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Learning ideas

Below are some play ideas and awareness days/weeks that can provide fun and educational experiences for children.

Level of compliance	Main audience	Other
Inform	All Early Learning Services Educators, Teachers and Kaiako	Parents, Caregivers and Whānau

Early learning services can use these play ideas and celebrate these awareness days/weeks with their children.

• Play ideas
• Awareness days/weeks calendar
• Further information

Play ideas

Children learn through play.

These play ideas have been developed for playgroups, though they can be used at other types of early learning services if you ensure that you are following the regulations and licensing criteria that apply to your service. Parents and caregivers may also find these ideas useful.

The principles and strands of Te Whāriki are encompassed in the play ideas.

• Adventure and junk play – Aotūroa

• Blocks– Poro rākau

• Books and storytelling– Pūrākau pānui pukapuka

• Carpentry– Tārai rākau

• Clay– Uku

• Collage– Mahi toi

• Family and dramatic play– Ngā Whakaari ā-whānau

• Information Communication Technology (ICT)– Ngā rau tangotango

• Manipulative equipment for play– Mahi ā-ringa

• Maths– Pangārau

• Messy play– Korihori pōrehe

• Music– Waiata

• Natural resources– Ngā rawa ā-Māori

• Painting– Waituhi

• Physically active play– Korikori

• Play ideas for learning– He korikori whakaaro

• Playdough– Paraoa poke

• Puppets– Ngā karetao

• Puzzles– Panga

• Sand– Kirikiri

• Science and nature– Pūtaiao

• Visits and outings– Haerenga

• Water Play –Korikori wai

You may choose to view, save or print each individual play idea above, or use the complete collection of ideas that is linked below.

• Download the print version of the complete collection of play ideas [PDF, 7.5 MB]

Awareness days/weeks calendar

Celebrating awareness days supports the 'belonging strand' of Te Whāriki. It supports two goals:

• Goal 1: Children and their families experience an environment where they can affirm and extend connecting links with the family and the wider world.
• Goal 2: Children and their families experience an environment where they feel comfortable with the routines, customs and regular events.

Awareness Days Calendar
December 2021	International Mountain Day(external link) Saturday 11 December 2021 Christmas Day Saturday 25 December 2021
February 2022	Chinese New Year Friday 1 February 2022 Check for celebrations in your area Waitangi Day Sunday 6 February 2022 Check for celebrations in your area International Day of Women and Girls in Science(external link) Friday 11 February 2022 International Mother Language Day(external link) Monday 21 February 2022 World Wetlands Day Wednesday 22 February 2022
March 2022	NZ Sea Week(external link) Saturday 5 March - Sunday 13 March 2022 World Wildlife Day(external link) Thursday 3 March 2022 Te Rā O Te Tamariki– Children's day(external link) Sunday 6 March 2022 International Women's Day(external link) Tuesday 8 March 2022 Red Nose Day(external link) TBC World Down Syndrome Day(external link) Monday 21 March 2022 World Poetry Day(external link) Monday 21 March 2022 World Meteorological Day(external link) Wednesday 23 March 2022 Whio Awareness Month(external link)
April 2022	World Autism Awareness Day(external link) Saturday 2 April 2022 World Health Day(external link) Thursday 7 April 2022 Easter Friday 15 April–Monday 18 April 2022 Earth day(external link) Friday 22 April 2022 ANZAC Day Monday 25 April 2022 Check for remembrance events in your area World Day for Safety and Health at Work(external link) Thursday 28 April 2022
May 2022	NZ Music Month(external link) Eid al-Fitr Sunday 3 May 2022 Check for celebrations in your area NZ Sign Language Week(external link) Monday 9 May–Sunday 15 May 2022 Mother's Day Sunday 8 May 2022 International Day of Families(external link) Sunday 15 May 2022 Techweek (external link) Monday 16 – Sunday 22 May 2022 Pink Shirt Day– Speak up. Stand together. Stop bullying(external link) Friday 20 May 2022 Samoan Language Week(external link) TBC
June 2022	Arbor Day(external link) Sunday 5 June 2022 World Environment Day(external link) Sunday 5 June 2022 Queen's Birthday Monday 6 June 2022 World Oceans Day(external link) Wednesday 8 June 2022 Global wind day(external link) Wednesday 15 June 2022 Matariki Friday 24 June 2022 Te Papa offers a range of matariki education resources(external link)
July 2022	Teddy Bear Picnic Day Sunday 10 July 2022 World Population Day(external link) Monday 11 July 2022 Eid al-Adha Wednesday 13 July 2022 Check for celebrations in your area International Day of Friendship(external link) Saturday 30 July 2022
August 2022	Cook Island Language Week(external link) TBC
September 2022	Father's Day Sunday 5 September 2021 Tongan Language Week(external link) TBC International Literacy Day(external link) Thursday 8 September 2022 Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori– Māori Language Week (external link)TBC Conservation Week(external link) TBC International Day of Peace(external link) Wednesday 21 September 2022 Tuvaluan Language Week (external link)TBC Chinese Language Week(external link) TBC Loud Shirt Day(external link) TBC Diwali(external link) Monday 24 October 2022 Check for celebrations in your area.
October 2022	World Vegetarian Day(external link) Saturday 1 October 2022 World Animal Day(external link) Tuesday 4 October 2022 World Teachers' Day(external link) Wednesday 5 October 2022 Fijian Language Week(external link) TBC Niuean Language Week(external link) TBC Tokelauan Language Week(external link) TBC
November 2022	World Vegan Day(external link) Tuesday 1 November 2022 World Kindness Day (external link)Sunday 13 November 2022 Universal Children's Day(external link) Sunday 20 November 2022
December 2022	International Mountain Day(external link) Sunday 11 December 2022 Christmas Day Sunday 25 December 2022

These are suggestions only, you can always reach out to your families and whānau to find out what other days might be good to celebrate.

Last reviewed: 25 November 2021 Has this been useful? Give us your feedback

Source: https://www.education.govt.nz/early-childhood/teaching-and-learning/learning-ideas/

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