< Back Creating Opportunities for Playful Learning: Teachers in Mount Frere, Eastern Cape, using Six Bricks to teach the curriculum Jessica Winter 08 Aug 2023 Schools in rural contexts provide a particular lens to observe and understand the complexity of implementing play programs in these settings. These investigations could highlight possibilities and potential, as well as reveal challenges. The report will delve into the perceptions and difficulties experienced by some teachers. Recommendations will be provided to address these challenges and enhance the support and integration of Six Bricks. Eastern Cape_Mount Frere_August 2023 .pdf Download PDF • 1.41MB Previous Next

Explore some of the research conducted around Play Box in South Africa. Practioners' Tales Browse the Care for Education video library showing some excellent Learning through Play practice and meet some inspiring Play Box practitioners across different ECD centres around South Africa. During ECD visits, the researchers at Care for Education support practitioners as they show some of their best playful learning activities. All Videos Care For Education Play Video Share Whole Channel This Video Facebook Twitter Pinterest Tumblr Copy Link Link Copied Now Playing Practitioners' Tales Little Folks Nursery School 01:37 Play Video Now Playing Practitioners' Tales Ep.1 Siyamthemba 03:32 Play Video Now Playing Practitioners' Tales Ep. 2 Mamshoba ECD Centre 02:20 Play Video Now Playing Practitioners' Tales Ep 3 Bambinos Early Learning 01:03 Play Video

< Back Chief Albert Luthuli Network of Early Childhood Centres (Extract from LEGO Foundation Play Box Study: A Retrospective Assessment of Practices [South Africa Case Study Brief]) Jessica Winter 08 Jul 2022 The extracted report presents the well-established, resourceful forums in Chief Albert Luthuli. The report describes a Play Box lesson and the domains of development, as well as the reported value of Play Box in impoverished areas. Read the full extract by Gareth Rossiter and more about the resourcefulness demonstrated by ECD centres, particularly during COVID-19. Chief Albert Luthuli Network of Early Childhood Centres .pdf Download PDF • 169KB Previous Next

< Back Quality Teaching and Learning in the Foundation Phase: A Sample of Schools in the Xhariep District Jessica Winter 20 Jun 2023 This case study is based on observations and discussions in a small sample of primary schools in the Xhariep district of the Free State. The district was trained in LtP using Six Bricks in 2021 and was specifically chosen to ensure that the research included rural settings. Read the full report about the Foundation Phase Initiative in Xhariep, Free State. Quality Teaching and Learning in a Sample of Schools in Xhariep - Edits_20 June 2023 .pdf Download PDF • 1.87MB Previous Next

Get know more about our team We’re a passionate group of thinkers, creators, and doers; committed to making a difference. With diverse backgrounds and shared values, we collaborate to drive innovation, deliver results, and build meaningful connections. Get to know the people behind the work. Kelly Hutcheson Renegade educator, play evangelist, and champion of the neurodivergent. Read More Evah Nkosi Learning through Play Trainer at Care for Education Read More Brent Hutcheson Director at Care for Education and inventor of Six Bricks. Read More

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View Six Bricks activities in action. Videos Six Bricks Videos Experience some of our fun and playful activities using Six Bricks below. For more content visit our YouTube page - https://bit.ly/4gPbAbu What is Six Bricks? A set of 2x4 DUPLO bricks of 6 different colours to engage children in playful learning. Crossing the Midline How to use just Six Bricks to encourage children to perform bilateral & cross-lateral movements. Gross Motor Skills Left & right torso twists to encourage midline crossing. Number of Ways to Connect The reason why Six Bricks can be such a versatile tool. Back to Back A communication game to promote language development & spatial awareness. Copy a Model A great visual discrimination & memory activity. Tricky Tower A fun challenge to practise your fine motor control, balance, inhibitory control, perseverance & spatial awareness Dice Game A social group game to consolidate number recognition & awareness and to practise taking turns. Cube Fun Build a cube & move your body. More Cube Fun Understanding prepositions. Two Bricks Simple hand-eye coordination exercises. Listen & Do Listen to, interpret & follow instructions. 3D Model Build Copy & compare a model. Sequencing Exercise Great pre-reading skills to develop. Tactile Exercise Close your eyes & develop your sense of touch. Touch Work together & have fun. Build it ... Guess it Build a model for your friend to guess. Story Starter Sort colours; build a creature; tell the story. Templates (2D to 3D) Build in 3D from a 2D instruction. Cube Crawls Gross motor & crossing midline exercise. Pyramid Problem solving & collaboration. Touch the Colours Peripheral vision & colour awareness. Pass the Message Auditory discrimination & memory skills. Stud Sort A sorting activity. Hanging Around How many bricks can you balance off the edge of a table? Brick in a Bin Aim, estimate & calculate distance in a fun, active game. Pyramid Problem solving & collaboration. Twister A full body workout! Build Your Name Initial letters & syllabification. Remember It Challenge your memory. Match the Colours Match; one to one correspondence; colour awareness. Paddle Ball Hand-eye coordination game. Super Glue High Five Challenge your inhibitory control & sort colours. Build Your News Recall; build an event & tell your friends. Using Templates Figure-ground & depth perception. Balloon Tennis A game for problem solving & hand-eye coordination.

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