Ecosystem explorers excursion social story

Bus arriving for the trip to Field of Mars Environmental Education Centre.

A bus will take you to Field of Mars Environmental Education Centre.

Students seated in the meeting area listening to teachers’ instructions.

When you arrive you will sit in the meeting area. The teachers will talk with you about your day.

Students sitting on a mat on grass for a snack break.

You will sit on a mat on the grass and have your first food break.

Students placing bags on storage shelves.

You will put your bag on the shelves.

Toilets at the centre before activities begin.

You will go to the toilet before starting the activities.

Bush track with rocks and soil showing where students will walk.

You will walk on bush tracks that have soil and rocks. When it has been raining the rocks can be slippery.

Student creating a small drawing of a plant.

You will look, listen, touch and smell different things in the bushland.

Example of wildlife that might be seen in the reserve.

You might see some wildlife that lives in the bushland.

Student drawing a leaf onto a journal using colour pencils.

You will use pencils and a journal to record your observations of the Field of Mars Reserve.

Students using journals and crayons to create leaf drawings.

You will share equipment with a small group and can work together to make your observations.

Students seated on mats for lunch on the grass.

At lunch time you will sit on a mat to eat your lunch. After eating time you will play on the grass.

End of day routine: toilets and collecting bags.

At the end of the day you will go to the toilet and collect your bag.

Students walking to the bus for the return trip to school.

You will walk to the bus and it will take you back to school.