Grow a Tree

EYLF Learning Outcomes:
Learning Outcome 2: Children are connected with and contribute to their world
2.3 Children become aware of fairness
Learning Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved 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, inquiry, experimentation, hypothesising, researching and investigating
4.4 Children resource their own learning through connecting with people, place, technologies and natural and processed materials

• All ages: Small growing tubs such as egg cartons or toilet rolls, seeds (e.g. sunflower, lettuce or radish), potting mix, spoons for digging soil, large tray to place tubs into so they can be moved around, water.
• Ages – 2 to 3: One additional plant ‘drink’ such as milk, juice or cold tea.
• Ages – 3 to 5: A range of additional plant ‘drinks’ such as milk, juice or cold tea.

Supporting resources:

• Time lapse video of plants growing, e.g. Time lapse radish seeds.
• Life cycle of a bean factsheet

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