Productive Play: Learning Through Play

Productive Play: Learning Through Play

Play is how children make sense of their world, and the adults around them shape how much they get from it. This course is for everyone who supports children in play-based settings: early years educators, classroom teachers, SNAs, classroom assistants and therapy teams.

Across six modules, you’ll learn practical, evidence-informed ways to plan, support and extend play so that every child, including children with additional needs, can take part with purpose. Grounded in Aistear’s principles of learning through play, it’s practical training you can use straight away in early years, primary and therapeutic settings.

Who it’s for
Early years educators, primary teachers, SNAs, classroom assistants, and speech and language, occupational and play therapy teams.

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

• Recognise and plan for productive play
• Give children the right level of support at the right time
• Make better use of outdoor and natural play opportunities
• Adapt play so every child can take part
• Work confidently with colleagues across disciplines

**This online workshop was kindly hosted by Monaghan Education Centre on Nov5th,2026, presented by Sinéad Caulfield.