Outdoor Experiences Using Natural Resources - Work Placement

[EmmaJane_234]

Hi, so for my Certificate III I need to do an outdoor experiance using natural recources.
but unfortunatly my teacher has placed me in a service that dosen't have many (like nothing) that is natural and I can use.

I was hoping someone could give me a few ideas on what I could do. The ages of the children range from 2 - 4 years.

[Lorina]

- Use playdough with sticks, leaves and stones in small baskets.
- Children can collect sticks, leaves and rocks and create a collage or nature bracelets
- Collect flowers and create flower playdough
- Use leaves and create leaf rubbings using crayons
- Set a table up with 4 trays, add sand to each tray along with stones, sticks, playdough, pine cones etc. that the children can use to create

Nature Bracelets
Plastic Bottle Planter

Hope this helps,

,
Lorina

[blissneso]

Hay Emma! For one of my tasks during placement I engaged the children in a play dough experience with herbs that the children were able to pick themselves from the pots. It was a great sensory, manipulation, natural-materials experience for the nursery age.

Some great ideas Lorina!
I love the leaf rubbing one. I would like to try that at my centre.

[blissneso]

I just want to add that we have an issue with crayons in the toddler room. The toddlers always try to eat them!

[Lorina]

Regarding the crayons, you just need to supervise the toddlers with them and constantly remind them that they are not food!

They will begin to understand soon enough...


,
Lorina

[blissneso]

They already know that they are not supposed to eat them though! I caught one toddler hiding under the table attempting to eat the crayons. Is there anything I could spray on the crayons to make them less appealing?

[Lorina]

How Cheeky!

Maybe you could rub salt on them to try and get the kids to stop eating them!

,
Lorina