How this product aligns with the EYLF

Supporting play-based learning and inquiry
The Silishapes Circles Set encourages children to engage in sensory exploration through play-based learning. By feeling and comparing the different textures of the silicone circles, children can inquire about their properties, fostering curiosity and discovery in a hands-on manner.

Building language, imagination, and social skills
As children describe the patterns and textures they encounter, they enhance their vocabulary and communication skills. The collaborative nature of activities, such as using a feely bag or walking over the circles, promotes social interaction and imaginative play, allowing children to express their thoughts and ideas.

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

Classroom, Play Activity & Provocation Ideas

Classroom & Learning Area Ideas
Set up a sensory exploration corner where children can freely interact with the Silishapes Circles, encouraging independent discovery and play. Incorporate the circles into a visual discovery area, allowing children to sort and classify them based on texture and pattern.

Play-Based Activity Ideas
Create a blindfolded challenge where children take turns feeling the small circles and describing them to their peers, enhancing their descriptive language skills. Use the large circles for a movement activity, where children walk or jump between them, discussing the differences they feel underfoot.

Provocation Ideas
Introduce a storytelling session where children can use the circles as props to create narratives based on their textures and patterns, fostering imagination and creativity. Encourage children to work in pairs to guess the texture of a circle placed in a feely bag, promoting cooperative play and communication.