How this product aligns with the EYLF
Supporting play-based learning and inquiry
The Creative Rollers – Dinosaurs encourage children to engage in imaginative play, allowing them to explore the world of dinosaurs through tactile experiences. As children roll the stampers into play dough, clay, or sand, they can create their own prehistoric landscapes, fostering inquiry and curiosity about these extinct creatures and their environments.
Supporting creativity and self-expression
This product provides children with a medium to express their creativity by designing unique scenes and stories involving dinosaurs. The variety of rollers allows for diverse artistic expressions, enabling children to experiment with shapes and textures while developing their fine motor skills in a playful context.
Relevant EYLF Outcomes
Outcome 1: Children have a strong sense of identity
Outcome 2: Children are connected with and contribute to their world
Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners
Classroom, Play Activity & Provocation Ideas
Classroom & Learning Area Ideas
Set up a dedicated art station where children can use the rollers to create dinosaur-themed artworks, integrating discussions about different dinosaur species and their habitats.
Create a sensory bin filled with sand or clay where children can explore the rollers, encouraging collaborative play and storytelling about dinosaurs.
Play-Based Activity Ideas
Encourage children to use the rollers to create a dinosaur landscape, prompting them to describe their creations and the dinosaurs within it, enhancing language development.
Organise a group activity where children can work together to build a large dinosaur scene, using the rollers to add details and textures, fostering teamwork and creativity.
Introduce a storytelling session where children can use their stamped creations as prompts for imaginative narratives about dinosaurs, supporting language and literacy skills.
Provocation Ideas
Present a selection of dinosaur books alongside the rollers to inspire children’s play and discussions about dinosaurs, linking literature to their creative experiences.
Challenge children to create a scene that includes a volcano using the rollers, encouraging them to think about natural environments and the role of dinosaurs within them.
