How this product aligns with the EYLF
Supporting play-based learning and inquiry
The Show Me Pen Medium Tip is an effective tool for fostering play-based learning and inquiry in early childhood settings. Children can use these pens on dry wipe boards to express their thoughts, ideas, and creativity, encouraging exploration and experimentation during group activities and individual tasks.
Building language, imagination, and social skills
These whiteboard pens facilitate communication and collaboration among children as they engage in shared storytelling or group projects. By using the pens to illustrate their ideas or narrate stories, children enhance their language skills and imaginative play, while also developing social skills through interaction with peers.
Relevant EYLF Outcomes
Outcome 1: Children have a strong sense of identity
Outcome 5: Children are effective communicators
Classroom, Play Activity & Provocation Ideas
Classroom & Learning Area Ideas
Create a dedicated writing corner with dry wipe boards and Show Me Pens for children to practice letter formation and storytelling. Use the pens during group discussions to visually represent ideas and concepts, promoting engagement and participation.
Play-Based Activity Ideas
Encourage children to create their own stories or comic strips on the dry wipe boards using the pens, fostering creativity and narrative skills. Organise a collaborative drawing activity where children work together to create a large mural, using the pens to add details and share their ideas.
Provocation Ideas
Set up a ‘What’s in the Box?’ challenge where children draw items or scenes from their imagination on the dry wipe boards, prompting discussions and storytelling. Provide prompts or themes for children to illustrate, encouraging them to think critically and creatively about their responses.
