Schools Tree Day - Be 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
4.2 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
4.4 Children resource their own learning through connecting with people, place, technologies and natural and processed materials

• Small growing tubs such as egg cartons or toilet rolls, a range of different 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, and water
• See How to plant a seed

Supporting resources:

• Schools Tree Day – Early Learning – People Trees
• Schools Tree Day – Early Learning – Get to know a tree
• Early Learning – Grow a tree

Following this lesson is an ideal way for students to participate in Planet Ark’s Schools Tree Day – the largest nature-care event in Australian schools. You and your students will join thousands of amazing teachers in making a difference, fostering a child’s love of nature and creating positive environmental change. So, get growing! It only takes a minute to register for Schools Tree Day.