Nature hide and seek
Nature hide and seek
Finding close up images of nature outdoors
Materials Required
- Camera/iPad/iPhone
- Outdoor space
Play experience profile
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Age:
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Min Playtime15 - 30 Minutes
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Skills
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Energy LevelActive play
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Messiness Rating
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EYLF Outcomes
Play Experience Preparation
Take the images prior without game players watching - Charge deviceExperience Steps
- Have an adult take close up images of the outdoor environment/park/backyard.
- Have the child search for these items within this area using the digital technology.
- Have the child then take the photos for the adult or other children to seek.
What to talk about, or questions to ask during the experience
- Words such as noticing parts of each image: shiny, rough, spiky, smooth
- High, low, around inside, along
Build on this...
- Move to other areas or spaces to take different images
- Record your findings - have your child draw examples of nature that you have found
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As children engage in this experience, they are encouraged to move throughout the environment, crouch down low, reach up high.
EYLF Outcomes
The Early Years Learning Framework has been designed for use by early childhood educators working in partnership with families, children’s first and most influential educators.
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The Early Years Learning Framework has been designed for use by early childhood educators working in partnership with families, children’s first and most influential educators. View PDF
- Children become socially responsible and show respect for the environment
- Children take increasing responsibility for their own health and physical wellbeing
- Children resource their own learning through connecting with people, place, technologies and natural and processed materials
EYLF Principle
Principle 1: Secure, respectful and reciprocal relationships. Through a widening network of secure relationships, children develop confidence and feel respected and valued.
EYLF Practice
Practice: Learning environments. Indoor and outdoor environments support all aspects of children’s learning and invite conversations between children, early childhood educators, families and the broader community. They promote opportunities for sustained shared thinking and collaborative learning.
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