Learning Centre

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Learning activities for children of all ages

We have made it easy and FUN for you to get the children in your life involved in environmental sustainability activities at school, at home or in your community.

  • 30-minute activities with curriculum and framework links
  • Professionally developed* based upon Jean Piaget learning and engagement approach, written by environmental educators and approached collaboratively (AAEE, PIEFA)
  • Step-by-step instructions with background information
  • Videos that explain why the learning activity is important before students get started
  • Educator notes and activity sheets
  • Extension activities and reference lists for further information
  • Did you know? section with useful tips
  • Share your experiences with the online Junior Landcare community.
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The learning activities help to build knowledge and deeper connections to…

Biodiversity

Food Production

 

First Nations Perspectives

Waste Management

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Biodiversity

Learning about local ecosystems including plants, animals and soil; creating habitat for local plants and animals by planting local species, installing nest boxes or creating a fog bog, planting trees and shrubs and managing weeds.

Image Description: Four glass bowls with assorted seeds, beans and nuts inside.

Food Production

Learning about plant lifecycles; understanding where our food comes from; creating vegetable, herb and bush tucker gardens.

Image Description: Bushland view from up high over a valley with many tall eucalypt trees.

First Nations Perspectives

Learning about Yarning circles; Indigenous seasons; Traditional land management and Cultural heritage.

Creating a yarning circle: background

First Nations Perspectives

Creating a yarning circle: site selection

First Nations Perspectives

Creating a yarning circle: involving First Nations people

First Nations Perspectives

Creating a yarning circle: building the yarning circle

First Nations Perspectives

Creating a yarning circle: connecting to Landcare

First Nations Perspectives

Creating a yarning circle: using your yarning circle

First Nations Perspectives

Creating a yarning circle: yarning circle activities

First Nations Perspectives

Creating a yarning circle: yarning and wellbeing

First Nations Perspectives

Local seasons: exploring First Nations weather knowledge

First Nations Perspectives

Creating an Indigenous plant-use garden: vision

First Nations Perspectives

Creating an Indigenous plant-use garden: plant list

First Nations Perspectives

Creating an Indigenous plant-use garden: harvesting

First Nations Perspectives

Creating an Indigenous plant-use garden: resources from the bush

First Nations Perspectives

Creating an Indigenous plant-use garden: planting

First Nations Perspectives

Creating an Indigenous plant-use garden: site assessment

First Nations Perspectives

Whose Country: exploring First Nations peoples languages map (0-7yrs)

First Nations Perspectives

Whose Country: exploring First Nations peoples languages map (7-13yrs)

First Nations Perspectives

Whose Country: exploring First Nations peoples languages map (13-18yrs)

First Nations Perspectives

Love Letters to the Land

Biodiversity, First Nations Perspectives, Food Production, Waste Management

Image Description: Group of school children stand around a compost box container with food scraps inside.

Waste Management

Learning how to set up and manage compost systems and worm farms; or implementing the 4 R’s – Refusing, Reducing, Reusing, Recycling.

Just for Kids

The Just for Kids activities have been developed to help children at home and at school explore Junior Landcare and create their own ideas.

The activity sheets are based on the activities in the Junior Landcare Learning Centre, and focus on four key areas: food production, biodiversity, waste management and First Nations perspectives.

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