Belonging, Being and Becoming: The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia embeds art in many significant ways to foster the holistic development of children. Here are the main curriculum connections of art in the early childhood learning framework.
This is a great activity that can be made simply with paper. It’s an excellent activity to teach the tripod grasp to the kids. The tripod grasp involves the action fingers alone i.e. the thumb, the pointer and the middle fingers.
Children will enjoy creating these sparkly winter paintings using paint, glue and salt.
This craft-based activity reminds children of the cultural meanings and significance of the colours that make up the Aboriginal flag and the Torres Strait Islander flag.
Children can use their creativity to draw a picture on a plate for their loved one.
Children will enjoy blowing bubbles, watching them pop onto paper to make their own bubble art!
Pop balloons filled with paint to create unique colourful splatter art.
Children will enjoy banging wooden spoons to watch the paint splatter to create works of art.
Here is the list of the EYLF Learning Outcomes that you can use as a guide or reference for your documentation and planning. The EYLF… Read More
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Reflective practice is learning from everyday situations and issues and concerns that arise which form part of our daily routine while working in an early… Read More
Within Australia, Programming and Planning is reflected and supported by the Early Years Learning Framework. Educators within early childhood settings, use the EYLF to guide… Read More
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Erik Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development is a great framework for designing activities that support...
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