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Resource collection
Sep 2026

Intentional teaching

AERO's intentional teaching resource collection supports early childhood teachers, educators and leaders in understanding effective intentional teaching and what it looks like in practice.
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Guides & resources (7)

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Practice resource
Sep 2026

An early childhood intentional teaching model

This practice resource outlines the intentional teaching model AERO co-designed with ECEC services. It’s designed to help ECEC teachers and educators learn about intentional teaching and use it in their practice.
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Practice resource
Sep 2026

Gross motor play: Play and learning pack

This practice resource on gross motor play was designed to help early childhood teachers, educators and leaders understand intentional teaching and how to strengthen it in ECEC services.
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Practice resource
Sep 2026

Home corner: Play and learning pack

This practice resource on home corner was designed to help early childhood teachers, educators and leaders understand intentional teaching and how to strengthen it in ECEC services.
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Research (2)

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Research report
Sep 2026

Co-designing an early childhood intentional teaching model and resources

This research report shares findings from a co-designed research project AERO conducted with ECEC services to develop an intentional teaching model.
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Discussion paper
Apr 2025

Play-based learning with intentionality

This discussion paper synthesises evidence related to intentional teaching in early childhood.
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Research summary
Sep 2026

Co-designing an early childhood intentional teaching model

This research summary presents key findings from AERO’s research project to co-design an intentional teaching model with ECEC services.
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