Water Play Activity and Learning Story Pack – 2025 Edition 'Glacier Preservation'
Engage children in exciting, hands-on water play while exploring the 2025 theme: Glacier Preservation! This pack is perfect for early childhood educators looking to incorporate meaningful, sensory-rich learning experiences that connect children with nature and environmental conservation.
What’s Included?
✅ Water Play Activity Ideas (Birth–8 years) – Linked to NQF
✅ Glacier Preservation-Themed Learning Experiences
✅ Learning Story Documentation Pages (Aligned with EYLF, QKLG, MTOP, VEYLDF)
✅ Future Planning & Reflection Prompts
✅ Family Engagement Sections
A Complete Learning Story Pack for Early Childhood Educators
This pack simplifies documentation while providing rich, play-based experiences that help children explore the natural world. Each Learning Story page is:
📖 Easy to Use – Capture observations, analysis, and future planning effortlessly.
🌱 Child-Centred – Focuses on children's voices, engagement, and development.
🎓 Curriculum-Aligned – Supports EYLF, QKLG, MTOP, and VEYLDF learning outcomes.
🤝 Encourages Family Involvement – Dedicated sections for parent input and shared reflections.
💡 Promotes Reflective Practice – Helps educators extend learning and improve sustainability education.
Water Play Meets Glacier Preservation!
This updated Learning Story Pack blends classic water play with the critical theme of glacier conservation, climate awareness, and sustainability. Through play-based learning, children explore water’s role in our world, understand how glaciers impact ecosystems, and discover ways to protect them!
Exciting Activity Ideas
💦 Water Play & Conservation
- Splash & Save! – Teach water-saving habits while having fun!
- Water Warriors in Action! – Engage children in protecting and valuing water.
- Mission: Water Detectives! – Encourage children to explore and investigate water usage.
🧊 Glacier-Themed Sensory Play
- Frozen Glacier Rescue – Children free animals from ice, learning how melting glaciers impact wildlife.
- Sensory Glacier Slime – Create icy blue, glittery slime to explore glacier movement and melting.
- Arctic Ice Sensory Bin – Hands-on play with crushed ice and Arctic animals fosters awareness of icy habitats.
🎨 Creative Glacier Art & Science
- Melting Glacier Painting – Freeze blue paint cubes and watch them melt, symbolizing glacier loss.
- Frozen Glacier Prints – Stamp ice onto paper to create textured glacier artworks.
- Glacier Ice Tunnels – Use warm water droppers to melt pathways through ice blocks, exploring how water shapes landscapes.
🌍 Glacier Protection & Dramatic Play
- Glacier Builders – Protect the Ice! – Stack ice blocks to mimic glaciers and watch them melt.
- Glacier Habitat Dramatic Play – Create an Arctic world for children to role-play as glacier-dependent animals.
- Iceberg Bowling – Knock over "glacier pins" and discuss how climate change causes icebergs to break apart.
✔ Linked to EYLF & NQF Outcomes – Supports inquiry-based learning and sustainability education.
✔ Engages All Learning Styles – Hands-on, sensory, dramatic, and creative play.
✔ Supports Reflection & Planning – Easy-to-use Learning Story templates for educators.
✔ Encourages Environmental Awareness – Builds lifelong eco-conscious habits through fun experiences!
🌿 Inspire young minds to protect glaciers while having fun with water play! Get your 2025 Water Play & Glacier Preservation Learning Story Pack today!
Water Play Activity and Learning Story Pack
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