The Einstein-First project approaches the teaching of Einsteinian physics through the use of
physical models and analogies. This paper presents an approach to the teaching of quantum physics
which begins by emphasising the particle-nature of light through the use of toy projectiles to
represent photons. This allows key concepts including the spacing between photons, and photon
momentum to be introduced. This in-turn allows an intuitive understanding of the uncertainty
principle. We present optical interference in the context of individual photons, using actual videos
showing the development of images one at a time. This enables simple laser interference experiments
to be interpreted through the statistical arrival of photons. The wave aspects of quantum phenomenon
are interpreted in terms of the wavelike nature of the arrival probabilities.