How this product aligns with the EYLF

Supporting play-based learning and inquiry
The Wooden Multicultural People set encourages children to engage in imaginative play, allowing them to create diverse scenarios that reflect their own experiences and the world around them. As children manipulate these figures, they explore social roles and relationships, fostering inquiry and understanding through role play.

Building language, imagination, and social skills
This set of multicultural figures provides a rich resource for storytelling and dialogue, enhancing children’s language development as they narrate their play. By interacting with peers during play, children develop social skills, including negotiation and collaboration, as they create shared narratives and scenarios.

Relevant EYLF Outcomes
Outcome 1: Children have a strong sense of identity
Outcome 2: Children are connected with and contribute to their world
Outcome 5: Children are effective communicators

Classroom, Play Activity & Provocation Ideas

Classroom & Learning Area Ideas
Set up a dedicated role play area where children can use the multicultural figures to create a community, promoting discussions about diversity and inclusion. Incorporate the figures into a storytelling corner, allowing children to retell familiar stories or create their own narratives.

Play-Based Activity Ideas
Encourage children to create a scene using the figures that represents their family or community, fostering connections to their own lives. Organise a group activity where children can act out different professions represented in the set, discussing the roles and responsibilities associated with each.

Provocation Ideas
Introduce a theme of “Around the World” and invite children to use the figures to explore different cultures, discussing traditions and customs. Provide a large piece of paper for children to draw a community map, using the figures to represent various roles within that community, sparking conversations about cooperation and teamwork.