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Supporting the Proprioceptive System Through Heavy Work

This FREE educator-focused resource explains how heavy work supports the proprioceptive system—the system that helps children understand where their body is in space and how it moves. It clearly links heavy work to improved emotional regulation, impulse control, and sustained attention.<br><br>The poster reframes behaviour as communication and highlights why children who are sensory-seeking, highly active, or easily dysregulated often benefit most from regular heavy work experiences. Suitable for professional learning, inclusion planning, or parent education.

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FREE September 2026 Newsletter

Feeling weighed down by documentation, compliance and the pressure to keep up? The September edition of The Reflective Practice Newsletter invites you to pause and reconnect with what brought you to early childhood education in the first place. Explore thoughtful articles about connection, critical reflection and leadership, along with practical resources and professional learning opportunities to help you feel renewed, supported and confident in your practice.

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July 2026 Newsletter

STEPPING STONES Newsletter – July 2026<br><br>Connection • Curiosity • Creativity<br><br>Discover practical ideas, reflective practice, and inspiration designed to support educators in creating meaningful learning experiences for children. The July 2026 edition explores how everyday moments become powerful opportunities for curriculum, featuring a green-screen storytelling invitation, a child-led cooking experience, reflections on investing in educators, and practical ideas to strengthen professional practice. You&#39;ll also find insights from Janine&#39;s Desk, international educator spotlights, and information about the upcoming STEPPING STONES International Online Conference. Created for educators, leaders, and early learning services, this edition celebrates connection, curiosity, creativity, and the incredible work happening in early childhood education every day.<br><br>Inside this edition:<br>Green-screen storytelling in action<br>Blueberry oat muffins: A child-led cooking experience<br>The everyday moments that become curriculum<br>Why investing in educators matters<br>International educator spotlights<br>Conference updates and team registration information<br>Practical ideas and reflective questions to inspire your pr

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The Connected Child Signed Author Edition (Australia Only)

Signed Author Edition (Australia Only)<br>$49.99 PLUS<br>Flat rate shipping Australia-wide: $11.30<br>10-12 Business Days<br><br>✔ Personally signed by Janine Kelly<br>✔ TWO Complimentary EYLF online courses (Value $100)<br>✔ Shipped directly from STEPPING STONES<br>✔ Limited signed copies available<br><br>This edition is exclusively available within Australia.

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Resources for Heavy Work in Early Childhood Education

This FREE practical poster showcases a wide range of resources centres can purchase or repurpose to support heavy work throughout the day. It includes indoor and outdoor materials such as wagons, tunnels, weighted objects, loose parts, and pushing and pulling equipment.<br><br>The resource encourages flexible, creative thinking and reminds educators that effective heavy work does not require specialised equipment—many everyday items already support deep muscle input when used intentionally. Perfect for planning environments, budgeting, or sharing with teams.

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What Heavy Work in Early Childhood Looks Like

This FREE visual guide introduces educators to what heavy work looks like in everyday early childhood practice. It explains the concept of heavy work, why it matters for children’s regulation and learning, and how it naturally occurs through play-based experiences such as pushing, carrying, lifting, and digging.<br><br>Designed to support inclusive practice, this resource highlights how heavy work helps children feel organised in their bodies, regulate emotions, and engage more meaningfully in learning. Ideal for educator reflection, staff discussions, or display in learning environments.

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The Proprioceptive System – Educator Poster

This FREE visually engaging poster explains the proprioceptive system in a clear, accessible way. It shows how muscles, joints, tendons, and sensory nerve fibres send information to the nervous system to support movement, posture, and force.<br><br>Ideal for staff rooms, training spaces, or professional learning environments, this resource helps educators deepen their understanding of why movement, resistance, and heavy work are essential foundations for learning and regulation in early childhood.

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Heavy Work – The Educator’s Role

This reflective resource focuses on the educator’s role in designing environments that support regulation, rather than controlling behaviour. It highlights the importance of noticing children’s sensory needs, intentionally planning resistance-based experiences, and valuing movement as learning.<br><br>The poster supports a strengths-based, trauma-informed approach by reinforcing that behaviour is communication and that learning begins in the body. Ideal for leadership conversations, professional reflection, and quality improvement planning.

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SMART Goals for children linked to different curriculum areas

SMART Goal Template for Educators<br><br>Are you looking for a practical tool to help your service create SMART, meaningful goals for children that align with key learning domains?<br><br>This easy-to-use SMART Goal Template guides educators step-by-step in developing goals that are:<br>✅ Specific – clearly focused on a child’s learning and development<br>✅ Measurable – progress can be observed and tracked<br>✅ Achievable – realistic within the child’s current stage<br>✅ Relevant – linked to the child’s interests, strengths, and developmental needs<br>✅ Time-bound – set within a timeframe for reflection and review<br><br>The template also includes space to link each goal to the relevant learning domains, supporting educators to make intentional, evidence-based connections between planning, teaching, and learning outcomes.<br><br>✨ This resource is FREE when you enrol in our course &quot;Creating Meaningful Goals for Young Children in Early Learning&quot;

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SMART Goals for children linking to the EYLF

SMART Goal Template for Educators<br><br>Are you looking for a practical tool to help your service create SMART, meaningful goals for children that align with the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF)?<br><br>This easy-to-use SMART Goal Template guides educators step-by-step in developing goals that are:<br>✅ Specific – clearly focused on a child’s learning and development<br>✅ Measurable – progress can be observed and tracked<br>✅ Achievable – realistic within the child’s current stage<br>✅ Relevant – linked to the child’s interests and strengths<br>✅ Time-bound – set within a timeframe for reflection and review<br><br>The template also includes space to link each goal to the EYLF Learning Outcomes, helping educators make intentional, evidence-based connections between practice and framework.<br><br>✨ This resource is FREE when you enrol in our course &quot;Creating Meaningful Goals for Young Children in Early Learning&quot;

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