informed social learning
For many children, social play can feel confusing, overwhelming or unpredictable. Playground Powers helps make these moments feel safer, clearer and easier to understand.
Created by a clinical psychologist and paediatric speech therapist to support real social challenges children face every day.
Emotional connection
Friendship, flexibility, emotional regulation, and communication are difficult skills to master. All children encounter playground problems at some point and all children benefit from being taught these skills in a clear and practical way.
Social skills aren’t just natural - they are learned, shaped, and practiced.
Playground Powers
Safe, calm and relatable stories using a simple, easy to understand framework with effortless implementation into classroom and playgrounds.
Children learn from memorable character guides, who embody the social skills they are teaching and use memorable rhymes.
The characters encounter familiar playground problems and learn how to calm their big feelings and use their playground powers.
Printable prompts, workbooks and gentle practice tools help transfer learning into daily life.
Meet the Characters
The program is designed to feel relatable and is built around real, everyday playground (and classroom) problems that feel tricky, confusing or overwhelming.
Poppy the Play Fair Bear helps children understand why and how to take turns.
Poppy
Oodle the Includer Poodle helps children learn how to join games and include others in play.
Oodle
Woo-Woo the Watchful Owl helps children slow down and notice how others might be feeling.
Woo Woo
Ellie the Elastic Elephant helps children learn to change their plan and adapt in different ways.
Ellie
Rory the Repair Hare (with cochlear implants) makes repair feel possible by showing children what to say and do after tricky social moments.
Rory
Sparky the Speak-Up Duck helps children ask for their needs and set boundaries confidently.
Sparky
Modern childhood looks different and so does the way children learn to navigate the social world.
Teaser Video
Prompt
A short story introduces a relatable playground problem.
Practice
Children engage in guided discussions and role-plays to practise the power safely.
Play
Children are provided with visual reminders and encouraged to practise their playground powers on the playground.Â
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Clinical leadership
Founder & Speech Therapist
Expert in strengths-based education and social-emotional development for early learners.
Founder & Clinical Psychologist
Dedicated to neurodiversity-affirming practices that celebrate every child's unique way of experiencing the world.Backed by clinical research
Celebrating the Differences
Focusing on potential
Safe & Nuturing
Whether you are supporting one child at home or using resources in a classroom or clinic, the prototype makes the journey into the program feel simple and reassuring
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* Available exclusively to Edutech attendees. Offer valid during the exhibition event only and applies to the full Playground POWERS program.
