Rethinking outdoor learning environments

Being intentional - Early Childhood Australia

2 Being clear about what we mean by the words we use In early childhood education and care (ECEC), we tend initially to be wary about a term such as ‘intentional teaching’.

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Becoming literate - Early Childhood Australia

3 You can’t have too many stories ‘Learning to read’ is a big topic for another e-Newsletter, but the foundations of reading lie in story—recounting stories

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Health, safety and wellbeing - Early Childhood …

2 Healthy lifestyles 'Learning about healthy lifestyles, including nutrition and physical fitness, is integral to wellbeing and self-confidence.’ (DEEWR, 2009a, p. 30; ...

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Community engagement - Early Childhood Australia

1 NQS PLP e-Newsletter No.47 2012 Community engagement A community is more than just a location, or a collection of individuals who happen to live or work in the same place.

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Links between the EYLF, the NQS, and everyday …

1 Links between the EYLF, the NQS, and everyday practice Introduction This document aims to demonstrate how a focus on one area of learning—Quality

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Becoming culturally competent—Ideas that …

1 NQS PLP e-Newsletter No.65 2013 Becoming culturally competent—Ideas that support practice ‘Cultural competence requires that organisations have a defined

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Tracking learning - Early Childhood Australia

1 EYLFPLP e-Newsletter No. 26 2011 Tracking learning Setting the scene The ‘hot topic’ over 2011 raised in conversations, on the Forum and Facebook,

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Play-based approaches to literacy and numeracy

1 NQS PLP e-Newsletter No.66 2013 Play-based approaches to literacy and numeracy Literacy and numeracy are essential skills for all children to develop.

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Promoting independence and agency - Early …

4 For older children, discussion and debate are important ways that they can contribute to decision-making. For babies and infants that kind of contribution is not possible.

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Question Plan Act Reflect - Early Childhood Australia

The context Observation Gathering information or data about children, families, educators and the community. Noticing what is happening. What can I see?