Plant Patterns, Shapes and Names

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
4.3 Children transfer and adapt what they have learned from one context to another

• Plant materials - collect a range of different plant materials with different textures, shapes, colours and smells. Consider including leaves, nuts and seeds (sealing in a tub if small), flowers, roots, bark, etc. 

Supporting resources:

• Plant Patterns and Shapes Flashcards

Other resources:

• Cool Australia Biodiversity Digital Library
• Forests Factsheet
• Cool Australia Biodiversity video (see below)

Cool Australia Presents Biodiversity on Vimeo (https://vimeo.com/77933476).