Everyone is invited to celebrate Gai-mariagal Day on Saturday 28th, at Georges Heights. It is being hosted by Harbour Trust as a program of reconciliation week in Mosman which is the homeland of the Borogegal People. The program also helps you to understand Sydney’s First Nation Cultures.
The Letter Songs Posters are individual posters for each letter of the alphabet that include a simple song to help children learn the sounds of each letter and recognise each letter. These are great to display in the learning environment.
The Flower Tracing printables enable children to draw flowers by tracing over the light coloured lines on one half of the flower. This is great for young children to gain control over their hand movements through tracing which will, in turn, develop their pre-writing skills. For older children, this will assist them in learning to draw flowers. The flowers can be decorated and coloured once traced.
The Early Years Learning Framework outlines a set of eight pedagogical practices for educators to draw upon to promote children’s learning. These practices range from macro aspects like building relationships and curriculum decision-making to daily interventions like teaching and learning. The following article provides information on each of the 8 Practices and examples of how to implement the eylf practices into your service.
Family Hair Cutting is a simple activity that enables children to practice their cutting skills by cutting different types of lines of hair. This is great for hand/eye coordination and in developing fine motor skills.
From the 27th of May, 2022 to the 3rd of June, we celebrate Reconciliation Week, Connecting The Dots Through Culture has developed the Sea Of Hearts Challenge.
With the Labor Party winning the 2022 Federal Election, the early childhood and care (ECEC) sector in Australia looks poised for a shot in the arm, as much in terms of aid and restructuring as affordability for families. ECEC was a central element of Mr Albanese’s policy agenda in the run-up to the election and will remain central to overall policy within the portfolio of Amanda Rishworth MP, the longtime Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education and Development. The following article details the newly-elected government’s proposed policies for the ECEC sector and what impact they may have in the short, medium and long term.
The Early Years Learning Framework outlines five principles that reflect contemporary theories and research evidence concerning children’s learning and early childhood pedagogy. These principles are meant to underpin practice so that all children are supported to make progress in relation to the Learning Outcomes. The following article provides information on each of the 5 Principles and examples of strategies of how to implement the eylf principles into your service.
The Colour Poems are a great way for children to learn about different colours. These poems are easy to learn for children. They are fun poems that can be displayed within the learning environment.
The Life Cycle Of A Frog Posters provides the stages a frog goes through from being an egg to being a frog using real images. A life cycle repeats itself, or goes in a circle, for each new generation of life. A frog goes through five stages of life. In each stage, it changes and grows. These are great to use as a display or a simple way to explain the life cycle of a frog to children.
Researchers in Melbourne have identified a novel medication that can put some children's peanut allergies to rest.
The Frog Life Cycle Sequencing Cards enables children to cut and paste and match the transformation a frog goes through from water animals to land animals. Children can cut and paste the correct picture into the lifecycle frog sequence. This is a great activity to add to the science area.
On 30th May, Play Australia will be conducting a free webinar for Educators on risky play. Educators will have the opportunity to see examples of risky play in action outdoors and how this is shared with families and reflected upon within the educating team.
The Lifecycle Of A Frog Colouring Pages enables children to colour in the different stages a frog goes through as they grow from a tadpole into an adult frog. During a frog’s metamorphosis, an egg will hatch into a tadpole, which will then develop back legs first, then front legs, and become a full-grown adult frog.
