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Children’s Week: Your Guide to Play-based Activities

Children’s Week: Your Guide to Play-based Activities

Children’s Week is a national celebration of children’s rights, talents and citizenship. The Children’s Week National Theme for 2023 is based on UNCRC Article 31: Children have the right to relax, play and to join in a wide range of leisure activities.

In this blog, we will explore the essence of Children’s Week and offer some ideas for activities that will create more opportunities to play.

Provocations for Learning: Igniting Curiosity and Increasing Engagement

Provocations for Learning: Igniting Curiosity and Increasing Engagement

Play provocations are a powerful tool for igniting curiosity and increasing engagement in young children. A provocation refers to intentionally setting up an environment or providing materials that inspire children to explore, investigate, and create. These set-ups not only enhance play experiences, but also play a crucial role in fostering critical thinking, problem-solving, and creativity.

Loose parts play: What’s it all about?

Loose parts play: What’s it all about?

Loose parts play is a form of play that has recently risen in popularity in early learning centres. It’s an avenue for children to have access to an assortment of materials that they can manipulate, build, explore, and create with. The materials they use are open-ended, allowing them to use their imagination and creativity to create whatever they like.

A guide to NAIDOC Week in your Early Learning Centre

A guide to NAIDOC Week in your Early Learning Centre

NAIDOC Week is an annual celebration of the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. It is a time all Australians to come together to honour the rich cultural heritage of our First Nations people and their ongoing contributions to their communities and our country as a whole. Early learning centres play a crucial role in acknowledging NAIDOC Week in order to promote cultural understanding and celebration from an early age.

How you can foster an appreciation of the environment in your ELC

How you can foster an appreciation of the environment in your ELC

World Environment Day is celebrated globally on June 5 as a way of raising awareness about key environmental issues and conservation. Children are never too young to learn about their impact on the environment and your Early Learning Centre is a great place to start. Here are four activity ideas to celebrate World Environment Day in your Early Learning Centre.

 
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