Children develop a sense of connectedness to groups and communities and an understanding of their reciprocal rights and responsibilities as active and informed citizens
Early childhood education services are communities. Children, educators and families come together in one space. These people may be very different, but they have common goals.
Children's services also exist within wider communities. Some within large, bustling cities and others within very remote regions.
Early education professionals can help children learn about and belong to the various communities in their lives.
Children's interests and EYLF 2.1
The Interest Forest is a collection of hundreds of children's interest topics, to use in early years programming. The interests that directly relate to learning outcome EYLF 2.1 are:
Educators can make a list of groups that their children are connected to, like their family and group of friends.
Some children may have a religion and attend a church group, or they may play a sport.
Explore the EYLF
Explore other areas of Learning Outcome 2, Children are connected to their world.
Explore all the EYLF Learning Outcomes, with links to children's interest topics, on The Interest Forest.