Welcome to the Play with a Purpose Blog!
We are thrilled to introduce the Play with a Purpose blog to the early childhood education community. As leaders in providing physical activity products for young children, we are now dedicated to offering valuable resources to teachers and childcare professionals. Authored by educators, our blogs provide field-tested ideas to enhance your work, drawing from our team’s expertise in early education and a passion for active play.
Recent Blogs
Winter Learning Activities
With the holidays coming soon, your activities should be very engaging and fun to hold children’s interest. Hands on winter activities are perfect for this [...]
Tunes That Turn Transitions into Teaching Moments
Music is truly one of the universal languages. Even if you don’t understand a word being sung, you can feel the heartbreak or joy that [...]
Classroom Aesthetics that Support Learning
It’s always exciting starting a new school year, and although I’m entering my eighth year teaching preschool, no year is ever the same—and I love [...]
Simple Fall Classroom Ideas
Late fall into early winter can be a busy and stressful time in the classroom. Parent-teacher conferences are wrapping up, children are no longer as [...]
The Importance of Natural Play Spaces
Natural playgrounds, or outdoor classrooms, are places for active learning to take place. This can be in addition to an inside classroom, or it can [...]
Social Emotional Play Skills in Preschool
During the first week of Preschool, your students might not know how to sit, share, ask for a toy, play together, or ask his/her friends [...]
10 Outdoor Activities for Toddlers
Getting outside and being active is so important to your child’s development. Even if you are living in an apartment building and don’t have your [...]
The Rhythm of Reading
Recently, after a long day in the classroom, I was sitting in an afternoon training at work and the question was posed, “How often are [...]
Playground Planning Process
The playground planning process for your school or childcare center should be a fun and exciting. It is a time to re-imagine the space and [...]
