The learning and development areas describe the significant learning that teachers and educators promote to support children’s learning, development and wellbeing in kindergarten.
Teachers plan opportunities for children’s holistic learning across the five learning and development areas below.
Each learning and development area follows the structure in Figure 3.
Learning and development area name
Description of learning and development area, aligned to the learning outcome descriptions in the EYLF V2.0.
Critically reflecting on the learning and development area:
- suggestions to reflect on teaching and learning.
Key focus | Significant learnings | Emerging phase in familiar situations | Exploring phase in familiar situations | Extending phase in new situations |
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Identifies the focal points for learning from the learning and development area and is related to the EYLF V2.0 key components | description of the knowledge, skills or dispositions children develop relative to the key focus |
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Note: The examples are suggestions only — teachers make professional decisions about teaching and learning for the children and contexts at their kindergarten, using this document as a guide.
Intentional teaching strategies to promote learning include: |
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