This three-week course will help support you as an educator create learning through play experiences for your students – from early childhood education through to primary school.

Through this training course, you’ll discover the science of learning, the play facilitation spectrum, and two new tools; Teacher RePlay and Children ReAct.

Understanding what it means for children to learn playfully, you’ll develop your knowledge of early childhood education, curriculum and learning design, inclusive teaching, and primary education teaching.

Delve into the aspects of learning through play and free play

You’ll start by gaining a deeper understanding of what learning through play entails and how children play to learn.

Uncovering how play is an important vehicle for children’s learning, you’ll learn how to facilitate playful experiences such as children’s self-directed free play to guided forms.

With this knowledge, you’ll be able to harness the power of play in your classroom.

Discover advanced teaching tools

Next, you’ll delve into the Teacher RePlay tool as a means of supporting playful learning in the classroom.

Using examples, you’ll gain practical skills in how to apply the tool to teacher-directed play, free play, and guided play.

Learn from the experts at the LEGO Foundation

Finally, you’ll explore the Children ReAct tool to understand what children think of a learning-through-play activity.

Learning from the experts at the LEGO Foundation, you’ll finish the course with a deep understanding of the effectiveness of learning through play. You’ll also be equipped with the tools to successfully implement teaching tools into your classroom.