Nature treasure hunt
Nature treasure hunt
Finding treasures in nature
Materials Required
- An egg carton, small basket, take away container or something similar for children to carry to collect treasure
PVA or Craft Glue, cardboard or paper
Play experience profile
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Ages:
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Min Playtime5 - 15 Minutes
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Skills
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Energy LevelActive play
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Messiness Rating
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EYLF Outcomes
Play Experience Preparation
Find a suitable container or basket for collecting treasureExperience Steps
- Go on a walk in your garden or neighbourhood
- Take your basket, egg carton or other container to put your treasures in
- Allow your child to look at flowers, leaves, bark, seed pods, seeds
- Encourage your child to collect what they find interesting or items they like
- Encourage them to respect the plants and collect only what is on the ground
- Take these items home and talk about what they look and feel like
What to talk about, or questions to ask during the experience
- What do you see there?
- Is this a seed?
- What colour is this flower?
- What shape is this seed pod?
- Which tree/plant do you think this belongs to?
- Point out similarities and differences and talk about them
Build on this...
- For older children you could try to identify some of the treasures you find eg: a bottlebrush flower, a Pink Lilly Pilly seed, gum leaf
- You could also use your treasures to create a collage on cardboard at home using PVA glue
- Look for native plants and discuss
- Research/find out about native plants and find out about bush tucker in your area
- Look for insects and other wildlife in your environment
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Walking around the environment is being physically active
EYLF Outcomes
The Early Years Learning Framework has been designed for use by early childhood educators working in partnership with families, children’s first and most influential educators.
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The Early Years Learning Framework has been designed for use by early childhood educators working in partnership with families, children’s first and most influential educators. View PDF
- Children develop their emerging autonomy, inter-dependence, resilience and sense of agency
- Children become socially responsible and show respect for the environment
- Children develop dispositions for learning such as curiosity, cooperation, confidence, creativity, commitment, enthusiasm, persistence, imagination and reflexivity
EYLF Principle
Principle 2: Partnerships. Partnerships are based on the foundations of understanding each other’s expectations and attitudes, and build on the strength of each others’ knowledge.
EYLF Practice
Practice: Responsiveness to children. Responsive learning relationships are strengthened as educators and children learn together and share decisions, respect and trust. Responsiveness enables educators to respectfully enter children’s play and ongoing projects, stimulate their thinking and enrich their learning.
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