Amplify! Blog

We share four fun ways to engage young children in learning how to avoid spreading germs when a cough or sneeze escapes.

Children’s adventure picture book Kokey Koala and the Bush Olympics has been re-published 20 years after it was first launched – just in time for the Tokyo Olympics. Preschool Director Jenny Hind received a copy to review last week and shares her thoughts with us. 

Regular CELA writer Beth Sebesfi speaks with Explore & Develop North Ryde and Macquarie Park to find out how children and the broader community are benefiting from an initiative called Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, and how other services can get involved.

Career education shouldn’t start in preschool – but there is a role for early childhood in broadening children’s horizons and building children’s aspirations. We share insights gathered from a recent study that shows how gender can influence aspirations, and tips on how early educators can help broaden children’s horizons.

Music advocate and former Educational Leader Jennifer Barker shares tips for how you can easily incorporate spontaneous music opportunities throughout the day.

A  growing movement in the early childhood space is the practice of Wayapa Wuurrk, which means “Connect to the Earth” in the language of the Maara and Gunai Kurnai Peoples respectively. Regular CELA writer Deborah Hoger speaks with Wayapa Wuurrk practitioners and shares how the movement complements the EYLF outcomes.

ABC Kids Early Childhood Education Producer Laura Stone and ABC Kids Early Education Consultant Linda Harrison open-up the conversation about the place and optimal use of digital resources in early childhood settings.

We asked regular CELA writer Deborah Hoger to share her thoughts on the NAIDOC Week 2021 theme and how early educators can engage children with the idea of healing country.

Does anyone have the right to judge what we wear to work? How does our choice of clothing relate to professionalism and how we do our job? This week Amplify looks at the great legging debate – the pros, the cons, and whether what you wear relates to professionalism.

We speak with Paediatric Occupational Therapist Laura Petix about how to support children experiencing sensory clothing issues.