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Snowflake Counting 1 to 20 enables children to recognise and identify numbers 1 to 20 and add the correct number of snowflakes. This is great for children learning numbers, counting and number recognition. These can be laminated as well and used as play dough mats.

On 24 May 2022, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attended the Quad Leaders’ Summit where he received a report from UNICEF that showed that Australia ranks 30 out of 39 economically advanced countries on the impact of environmental conditions on children's wellbeing.

On 9th May 2022, The Australian Building Codes Board published the preview of the National Construction Code 2022 for early childhood services.  Most of the emphasis is on extra security measures of the risks associated with evacuating children from multi-storey buildings. These key changes will be adopted and implemented on 1 September 2022. 

The Inquiry-Based Learning Questions Posters are a great way to get children thinking on their own terms and without any barriers. These types of questions allow the adults in a child's life to gather information in order to better guide the child. These can be used as a display to remind Educators of inquiry-based learning questions to ask children.

Hot Chocolate Marshmallow Count is a fun "winter theme" counting activity that children can do. Children need to recognise and identify the number on the cup and add the correct number of marshmallows on each hot chocolate. This is a great way for children to recognise and learn numbers and one-to-one correspondence. This can be used in various ways, including with playdough where children can make their own marshmallows out of playdough, and laminated children can draw their own marshmallows.

On 30 September 2021, 28 children attended a Perth museum on three 12 seater buses. An initial head was done when children arrived back at the service with only 27 children being accounted for. The educator assumed the child went home. At around 3:45 pm (2 hours later) the child was found locked inside one of the buses parked behind the service.

The How To Start A Project Posters are to be used by Educators to show the steps involved in starting a project with children. This will help guide Educators in how to start and implement a project with children.

Weather Tracing Lines aims to help children in the development of pre-writing skills. It 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.

This free webinar organised by EduTribe is on Critical Reflection For Early Childhood Educators. Topics covered include the difference between critical reflection and reflective practice, documenting critical reflection, how often should you be reflecting and more.

For Victoria Educators, if you hold a diploma in early childhood education, you can complete this specialised Bachelor of Early Childhood Teaching in just two years, graduating ready to work as an early childhood teacher. The course complements our three-year Bachelor of Early Childhood Education, which caters to applicants without a diploma in the discipline.

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