Free curriculum resources

Early childhood teachers and educators, you may find these free resources, lesson plans and activity ideas as useful for inspiration and planning.

Some resources will be more suited to your service than others - use your professional judgement and knowledge of your children, families and community to decide what is suitable. Some are Australian and are others are international so check details particularly in relation to measurements, distances etc carefully and alter them for Australian standards. We favour resources that don't require any sign-up but where this is required, use your own discretion.

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Bookmark this page for future reference and check back regularly as we will be adding more resources as we find them.

Topic	Description of Resources
Animals	Activities and lesson plans about farm animals, wildlife and pets (RSPCA UK) Super Bugs (Learning Experience 2) Department of Education & Training (Vic) Amazing Ant Antics (Learning Experience 5) Department of Education & Training (Vic) NEW Save the Bilby Teacher Resource Pack (Kindergarten) Save the Bilby Fund
NEW ANZAC Day	An Introduction to ANZAC Day for Early Childhood Anzac Day Commemoration Committee Paper Activity - Making an ANZAC Day Wreath ANZAC Day Commemoration Committee ANZAC Collection of resources inc videos ABC Education/Fuse ANZAC Day: A Remembrance Poppy Victorian Dept Education and Training: FUSE Education
Board Games	Make your own board game National Museum of Australia 2 DIY Board Games to Make With Children Hands On As We Grow
Bushfires	Early Years Bushfire Education (Learning about bushfires, preparing for bushfires, responding to bushfires and recovering from bushfires) Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority FUSE Bushfire Education Department of Education (Vic) Birdie and the fire flip book (Multiple Languages) Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service Bushfires and Mental Health (resources for adults inc. parents and children) Beyond Blue Pre-school students fire safety education teachers kit Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority Fire and Rescue Youtube Videos for Children Fire and Rescue NSW Emergency Preparedness & Recovery Resources Australian Red Cross Dealing with the loss of a home to fire social story Talking Matters Dealing with the loss of a home of a friend or family member social story Talking Matters Dealing with the smoke from fires nearby social story Talking Matters Evacuating from the threat of fire social story Talking Matters Reflective questions for educators about bushfire preparedness The Spoke High Five a Hero positive bushfire news Facebook Group Tips, suggestions & social stories for children on the autism spectrum Autism Tasmania Bushfire Social Story Early Connections Recovering Together after a Fire - Information & Activity Sheet for Families with Babies & Young Children Queensland Centre for Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Emergency information for NDIS pariticipants and families affected by bushfires including links to accessible resources Every Australian Counts
Community	Who lives in our neighbourhood? Department of Education & Training (Vic) Culture and Community Lesson Spark (Denver Art Museum) Who lives in our neighbourhood? Department of Education & Training (Vic)
Colours	The Magic of Discovery Lesson Spark (Denver Art Museum)
Creativity and creative appreciation (not hands on)	Dazzle 'Em Lesson Plan about Symbols (Denver Art Museum) Shrinking Story (Denver Art Museum)
Creative Activities (hands on)	Collaborative Creation Lesson Plan (Denver Art Museum) Building with Natural Found Objects (Denver Art Museum) Piecing it Together (Denver Art Museum) Weaving with Various Materials (Denver Art Museum) Tinker with Mark Making Tools (Denver Art Mseum) Collage with Glue, Paper & Tissue (Denver Art Museum) Seeing Texture (Denver Art Museum) Building Stamps (Denver Art Museum) Layers of Resist (Denver Art Museum) Drip Drop Paint (Denver Art Museum) Christmas crafts (Various)
Cultural Diversity	Colours of Australia Song & Lyrics (Aust Human Rights Commission) Let's Make a Rainbow Lesson Plan (Australian Human Rights Commission) What's on the Inside Lesson Plan (Australian Human Rights Commission) All my Friends & Me Lesson Plan (Australian Human Rights Commission) Speaking in other languages (Learning Experience 6) Dept Education & Training (Vic)
Cystic Fibrosis	Early Childhood Teacher Lesson Plans
NEW Easter	Easter Bunny Song Bonkers Beat Easter Sensory Box Learning4Kids Marbled Easter eggs with Oil and Vinegar Little Bins Little Hands Exploring Celebrations in Children's Services Community Child Care Victoria Easter Science Experiment Activity Busy Toddler Shaving Cream & Easter eggs Sensory Bin Happy Toddler Playtime Easter Salt Painting Toddler Approved Engaging & Educational Egg Hunt Ideas Scholastic Reverse Easter Egg Hunt Crystal & Co 4 Easter Games to Play Outdoors Hello Motherhood Printable Bunny Shape Mats Fun-A-Day Easter Lesson Plan Theme Nuttin' but Preschool
Environment	Brush your teeth the waterwise way (Water Corporation) Caring for our Waterways Water Corporation How we use and save water Water Corporation What is stormwater? Water Corporation
Flags	Video about Australian Flag Teaching notes and ideas Paint your own flag
Food	Recipe lesson plans to make with children
Health	Water keeps us healthy (Water Corporation) NEW Healthy Eating Games and Activities Healthy Eating Advisory Service
Literacy (Vocabulary, Words, Pre-reading, Reading Etc)	Words, words, everywhere! Lesson Spark (Denver Art Museum) The shape and meaning of words Lesson Plan (Denver Art Museum) A Gem of a Poem Lesson Plan (Denver Art Museum) Let's Look Lesson Spark (Denver Art Museum)
Maths	Preschool Maths Games (NT Government) Ten Times Two Lesson Spark (Denver Art Museum)
Miscellaneous	Preschool Maths Games (NT Government) Machines Lesson Spark (Denver Art Museum)
Money	Collecting Things Lesson Spark (Denver Art Museum)
Music	19 Musical Activity Games for Children Age 1-5 (Musical Child) List of Youtube music videos by categories - literacy, transition, action, animal, curriculum, holidays, right & left, counting and colour songs (Patty Shukla) Degas Dance Session Lesson Plan (Denver Art Museum)
Outdoors & Nature	Lists of natural objects to use, early childhood service example uses of natural objects (SA Government) List of natural items and how to use them safely in play and learning (Ministry of Education NZ) Outdoor and nature learning plans linked to the EYLF (Nature Play Qld) A Walk in Nature Lesson Spark (Denver Art Museum) Going on a Picnic (Denver Art Museum)
Physical Activity	Activity ideas for gross motor skills Activity ideas for fine motor skills (Learning4Kids) A Walk in Nature Lesson Spark (Denver Art Museum)
Rain & Rainbows	What happens to rain after it falls (Water Corporation) Let's Make a Rainbow Lesson Plan (Australian Human Rights Commission)
Science	10 Science Experiments for Toddlers (Fizzics Education) Exploration of water through play (Water Corporation) Using our senses (Learning Experience 18) Dept Education & Training (Vic) Light in the Garden - Dark, light, colour, shadows Lesson Plan (Denver Art Museum) Eye Spy Lesson Spark (Denver Art Museum) Sorting Box (Denver Art Museum)
Seasons	Activity ideas and lesson plans about winter (Preschools4all)
Social Skills	Solving problems without aggression Alan Adventure app & related materials Bullying No Way Australian Government The value of close connections & strong relationships R U OK Building resilience in children aged 0-12 Beyond Blue Got a head for compassion? Lesson Plan (Denver Art Museum)
Storytelling	Storytelling through Art Lesson Spark (Denver Art Museum) Our objects, our stories Lesson Spark (Denver Art Museum)
Technology	Taking Small Bytes - learning activities that incorporate digital technology Department of Education & Training (Vic) Zoom In Lesson Spark (Denver Art Museum)

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