play

Jun 7, 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...

National Simultaneous Storytime Colouring-In Competition Winners

Rachel McCann

May 24, 20211 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, 20212 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 10, 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

Mar 29, 20214 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 15, 20213 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 1, 20214 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

Feb 1, 20213 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

Jan 15, 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...

Guest Author

Nov 26, 20204 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...

Rachel McCann

Nov 19, 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...

Guest Author

Nov 13, 20205 min read

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...

Rachel McCann

Nov 6, 20202 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

Oct 30, 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 22, 20203 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...

Guest Author

Oct 16, 20205 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

Sep 25, 20203 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 18, 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...

Patrick McCann

Sep 11, 20202 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...

Guest Author

Sep 4, 20203 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...