EYLF learning outcomes
The Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) asks children to take increasing responsibility for their own physical learning (3.2), which includes the fine motor skills required for threading and picking up beads and buttons.
Threading connects children with natural and processed materials (4.4), like wood, paper, plastic and textiles.
While threading, children develop learning dispositions such as confidence, commitment, creativity, enthusiasm and persistence (4.1), and skills like problem-solving, experimentation and hypothesising (4.2).
Children may transfer and adapt what they have learned from one threading activity to another (4.3), but also between unrelated activities like threading and pencil holding.
Beads and buttons come in a variety of colours, shapes and sizes. They are excellent tools for teaching children how pattern systems work (5.4).