A simple activity for children to practice their fine motor skills and hand/eye coordination, used for prewriting while painting cardboard nails.
Practice prewriting skills by moving coloured bears from left to right.
Create a colourful friendship quilt using coloured paper and a variety of different materials.
A great medium for children to paint with that dries puffy and raised.
A winter sensory dough using only 2 ingredients! Encourage children to experiment with different textures while playing with snow dough.
Celebrate winter with children experimenting with colour blending, with these easy to make snowflakes that can be hung around the room or stuck on a window.
Instil sustainable practices in children with this simple trash sorting activity.
Use scrap paper or newspaper and coloured paints to create beautiful, colourful hand made paper.
Create an autumn tree with cotton balls and paint to create a colourful autumn effect.
Three different playdough recipes which will help children to calm down as they manipulate it.
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When children apply paint to paper, glue things together, or pound a lump of clay, they experiment with colour, shape design and texture.
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The following lists reflection questions to guide programming and planning in early childhood education.
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Here are some heartfelt and playful ideas for an educator that is leaving the service.
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