Create a Habitat for Bugs and Slugs

EYLF Learning Outcomes

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

• 2.3 Children become socially responsible and show respect for the environment

Outcome 4: Children are involved and confident learners

• 4.1 Children develop dispositions for learning such as curiosity, cooperation, confidence, creativity, commitment, enthusiasm, persistence, imagination and reflexivity

• 4.2 Children develop a range of skills and processes such as problem solving, enquiry, experimentation, hypothesising, researching and investigating

Ages 0 to 2 –

• Invertebrate Flashcards
• Materials for making an invertebrate house (such as milk cartons or small cardboard boxes or toilet rolls)
• Natural materials, such as bark, sticks, fallen leaves and small rocks

Ages 3 to 5 –

• Invertebrate Flashcards
• Materials for making an invertebrate habitat (such as milk cartons, old ceramic pots, or a space in the yard)
• Natural materials, such as bark, sticks, fallen leaves and small rocks

Supporting resources:

• Bugs And Slugs ID Chart

This activity is designed to help connect children to the wonders of the natural world through sensory and play-based learning.

This is an original Cool+ lesson.