To celebrate National Simultaneous Storytime 2023, the following are free printable resources on Sloths - the main character of this year's chosen story "The Speedy Sloth". 

The 20th of May is World Bee Day. It is to draw attention to the essential role bees and other pollinators play in keeping people and the planet healthy. The following provides free Printables that will enable you to celebrate World Bee Day at your service that can be implemented into the curriculum for children.

Sunday 14th May is Mother's Day. It is a celebration showing their appreciation for the achievements and efforts of mothers and mother figures. It is annually observed in Australia on the second Sunday of May. The following provides free Printables, Activities and Templates that will enable you to celebrate Mother's Day at your service and activities that can be implemented into the curriculum for children.

Anzac Day is an annual holiday observed on April 25 in Australia and New Zealand to honour war veterans. The day marks the anniversary of the first significant military action by Australian and New Zealand soldiers in World War I on April 25, 1915. The following provides free Printables and Activities, Templates and Articles that will enable you to celebrate Anzac Day at your service and activities that can be implemented into the curriculum for children.

Emotional Intelligence is now widely accepted as a fundamental life skill which can be nurtured even in young children. Identifying, labelling and talking about emotions not only helps them regulate their own emotions but also tune in to how people are feeling around them. The following article provide strategies on teaching children about emotions.

At its simplest, numeracy is the knowledge, disposition and confidence to use mathematics in day-to-day life. While it is easy to think of mathematics only as complex statistical and algebraic concepts, the fact is children are already using basic mathematics while negotiating the world around them. The following article is on developing number sense and strategies to teach numeracy in early childhood. 

Listening skills not only create the foundations for literacy and numeracy learning but set the stage for a wide range of interpersonal and self-regulation skills. The following article provides strategies on ways of promoting listening skills in early childhood learning contexts.

Children of all ages face problems; while a three-year-old may be struggling to button up a shirt, a five-year-old might feel stuck with a challenging puzzle. Indeed as they grow older, the variety and complexity of problems can only increase. The following article provides information on problem-solving strategies for children so that they eventually learn to look for solutions on their own.

Phonemes are the basic units of a spoken language and awareness that language is composed of these small sounds is termed phonemic awareness. The following article provides strategies for building phonemic awareness in young children. 

The early childcare setting can be hugely valuable in instilling healthy eating and lifestyle habits in children. What better way to do that than by engaging them in fun cooking activities. The following article provides a list of cooking skills for children from 2 years to 5 years old.