Activity Summary

The animated series Bluey serves as a valuable tool in fostering children's development of imagination, curiosity, and social and emotional learning. This activity uses intentional teaching strategies to focus on the capability of 'communicating'. Children will take part in a play-based activity that encourages them to use their imagination and communicate according to the manner of a member of the royal family or a butler. In this fun role-play activity, the children take charge and experience royal life, switching and sharing the roles of butler and royal family members so everyone has a chance to be both.

Learning intentions:

This suite of resources has been designed to provide opportunities for children to explore social and emotional learning through imaginative play and also supports oral language development through a values framework. Each activity uses intentional teaching strategies to develop a specific value. This activity focuses on...

Click here for a full list of the values that underpin these activities.

This activity showcases a Bluey episode, which can be viewed on ClickView or iview.

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Activity details

EYLF Learning Outcomes:

Learning Outcome 1: Children have a strong sense of identity

1.1 Children feel safe, secure, and supported
1.2 Children develop their emerging autonomy, interdependence, resilience and sense of agency
1.3 Children develop knowledgeable and confident self identities
1.4 Children learn to interact in relation to others with care, empathy and respect

Learning Outcome 5: Children are effective communicators

5.1 Children interact verbally and non-verbally with others for a range of purposes

Chairs and cushions to use as thrones
Device capable of presenting a video to children
Dress-up clothing and coloured material to make queen and butler costumes
Paper and drawing material to make a crown.

This is not an official Bluey lesson. Cool.org does not have an official partnership with Bluey.

Building Social Emotional Learning - Communicatng With Imagination

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Building Social Emotional Learning - Communicatng With Imagination

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