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Twinkl Original Story: Strong Little Platypus eBook

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Back To Basics - Beach Fishing With The Kids | Coastal Australia

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From the Fire and Rescue Services to paramedics and the SES, our 'Everyday Helpers' play a vital role in ensuring community safety and care.

In this empowering new series, Play School team up with Australian Red Cross and The Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience (AIDR). With the help of some very special guests from the emergency services, we share early childhood safety messages relevant during times of emergency.

Through imaginary play, stories and song, Play School explore ways children can maintain a sense of agency, even during very challenging times.
VIDEO: Everyday Helpers featured in this series discuss the role of Everyday Helpers in our community and their experience of appearing on Play School.
Related Resources

ABC Kids listen article and Play School Emergency Pillowcase video: How to Prepare Kids for Emergencies.

ABC Kids Early Education video: How to Talk to Kids About Emergencies with child psychologist Nicola Palfrey.

ABC Kids Early Education Educator Reflection: How to help children deal with trauma and grief after bushfire crisis with child psychologist Nicola Palfrey.

ABC Kids listen 'News Time' stories

Each of these podcasts includes a story that relates to themes in 'Everyday Helpers'.

Fire

Flood

Storm

Volunteering

Visiting the Emergency Room

More ABC Kids shows exploring the role of Everyday Helpers

Life Guards - Kangaroo Beach

Fire Fighters - Fireman Sam

Various safety messages - Team Rescue

Everyday Helpers: Through The Windows, with songs by the Teeny Tiny Stevies

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From the Fire and Rescue Services to paramedics and the SES, our 'Everyday Helpers' play a vital role in ensuring community safety and care.

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Is It Heavy or Light? | Jack Hartmann Measurement Song

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Zones Of Regulation For Kids - Secrets to a Growth Mindset: Episode 1

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The Eye Book Dr Seuss Book Read Aloud For Children

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The Big Idea: Conflicts happen in any relationship. It's how we resolve difficulties that matter...and that's a skill that can be taught.

Helping Kids Resolve Conflicts

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tw_nQ4x19Eo

Watch the video together and ask kids to tell you what happened in Elmo's story in their own words. What was the problem Elmo was facing? What did his teacher suggest? How did he handle it? When have kids faced a similar conflict?

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Teach letter formation with this letter formation PowerPoint

Letter formation is an important skill for pupils to develop, but some letters can be much trickier to learn than others. Thankfully, this letter formation PowerPoint provides a fantastic way to support pupils as they learn to form the letters of the alphabet.

Perfect for use with a whole class, this well-presented letter formation PowerPoint shows pupils how to form each of the 26 letters. Near the beginning of the PowerPoint, there's a handy slide that contains each letter, and you can click on the ones you'd like to focus on. This lets you tailor your letter formation teaching to your pupils' needs.

Once you've settled on a letter, you'll be taken to a colourful slide that shows an image of that letter, an illustration of a word that begins with it and a small pencil icon. Simply click on the pencil, and it will play a fun animation, showing learners the correct way to form the letter.

After they've seen how it's done, pupils can have a go at forming the letter by themselves. This makes our letter formation PowerPoint an excellent way for kids to learn by watching and copying what they see!

What are the benefits of teaching letter formation skills?

One of the key benefits of letter formation skills is that they allow kids to write effortlessly. By mastering letter formation, writing letters will become second nature, and they'll be able to focus solely on what they want to write.

Letter formation can even support reading by making pupils quicker at recognising different written letters!

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Letter formation is an important skill for pupils to develop, but some letters can be much trickier to learn than others. Thankfully, this letter formation PowerPoint provides a fantastic way to support pupils as they learn to form the letters of the alphabet.

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Koala Facts For Kids | Aussie Animal Facts | Cute Koala

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Fun Facts about Koalas

They are the unofficial national animal of Australia. Loved the world round for their adorable teddy bear appearance (even though they are not actually bears at all) koalas are indeed a national treasure. Unfortunately, these unique and beloved marsupials are also on our endangered animals list and we need to do everything we can to protect them. Below is a whole heap of fun facts, information and reasons why we love them so much.

Quick facts about koalas

* Koalas aren't bears - they are marsupials.
* As marsupials, their babies (joeys) are born very premature and continue to develop in their mother's pouch.
* Joeys are very close to their mums and stay with them, in the pouch or riding on their back or abdomen, until they are between 1 - 3 years old.
* Eucalyptus leaves are the staple diet of the koalas and they can eat up to 1kg of them a day!
* The word 'Koala' is thought to mean 'no drink' and was given to them by the Aboriginal people.
* Koalas do not need to drink much. They get a lot of water directly from the Eucalyptus leaves they eat.
* If you want to spot koalas, night time is the best time because koalas are mostly nocturnal.
* Napping is a big part of a koala's life and they can sleep up to 18 hours a day.
* Koalas have a distinct pattern unique to each one of the on their nose. Aside from primates, they are the only other animals to have this type of 'fingerprint'.
* Koalas have a strong cartilage at the base of their spine which helps makes sitting in the fork of trees a lot more comfortable.
* Due to the amount of eucalyptus leaves they eat, Koalas actually smell like eucalyptus - which also works as a natural insect repellent for them.
* Koalas tend to eat the leaves from the very top of eucalyptus trees as they contain the most water and nutrients.
* Each koala lives in its own area, which differs in size depending on their age and social standing.
* Mature males have scent glands in the centre of their chests, which exude a dark, sticky substance that they rub on trees to mark their territory.
* Climate change, deforestation, and other human activities have pushed koalas closer together, causing them a great deal of stress.
* Queensland, NSW, Victoria and South Australia are the only states where Koalas are found naturally in the wild.
* Koalas in the southern parts of Australia are larger and have thicker fur than those in the north. This is thought to be an adaptation to keep them warm in the colder southern winters.
* As the only living members of their family, phascolarctidae, they're unlike anything else on this planet.
* Koalas are losing their homes due to deforestation.
* Koalas are sadly listed as endangered animals.
* Wild Koala Day is celebrated every year on May 3rd.

Baby Koalas (Joeys)

A koala baby is called a Joey and they are the most precious little things you will ever see!

At birth, the joey is only 2cm long, is blind, its ears are not fully developed, and it has no fur at all. Even with all these limitations, the baby koala is still able to find its way into its mother's pouch thanks to an inborn sense of direction. It then settles in and stays inside the pouch for about 6 months, drinking her milk.

At 6-7 months, the tiny joey is finally able to venture out of its mother's pouch - but it doesn't go too far. Instead, they continue to stay close to their mum, riding on their back or abdomen as they get their first taste of eucalyptus leaves. They will still venture back into the pouch from time to time until they literally cannot fit inside anymore. Cute!

When a joey reaches about 1 - 3 years old they will leave their mum and find their own range to live in.

Why Are Koalas Endangered?

Unfortunately, due to widescale urban development, bush fires and deforestation, koala numbers are decreasing at a rapid rate. Being animals that prefer their own space, smaller forested areas also mean that koalas are having to live closer together, which causes them stress. Koalas are more susceptible to dog attacks and road accidents as well as diseases like Chlamydia and Conjunctivitis.

Where you can see a koala?

With numbers diminishing as they are, catching a glimpse of a koala in your own backyard or neighbourhood is getting harder every day. Most Australian wildlife parks feature koalas but it is only legal to hold a koala in three states which include Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia.

You might also be interested in our facts about wombats

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The Day Leo Said I HATE YOU! By Robie H. Harris Illustrated by Molly Bang

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Use these video clips to revisit key moments from the Everyday Helpers series.

Emergency Plan
Join Matt as he creates a simple emergency plan using pictures.

The New Home - Story
See how the toys settle into their new home after an emergency with a little help from their friends and neighbours.

Visit the Play School Everyday Helpers series page for information and resources from the Everyday Helpers series of Play School.

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HARNESS THE POWER OF WEEDS!I was lucky enough to escape on a Farm-stay craft retreat with my local Spinner’s Guild and the Tumult guild for a weekend full of spinning, weaving, food and gass-bagging (as we do). It’s an annual retreat and we usually organize a few little workshops for the weekend and…

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In this special episode, presenters Luke Carroll, Miranda Tapsell and Hunter Page-Lochard give an Acknowledgement of Country celebrating Australia's first people.

The joyful provocations throughout this episode share knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and highlight the importance of caring for Country together. The stories, songs, music, dance and creative projects included can extend perspectives around Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture for young children and their families.

How to watch Play School: Acknowledgement of Country

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Play School: Acknowledgement of Country can be viewed on ABC iview.
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Play School: Acknowledgement of Country is also available on ABC KIDS iview.

Educator Notes

You'll find information about everything featured in this special in the Acknowledgement of Country - Educator Notes (PDF).

Song: "Hand in Hand" from Acknowledgement of Country

'Hand In Hand' incorporates the words and actions of Aunty Tracey Linn Bostock - a descendant of the Bundjalung Nation which is her Grandmother's and Grandfather's Country.
Download the sheet music for 'Hand in Hand'.

Presenters share their highlight

Presenters reflect on the cultural significance of the special

Meet Kiya, the newest Play School friend

Kiya is from Noongar country, in the southern corner of Western Australia.

Kiya's first Play School appearance is in the Acknowledgement of Country Special and she will be included in upcoming episodes along with the rest of our Play School favourites.

Looking for more Play School?

Full episodes of Play School are available to watch online now.

Visit the Play School show page for more Play School fun and information.

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In this special episode, presenters Luke Carroll, Miranda Tapsell and Hunter Page-Lochard give an Acknowledgement of Country celebrating Australia's first people. The joyful provocations throughout this episode share knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and highlight the importance of caring for Country together.

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SOMETHING SMELLS! || Storytime Read Aloud 4u

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Books make great presents for children. Shared reading with young kids improves their literacy and listening skills and provides the perfect opportunity to snuggle in and bond over a great book.

Reading also encourages kids to use their imagination, exposing them to new worlds and ideas.

Here are our six picks of children's books celebrating love, diversity and tolerance.

Under the Love Umbrella

By Davina Bell, illustrated by Allison Colpoys

Scribe Publications RRP: $24.99

Under the Love Umbrella is a heart-warming meditation on love and belonging by writer Davina Bell from Western Australia and illustrator Allison Colpoys.

Bell's appealing verse speaks to common childhood anxieties: "When big dogs bark/Or wave crash loud/Is that a shark?/When friends won't share/And things aren't fair/There's always my love umbrella."

Colpoys' vivid neon illustrations show children and families of diverse compositions and backgrounds in moments of celebration (whacking a piñata at a party, fireworks exploding above a city) and trouble (making a mess, waking from a bad dream). Cuddles and umbrellas feature liberally throughout.

This book is a beautiful bedtime read that celebrates the bond between children and the grown-ups in their life who care for them: "In every weather/It's us together/My love for you goes on forever/Be still, breathe deep/Wherever you sleep/You're under my love umbrella."

Colour Me

By Ezekiel Kwaymullina, illustrated by Moira Court

Fremantle Press RRP: $24.99

Award-winning children's author Ezekiel Kwaymullina is from the Palyku people of the Pilbara region of Western Australia. His latest book Colour Me teaches young readers colour recognition through his evocative text and illustrator Moira Court's vibrant images of animals and landscapes. "If I was red," opens the book, "I'd be as dazzling as the rising sun."

Colour Me closes with a rainbow and the strong message of diversity and inclusion that the rainbow has come to represent: "We are all different. But together we colour our world amazing."

I'm Australian Too

By Mem Fox, illustrated by Ronojoy Ghosh

Scholastic Australia RRP: $13.99

Australian writer Mem Fox has authored dozens of picture books for children, including perennially popular titles like Possum Magic and Where Is the Green Sheep? Her latest offering is I'm Australian Too, a book that celebrates Australia's cultural diversity and promotes tolerance as it takes its readers on a tour around the country: "My Dad grew up in Darwin, my mum in Humpty Doo. Our mob's been here forever - now we share the place with you." Other characters reveal how their families came from countries like Italy, Ireland, Lebanon and Vietnam to make their home in Australia. Every page finishes with the question 'how about you?' to encourage readers to talk about their own family heritage.

Fox doesn't shy away from tough topics: she talks about the wars in countries like Somalia and Syria, from which many Australians have fled, and includes a stanza from a girl living in detention: "Sadly, I'm a refugee - I'm not Australian yet. But if your country lets me in, I'd love to be a vet." Rhonojoy Ghosh provides wonderful illustrations of classic scenes from Australia's cities.

I Love Me

By Sally Morgan and Ambelin Kwaymullina

Fremantle Press RRP: $16.99

I Love Me is both the title and the feel-good message that underpins Sally Morgan and Ambelin Kwaymullina colourful picture book. Both women are Palyku people of Western Australia's Pilbara region and they have created two smiling Indigenous kids to tell their tale. Each page is an explosion of colourful pictures and patterns and text that's all about accepting and celebrating ourselves and other as we are. "I love the inside me. I love the outside me. I love the short and fat and tall and thin. And I love, love, love me when I grin."

Izzy Gizmo

By Pip Jones and Sara Ogilvie

Simon and Schuster RRP: $14.99

Izzy Gizmo, the star of a new picture book by London author Pip Jones, is a girl who loves to invent. Bespectacled and curly-haired, Izzy has an impressive imagination and a terrific temper that she has a hard time controlling when her inventions malfunction.

'Well, Izabelle, who was so clever and bright, would get rather cross when things didn't go right. And she huffed, "It's a duff! I've had it! I quit."

She kicked her invention - and called it a "TWIT!"'

With some timely mentoring from her Grandpa and her own ingenuity, Izzy learns to try and try again when things don't work out. Her tenacity pays off and, in the end, she helps a very important friend. Sara Ogilvie's illustrations capture the craziness of creativity and depict the feisty Izzy's inventions with spark and humour.

Malala's Magic Pencil

By Malala Yousafzai

Penguin RRP: $24.99

Malala Yousafzai has led a remarkable life. In her 20 years, Yousafzai has at turns been a schoolgirl blogger, a human rights activist, and the world's youngest Nobel laureate. She survived an attack by a Taliban gunman in 2012 and went on found the Malala Fund, a non-profit organisation, and write an international best-selling book, I am Malala. In 2017, she enrolled at Oxford and somehow found time to write her first children's book, Malala's Magic Pencil.

The autobiographical story begins when Malala is a child and dreams of having a magic pencil that she could use to change the world around her. "If I had a magic pencil, I would use it to...put a lock on my door, so my brothers couldn't bother me," she writes. Every night she wishes the pencil will magically appear when she wakes in the morning. When it doesn't, she realises it's up to her to change the world. The inspiring tale is illustrated by Kerascoët, French husband-and-wife illustrators who show Malala in her signature pink scarf and capture the magic of her story.

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A fun science experiment and music lesson all in one! This easy experiment allows kids to learn and make noise (music) in the process.

Kids can explore and investigate sound waves, pitch, and more as they create their own simple musical instrument. Watch our demonstration video below then print out our materials list and instruction sheet to get started. An easy to understand explanation of how the experiment works is included.

JUMP TO SECTION: Instructions | Video Tutorial | How it Works

Supplies Needed

Set of Glasses of equal shape and size

Water

Metal Spoon

Food Coloring (optional)

Musical Jar Science Experiment Instructions

Step 1 - Begin with empty glass jars of the same shape and size. Use the metal spoon to tap on each one. What do you observe? Do they sound the same? Yes! At this point you'll notice that each sound is the same. Now let's find out if we can make the sounds different.

Step 2 - Pour water into each jar. Make sure that the water level is different in each jar.

Step 3 - Add food coloring to each jar to make it easier to see the different water levels. You can use the same color in each jar or use a rainbow of colors as we did. This is an optional step, but it adds to the fun!

Step 4 - Use the same metal spoon to tap on the jars again. Listen carefully so you can hear how the sounds have changed. Do you know the reason why the jars make different sounds? Find out the answer in the how does this experiment work section below.

Video Tutorial

Musical Jars Science Experiment Step by Step Instructions Video

How Does the Science Experiment Work

Sound is a disturbance that travels through a medium as a wave. In this experiment, tapping on the jars with the spoon disturbs the particles of the jar causing them to vibrate. The vibrations in the jar are transferred to the air surrounding the jar, creating a sound wave. When the jars are all empty, the vibrations and the sounds are all the same. Adding different amounts of water to the jars causes the vibrations (and sound) to change.

You can change the pitch of the sound produced by the amount of water you put in the glass. Pitch is how high or low sound seems to a person and it depends on the frequency of the sound wave. When you add more water to the glass, the pitch is low. This is because the high volume of water in the glass makes it more difficult for the glass particles to vibrate, so the vibrations of the glass are slower and they have a lower frequency. When you add less water to the glass, the pitch is high. This is because the low volume of water in the glass allows the glass particle to vibrate more easily, so the vibrations of the glass are faster and have a higher frequency.

More Science Fun

After your kids understand the concepts of the experiment, turn it into a music lesson. Take turns playing songs and guessing the melody.

For another fun sound experiment, enjoy banging on a pan with this How to See Sound Experiment!

I hope you enjoyed the experiment. Here are some printable instructions:

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Meet Gabrielle Wang, Australian Children's Laureate 2022-23

Meet Gabrielle Wang, children's book author and illustrator, and the new Australian Children's Laureate for 2022-23! Gabrielle is an award-winning book creator and advocate, and over the next two years as Laureate, she will be traveling around Australia to libraries and galleries, exercising imaginations, on her 'Follow the Dragon' tour.

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Meet Gabrielle Wang, children's book author and illustrator, and the new Australian Children's Laureate for 2022-23! Gabrielle is an award-winning book creator and advocate, and over the next two years as Laureate, she will be traveling around Australia to libraries and galleries, exercising imaginations, on her 'Follow the Dragon' tour.

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Song: The goats came marching The goats came marching two by two,
Hurrah, hurrah
The little one stopped, to look at the view... The goats came marching three by three,
Hurrah, hurrah
The little one stopped, to sit by a tree... Then they all came marching,
Over the rickety bridge.
The goats came marching one by one,
Hurrah, hurrah
The goats came marching one by one,
Hurrah, hurrah
The goats came marching one by one -
The little one stopped, to bask in the sun,
Then they all came marching,
Over the rickety bridge.
Once children are familiar with the song, use it as a marching song - it's ideal for outdoor marching, or for transporting groups around the building (e.g. going to/from lunch). Extend the song to cover numbers to ten by helping children to make up further rhymes for four by four, and so on.
Small group discussion:

the lesson of the story (greed and naughtiness do not pay)

what is a troll? (compare to other make-believe monsters, e.g. giants, ogres, wolves)

'Should the troll have let the goats across the bridge?'

how many other stories do children know where characters come in threes (three bears, three pigs, three sons)?

Draw three sizes of goat: small, medium and large.

Add on other animals and discuss what baby animals are called (e.g. calf, foal, cub, puppy, kitten).

Story time: The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Once upon a summertime... Once the story is familiar, make simple masks for children to act it out. Then as you listen, add key words (e.g. 'Big Brave Billy Goat Gruff' or connectives e.g. 'Next', 'But' and 'Now').

Use the map to demonstrate how to join in with the story, until you are practically reciting it - and encourage children to join in.

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EYFS: Listen and Play - The Billy Goats Gruff

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Song: The goats came marching The goats came marching two by two, Hurrah, hurrah The little one stopped, to look at the view... The goats came marching three by three, Hurrah, hurrah The little one stopped, to sit by a tree... Then they all came marching, Over the rickety bridge.

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From the Fire and Rescue Services to paramedics and the SES, our ‘Everyday Helpers’ play a vital role in ensuring community safety and care.

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Play School Everyday Helpers songs by Teeny Tiny Stevies - 7 minute playlist

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Living and Nonliving Things for Kids: Life Science for Children - FreeSchool

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Living and Nonliving Things for Kids: Life Science for Children - FreeSchool

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Different Animal Habitats (where animals live) - HD footage for Kids

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Possum Magic read by Benita Collings | Play School Story Time | ABC Kids

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The Pantosaurus Song | Talk PANTS with NSPCC Pants song | #TalkPants

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Sesame Street Monster Meditation #4: Try Try Again with Two-Headed Monster and Headspace

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Sesame Street Monster Meditation #1: I-Sense with Cookie Monster and Headspace

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Prep -  Week 5 - Tom Tom, read by Mrs Garcia

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Decibella and her 6 Inch Voice - Read Aloud