Junior Landcare Learning Centre

Welcome to the Learning Centre

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.

Building a nest box

Understanding weeds: life cycle

Understanding weeds: investigation

Creating a wildlife habitat: research

Creating a wildlife habitat: vision

Creating a wildlife habitat: design

Creating a wildlife habitat: planting

Creating a wildlife habitat: monitoring and care

Creating a bee hotel: research

Creating a bee hotel: construction

Creating a beneficial garden: assessment

Creating a beneficial garden: investigation

Creating a beneficial garden: planting

Investigating the soil food web

Creating a frog-friendly habitat: research

Creating a frog-friendly habitat: design

Creating a frog-friendly habitat: construction

Every drop counts, being water wise!

Water for wildlife

Getting the buzz on bees and other beneficial insects

What’s happening in the habitat?

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Food Production

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

Growing your own pizza

Food Production

Creating your own potato chips: growing

Food Production

Creating your own potato chips: cooking

Food Production

Creating your own potato chips: marketing

Food Production

Propagating from fruit and vegetable scraps

Food Production

Making a large wicking bed

Food Production

Making a small wicking bed

Food Production

Creating a food garden: harvesting

Food Production

Creating a food garden: planting

Food Production

Creating a food garden: installing a no dig garden bed

Food Production

Creating a food garden: site assessment and mapping

Food Production

Creating a food garden: vision

Food Production

Growing healthy plants using natural pesticides

Food Production

Soil – more than just dirt!

Food Production

Sow a seed, grow a feed

Food Production

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First Nations Perspectives

Learning about Indigenous seasons; traditional land management techniques and cultural heritage.

Local seasons: exploring First Nations weather knowledge

Indigenous Perspectives

Creating an Indigenous plant-use garden: vision

Indigenous Perspectives

Creating an Indigenous plant-use garden: plant list

Indigenous Perspectives

Creating an Indigenous plant-use garden: harvesting

Indigenous Perspectives

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

Indigenous Perspectives

Creating an Indigenous plant-use garden: planting

Indigenous Perspectives

Creating an Indigenous plant-use garden: site assessment

Indigenous Perspectives

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

Indigenous Perspectives

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

Indigenous Perspectives

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

Indigenous Perspectives

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Waste Management

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

Catchment management: the story of a river

Waste Management

Catchment management: water sustainability

Waste Management

Catchment management: what’s in a drop?

Waste Management

Catchment management: the drain is just for rain

Waste Management

Catchment management: where the river meets the sea

Waste Management

Caring for our coasts: beach survey

Waste Management

Caring for our coasts: beach clean-up

Waste Management

Exploring the story of water

Waste Management

Creating compost

Waste Management

Waterways: behaviour change

Waste Management

Waterways: clean-up

Waste Management

Creating a worm farm

Waste Management

Planning a Junior Landcare friendly event

Waste Management

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 indigenous perspectives.

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