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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

• Rulers, spoons, sticks or similar items for children to use to “poke around” outdoors and stay safe while looking for and at bugs and slugs
• You might also find torches useful
• Use clear jars or petri dishes if you want to bring some bugs and slugs inside for observation.
• Drawing paper or printouts of Activity Sheet 1 and Activity Sheet 2.
• Slugs and bugs identification sheet.
• Build a bug house instruction sheet and materials for making bug house (empty milk cartons or other tubs, scissors)

Following this lesson plan is an ideal way for your centre to take part in Enviroweek. You’ll be joining thousands of amazing educators and teachers in making a difference and creating positive environmental change.