After Russia invades Ukraine, everywhere in the television news channels, or newspapers are reflecting the devastated, ruined condition of people and places. Children can sense that something going wrong. They are watching the brutality of war in newspapers, television, and even sense that in the conversation of adults. It is nearly impossible to keep the children unaware of this situation. These exposers, continuous heart-wrenching news create anxiety for children. Teachers can make them learn to be hopeful and they can grow a sense of thoughtfulness among the children and young people through honest discussion and developmentally appropriate activities.
Celebrations are among the most important binding factors in any community or society. In childhood services too, celebrations can be a great way to nurture a sense of being and belonging in children, when planned and implemented with sensitivity and reflection. Here are a few things to keep in mind when incorporating celebrations in early childhood services.
It is said that after a new study that children who are born through artificial technology such as IVF, are more successful or get some advantages in terms of quality of life than the children born in a natural process.
Among the key principles of the NQF is the valuing of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Recognising and including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and cultures forms the bedrock of not only reconciliation but of the broader process to foster respect for diversity and cultural competence. Here are some practical steps that educators can take to bring about deeper reconciliation and inclusion in service goals and practices.
The Letter Spy Worksheets are great for children to "spy" and colour the correct letter for each letter of the alphabet. This is great for children learning letters and recognising letters of the alphabet.
If your child enjoys watching movies! Here are 10 new intriguing, dazzling, fascinating, and riveting movies for children that are releasing this year!
Margaret Trembath Scholarship, 2022 is now open in Australia. All educators and organisations are being invited to apply for the scholarship. The amount of the scholarship is $20,000. This scholarship is to support research in young children’s learning, development and/or well-being. This scholarship is dedicated in the name of Margaret Trembath to pay honour to her.
In Australia, early education and care programs and practices are governed by the National Quality Standards (NQS). In this Element 1.3.1, states that “Each child’s learning and development is assessed or evaluated as part of an ongoing cycle of observation, analysing learning, documentation, planning, implementation and reflection”. This ‘ongoing cycle’ is also referred to as the Planning Cycle and is the responsibility of educators and carers in the early childhood context.
The Brown Bear Colouring Pages provides colouring pages of each of the individual characters within the story. These can be used for colouring, for art/craft experiences, to paint, to collage and for a variety of different art experiences.
It's raining outside and the kids are bored at home! Take the whole family out to the best indoor places throughout Sydney and spend the day filled with laughter and fun. Here are a variety of fun places where you can enjoy and feel rejuvenated by visiting them when it's raining.
Soccer Ball Colour Match enables children to match the correct colour soccer ball into the correct colour goal. This is a great activity for children learning colours and for colour recognition. These can also be used as play dough mats. Children can roll the correct colour playdough into a ball and put it onto the correct goal post.
Among the many reasons that make anger, such a destructive emotion is the possibility of a loss of control. Angry people, including children, can end up saying and doing things that could harm their well-being. Here are a few strategies that early educators can use to help angry kids cool down.
Andrew’s Labour Government launched a Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership and flagship Teaching Excellence Program – an Australian first which leads the best teachers back to the school. Minister of education, James Marlino officially opened the Academy in Melbourne Tressary Precinct on 22 March 2022. A huge amount of some 148.2 million dollars has been spent to support the teachers to develop their skills and provide an even better education for Victorian students.
