Toddler Mind Map & Planning Cycle With Activities – EYLF v2.0 Aligned

A practical digital toolkit designed to help early childhood educators plan clear, consistent, EYLF-aligned learning experiences for 2–3 year-olds across the year.

This downloadable PDF set includes eight complete A3 mind maps and 55 planning pages, each covering a key topic commonly explored in toddler programs. Every page provides a structured focus area, "use this page when" guidance, clear domains, open-ended activities, EYLF v2.0 outcomes, and prompts to support intentional, child-led learning and documentation.

The templates are designed for real 2–3 year-old classrooms and support educators in programming, reflections, and linking ongoing learning to the planning cycle.

Topics Included

✓ Animals – pets, farm animals, bugs, habitats, Australian animals, caring for animals
✓ Community – people, places, cultures, transport, food, celebrations
✓ Construction – building, tools, pathways, machines, demolition, houses & shelters
✓ Sensory – water, messy play, textures, movement, sound, light & colour
✓ Nature – natural materials, water, weather, land, caring for Country, living things
✓ Gardens & Growing – planting, water care, bush foods, harvesting & sharing
✓ Dinosaurs – movement, habitats, eggs & babies, food, sizes & shapes, fossils
✓ Food & Cooking – Adapted for toddlers with no real food play

What's Inside

✓ 8 A3 mind maps 
✓ 55 Pre-filled planning pages 
✓ EYLF v2.0 Outcome links
✓ Clear focus areas and guidance on when to use each page
✓ Quality over quantity – only the best, most open-ended activities included
✓ Embedded Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander perspectives where relevant
✓ Prompts to support intentional teaching and extension
✓ Toddler-specific considerations – sensory-rich, movement-focused, allergy-aware
✓ Colour-coded themes for easy visual organisation
✓ Fully digital (PDF) — ready to print or use digitally