As part of Clovel’s performing arts program the children use wooden puppets to perform to their peers. Dramatic play is a great way for our children to build confidence, self-esteem and enhance their literacy and speaking skills. Here, Christian is performing one of his favourite books ‘Dear Zoo’, at Clovel’s puppet theatre using our wooden […]
Building blocks is one of the best educational toys for toddlers that develops multiple skills in a child. It’s a great way to stimulate learning in various domains such as intellectual, physical, language, social-emotional and development. There is substantial research indicating that playing with Building Blocks is crucial for future cognitive success in the learning […]
๏ปฟ At Clovel as part of our early learning program, the children engage in a range of different inclusive activities, including learning sign language. This activity allows the children to learn to communicate a range of different ways to different people for different reasons. It prevents the children from becoming frustrated when they cannot yet […]
๏ปฟ As part of our early learning program the children at Clovel engage in the use of Loose Parts. Loose parts are beautiful found objects and recycled objects that the children can manipulate, control and change while they play. Loose parts present infinite play possibilities which can be extended through our literacy, numeracy and steam […]
๏ปฟ At Clovel, we embed our children’s interest into our early learning program. We incorporate number sequencing as the children enjoy learning with toy trains. The children link the trains in the correct order as they extend on their numeracy skills. For any more information, call Clovel Childcare and Early Learning Centre, donโt hesitate to […]
๏ปฟ What’s in the Box is a sensory activity where the children explore different objects through sense of touch sight and sound. The children extend on their literacy skills as they describe the different textures of their object. For any more information, call Clovel Childcare and Early Learning Centre, donโt hesitate to get in touch […]
When compared to earlier generations, current ones lead a far more sedentary lifestyle not just in Australia but across the globe as well. On average, children in the 5 to 16 age range spend six and a half hours on screens, and this includes playing video games, watching TV, using tablets, computers and mobile phones. […]
Developing fine motor skills is a critical developmental milestone for children, especially when it comes to writing. There are a number of activities that will help children to build up muscle strength and improve hand-eye coordination. Clovel, our educator’s support all our preschoolers in learning how to write. We include a variety of fine motor […]
Are you too focused on your child? There is a term for that and it was The term “helicopter parent” was first used in Dr. Haim Ginott’s 1969 book Parents & Teenagers by teens who said their parents would hover over them like a helicopter. Most parents have this deep rooted urge and instinct to […]
