Pre-schoolers at Eden Child Care Centre have been busy reading stories about Anzac Day and making poppies.

They have also discussed the meaning behind Remembrance Day, a minute's silence and rosemary, and have listened to the Last Post on You Tube.

Teacher Casey Green said exploring the themes around Anzac Day helped teach the children about respect and compassion. 

"It also encourages that sense of mateship that is a strong part of our Anzac identity," Ms Green said.

Ms Green said Anzac Day had great significance to many people around the world and was particularly important date on the Australian calendar. 

"The importance of this day to our children became particularly apparent when we realised how many of our children were attending Anzac services in our area," she said.

In the week leading up to Anzac Day, educators cut sprigs of rosemary from their gardens for the children to wear, and many of them keep their rosemary to wear when they attend Anzac Day ceremonies with their families. 

"On Remembrance Day last year we were lucky enough to watch a live feed of the ceremony conducted at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra," Ms Green said.

"We had practiced our minute's silence in the weeks leading up to Remembrance Day, discussing why we are silent and the kind of things we can think about while we are being quiet. 

"We were all very proud of how seriously our Pre-schooler’s took this task, they were incredibly respectful and still. 

"Our Preschool children are blessed to have not lived through a world war, we are happy and free," Ms Green said.

The learning activities link in with the Australian Early Years Learning Framework: