Designed by early learning experts, our comprehensive curriculum for 2-6 year olds is aligned to popular standards and consists of 40 units and 1,800+ learning experiences encompassing seven areas of early learning - language & literacy, math, arts, physical development, science, social studies, and personal, social, and emotional development.
Conceptual
All our curriculum resources are designed to inspire children to play, test their theories, conduct investigations, express themselves, and explore timeless, universal concepts. We view children as curious explorers who are capable of constructing meaning to make sense of the world around them.
Learner-centred
Our units and learning experiences are designed to be flexible so that educators can use them to create a responsive learning environment. Each unit can take multiple different pathways based on the interests and needs of the children in your context.
Our curriculum is:
Comprehensive
Designed by early learning experts, our comprehensive curriculum for 2-6 year olds is aligned to popular standards and consists of 40 units and 1,800+ learning experiences encompassing seven areas of early learning - language & literacy, math, arts, physical development, science, social studies, and personal, social, and emotional development.
Conceptual
All our curriculum resources are designed to inspire children to play, test their theories, conduct investigations, express themselves, and explore timeless, universal concepts. We view children as curious explorers who are capable of constructing meaning to make sense of the world around them.
Learner-centred
Our units and learning experiences are designed to be flexible so that educators can use them to create a responsive learning environment. Each unit can take multiple different pathways based on the interests and needs of the children in your context.
Explore our thoughtfully designed units and collections
Units for 2 to 3 year olds
Our 2-3 year olds units focus on three key areas of learning - personal, social, & emotional; language & literacy; and physical development.
Units for 3 to 4 year olds
With our units and collections, lean into your children’s curiosities and support them in making authentic connections to the world around them.
Units for 4 to 6 year olds
Use our units and collections to encourage children to build relationships, test theories, understand complex ideas, and expand their inquiries to the wider community and world.
Learning experience collections for 2 to 6 year olds
Our year-long curriculum is designed to provide 2-6 years old with a variety of hands-on, engaging, and challenging learning experiences across all developmental areas.
Children have the world at their fingertips (literally!) but their little hands need to develop dexterity and strength to explore the infinite possibilities the world has to offer. They need to use their small muscles to make precise movements which are essential for the performance of everyday tasks, such as tying shoelaces, pouring water, using scissors, colouring, drawing, writing and more! 👟✂️🖍️ In this collection of learning experiences, children across all age groups will engage, extend, and refine their fine motor skills in alignment with developmental milestones.
Children will -
Develop their fine motor skills through everyday actions and play based provocations
Explore loose parts and household objects to hone their fine motor skills
Become independent by learning how to feed, dress, and take care of their needs
Use hammers, brushes, scissors, forks, and knives to become chefs, artists, and engineers
Build concentration and hand-eye coordination
Teaching teams will get access to over 45 in-depth learning experiences, assessment tools, checklists, graphic organisers, environment set-up ideas, and more.
Imagine a fresh sheet of white paper in the hands of a toddler, being filled with colorful squiggly lines, dots, and scribbles. 🖍✏️〽️ When you ask the child what they have made, you are taken on a storytelling journey where every mark, splat, dot, and oddly drawn shape has a meaning
In this collection of learning experiences, children aged 2-6 will engage in play-based sensorial activities that begin their journey as writers, artists, and creators.
They will:
Start their writing journey through provocations that fuel their innate curiosity
Express themselves creatively and communicate through their drawings and marks
Explore different mediums of mark-making
Use various writing tools, such as crayons, felt tips, pencils, chalks, and paints to represent their thoughts
Develop their writing skills by engaging in sensory and physical experiences
Investigate concepts and make real-world connections through their scribbles
Unpack learning engagements with reflection prompts, extension activities, visual resources, environment set-up ideas, and more
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A tuff tray is laid out with squirts of shaving foam playfully placed at random points. You call children over and invite them to explore. They dip a finger in, then the whole hand, and in a blink of an eye, the shaving foam has landed on their face, clothes, and feet! How did it get there? 🤔
In this unit, children will engage in sensory play and explore different textures.
They will:
Take risks as they explore new materials that offer a range of sensory experiences
Develop vocabulary as they discuss their experiences, describing what they feel, see, smell, hear, and even taste!
Explore mark-making by creating lines, dots, and squiggles in shaving foam and gloop-like materials
Engage fine motor skills by squeezing, kneading, poking, and rubbing mud, stretching slime, and pouring sand and water
Develop mathematical understanding by comparing materials through weight and capacity
Create representations by molding and making with messy materials
Unpack learning engagements with reflection prompts, extension activities, visual resources, environment set-up ideas, and more.
Children are always on the move, wanting to run, jump, climb, ride, throw, catch, and explore the world in as many ways as possible. 🏃🦘⛹️ Engaging in these activities requires children to develop coordination, balance, spatial awareness, and much more, all with the help of gross motor muscles. These muscles help children experience the world and understand their own bodies. 💪🦵
This collection of learning experiences engages children aged 2-6 and gets those little arms and legs moving!
Children will:
Enjoy playing games that require running and jumping
Be risk-takers as they climb on playground equipment, trees, and other objects in their environment
Develop their sense of balance by walking on a balance beam, playing hopscotch, or standing on one foot
Become skilled throwers and catchers by sharpening their hand-eye coordination
Engage in activities that work on their coordination and strengthen their shoulder and leg muscles
Teaching teams will get access to over 100 in-depth learning experiences, assessment tools, checklists, graphic organisers, environment set-up ideas, and more.
Blocks, stones, seashells, fabric, leaves, flowers, and twigs offer a world of limitless explorations and endless possibilities! A simple wooden block can become a car or a house, while a handful of pebbles can become a treasure trove or a path to a secret hideout. When children hold an object, their minds start buzzing with thoughts on how to use it and where to place it, activating the development of symbolic representation and spatial awareness. The creative part of a child's brain lights up as they bring an expression to life or test out an idea.
This collection of learning experiences is designed for children aged 2-6 to engage in open-ended loose part play and become scientists, artists, engineers, and more.
Through these experiences, they will:
Develop mathematical understandings as they explore shape, space, size, number, sorting, comparing, and measurement
Demonstrate emergent literacy skills as they create their own stories and engage in symbolic representation
Discover how their senses can be used to explore a variety of materials, both natural and man-made
Build collaborative skills such as communication, open-mindedness, and perspective as they create with others
Develop independence, as they choose what to play with, how to play, and take responsibility for their learning at that moment
Teaching teams will get access to in-depth learning experiences, assessment tools, checklists, graphic organisers, environment set-up ideas, and more
A splatter of blue paint trickles down the page. The child stares, transfixed, before shouting, “It's raining!”💧 When children put on their artist's capes and look through the eyes of an artist 👩🎨🎨, they closely observe artworks and artifacts for their colours, shapes, and marks. They see, think, wonder, and explore how to use colour, shape, and line to represent their own ideas. Children reflect on their work and collaborate with friends to create colourful masterpieces! In this collection of learning experiences, children from ages 2-6 will explore artworks and artifacts from all around the world.
They will:
Develop perspective as they listen to the ideas of others and consider their own
Use fine and gross motor skills to make-marks with a range of creative tools
Deepen mathematical thinking as they explore shape, line, and positioning in creations
Enhance voice, as they discover a medium for making thinking visible
Develop observation skills as they look, think and share their ideas with others
Teaching teams will get access to in-depth learning experiences, assessment tools, checklists, graphic organisers, environment set-up ideas, and more."
Roll down hills, make mud pies, collect insects, smell flowers, and climb trees. 🌳🛼🚵♂️ Encourage children to be active, curious, and creative by bringing the great outdoors to life! Embarking on outdoor adventures stimulates children's imaginations, provides opportunities to invent new games, and encourages them to explore their surroundings. This collection of learning experiences provides children aged 2-6 with opportunities to get moving, become creative, and pique their curiosity.
They will:
Explore and experiment with a range of natural materials in their surroundings
Experience nature by interacting with flora and fauna
Use the outdoors as a setting for art and creativity
Engage with colours and natural tools to express themselves
Be risk-takers by accessing the outdoors in different weather conditions
Teaching teams will get access to in-depth learning experiences, assessment tools, checklists, graphic organisers, environment set-up ideas, and more.
How do we turn a cat into a bat? By replacing the beginning sound, of course! The foundation of literacy skills lies in being able to unlock the magical world of words. 📚 Through shared reading explorations, children tune in to the sounds of language, building phonological awareness and strengthening the base for reading and writing in the coming years.
In this collection of learning experiences, children ages 1-6 will playfully explore how sounds can be manipulated. They will:
Tap into the environmental sounds around them.
Use their voices to make sounds and play with them.
Explore rhythm and rhyme in the English language.
Discover words that share initial sounds, building vocabulary.
Hear how words are segmented and broken down into units of sound.
Blend sounds together to create new words.
Build confidence in communication and language.
Playfully develop essential literacy skills.
You can unpack these learning engagements with reflection prompts, extension activities, visual resources, environment set-up ideas, and more.
Imagine a child singing ‘Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star’ while shaking a wooden egg, one shake for each syllable. 🎼🎤 They are exploring rhythm during a music session. Music is a fun way for children to gather together, sing songs, explore rhythms and rhymes, and move to the beat.
This collection of learning experiences introduces children from ages 2-6 to music and musicians from around the world, building their curiosity and engaging their senses and motor skills to create their own music.
Through these learning experiences, children will:
Explore ways to make and manipulate sound
Participate in singing and shared music activities
Develop communication and language skills
Discover patterns as they tap, shake, and tinkle along
Be exposed to different genres of music across different places and times
Develop musicality, including pitch, melody, beat, rhythm, texture, timbre, and dynamics
See themselves as musicians as they create and play with music
Teaching teams will get access to in-depth learning experiences, assessment tools, checklists, graphic organisers, environment set-up ideas, and more.
A rubble of blocks sits in the middle of the mat as children grab pieces and test different ways to place them without toppling the whole tower. Construction play is an great way to develop fine motor skills, mathematical understanding, and creativity. Children make connections between materials and how they are used to build, explore how objects fit together in a space, and discover ways to join and connect. This collection, designed for children aged 2 to 6, moves from building with transient parts to more intentional creations with a range of materials, including wood. 🧱👷♀️🔗
They will:
Develop hand-eye coordination as they manipulate and join materials together
Use a range of tools to tap, turn, twist, and connect
Deepen mathematical understandings through measurement, shape and spatial awareness as objects are assembled
Think creatively as they explore symbolic representation and give meaning to their constructions
Develop risk-awareness and confidence as new skills are developed
Teaching teams will get access to in-depth learning experiences, assessment tools, checklists, graphic organisers, environment set-up ideas, and more.
Materials such as a block of clay, a lump of playdough, sheets of paper, thick and thin wires, and tiny charcoal pieces entice and stimulate our senses! Gather around these materials with your children and experiment with them like never before. Let their little hands squeeze, roll, cut, and mould as they manipulate, negotiate, converse, and share. With this collection of learning experiences, children aged 2-6 will learn to think with materials, use various tools, and explore their creativity.
They will:
Develop and strengthen the small muscles in their hands as they manipulate materials
Explore mathematical concepts such as shape, size, and volume as they manipulate and create with materials
Use their imagination and creativity to create
Encounter materials with their senses by exploring different textures, smells, and colours
Experiment and problem-solve as they work to create different shapes and structures
Use language to negotiate, share materials and ideas, and give feedback on each other's creations
Teaching teams will get access to in-depth learning experiences, assessment tools, checklists, graphic organisers, environment set-up ideas, and more.
How many? Who has more? How long until lunch? How much does this cost? Will this fit? 💵⏱⚖️ Math is all around us, and young children are constantly learning and using math skills in their daily experiences. They encounter it in the resources provided to them, their everyday routines, and in their natural self-initiated play! Therefore, a math-rich learning environment should encourage children to use their mathematical knowledge and skills across all areas of learning, whether it's at the sandpit, the home corner, or while out on a nature walk. Get ready to count, measure, problem-solve, and more with this collection of learning experiences for children aged 2-6.
Children will:
Count objects they encounter throughout the day, such as toys, snacks, or steps
Identify numbers they might encounter in their daily lives, such as on clocks, calendars, or street signs
Recognise shapes in their environment, such as circles, squares, and triangles
Practice measuring objects using non-standard units
Notice patterns in their environment, such as on clothing or in decorations
Use math skills to problem solve
Unpack these learning engagements with reflection prompts, extension activities, visual resources, environment set-up ideas, and more.
Children are infinitely curious, they are constantly learning by observing and discovering the world around them.Their minds and hands are constantly exploring, experimenting, and learning while at play. ”Why does the water flow the way it does? How can the toy car move faster down the ramp?” These questions mark the beginning of their STEAM journey. Our STEAM collection (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) for the age group of 1-6 is designed to tap into children’s innate sense of wonder and curiosity.
Children will:
Develop problem-solving and critical thinking skills through real-life situations
Explore loose parts and household objects to hone creativity
Build mathematical and scientific thinking while experimenting
Don the hat of engineers as they solve building and design challenges
Experiment with simple technology and how it is used in everyday life.
Unpack learning engagements with reflection prompts, extension activities, visual resources, environment set-up ideas, and more.
"I am sad because…" "I am angry because…" "I am happy because…" Learning to identify, name and attributedifferent emotions can be tough for our youngest learners. As children step out of the comfort of their homes and widen their social interactions, they face new situations, challenges, and big emotions! Over time, they learn to build on essential skills like self-regulation, self-awareness, and emotional expression among others. This is where our SEL (Social Emotional Learning) collection for 1 to 6-year-olds comes in, as it is designed to help children on this journey.
They will:
Identify and name the big feelings such as fear, courage, excitement, and more
Use words, and gestures to express their feelings and emotions
Understand that others may feel the same emotions differently
Learn to celebrate small victories and take defeat in their stride
Face tough situations and build resilience
Practice empathy, fair play, and kindness
No matter how grown up you are, if a child comes to you with a pretend toy phone, you answer it! That's the power of imaginative play. It allows children to explore, experiment, and make sense of the world around them in a fun and playful way.
This collection of learning experiences offers you fresh ideas to enhance pretend play scenarios. Encourage children to make real-world connections with ideas to repurpose everyday materials like fabric, loose parts, blocks, and natural materials.
Children will:
Build social skills as they enact different role play scenarios
Use words and gestures to express their ideas, feelings, and emotions
Develop problem-solving skills through real-life situations
Practice empathy, fair play, and kindness
Nurture teamwork, cooperation, and develop a sense of responsibility
Express themselves creatively
Unpack learning engagements with reflection prompts, extension activities, visual resources, environment set-up ideas, and more.
Children are naturally curious and eager to explore the world with their tiny hands and big ideas. Their questions, curiosities, and explorations have no bounds. Their play behaviors are like mini-inquiries where they test new ideas, make connections, experiment with materials, and draw conclusions. This collection of learning experiences provides an opportunity to connect and extend play schemas in a way that responds to each child as an individual.
The collection will allow them to make connections across areas of learning and:
Pursue their own interests and schemas, co-constructing learning with educators.
Enhance developmental skills through supported schema play experiences.
Develop communication and language by sharing related stories.
Develop vocabulary and meaning-making through shared sustained thinking.
Explore how the world works through schema play.
Feel valued, as their interests and curiosities are holistically responded to.
Dive into these learning experiences and extend the schemas of trajectory, connecting, positioning, transforming, rotational, orientation, transporting, enclosing, and enveloping.
A child picks up colourful balls, dropping them into the basket while calling out random colour words like blue, green, red, and yellow. They know that these words can be used to provide more information about an object, and that they are a specific group of words, but they are still learning to connect the correct word with the corresponding colour. This collection of learning experiences can be applied in early learning spaces to stimulate conversations around colour, creating opportunities for children to practise using colour words and solidify their meanings.
Through these experiences, children will make connections across various areas of learning and:
Name colours and describe objects by their colour
Understand that colour is an attribute that can be used to sort and organise objects
Explore the ways in which colour can be used
Talk about their colourful creations
Explore colours in the natural world to develop observation skills.
Teaching teams will get access to flexible learning experiences, assessment tools, checklists, graphic organisers, environment set-up ideas, and more.
A giggling child gallops across the room, exclaiming "Look at me! I'm a horsey!"🐴 Excitement follows as friends join in, chanting "Horsey, horsey!". Children are curious about the natural world and exploring it provides a host of opportunities to make connections and uncover new information about the world we live in. Children can moo, neigh, and bray as they discover animal’s similarities and differences, their features, and their movements. A whole world of animal antics awaits!
Through these experiences, children will make connections across various areas of learning and:
Develop gross motor skills while moving and playing like animals
Build phonological awareness by making animal noises
Develop mathematical reasoning by sorting and grouping animals
Build vocabulary by learning new words to describe and identify animals
Teaching teams will get access to in-depth learning experiences, assessment tools, checklists, graphic organisers, environment set-up ideas, and more.
Then the bear said, “Who’s been eating my porridge?” Wait… what? A talking bear?
Sounds just about right if you are with children doesn't it?
Welcome to the magical world of stories, a place where cars can sprout wings, mountains can walk, and animals chatter away! This unit is all about making magic come alive! So, put on your capes and get your playful voice ready as you read along with children. Embark on an exciting journey to unpack the world around us, through stories!
Through these experiences, children will make connections across various areas of learning and:
Build phonological awareness through rhymes, repetitions, and dialogues
Develop their imagination and creative thinking skills through role play and pretend play opportunities
Build vocabulary, early literacy skills, and mark making
Practice communication skills through story retells
Express themselves creatively and communicate through their drawings and marks
Teaching teams will get access to in-depth learning experiences, assessment tools, checklists, graphic organisers, environment set-up ideas, and more.
Imagine this. A child is quietly looking at his hands."Look! My fingers!" He stops to count, pointing to each finger..."1, 2, 5, 6..." A friend responds, "Me too! I got fingers. My fingers!" Holds hand up and wiggles fingers in the air. 🖐🏾"Mine finger, ouchy!" Pointing to a band-aid. 🩹 Children are just beginning to explore the idea that they are a being in their own right - a body...a person. They are beginning to explore their agency and an increasing sense of independence as they try to do things for themselves.
Through these learning experiences, children will:
Build an ongoing understanding of same and different
Discover ways to express their physical being, through movement, words, and actions.
Develop independence as they explore daily routines that focus on their body.
Playfully explore communication and language through stories, songs, and role play.
Teaching teams will get access to in-depth learning experiences, assessment tools, checklists, graphic organisers, environment set-up ideas, and more.
Hop, skip, jump, run, slide, push, pull, walk, climb. 🤸🏃🚶🧗 Children are constantly on the move, but they usually don't have a say in travel and transport decisions made for them. In this conceptual unit, transportation is viewed through the lens of children, enabling them to consider their own small journeys and the choices available to them. Children will explore how travel can be influenced by distance, time, choice, accessibility, and safety.
They will make connections across different areas of learning and:
Discuss different ways to travel by using action verbs and positional words
Understand that choices are available when making transportation decisions
Understand the relationship between objects and spaces
Understand personal and others' responsibilities when travelling
Create simple maps and representations of their own journeys
Teaching teams will get access to in-depth learning experiences, assessment tools, checklists, graphic organisers, visual resources, environment set-up ideas, and more.
Imagine this: the weather is warm and you take the children outdoors for a read-aloud. Midway through the story, you hear squeals and screams! Some children are delighted to have spotted bugs - an ant on their mat, and a dragonfly fluttering around. The read-aloud takes a back seat and the focus is on bugs. 🪰🐜🐛🦗
In this unit, children take on the role of scientists as they investigate tiny creatures around them and uncover their special characteristics. They will explore the concept of interdependence as they consider why we need bugs and how we can care for them as part of this relationship.
Children will make connections across areas of learning and:
Name and identify different types of bugs
Categorise bugs according to their characteristics
Understand that bugs are part of our ecosystem and our responsibility
Explore non-fiction texts to learn more about bugs
Use vocabulary to label different parts of the body (head, thorax, abdomen)
Explain how bugs help or harm us
Describe how bugs move, where they live, and what they eat
Teaching teams will get access to in-depth learning experiences, assessment tools, checklists, graphic organisers, visual resources, environment set-up ideas, and more.
Who am I? Where do I belong? What influence do I have in my world? These may seem like very big questions for little people (well, they may seem like big questions for anyone) but these questions are significant. 👀 😅 🕵🏼♀️ In this unit, children will explore their identity and uniqueness as they journey into their sense of self, discovering how they can express and share who they are with others. They will also unpack concepts of identity, belonging, relationships, expression, and self-care through play-based provocations.
Children will make connections across areas of learning and:
Ask and answer questions about themselves
Name their features and comment on colour, length, size, and numbers
Develop understanding of “same” and “different” as they explore physical characteristics, likes and dislikes
Use words, gestures, and marks to represent their emotions and feelings
Discover different ways to represent “self” through visual arts
Teaching teams will get access to in-depth learning experiences, assessment tools, checklists, graphic organisers, visual resources, environment set-up ideas, and more.
Simple materials pique children's curiosity to play, tinker, experiment, break, design, make, redesign, move, carry, combine, and engage in self-initiated actions. In this unit, children will explore various materials such as paper, clay, rocks, blocks, wire, wood, cloth, and more. They will interact with these materials by rolling, stacking, placing, constructing, tearing, squishing, and transforming them. 🧱🔖🪵🍞🎨
They will dig deeper into the properties of materials, how they can change, and how they can be used to build and create. Children will make connections across different areas of learning and:
Discover the properties of materials using their senses
Understand that materials behave differently depending on their use
Sort materials based on their similarities and differences
Use an expanded vocabulary to describe the properties of materials
Build and create using materials
Use materials to express their ideas and feelings
Teaching teams will get access to in-depth learning experiences, assessment tools, checklists, graphic organisers, visual resources, environment set-up ideas, and more.
Imagine this: You give children a sealed box and invite them to "Guess what it is?" without opening it. You see them handle it gently, investigating it from all angles. They give it a gentle shake, and there is a tinkling sound. They smell the box to look for another clue. "Any idea yet?" So far, they have used three senses: sight, sound, and smell. 👀👂👃 The box is hard, so touch offers no further clues. Taste? Urgh, no thanks!
In this unit, children will develop an awareness of how they use their senses to discover and explore. Through provocations and experiences, they will learn which senses are being used in their daily interactions with the world, how to describe these experiences, and how their interpretations may differ from others. Children will make connections across areas of learning and:
Explore the five different senses
Use vocabulary to describe texture, taste, and smell
Understand that people's sensory experiences can be different from theirs
Identify how we rely on our senses to explore objects, people, and our environment
Identify how our interactions are impaired when our experiences are affected
Describe their sensory experiences to other people
Teaching teams will get access to in-depth learning experiences, assessment tools, checklists, graphic organisers, visual resources, environment set-up ideas, and more.
Imagine this: You give children a sealed box and invite them to "Guess what it is?" without opening it. You see them handle it gently, investigating it from all angles. They give it a gentle shake, and there is a tinkling sound. They smell the box to look for another clue. "Any idea yet?" So far, they have used three senses: sight, sound, and smell. 👀👂👃 The box is hard, so touch offers no further clues. Taste? Urgh, no thanks!
In this unit, children will develop an awareness of how they use their senses to discover and explore. Through provocations and experiences, they will learn which senses are being used in their daily interactions with the world, how to describe these experiences, and how their interpretations may differ from others. Children will make connections across areas of learning and:
Explore the five different senses
Use vocabulary to describe texture, taste, and smell
Understand that people's sensory experiences can be different from theirs
Identify how we rely on our senses to explore objects, people, and our environment
Identify how our interactions are impaired when our experiences are affected
Describe their sensory experiences to other people
Teaching teams will get access to in-depth learning experiences, assessment tools, checklists, graphic organisers, visual resources, environment set-up ideas, and more.
Homes are unique and individual, just like us! 🏠 The structure of a home is greatly influenced by its location and the weather, which dictates the style and materials that can be used. Interior design preferences are influenced by how we use the space, our routines, cultural background, and personal beliefs. In this unit, children will explore the homes they live in and those in their neighbourhood. They will also learn about houses around the world and how they are designed with specific factors in mind, such as location, weather, and availability of materials. Children will make connections across areas of learning and:
Recognise that homes look different around the world
Name the different types of homes in their neighbourhood
Identify objects that are common across homes
Reflect on the influence weather and natural elements have on the structure of a home
Understand that animals have different types of homes
Explain some of the artefacts that are personal to their family
Teaching teams will get access to in-depth learning experiences, assessment tools, checklists, graphic organisers, visual resources, environment set-up ideas, and more.
As children are growing and widening their circle, they begin to explore the world of relationships. In this unit, they will explore the idea of 'friends' and 'family'. They will discover that families can be different in a number of ways, yet routines and responsibilities are a common part of their structure. They will consider what makes a 'good friend', as they negotiate expectations and tensions, trying different ways to solve small conflicts and accept differences. Above all, they will discover what makes their family unique, as they deepen their inquiries into who they are in the world. Children will make connections across areas of learning and:
Name people in their family
Discuss different roles within the family
Explore family routines and habits
Understand friends are special people in our lives
Talk about a friend and what makes them special
Teaching teams will get access to in-depth learning experiences, assessment tools, checklists, graphic organisers, visual resources, environment set-up ideas, and more.
In all of the animal kingdom, humans are the only species that can cooperate in very large numbers. All of us belong to many different communities - families, friends, school, neighbourhood, and more. With this unit, children will move beyond “me” to identify the communities they are a part of. 👪🏫🏡 They will investigate how we behave and interact within each of these communities, respond to the rules (seen and hidden), and discover ways to become responsible members and contribute positively to the circles they belong in.
Children will:
Explore monsters and mythical creatures from different cultures: Nian (China), Yeti (Himalayas), Nessie (Scotland), Boochandis (India), Tomten (Sweden)
Identify emotions, such as, fear, bravery, excitement, calmness, and more
Know the elements of a story: character, setting, problem, solution
Know the features of a book
Understand that stories are written to entertain and engage
Be able to apply their understanding to create their own characters, storylines, and books
Educators will be able to dive into 24 rich learning experiences packed withwith assessment tools, checklists, graphic organisers, environment set-up ideas, and more.
Magical creatures and mythical monsters are exciting, scary, and only curtailed by the boundaries of our own imaginations! 👹 They have been part of storytelling through the ages and provide us with an enchanting foundation to build creativity and imagination. In this unit, children will learn about the elements of a story as they dive into the world of monsters and mythical creatures. They will become authors and create their own playful creative creatures' adventures!
Children will:
Explore monsters and mythical creatures from different cultures: Nian (China), Yeti (Himalayas), Nessie (Scotland), Boochandis (India), Tomten (Sweden)
Identify emotions, such as, fear, bravery, excitement, calmness, and more
Know the elements of a story: character, setting, problem, solution
Know the features of a book
Understand that stories are written to entertain and engage
Be able to apply their understanding to create their own characters, storylines, and books
Educators will get access to 22 magical learning experiences including assessment tools, checklists, visual resources, environment set-up ideas, and more.
You have to bring back a big box of heavy books to the library. You ask children for help and they begin to strategise. One says, "Let’s each carry a few books and move as a group". Another says, "We could form a human chain and pass books along the way". A third says, "Hang on, we could just borrow a trolley and wheel them all over at once!" So simple, right? In this unit, children will put on their engineer hats and discover how the technology of simple machines helps make everyday life easier. 👷⚒️🧰 Children will be inspired to find out how small tools work through personal connections, problem-solving, and creative thinking.
Children will make connections across areas of learning and:
Name the different types of simple machines
Identify and describe some of the simple machines around them
Explore the forces applied to make machines work - push and pull
Explain how simple machines help us
Make and test predictions
The teaching team will get access to 27 unique learning experiences as well as related assessment tools, checklists, visible thinking routines, design challenges, and more!
Imagine this: You are at the water and sand centre with a group of children. As children are engaged and involved in messy play you hear them say, "Why is this so rough?", "This is sooo slimy!", "Look! I made sand soft", "How can I make this hard?" What you know is that here lies the beginning of scientific discovery. 🔬🧑🔬 In this unit on matter, children will think like scientists as they observe, predict, and document the transformation seen in changing states of matter. Children will be empowered to observe, predict, test, and extend their new understanding to real-life situations.
Children will make connections across areas of learning and:
Learn the names and use of tools for scientific exploration
Explore non-fiction texts that offer information through diagrams, photos, and words
Explain the changes in the state of matter
Understand similarities and differences in matter
Create their own mini-experiments
Make observations and predictions
Use scientific vocabulary related to experiments
Educators will get to unwrap 26 learning experiences complete with assessment tools, checklists, experiments, environment set up ideas, and more!
Imagine this: it's snack time and children are eager to indulge in the delicious treats in their lunchboxes! They open their boxes, ready to devour the contents without a second thought. 🍒🥪🍪 But do they ever stop to wonder where their food comes from? How many people are involved in the process of bringing food to them? What ingredients are in their snacks? In this unit, children will be inspired to look at their plates in a whole new way, focusing on the journey their food takes before they eat it. They will discover how the milk made it from the dairy to their cup, how the tomato made its way from a greenhouse to their plate, or how the multiple fruits and ingredients in the smoothie give it that zingy, creamy taste.
Children will make connections across different areas of learning and:
Identify the places where food comes from, such as farms, gardens, and rivers
Understand that people get food in a variety of ways, including supermarkets, delivery services, and gardens
Make connections between people and the food they eat
Recognise that people can choose what they eat and how they prepare it
Identify ways to prepare different types of food
This unit will provide your teaching team with learning experiences as well as checklists, assessment tools, visual resources, and ideas for setting up the learning environment, among other resources.
Celebrations are happening all around us! Every day, we celebrate small things, from losing a tooth to eating delicious foods. On specific days, we celebrate birthdays, national holidays, and more. 🎁🎃🎉💐 These celebrations are rooted in cultures, beliefs, traditions, and routines. Understanding them gives children a glimpse into the dynamic and diverse world we live in. In this unit, children will get an opportunity to build international mindedness by exploring celebrations at home, with friends, in school, and in the local and wider community. They will begin to look beyond festivals and appreciate the diversity that exists in seasons, occasions, and events.
Children will make connections across areas of learning and:
Understand what celebration means to them
Name the festivals and traditions they celebrate as a family
Identify different festivals from around the world
Understand that people, seasons, and occasions can be celebrated
Identify what makes celebrations special
Explore non-fiction books to gain more information about different celebrations across the globe
The teaching team will get to dive into vibrant learning experiences with high-quality assessment tools, checklists, graphic organisers, environment set-up ideas, and more.
Children are fascinated by animals - from their movements and sounds, to their physical appearances and abilities. At this stage, they are constantly asking intriguing "why?" and "how?" questions. For example, why is a whale's poop pink, how does a chameleon change colour, why do snakes shed their skin, how do fish breathe underwater, and why do elephants have big ears? Children are also learning to categorise, sort, and organise objects based on their attributes. In this unit, children will explore how animals can be organised by their habitats, specific features, and functions. They will marvel at the adaptations that allow animals to evolve and develop.
Specifically, children will:
Learn about the features of animals, their body parts, how they grow, move, and what they eat
Explore different types of physical adaptations, such as camouflage, migration, and hibernation
Understand how animal features help them adapt to their environment
Identify ways in which animals protect themselves from predators, weather, and other threats
Name different habitats and their characteristics
The teaching team will get to dive into engaging learning experiences with helpful assessment tools, checklists, graphic organisers, environment set-up ideas, and more.
How do seeds grow into plants? How do caterpillars turn into butterflies? Why do chickens lay eggs? The circle of life is one of nature's repeating patterns that continues on and on. It can be observed easily in various life cycles, such as those of frogs, butterflies, chickens, and humans. 🐸 🦋🐔👶 If children zoom into their lives, they can also see patterns in our days, weeks, and seasons. These patterns provide structure to our lives and help us predict and prepare for daily life. In this unit, children are introduced to the wonder of life as they explore the life cycles of living things. They will develop research skills as they observe, predict, and document the growth and change that occur during these cycles.
Children will make connections across areas of learning and:
Identify that life cycles are a repeating pattern
Explore how living things change and grow
Understand that patterns provide a structure for our lives
Name different parts of the day and days of the week in order
Identify members of their own family and the stages they are at in the life cycle
Discuss patterns that exist in their daily routines
Educators will be able to open up unique learning experiences, complete with assessment tools, checklists, graphic organisers, environment set-up ideas, and more
Weather has a significant impact on our daily lives, from what we wear and eat, to the decisions we make about where to live, travel, and work. Although there are systems in place that offer some level of predictability and control, there are instances where extreme weather can adversely affect people's lives. In this unit, children will develop their observation skills by monitoring the weather daily and making connections between weather and their daily lives.
Children will make connections across areas of learning and:
Identify body parts associated with health, such as the heart and teeth
Examine how exercise keeps us healthy
Explore foods that can nourish our bodies
Understand how small choices can contribute to health and wellbeing
Learn how to take responsibility for our hygiene
Categorise foods as either "eat lots" or "eat a little"
Discuss things that bring a sense of wellbeing
Educators will be able to access engaging learning experiences, including assessment tools, checklists, graphic organisers, environment set-up ideas, and more.
Imagine this: your children are bursting with excitement to create a video for their loved ones. One of them puts up a "Do Not Disturb ⛔️" sign on the classroom door, while the others give you a thumbs up 👍🏻 to show they're ready. You hit the record button ⏺️, and the screen counts down 3... 2... 1... Voila! All this without a single word exchanged! In this unit, children will explore how signs and symbols can be used to communicate ideas and information. They will discuss the meaning of signs in the environment and discover the many ways signs and symbols are used to communicate.
Specifically, children will:
Explore their name as a set of symbols
Unpack key signs and symbols in their environment and understand what they represent
Understand how signs keep us safe
Investigate how signs and symbols enhance communication
Compare signs and symbols around the world for similarities and differences
Represent ideas using signs and symbols
In this unit, educators can find unique learning experiences with helpful assessment tools, checklists, graphic organisers, environment set-up ideas, and more.
Like us, our children are continually faced with small choices that contribute to their overall health and wellbeing. By knowing our mind and body and understanding how they respond in different situations, we can create positive attitudes and habits that keep us healthy and balanced. In this unit, children will explore what it means to be healthy. They will reflect on the choices they make and find ways to build a growth mindset. They will discover simple ways to eat healthy, stay active, and take care of their bodies. They will begin to explore what might contribute to their feeling of wellbeing and recognise how the body communicates imbalances.
Children will make connections across areas of learning and:
Identify body parts associated with health, such as the heart and teeth
Examine how exercise keeps us healthy
Explore foods that can nourish our bodies
Understand how small choices can contribute to health and wellbeing
Learn how to take responsibility for our hygiene
Categorise foods as either "eat lots" or "eat a little"
Discuss things that bring a sense of wellbeing
Through this unit, your teaching team will be able to unpack powerful learning experiences with assessment tools, checklists, graphic organisers, environment set-up ideas, and more.
Children are full of questions about the world of light and sound. Why does it become dark at night? 🌒 Why can't we see in the dark? 🕯🔦 Why does the fire alarm make such a loud noise? 🚨 What causes our ears to ring? 👂 With each new discovery, a lightbulb 💡 sparks in their curious minds. In this unit, children will explore the different sources of light and sound, and discover creative ways to use them. 🌈👤 They will also learn how light and sound help us in our daily lives, and reflect on the challenges faced by people who have difficulty seeing or hearing.
Children will make connections across areas of learning and:
Identify and sort sources of light and sound into natural and artificial
Reflect on the properties of light and sound
Understand how light influences growth
Explore how shadows and rainbows are formed
Share their light and sound experiences using relevant vocabulary
Teachers will be able to explore complete learning experiences packed with assessment tools, checklists, graphic organisers, environment set-up ideas, and more.
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Lean into children’s infinite capabilities
The Toddle Play Curriculum is built on the premise that children are agentic learners with a natural ability to question, wonder, and play. It empowers educators to be designers of learning and to support children's exploration of the world by: