It has been reported by many children at Yappera Children's Service that they are suffering from breathing difficulties as toxins are being dumped nearby by constructing units in Melbourne. Children, as well as teachers and other staff, are also facing difficulties in the respiratory system as within 10 meters of the Aboriginal childcare centre the toxic soils are being dumped.
The Shapes Sorting Mats enable children to sort everyday objects onto the correct shaped mats. This helps children to understand that objects in the environment are of different shapes and how to identify and match them correctly.
Considered one of the greatest artists of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso is famous for a style of painting known as Cubism. As opposed to traditional art which depicts three-dimensional figures as they might appear to a human eye – for example, the back of a human figure’s head or rear side of a house not being visible – cubism strove to represent all sides of a figure, often by breaking it up and re-assembling it in abstract and geometric form. Here are a few ways that you can explore Pablo Picasso with your learners in early childhood settings.
We all know about the common symptoms of COVID 19, which may include a runny nose, fever, and loss of taste and smell. However, the Department of Health of Victoria and NSW are reporting that gastro can also be a symptom of COVID amongst children.
Space Tracing Lines aims to help children in the development of pre-writing skills. It provides children with the ability to use cognitive development, observations, and hand-eye coordination and encourages the child to draw in a specific direction. As a child practice tracing over these lines through copying and tracing this will give them the confidence and ability to write letters and numbers correctly.
An educator’s innovative initiative to make the children learn about private parts changes the lyrics of popular nursery rhymes which creates a huge controversy on social media platforms. When some of us appreciate the changes there are some other parents and all do not appreciate it and thrash the changes rudely.
Oscar-Claude Monet was a pioneer of the French Impressionist style of painting. According to this, an artist’s impressions of a landscape or object are more important than how it really looks. Yet another feature of his art was the painting of the same scene many times in order to capture the changing of light and the passing of the seasons. The following provides information on Claude Monet's art experiences that can be created by children.
Andy Warhol was one of the most famous American artists of the latter half of the 20th century. Born Andrew Warhola in 1928 in Pennsylvania, he originally worked as a commercial artist, designing commercials and window displays for stores. He soon became famous as an artist in the Pop Art movement which uses images from popular cultures like advertising, comic books and other everyday objects. The following provides information on Andy Warhol's art experiences that can be created by children.
Hua-Chen Wang, Lecturer in the School of Education at Macquarie University, said that they have found in research that day time nap of children, has positive effects on their literacy skills. More specifically they found that daytime naps influence the learning of letter-sound mapping and reading unfamiliar words.
There are very few research findings are available that establish a positive relationship between daytime naps pre-schoolers literacy skills. In the journal “Child Development,” a study has provided evidence that says the child who has daytime nap is sounder in learning letter-sound mapping techniques.
Creative arts offer children - through dance, crafts, music, art or drama – some of the most enjoyable ways to express their ideas and imagination. Along along with providing opportunities for freewheeling thinking, creative pursuits bring many developmental and learning benefits as well.
The Blank Letters Beginning Sounds Worksheets enable children to circle the correct letter sounds for each picture out of the 3 letter options and then write the beginning sound in the blank space These worksheets will help children to see the picture and sound out the picture name in order to hear the first sound of the word to select. This is great to start teaching children the sounds letters make in different words.
Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh has been widely acclaimed as one of the greatest figures in the history of art. His works exude intense emotional power with their vivid colours and bold brushstrokes. Described as Post-impressionist, Van Gogh’s paintings paved the way for the modernist movement in art around the world. The following provides information on Vincent Van Gogh's art experiences that can be created by children.
The Bunny Picture Letter Match enables children to match the correct letter with the correct picture. Children look at the picture on the left side and choose the correct letter that corresponds with that letter. These can also be laminated and used as a writing task for older children by asking children to write the correct letter matching to the picture.
The Bunny Shapes Match is a simple shape matching activity for children. Children have to choose the correct shape carrot to match the correct online for the corresponding shape. These can be laminated and used with the shapes provided or even as playdough mats. A cute Easter activity.
