(Also known as: Puzzle Zone or Thinking Table)
Free Downloadable Toolkit
Spark curiosity, logic, and cognitive confidence with our Brain Builders Hub — a free downloadable toolkit designed to foster deep thinking, problem-solving, and intellectual challenge in a fun, purposeful way.
This hub invites children and young people to engage with puzzles, brain teasers, memory tasks, and hands-on logic games. It supports both quiet, individual exploration and collaborative peer problem-solving, creating opportunities for children to build focus, resilience, and creative reasoning through trial and error.
Whether you’re designing a space for thoughtful reflection or adding cognitive depth to your learning environment, this free toolkit equips educators with the structure, language, and framework links to make intentional thinking visible — and meaningful.
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Play With Purpose – Activity Toolkits
Align your hubs and displays to rich, intentional learning experiences with our ready-to-use toolkits. Each one includes setup guides, reflective prompts, journal examples, and more.
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Looking to align with your centre philosophy?
Philosophy Companion Kit – The 5 Pillars in Action
Support your team to link everyday practice to your core values. This editable tool helps you reflect, document, and showcase your philosophy across A&R, planning, and family engagement.
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How It All Connects:
This Active Living Hub resource is also designed to work with your Voices, Values & Learning in Action Document — so educators can document child voice, family ideas, and philosophy-linked intentions clearly and confidently.
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Download the Hub ➜ Use it in Practice ➜ Link it to Documentation ➜ Align to NQS ➜ Showcase in A&R
Brain Builders Hub - Free Resource
What’s Inside
- Overview of the Hub (and why it matters)
- Educator intentions for movement-based play
- Why it Matters
- What this Hub Might Include
- Skills this Hub Supports
- The Role of the Educator in this Hub
- Language to use in this Hub
- How to adapt for Diverse Learners
- Suggested Experiences examples for this Hub
- Example provocations, games & physical experiences
- Suggested resources and setup ideas
- Reflective prompts and documentation strategies
- Links to EYLF V2.0, MTOP V2.0, and NQS
- Inclusive strategies for diverse learners
- Language prompts to support emotional regulation and group dynamics
- Reflective Prompts for Educators
- Documenting Learning in this Hub suggestions
File Format:
- PDF Document (High Quality)
- Size: A4 Standard (can be resized in printer settings)
- Digital Download — no physical product will be shipped
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- For individual educator, classroom, or single service use only
- Not for resale, redistribution, or commercial use
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