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Language Tree Australia, Bendigo (2026)

26/08/2026

Look what FUN the pre-schoolers got up to at Modern Family Early Learning Cairns & https://www.facebook.com/ctcccc1 TAFE Community Childcare Centre. We are celebrating with our this week 24-28 August. Books & Languages at play - the PERFECT way to learn! Check out Cham, our local Cairns Auslan Educator having fun with some of the Centres where we deliver our fun language programs at the moment.

We have chosen 3 beautiful, short-listed books to share with the children from the https://www.facebook.com/cbca.national Book Week Awards. What will you see at your Centre this week? Our Educators are in fun costumes, we’ll talk about libraries, authors, illustrators and how books have a magical way of making us curious! Books giving us words, language, ideas and opening up our imaginations… We will sign the books in Auslan and explore;
DEREK by Anne Donaldson and Matt Shanks. So many fabulous questions.
THE COLORS OF HOME by Sally Soweol Han. The perfect book to explore colors and animals! AND.... [in Cairns]
DAWN by Marc Martin. What a gorgeous book to touch and to read this one is. This book explores colors and animals - and it's fantastic to explore SASS and depicting signs.
Throw in loads of games and immersion Auslan like we do in all our sessions & this week is set to be terrific. A symphony of stories this year for Book Week – YES PLEASE! We will DELIGHT in sharing different voices, characters, genres and illustrations together with the schools and Centres we are sharing a language learning journey with… Creating a week of rich and harmonious reading experiences in another language
Marc Martin illustration on Instagram

26/08/2026

WOWEE the Kids had some Auslan Bookweek fun yesterday! Look what Cairns Early Learning got up to - WHAT FUN! We are out celebrating with our this week 24-28 August. Books & Languages at play - the PERFECT way to learn! Check out some of our Auslan Educators having fun at local Primary Schools and Childcare Centres where we deliver our fun language programs at the moment.
We have chosen 3 beautiful, short-listed books to share with the children from the https://www.facebook.com/cbca.national Book Week Awards. What will you see at your Centre this week? Our Educators are in fun costumes, we’ll talk about libraries, authors, illustrators and how books have a magical way of making us curious! Books giving us words, language, ideas and opening up our imaginations… We will sign the books in Auslan and explore;
DEREK by Anne Donaldson and Matt Shanks. So many fabulous questions.
THE COLORS OF HOME by Sally Soweol Han. The perfect book to explore colors and animals! AND....
DAWN by Marc Martin. What a gorgeous book to touch and to read this one is. This book explores colors and animals - and it's fantastic to explore SASS and depicting signs.
Throw in loads of games and immersion Auslan like we do in all our sessions & this week is set to be terrific. A symphony of stories this year for Book Week – YES PLEASE! We will DELIGHT in sharing different voices, characters, genres and illustrations together with the schools and Centres we are sharing a language learning journey with… Creating a week of rich and harmonious reading experiences in another language
Marc Martin illustration on Instagram

25/08/2026

Look where we are today - WHAT FUN @ Goodstart Early Learning Flora Hill We are out celebrating with this week 24-28 August. Books & Languages at play - the PERFECT way to learn! Check out some of our Auslan Educators having fun at local Primary Schools and Childcare Centres where we deliver our fun language programs at the moment.
We have chosen 3 beautiful, short-listed books to share with the children from the https://www.facebook.com/cbca.national Book Week Awards. What will you see at your Centre this week? Our Educators are in fun costumes, we’ll talk about libraries, authors, illustrators and how books have a magical way of making us curious! Books giving us words, language, ideas and opening up our imaginations… We will sign the books in Auslan and explore;
DEREK by Anne Donaldson and Matt Shanks. So many fabulous questions.
THE COLORS OF HOME by Sally Soweol Han. The perfect book to explore colors and animals!
DAWN by Marc Martin. What a gorgeous book to touch and to read. We will explore colors and for our older language learners, this books is fantastic to explore SASS and depicting signs.
Throw in loads of games and immersion Auslan. This week is set to be terrific. A symphony of stories this year for Book Week – YES PLEASE! We will DELIGHT in sharing different voices, characters, genres and illustrations together with the schools and Centres we are sharing a language learning journey with… Creating a week of rich and harmonious reading experiences in another language
Goodstart Early Learning Bendigo

24/08/2026

WHAT FUN! We are out celebrating . The Bear from Dear Zoo was spotted signing beautiful books in Auslan with Aspire Early Education & Kindergarten Huntly Village Aspire Early Education & Kindergarten White Hills & Aspire Early Education & Kindergarten Bendigo with lots of this week, 24-28 August. Books & Languages at play - the PERFECT way to learn! Check out some of our Auslan Educators having fun at local Primary Schools and Childcare Centres where we deliver our fun language programs at the moment.
We have chosen 3 beautiful, short-listed books to share with the children from the https://www.facebook.com/cbca.national Book Week Awards. What will you see at your Centre this week? Our Educators in fun costumes, we’ll talk about libraries, authors, illustrators and how books have a magical way of making us curious! Giving us words, language, ideas and opening up our imaginations… We will sign the books in Auslan and explore;
DEREK by Anne Donaldson and Matt Shanks. So many fabulous questions.
THE COLORS OF HOME by Sally Soweol Han. The perfect book to explore colors and animals!
DAWN by Marc Martin. What a gorgeous book to touch and to read. We will explore colors and for our older language learners, this books is fantastic to explore SASS and depicting signs.
Throw in loads of games and immersion Auslan. This week is set to be terrific. A symphony of stories this year for Book Week – YES PLEASE! We will DELIGHT in sharing different voices, characters, genres and illustrations together with the schools and Centres we are sharing a language learning journey with… Creating a week of rich and harmonious reading experiences in another language
Marc Martin illustration Viewpoint Playground Huntly

24/08/2026

WHAT FUN! We are out celebrating with BENDIGO this week, 24-28 August. Books & Languages at play - the PERFECT way to learn! Check out some of our Auslan Educators having fun at local Primary Schools and Childcare Centres where we deliver our fun language programs at the moment.
We have chosen 3 beautiful, short-listed books to share with the children from the https://www.facebook.com/cbca.national Book Week Awards. What will you see at your Centre this week? Our Educators in fun costumes, we’ll talk about libraries, authors, illustrators and how books have a magical way of making us curious! Giving us words, language, ideas and opening up our imaginations… We will sign the books in Auslan and explore;
DEREK by Anne Donaldson and Matt Shanks. So many fabulous questions.
THE COLORS OF HOME by Sally Soweol Han. The perfect book to explore colors and animals!
DAWN by Marc Martin. What a gorgeous book to touch and to read. We will explore colors and for our older language learners, this books is fantastic to explore SASS and depicting signs.
Throw in loads of games and immersion Auslan. This week is set to be terrific. A symphony of stories this year for Book Week – YES PLEASE! We will DELIGHT in sharing different voices, characters, genres and illustrations together with the schools and Centres we are sharing a language learning journey with… Creating a week of rich and harmonious reading experiences in another language
Village Epsom Shopping Centre
Great Beginnings Epsom, Bendigo

24/08/2026

WHAT FUN! We are out celebrating with this week, 24-28 August. Books & Languages at play - the PERFECT way to learn! Check out some of our Auslan Educators having fun at local Primary Schools and Childcare Centres where we deliver our fun language programs at the moment.
We have chosen 3 beautiful, short-listed books to share with the children from the https://www.facebook.com/cbca.national Book Week Awards. What will you see at your Centre this week? Our Educators in fun costumes, we’ll talk about libraries, authors, illustrators and how books have a magical way of making us curious! Giving us words, language, ideas and opening up our imaginations… We will sign the books in Auslan and explore;
DEREK by Anne Donaldson and Matt Shanks. So many fabulous questions.
THE COLORS OF HOME by Sally Soweol Han. The perfect book to explore colors and animals!
DAWN by Marc Martin. What a gorgeous book to touch and to read. We will explore colors and for our older language learners, this books is fantastic to explore SASS and depicting signs.

Throw in loads of games and immersion Auslan. This week is set to be terrific. A symphony of stories this year for Book Week – YES PLEASE! We will DELIGHT in sharing different voices, characters, genres and illustrations together with the schools and Centres we are sharing a language learning journey with… Creating a week of rich and harmonious reading experiences in another language
Jennys Kindergarten Maiden Gully
Jenny's ELC Bendigo

05/11/2025

We're recruiting for an Auslan Educator at the moment. Adding to our teaching team... someone saw our advert & asked us a question that I know a lot of people often wonder about.... so I thought I'd share our reply & pop down some great 'morning coffee' web reads you might like (LINKS at the bottom of our text):
QUESTION: If English is Australia's main language, why are you teaching kids Auslan?
OUR ANSWER: Auslan is Australia's sign language (other countries have their own sign languages eg. America has ASL, the UK has British Sign Language BSL, the French have LSF 'langue des signes française' etc) and it is the native language for the Deaf community here in Australia. This includes culturally Deaf people, often born deaf or with hearing loss early in life, as well as those that become Deaf or develop hearing loss later in life including the elderly and those hard-of-hearing. It can include a range of hearing family members and allies, such as CODA (Children of Deaf Adults) and Parents of Deaf children and sign language interpreters.

Auslan is also a really practical and inclusive language that is fantastic for communicating with people who might otherwise not be able to talk verbally/use English eg. people with Down Syndrome or who are autistic and non-verbal. Teaching children sign language can immediately start to engage with these people in their daily activities and relationships. It can also help to normalise difference and build respect, tolerance and gentle inclusion. It can break down barriers in play and learning.
In Childcare and Primary School settings, bilingual programs teaching sign language can support whole room or whole class inclusive communication especially as the Room Educators are learning alongside the children in our Language Tree programs.

Auslan is actually just one of the many languages that the
Language Tree Australia teaches. In some places we also teach French, Chinese, Spanish, Italian and German. Learning any 2nd language gives children an incredible 'gift' or boost for their brain development, especially in the areas of numeracy, literacy and problem-solving and while they are in pre-school or early Primary. We love our children's Auslan programs because not only do the children get these brain development benefits in their early years, but the day-to-day inclusivity and enhanced communication skills they get are amazing ✨🙌

Some great links to read more;
https://deafconnect.org.au/our-news/4-compelling-reasons-to-learn-australian-sign-language

https://www.deafchildrenaustralia.org.au/breaking-down-barriers-why-learning-auslan-is-more-important-than-ever/

https://www.open.edu.au/advice/insights/what-is-auslan

An interview with Dr.Emma Watkins (also known as Emma Memma and ex-Wiggle) about her pathway learning and advocating Auslan
https://now-and-the-future.captivate.fm/episode/an-interview-with-emma-memma

Teaching & children learning Auslan in a pre-school - the benefits
https://aussiechildcarenetwork.com.au/articles/teaching-children/teaching-auslan-in-early-childhood

04/11/2025

Celebrating one of our newest Centres in , who have kickstarted their bilingual language-learning journey this term (Term 4) 😀 👏 What fun they are having each week out at . Playing games, signing songs, stories & nursery rhymes together. Having little conversations back & forth, using puppets, books and other beautiful sensory toys to engage in fun ways. Learning Auslan with us is quiet - its voice-off and the focus is on looking and listening. Its on the signs - the handshapes, how they're holding their hands and where the sign is being made around their body. We're helping them learn if there is movement with the sign and there is LOTS of consolidation!! We are repeating what they're learning week-on-week, term-on-term, in games and activities to improve their memory and recall. We explore the use of the face in Auslan and the importance of 'expression' in this beautiful language. The children at Aspire Huntly Village are learning lots of words & phrases to communicate easily and simply. Pre-schoolers learn languages best through immersion and play! They might use their emerging language with Deaf or Hard-of-hearning people they meet or who might be in their rooms at the Centre, or they might use the new signs and phrases with the Educators at Aspire when its super busy & noisy - to be able to more easily and calmly communicate! The children might use their new Auslan signs with children they meet with Down Syndrome or a child sitting next to them that is non-verbal. Auslan is indeed an incredible, inclusive & very practical language. We're SUPER proud of the kids at Aspire Early Education & Kindergarten Huntly Village and how great they're doing already!! Have fun kiddos👏🙌

31/10/2025

Having lots of fun today around & ! Immersion language learning & play-based programs. Pre-schooler programs in Childcare Centres and Primary LOTE programs in schools. LOVE your ghosty space-buns Z 👻👏🙌

05/08/2025

What would a fun language program look like in your Childcare Centre? Check out some of the fun & games we get up to in with our wonderful Deaf Educator Nathaniel. Games, songs, indigenous stories, conversation and lots of fun activities - all in Auslan! Nathaniel also teaches children at his Centres cultural dance, he loves to use the didgeridoo to complement the sign language sessions (animal & movement sessions are BRILLIANT) and he teaches them indigenous sign language alongside the Auslan.

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