The School of Play Curriculum
Secondary School
The School of Play Curriculum
The School of Play curriculum is designed around the Daily PEGG framework, which stands for Play, Exercise, Gratitude, and Giving. These activities are designed to holistically nurture students' physical, emotional, social, and cognitive well-being. Each week, students engage in a blend of playful activities, physical movement, reflective gratitude practices, and opportunities to give back to others. This combination provides a well-rounded approach to promoting individual growth and collective empathy within the classroom.
The importance of structuring each week around the Daily PEGG framework lies in its ability to address the diverse aspects of student well-being. Play encourages creativity, problem-solving, and social interaction, while exercise promotes physical fitness and mental clarity. Gratitude helps students develop emotional resilience and a positive mindset, and giving fosters empathy, kindness, and social connection. Together, these elements ensure that students experience a balanced approach to well-being, helping them thrive both in and outside the classroom. Each of these activities complements the others, creating a powerful weekly rhythm that supports the holistic development of every student.
These guides have been specially created for you, the facilitators, as well as for families and the students who will be exploring the curriculum. Simply click on the names below to access the PDF.
Facilitator Guide
Family Guide
Student Guide
La Trobe University Research Project Results
Weekly Lessons
At The School of Play, learning isn’t just academic, it’s holistic. Our curriculum weaves together physical, emotional, social, and cognitive development through a weekly rhythm grounded in our Daily PEGG framework (Play, Exercise, Gratitude, Giving). Each week begins with lively play-based activities, which energise students, build connections, and foster creativity and problem-solving. These set the tone for deeper reflection in written activities, where students pause to articulate their feelings, set personal goals, and think critically about their growth.
Complementing these foundations, our gratitude and giving activities help cultivate empathy and generosity by encouraging students to reflect on both personal and community strengths. Exercise and movement sessions offer fun, inclusive ways to support physical well-being, mental clarity, and concentration. Finally, our Respectful Relationships modules are integrated through interactive games, discussions, and reflective tasks. These modules help students explore vital themes such as consent, diversity, power dynamics, conflict resolution, and emotional regulation.
The Six Superpowers of Play webinar by The School of Play is a dynamic 50-minute experience designed to equip educators and families with practical, research-backed strategies to counteract the growing challenges of screen time, stress, and disconnection. With technology increasingly dominating young people's lives, this session explores how intentional, play-based approaches can be the antidote to digital overload. Through six clearly defined "superpowers," participants discover how play can rebuild connection, enhance well-being, and bring joy and movement back into daily life. The webinar offers real-world examples, playful activities, and powerful insights that show just how easily play can be embedded into classrooms, even when time and resources are limited.
Whether you're looking to energise a tired class, nurture student voice, or build social-emotional skills, this webinar provides a simple yet powerful blueprint for using play as the glue that brings learning and people back together.
Literacy
Looking Back Looking Forward - WK1
Roll Emoji Bingo - WK1
Gratitude Wall - WK2
Weekly Celebration - WK3
The Happiness Boomerang - WK4
Four Quadrant Fun - WK5
The Happiness Alphabet - WK6
My Family Gratitude Card - WK7
Three Acts of Kindness for the win - WK7
Get Detecting - WK8
Super Buddies - WK9
Fast and Fun Famous Faces - WK10
PEGG Reflection - WK10
The Ultimate Life Skills Game - WK11
Get Positive - WK12
Get Sticking - WK13
Respectful Collaboration Challenge - WK14
My Superpowers - WK15
The Gratitude Game - WK16
Get Excited - WK17
Gratitude Charades - WK17
The Compliment Game - WK18
Get Fanatical - WK19
Vulnerability Wall of Failures - WK20
Numeracy
Chair Tennis - WK1
Roll Emoji Bingo - WK1
Double Dive 0 - 100 - WK2
Matchy Matchy Dice - WK2
One Two Three - WK3
Dice Spinner - WK3
Space Invaders - WK4
Three is a Crowd - WK5
Dice Combos - WK5
Set Go - WK6
Gratitude Golf - WK6
Dice Cricket - WK8
Tic Tac Toe Ten - WK8
Legs 11 - WK9
Area Dice Challenge - WK9
Card Memory Lane - WK10
Paddocks Gratitude - WK10
Jump Spin Shot - WK11
Ten of a Kind - WK11
Dice Car Racing - WK12
Last One Standing Dice - WK12
Gratitude Counting - WK13
Getting Dicey With It - WK13
Fibbers Dice - WK14
Dice Connection Starter - WK15
Buzz Three or More - WK16
Deck of Cards Racing - WK16
Spring Carnival Racing WK17
Running Dice - WK18
Full Deck Flip - WK19
Build Em Up Cards - WK20
Physical Education
Walk, Stop, Name, Clap, Jump, Dance - WK1
Chair Tennis - WK 1
Matchy Matchy Dice - WK2
One Two Three - WK3
Dice Spinner - WK3
Head Shoulder Knee Toe Add Up - WK4
Space Invaders - WK4
Three is a Crowd - WK5
Dice Combos - WK5
Set Go - WK6
Get Seven Bounces - WK6
Gratitude Golf - WK6
Happy Face Mean Face - WK7
Head Shoulders Knee Cone - WK7
21 Reasons to Smile - WK8
Dice Cricket - WK8
Area Dice Challenge - WK9
Shared Goals Relay - WK9
Card Memory Lane - WK10
Jump Spin Shot - WK11
Ten of a Kind - WK11
Paper Scissor Rock Split - WK12
Dice Car Racing - WK12
Getting Dicey With It - WK13
Fibbers Dice - WK14
Four Corners Dice - WK15
Buzz Three or More - WK16
Deck of Cards Racing - WK16
Yay Nay Lets Stay - WK17
Spring Carnival Racing WK17
Evolution - WK18
Running Dice - WK18
Moving and Shaking - WK19
Full Deck Flip - WK19
Gratitude Monopoly - WK19
Build Em Up Cards - WK20
Gratitude & Giving
Looking Back Looking Forward - WK1
Roll Emoji Bingo - WK1
Gratitude Wall - WK2
Naughts and Crosses Reflect & Share - WK2
Weekly Celebration - WK3
Well-being Skittles - WK3
The Happiness Boomerang - WK4
Gratitude Pictionary - WK4
Four Quadrant Fun - WK5
Dice Eliminator Partner Challenge - WK5
The Happiness Alphabet - WK6
Gratitude Golf - WK6
My Family Gratitude Card - WK7
Three Acts of Kindness for the win - WK7
Tic Tac Toe Ten - WK8
Super Buddies - WK9
Shared Goals Relay - WK9
Paddocks Gratitude - WK10
The Ultimate Life Skills Game - WK11
Paper or Toothpaste Challenge - WK11
Get Positive - WK12
Last One Standing Dice - WK12
Gratitude Counting - WK13
Master Chef Group Gratitude - WK13
Positive Reflection Battleships - WK14
Dice Connection Starter - WK15
The Gratitude Game - WK16
Mr Squiggle Gratitude - WK16
Gratitude Charades - WK17
The Compliment Game - WK18
Empathy Walk - WK18
Gratitude Monopoly - WK19
Vulnerability Wall of Failures - WK20
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