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
Ball Handling Lesson Plan
Objectives Work on hand/eye coordination by bouncing and catching a ball while adding in other activities. Needs A Ball (one that bounces is preferred) Set [...]
Balance Lesson Plan
Objectives Work on building gross motor skill and muscle while working on balancing. Needs open space pillow Set Up Set the pillow on the floor [...]
At-Home Activities to Learn Letters
We want to encourage learning—especially when our pre-school-aged students are learning numbers, letter, and small words. Using simple items around your home, you can encourage [...]
3 Earth Day Activities
Earth Day is a wonderful opportunity to teach children about the importance of caring for our planet. By incorporating hands-on activities, kids can explore ways [...]
2 Active Recycling Activities
The weather is slowly turning, and it is getting warmer outside. It is the perfect time of year to remind you kids about Earth Day [...]
4 Scavenger Hunts
As a child, I vividly remember my mom giving us a list and asking us to find everything on it. Sometimes the items were in [...]
5 DIY Learning Tools
Many kids are lucky when they go to school because they have all these tools at their fingertips for learning, but what about at home? [...]
Continuing Learning at Home
All parents want their children to excel at school! Your child can also excel even more at home. It’s as simple as helping instill in [...]
6 Household Item Activities
With young students staying home from school, it can be difficult to keep them entertained within your home. While parents and guardians attempt to keep [...]
