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Play Based Learning in Miss Caughey’s class Term 2
22nd Mar 2026
  This term, Play Based Learning has focused on curiosity, teamwork and...
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Play Based Learning in Primary 2 Term 2
18th Mar 2026
This term our Play Based learning has centred around investigation, collaboration,...
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Learning Through Play in P1 - Term 2
18th Mar 2026
This term, the children have made wonderful progress through a wide range of Play‑Based...
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Play Based Learning in Primary 2 Term 1
9th Jan 2026
During Term 1, our Play Based learning has taken the children on a wonderful journey...
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Sept/Oct in Play-Based Learning
1st Nov 2025
Miss Mc Caughey’s Class  In this half term we have enjoyed the beautiful...
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Mrs Curran’s P3 class explore our forest!
24th Oct 2025
P3s loved their forest time and were so excited to move up to our middle section...
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October in Mrs Kearney’s Class
24th Oct 2025
In October, we explored new letter sounds and revisited ones we had previously...
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Learning Through Play in P2 Miss Rocks March and April
2nd May 2025
As we move into Spring there have been lots of changes in the environment around...
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Primary 3 Plan, Do and Review in the forest
14th Mar 2025
  After some very serious and meticulous planning, our P3s made their way...
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Fun Learning in the Forest - P4 Miss McCann’s Class
28th Jan 2025
The P4 pupils had a fantastic time building dens in the forest, fully embracing...
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Learning Through Play in Miss McCaughey's Class November & December
19th Jan 2025
In Play-Based Learning we have had great fun exploring various ways of moving...
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Forest Play in P4 Mrs Cribbin’s class.
17th Jan 2025
Forest Play in Primary 4 is ‘a magical experience’.  ...
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Importance of Play
 
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“...It is through play that children can develop and practice new behaviours, and try out new strategies or solutions to challenges and emotions. Play is therefore vital for developing resilience and helping children to deal with stress and anxiety, and contributes to good physical and mental health.”


Professor David Ball, Tim Gill and Andy Yates (Stresshealth.org, 2019)

Learning Through Play At Home Guidance

Have Fun with Rubbish
24th Nov 2022
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Have Fun with writing
24th Nov 2022
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Play based learning at home week 1 >>>>
27th May 2020

Read the blog post along with learning through play at home - 1


http://www.claredevlin.org/blog-page/2020-05-14/providing-the-curriculum-outdoors-physical-development-gross-motor

This link is included in our week 1 advice.

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Things to make at home
24th Nov 2022
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Can you help? We need play resources

Play Resources Needed
10th Nov 2020
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