How this product aligns with the EYLF

Supporting play-based learning and inquiry
The Wombat Stew CD & Book Set encourages children to engage in play-based learning through its interactive storytelling. The repetitive refrain invites children to participate actively, fostering their curiosity and prompting them to explore the narrative, characters, and themes within the story.

Building language, imagination, and social skills
This resource supports language development as children listen to the story and sing along with the CD. By engaging with the text and each other, children can enhance their vocabulary, practice turn-taking in conversations, and develop their imaginative skills as they discuss the storyline and create their own variations of the tale.

Relevant EYLF Outcomes
Outcome 1: Children have a strong sense of identity
Outcome 5: Children are effective communicators
Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners

Classroom, Play Activity & Provocation Ideas
Classroom & Learning Area Ideas
Set up a reading corner with the Wombat Stew CD & Book Set, allowing children to listen to the story while looking at the illustrations.
Incorporate the book into a multicultural resources display, highlighting Australian wildlife and storytelling traditions.

Play-Based Activity Ideas
Encourage children to act out the story using props or puppets, fostering imaginative play and collaboration.
Create a ‘Wombat Stew’ sensory play experience with safe materials, allowing children to explore textures while discussing the story’s themes.
Invite children to create their own animal characters and stories, inspired by the Wombat Stew narrative.

Provocation Ideas
Introduce a discussion about teamwork and problem-solving by asking children how the bush animals worked together to outsmart the dingo.
Provide materials for children to illustrate their favourite part of the story, promoting creativity and expression through art.