People standing in red and yellow leaves from a deciduous tree.

Lesson 1 | What's outside? | Field of Mars EEC

Lesson overview

Students go outside to discover what is in their garden, schoolyard or local area. They watch the Nature bingo and Bushland treasures videos, then use a nature bingo card to find objects such as leaves, flowers, seed pods and small creatures. Finally, they use their collected bush treasures to create simple nature artworks, helping them see outside places as special.

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Learning intention

  • We are learning about what is outside.

Success criteria

  • We can collect different objects from outside.
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Activity 1 - What’s outside?

Tasks

  • View the Nature bingo video.
  • Download nature bingo.
  • Go outside to play nature bingo.
https://players.brightcove.net/6129823267001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6270423476001

Nature bingo | Field of Mars EEC (0:58min) | YouTube

Activity 2 - Whats on the ground outside?

Tasks

  • View the Bushland treasures video.
  • Collect leaves, sticks and rocks.
  • Create pictures with your objects.
https://bcove.video/3t3zyIR

Bushland treasures | Field of Mars EEC (2:11min) | YouTube

Vocabulary
Nature, bushland, treasure, bingo, flower, ants, birds, seed pod, special
Nature bingo video transcript

Video transcript

I'm outside in my garden and there are so many great things to see out here. I'm going to play nature bingo to see what I can find. I can see a flower.

Look there are some ants on the ground. I can hear some birds I wonder if they're up in the trees. There are so many different things to spot outside.

Oh that was fun. Now it's your turn to have a look around outside at your place to see what you can find.

End of transcript.

Bushland treasures video transcript

Video transcript

I've just had a walk in the bushland and I've had a really lovely time.

I've been listening to birds, and I've found bush treasures on the ground. I found seed pods and really interesting leaves with all their different shapes colours and patterns.

But these bush treasures belong here in this place. It's what makes this place special.

I'm back at my home now and I've found lots of different things on the ground.

I have sticks and I have leaves, little pebbles. I'm going to go and make some pictures with these things now.

Here I've made a nature artwork. I've chosen my favourite objects for display.

Can you see a bushland character in this leaf? Add some eyes, two legs, two arms and he's done. More creatures now, with spiders, bugs and butterflies.

Now it's time to make a gum tree using the sticks and leaves I found from the ground.

End of transcript.

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