Caring for Country: Fire Connections

EYLF Learning Outcomes:

Learning Outcome 1: Children have a strong sense of identity

1.4 Children learn to interact in relation to others with care, empathy and respect

Learning Outcome 2: Children are connected with and contribute to their world

2.2 Children respond to diversity with respect

Learning Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners

4.1 Children develop a growth mindset and learning dispositions such as curiosity, cooperation, confidence, creativity, commitment, enthusiasm, persistence, imagination and reflexivity. 

4.4 Children resource their own learning through connecting with people, place, technologies and natural and processed materials

• Fire Flashcards
• a range of fire-related materials such as:
  • burnt wood, charcoal and ash
  • coloured fabric in fire colours that could be waved around to represent licking flames
  • fire fighting costumes
  • materials for starting a fire (you could always include a box of matches with used matches inside)
  • paper with some scorch marks
  • pictures of fire
  • some fabric that smells like smoke
  • sound recording of fire (e.g. see here)

This is an original Cool+ activity.

This activity is designed to give you an understanding of how to embed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives into activities at your centre and to help you build your confidence in exploring this topic with children and families.