Bush Christmas
Science and technology, geography and creative arts
Celebrate the festive season with a uniquely Australian twist! This hands-on and heartwarming incursion invites Early Stage 1 and Stage 1 students to explore how we can care for our native wildlife and environment at Christmas time. Through storytelling, art, and action, children learn that giving back to nature is one of the most meaningful gifts of all.
Each participating school receives a native plant and a possum drey to help improve habitat in their school grounds.
Early stage 1 syllabus outcomes
- Students explore the characteristics, needs and uses of living things (STe-3LW-ST)
- Students identify places and develop an understanding of the importance of places to people (GEe-1)
- Students experiment with a range of media in selected forms (CA-VAES1.2)
Stage 1 syllabus outcomes
- Students describe observable features of living things and their environments (ST1-4LW-S)
- Students describe features of places and the connections people have with places (GE1-1)
- Students identify ways in which people interact with and care for places (GE1-2)
- Students use the forms to make artworks according to varying requirements (CA-VAS1.2)
Session details
Duration: 75 minutes
Availability: Up to 6 sessions per day (one class per session)
Requirements:
- an outdoor space for story time with access to a garden (Space must be kept set up and separate from other activities and play areas all day.)a suitable outdoor space with access to a garden.
- an alternative indoor space is needed in case of bad weather.
- four large tables prepared for craft activities, with protective coverings if required.
- 1–2 adult helpers per session.
- student art aprons, drying racks, pegs, and coloured pencils.
- access to a wet area for students to wash hands and for EEC staff to clean between sessions.