What does April Fools' Day celebrate?

April Fools' Day is a day filled of friendly practical jokes and pranks that is celebrated by many countries around the world. The pranksters reveal their pranks ands jokes follow day and sharing laughter of the joke.  

When is April Fools' Day?

Saturday, 01 April

Activites: 

• Invite the children to a group discuss and intentional teach tp learn about the history of April Fools' Day
• Teach some funny jokes; Knock, knock jokes
• Read funny children's books. 

What does Earth Hour Celebrate?

Early Hour is a yearly event observed by the World Wide Fund For Nature which aims to encourages millions of people, communities, and business to participate in turning off non-essential lights and electricity equipment for one hour (8:30 to 9:30pm) at the end of March. This is to raise awareness to support climate change and global warming on this planet.

This event started in Australia in 2007 and was called Lights-Off and now has grown globally with more that 7,000 cities and 187 counted that take part in this special event.

When is Earth Hour Celebrate?

Saturday, 25 March

Activities

• Putting up sign around the centre to turn off lights, air conditioner or any electrical equipment when not in use.
• As a business, research the benefits and consider installing solar panels to save electricity and help our environment.
• Installing solar lights on pathways and walkways around the centre
• Sending our further information to your families regarding Earth Hour and encourage your families and children to participate
• Ask families to walk to school or travel together on the Friday or Monday after to help save our environment.
• Encourage group time and free play outdoors in natural lights.
• Make wrist bands for the children “Don’t forget Earth Hour – 8:30p.m” to remind the children to encourage their families to take place in the event.
• Group discussion on the importance of Earth Hour and why it takes place annually and how we can make our earth happy.
• Open discussion with the children regarding why it is so important to take care of our planet and ask the children what they love about our planet and how we can use electricity more smartly.

What does Purple Day (Epilepsy Awareness) celebrate?

Purple Day (Epilepsy Awareness) is a day recognised around the world to increase awareness about epilepsy. The day encourages people to wear purpe and hold event in support in epilepsy awareness  throughout organisations and communities. This can be done through class discussions, providing your families with important information and facts regarding epilepsy. 

When is Purple Day (Epilepsy Awareness) celebrated?

Saturday, 26 March

Activities – How to celebrate

• Invite the children to come dressed in something purple and donate a gold coin for a great cause: https://www.epilepsy.org.au/donate/make-a-donation/
• Teach your children about Epilepsy Awareness and why it makes them special.
• If a peer in the room, teach the toddlers and preschoolers signs and what do if their happens to be to be having a seizure and signs they may notice:
  
  • Temporary confusion.
  • A staring spell.
  • Uncontrollable jerking movements of the arms and legs.
  • Loss of consciousness or awareness.
  • Cognitive or emotional symptoms, such as fear, anxiety or deja vu.
• Reading children stories in relation to epilepsy:
  • Sometimes I Get the Wiggles: Be a Seizure Hero Andee Cooper
  • Mommy, I Feel Funny! A Child's Experience with Epilepsy
• Organise online or workplace training for your staff to boraden their understanding and skills relation to Epilepsy Awareness: https://learn.epilepsy.org.au/w/eventsor https://learn.epilepsy.org.au/w/services/

What does World Water Day celebrate?

World Water Day celebrates water and raises awareness of over 2 billion perople living with out access of safe water. 

When is World Water Day celebrated?

Wednesday, 22 March

Activities – How to celebrate

• JOIN THE CONVERSATION (#worldwaterday) - campaign and will inform a document about what water means to people around the world.
• Learning about what water means to us in our homes, living, education and natural enviroment. I.e. discussing and learning how water isn't easily accessible to people around the world like we have here at home. 
• Intentional Teaching: Recycling water (rainwater) to water the garden and grass. 
• Experiment what is safe water v's dirty water and discuss how other around the world access water compared to us. 
• Allow the children to help create a routine of when they use water from the moment they wake up until they go to sleep i.e. Brushing their teeth, have a shower, watering plants, washing their dishes and clothes etc. 
• For more learning resources for World Water Day, click on the following link: https://en.unesco.org/themes/education/sdgs/material/06#early 

What does International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Day celebrate?

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Day is a global day that raises awareness in negatice consequences in racial discrimination. It also reminds us as humans to respect on another and the power to combat racial discrimation. 

When is International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Day celebrated?

Tuesday, 21 March

Activities – How to celebrate

• Group discussion - Discussing Action against racial discrimination and right from wrong
                                  - How it makes a others feel
                                  - Inviting children to brainstorm onto a poster of how we should treat one another and how to make someone feel happy
• Feelings – talking about feelings through books, role play and short children videos.
• Reading stories about friendships and when children move from their home to create a new home around the country and how they may feel.
• Encourage children to play with other friends in the room that they haven’t play with before
• Group activities where everyone has a turn and cheer for one another – i.e. parachute activity
• Lay out emotions cards and puzzle and discuss feelings. 
• Sing songs with infant and toodlers - if your happy and you know it. 
• Discuss fairness and respecting one another
• Have you educators attend a seminar regarding Racial Discrimation and how to implement intentional teaching in their rooms.