Explore the environment through the eyes of a young child and see what you can see.
Structure and features
These links from the Great Start website provide families with ideas for many delightful learning opportunities in their own backyards.
Each link clearly describes one activity including:
- Duration of the activity
- Location of the activity
- Skills that the activity improves
- List of materials needed.
Links and files
Teacher notes
These activities promote learning in a number of areas including:
- Physical skills
- Developing observation skills
- Oral language skills
These quick and easy activities can be shared with families to support learning at home, the additional information available in each link provides guidance for families to enhance the learning possibilities.
Outcome 2: Children are connected with and contribute to their world
Outcome 3: Children have a strong sense of wellbeing
Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners
