Playgroups
Songs, play ideas, parent guidance and everyday community moments connected to Spielwelt Playgroups.
These resources support families in the early years through playful language exposure, shared routines and welcoming first experiences.
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sniffles and coughs: When Is It Okay To Come Back?
The health advice is clear: stay home if you are sick. This applies equally to adults and children. It applies whether it is a simple cold, flu or the dreaded coronavirus. So, the rules at Spielwelt are: Stay home if you are sick. Even if it is just a cold. You can return when you…
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Choc Chip Cookies / Schoko Kekse
Looking for a nice treat? A baking session with your child is always fun. Here is Gerda’s super easy recipe for chocolate chip banana oatmeal cookies. They are vegan and gluten-free. The photo above is one Gerda took when she baked these delicious chewy bikkies. Download the recipe in German (with pictures for children). If…
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Get Ready for Mothers Day
Hallo Papa! It’s time to help your child prepare for Mothers’ Day…. and the GAP teachers are hereby offering their loving support for mums and dads to guide you through with craft and breakfast ideas. Hopefully all GAP children will have received their second envelope in time, as this contains some of the things that…
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Mail Lesson 2
One of our GAP families told us they went for a really long walk in their neighbourhood, looking at all the mailboxes they could find! They loved finding different styles of mailbox, and naming the shapes (Formen) they could see in German. Some children might like to identify the numbers they see as well. Truffle…
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Gerda Reads Heule Eule
The “Heule Eule” (howl owl) book by Paul Friester is an all time favourite in both GAP classes, Gerda has made a video of it for you! Email gap.director@spielwelt.org.au for the link (available to Spielwelt parents only). We are grateful to the publishers for their kind permission to share this with our members during the…
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Maus Tag – Mouse Day
By special request from one of our children, here are some mouse themed activities and a mouse story for you! Mouse Story:Here’s Opa Chris reading the German classic, Frederick die Maus. Mice Fingerprint Pictures:If you have paint or an ink stamp pad at home, you can decorate a piece of paper with loads of fingerprints. Once…
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Rabbits Lesson Plan 3
Frohe Ostern! Here are some lovely Easter ideas for you. Make bunny pancakes! Here’s the how-to video and recipe for you and your child to follow along. Here is a similar one auf Deutsch. Make bunny-ear head bands. Make a strip of paper to go around your child’s head, and staple some card/paper ears on it, like in our photo. …
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Gerda’s Bunny Craft
Hallo Kinder! Our gorgeous GAP teacher Gerda has made a fun bunny craft video for you all. Click on the link here to enjoy Gerda’s bunny craft video. Want more rabbit fun? Jump and wiggle your ears to this fun action song/dance about Hoppelhase Hans. Imagine if the wrong Easter bunny had come along. Find out…
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Easter Lesson Plan 2
Today’s activity is creating a German Osterbaum (Easter tree). This is a very German way to celebrate Easter, so enjoy! You’ll need eggs (or card/paper) and a few branches (either indoors or outdoors). Eggs: Decorate some eggs for Easter and hang them in your Osterbaum (Easter tree). Option 1: Real eggs.Either blow them out or…
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Easter Lesson Plan 1
Today’s lesson plan has a story, some craft, a rhyme, a song and a game… all on the Easter theme. Here is a short story for you to read aloud to your child, about Pips das Osterhasenkind: Hilfe für Pips, das Hasenkind. Here is an Easter colouring in sheet. Talk about colours, shapes (will you decorate your egg with…