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
5 Ways Teachers Can Stay “Visible” To Their Students
I remember April 1983. I was seven years old, just a month away from being eight because you count down to your birthday at that [...]
5 Mother’s Day Gift Ideas
It’s hard to believe that Mother’s Day is less than a week away. With schools closed and many stores as well, it is time to [...]
Ice Ice Building Set Activities
Creative play allows children to build and engage their imagination. Building with blocks introduces them to 2D and 3D concepts. Creative play and construction introduce [...]
5 Lesson Plans to Enhance Gross Motor Skills
Gross Motor development for young children is very important. It is through this development that they build muscle and work on things such as hand-eye [...]
Throwing Lesson Plan
Objectives Learn to control arm movement and strength. As children get older and gain confidence, they will also be able to work on their aim. [...]
Rocking Lesson Plan
Objectives Learn to control one’s body movement and build gross motor functions. Need Open Floor Space Set Up: None Directions Start by sitting on the [...]
Catching Lesson Plan
Objectives Work with your child to develop his/her motor skill of catching using various objects in different sizes and weights. Need Varity of objects to [...]
