The School of Play Curriculum
Primary School Foundation - Grade Two
Week Forty is a joyful return to Earth and a celebration of everything students have learned throughout their Playful Astronauts journey. After travelling through nine planets and exploring nine powerful life skills, kindness, conflict resolution, vulnerability, play, confidence, gratitude, resilience, empathy, and adaptability, this final week focuses on reflection, recognition, and shared celebration. Students look back on their adventures, revisit their favourite memories, and express what they’ve learned through movement, art, discussion, and gratitude. This week encourages children to recognise their growth, honour their strengths, and shine brightly as they complete their mission.
Through activities like Space Station Celebration, My Astronaut Journey Poster, Suit Up Workout, and Mission Complete Medals, students combine creativity, physical expression, and emotional reflection. They celebrate their classmates, share what they are proud of, and acknowledge the friendships, skills, and moments that helped them grow along the way. Week Forty brings the entire program together in a meaningful, uplifting way, uniting the class as a connected crew who has explored, learned, laughed, and discovered just how capable they truly are. This final landing reminds every child that the end of the mission is really just the beginning of their next exciting chapter.
Weekly Lessons
Space Station Celebration
Space Station Celebration is a joyful final activity that brings the whole class together to reflect on their nine-week Playful Astronauts journey. Students revisit each planet and the life skill learned, from kindness to adaptability, while celebrating how much they’ve grown. Decorating the room as a space station or rocket adds excitement and wonder, helping students feel proud of their achievements as they step back into the story one last time. This shared reflection reinforces confidence, connection, and a sense of accomplishment among the entire crew.
The celebration continues with movement, music, imaginative play, and a circle-sharing reflection where students talk about their favourite planets, life skills, and moments from their adventure. Whether they dance, pilot the pretend rocket, or show a movement that represents their favourite skill, every student gets to shine. The activity concludes with an optional Astronaut Graduation, recognising each child’s learning and growth. This uplifting finale strengthens classroom community and sends students forward feeling joyful, confident, and ready for their next mission.
Respectful Relationships
Reflection & Self-Recognition
This activity supports students to:
- Reflect on their personal growth across the space journey.
- Recognise achievements and life skills they have developed.
- Build pride in effort, learning, and participation.
Sense of Belonging & Connection
Students are supported to:
- Celebrate learning as part of a shared group experience.
- Strengthen bonds through joyful, collective activities.
- Feel valued as an important member of the class community.
Positive Identity & Confidence
This celebration encourages students to:
- See themselves as capable learners and explorers.
- Share what they enjoyed and felt proud of.
- Develop confidence in speaking about their experiences.
Communication & Sharing
Through group reflection, students practise:
- Expressing thoughts, memories, and preferences clearly.
- Listening respectfully to peers’ reflections and ideas.
- Taking turns during whole-class discussions and activities.
Joy, Play & Emotional Well-Being
This activity promotes:
- Positive emotions through music, movement, and celebration.
- Joyful closure to a meaningful learning journey.
- A healthy association between learning and fun.
Recognition of Strengths & Growth
Students are encouraged to:
- Identify specific life skills they have learned.
- Acknowledge progress rather than perfection.
- Celebrate strengths in themselves and others.
Respect & Appreciation of Others
The celebration helps students to:
- Show appreciation for classmates and shared experiences.
- Celebrate differences in favourite planets or skills.
- Contribute positively to a respectful group atmosphere.
Positive Transitions & Closure
This final activity supports students to:
- Bring learning to a meaningful and affirming close.
- Transition confidently from the program into future learning.
- Carry key life skills forward beyond the classroom.
My Astronaut Journey Poster
My Astronaut Journey Poster is a creative reflection activity where students visually retell their nine-week adventure through the planets and life skills of The Playful Astronauts. By drawing each planet and adding symbols that represent the skills they learned, like kindness, vulnerability, confidence, or resilience, students build a meaningful timeline of their own growth. This art-based task invites them to remember, celebrate, and make sense of everything they explored, helping deepen their understanding while strengthening memory and emotional reflection.
The poster becomes a personal map of their space journey, decorated with planets, stars, and scenes unique to each learner. As students share their posters with the class, they practise communication and take pride in the progress they’ve made across all nine planets. Just like astronauts returning from a mission, students look back on where they’ve been and recognise the skills they now carry with them into new adventures, kindness, courage, playfulness, empathy, adaptability, and more.
Respectful Relationships
Reflection & Personal Growth
This activity supports students to:
- Reflect on their learning journey across all nine planets.
- Recognise how their skills and understanding have grown over time.
- Develop pride in their effort, progress, and experiences.
Sense of Identity & Belonging
Students are supported to:
- See themselves as part of a shared class journey.
- Strengthen their identity as a capable “Playful Astronaut.”
- Feel connected to the group through shared memories and learning.
Communication & Expression
This activity encourages students to:
- Communicate ideas and learning through drawings and symbols.
- Share stories and explanations about their experiences.
- Practise speaking with confidence when presenting their poster.
Understanding & Integration of Learning
Students are encouraged to:
- Make clear connections between planets and life skills.
- Demonstrate understanding through visual representation.
- Integrate emotional, social, and personal learning meaningfully.
Confidence & Pride in Learning
Through this task, students develop:
- Confidence in recalling and explaining what they have learned.
- Pride in creating and sharing a personal learning artefact.
- A positive sense of achievement and self-belief.
Respect for Self & Others
This activity promotes:
- Respect for individual learning journeys and creativity.
- Appreciation of different perspectives and favourite experiences.
- Positive, attentive listening during sharing time.
Creative Thinking & Engagement
Students are supported to:
- Use imagination to represent learning in unique ways.
- Engage deeply through art, colour, and symbolism.
- Experience reflection as an enjoyable and meaningful process.
Positive Closure & Transition
This reflection activity helps students to:
- Bring the program to a thoughtful and affirming close.
- Carry key life skills forward into future learning.
- Feel confident and prepared for the next stage of their journey.
Suit Up Workout
Suit Up Workout is a playful, energising movement circuit that helps students celebrate and embody all nine life skills from The Playful Astronauts journey. As they move through each planet-themed action, like gentle hugs for kindness on Earth, bouncy resilience on Uranus, or a confident power pose on Jupiter, students strengthen their memory of the skills while engaging their whole body. The activity reinforces emotional awareness, physical coordination, and the joyful connection between movement and well-being.
By guiding students through each planet one by one, the Suit Up Workout becomes a physical retelling of their space adventure, allowing them to reflect on what they’ve learned in a dynamic, memorable way. The session ends with deep breaths and a celebratory group moment, helping students recognise how far they’ve come and how these skills prepare them to “launch” into everyday life with confidence, kindness, and adaptability. This whole-body celebration fosters teamwork, pride, and a positive sense of identity as Playful Astronauts.
Respectful Relationships
Mind–Body Awareness & Self-Regulation
This activity supports students to:
- Connect physical movement with emotions and learning.
- Notice how movement affects energy, mood, and focus.
- Use their bodies to regulate feelings in a positive way.
Understanding & Recall of Life Skills
Students are supported to:
- Recall each planet and its associated life skill.
- Strengthen memory through movement-based learning.
- Reinforce understanding by linking concepts to actions.
Confidence & Positive Self-Expression
This activity encourages students to:
- Move boldly and confidently in front of others.
- Express emotions and strengths through body language.
- Feel proud of what their bodies and minds can do.
Teamwork & Shared Participation
Through whole-class movement, students learn to:
- Move together in a coordinated and respectful way.
- Follow group instructions and shared rhythms.
- Celebrate success as a collective rather than individually.
Emotional Literacy Through Movement
Students are encouraged to:
- Associate specific movements with emotional skills.
- Recognise that emotions can be expressed physically.
- Develop a playful, embodied understanding of feelings.
Respect for Self & Others
This activity promotes:
- Respect for personal space during movement.
- Awareness of others when mirroring or partnering.
- Inclusive participation regardless of ability or confidence.
Joy, Engagement & Well-being
The workout supports students to:
- Experience joy and fun while revisiting learning.
- Build positive associations with physical activity.
- Strengthen overall well-being through playful exercise.
Celebration & Positive Closure
This activity helps students to:
- Celebrate their full learning journey in an active way.
- Feel a sense of completion and achievement.
- Carry forward life skills with confidence and enthusiasm.
Mission Complete Medals
Mission Complete Medals is a joyful end-of-journey celebration where students create their own paper medals and give them to classmates as a way of sharing kindness, gratitude, and recognition. Each medal includes a drawing or message that highlights something positive about the recipient, such as their bravery, helpfulness, or friendship, allowing students to reflect on the connections and support they’ve experienced throughout their Playful Astronauts adventure. This creative act not only reinforces the life skills learned but also deepens students’ appreciation for one another.
The heart of the activity lies in the exchange moment, where students proudly present their medals and explain why they chose that person. This builds confidence, empathy, and emotional expression as students speak kindly and receive kind words in return. The classroom becomes a space filled with celebration and encouragement, strengthening unity and reminding every young astronaut that their efforts, kindness, and presence have made the journey meaningful for everyone.
Respectful Relationships
Kindness & Appreciation
This activity supports students to:
- Notice and acknowledge positive qualities in their peers.
- Practise giving kind words and compliments.
- Understand the impact of appreciation on others.
Empathy & Gratitude
Students are encouraged to:
- Reflect on how classmates supported them during the journey.
- Consider others’ feelings when giving a medal.
- Express gratitude in a meaningful and personal way.
Positive Peer Relationships
Through giving and receiving medals, students learn to:
- Strengthen friendships through recognition and care.
- Build trust and warmth within the class community.
- Feel valued as part of a supportive group.
Communication & Emotional Expression
This activity helps students to:
- Share kind messages verbally and visually.
- Explain their choices and feelings with confidence.
- Use respectful language when speaking to peers.
Creativity & Self-Expression
Students are supported to:
- Design and decorate a medal in their own unique way.
- Use symbols, drawings, and colours to express appreciation.
- Take pride in creating something meaningful for others.
Self-Esteem & Belonging
By participating, students develop:
- A sense of pride in recognising others’ strengths.
- Increased confidence from receiving positive feedback.
- A stronger feeling of belonging within the class.
Celebration & Reflection
This activity encourages students to:
- Reflect on the shared Playful Astronauts journey.
- Celebrate growth, effort, and teamwork.
- Recognise learning as something worth honouring together.
Positive Classroom Culture
“Mission Complete Medals” helps create:
- A classroom culture of encouragement and kindness.
- Shared moments of joy and connection.
- A respectful, inclusive end to the learning journey.
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