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Loose Parts Play

Loose Parts: A Guide For Educators

Loose parts is a term used in early childhood learning to include such objects and materials that kids can move, control and change in numerous ways. Loose parts provided an opportunity for children to express creativity through the use of…
Bush Tucker Gardens In Early Childhood Services

Bush Tucker Gardens In Early Childhood Services

Raising awareness about Aboriginal culture is an important aspect of children’s learning and growing a bush tucker garden, children will show a growing appreciation for native edible Australian plants.
Strategies To Support Children Who Struggle With Circle Time

Strategies To Support Children Who Struggle With Circle Time

Circle times go beyond just sharing a book or singing songs. Children get the chance to acquire new ideas and concepts, participate in group learning experiences, communicate and work together during circle time. However, sometimes there are barriers to overcome…
Dealing With Workplace Bullying In Childcare

Dealing With Workplace Bullying In Childcare

Workplace Bullying is something that each of us may have experienced at some point of time in our industry. It makes you feel incompetent, it's depressing and you feel worthless. No one should ever make you feel negative, especially at…
Mindfulness In Early Childhood Setting

Mindfulness In Early Childhood Setting

Like other professional contexts, the early childhood setting too, comes with its own set of pressures and anxieties. Mindfulness can be an excellent way for Educators not only to find their own calm but also to teach children valuable lessons…
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Encouragement Vs Praise

One of the most significant areas of change in early education came with the use of positive guidance strategies in place of traditional disciplinary methods. Praise and encouragement are two important but different strategies for positive guidance, with many practitioners…
Process Art Vs Product Art In Early Childhood Services

Process Art Vs Product Art In Early Childhood Services

Art-based learning is used in most approaches to early childhood education across the world. It is widely accepted that art not just helps the child to develop creative and fine motor skills but also nurtures cognitive skills like planning and…
Using Floorbooks With Children In Early Childhood

Using Floorbooks With Children In Early Childhood

Floorbook is a documentation approach that uses a large book with blank pages for children to record different aspects of their learning in small groups or as a whole group. The following article provides information on the Features Of A…
Educators Guide To Staying Healthy During Winter

Educators Guide To Staying Healthy During Winter

With Winter just around the corner, it's important to take precautions to stay healthy during the cold season. It's easy for some of us to fall sick with viral infections especially when it's so easy to catch amongst the children…
Strategies To Support Children To Say Sorry Meaningfully

Strategies To Support Children To Say Sorry Meaningfully

Saying sorry is among the earliest lessons in interpersonal behaviour that children learn when growing. There are indeed many benefits of an apology but adults forget that almost always they depend on both sides genuine feeling the emotions rather than…
Tips To Improve Concentration In Children

Tips To Improve Concentration In Children

The capacity to work on a task with sustained attention is an extremely important developmental milestone for children. It not only helps them to learn better in school but is directly related to positive life outcomes in adulthood through higher…
Rituals and Routines In Early Childhood Settings

Rituals and Routines In Early Childhood Settings

Routines and rituals are an integral aspect of growing up. They not only teach young children the skills needed to function in the adult world but impart a measure of control over their immediate environment. The following article provides strategies…
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