A Special Place
Students explore the features of the Botanic Garden to discover why it is special and learn how to take care of it.
Early Stage 1
Geography
2 hours
Visitor Centre, Blue Mountains Botanic Garden Mount Tomah
Minimum charges apply. Discounts apply for full day programs!
Students will embark on a discovery walk, complete an interactive mapping activity, and engage in learning new skills through nature play.
Students will
- Explore and play in the beautiful Botanic Garden and learn about what makes it so special.
- Journey through the differently themed Garden areas, getting to know them through sensory games and a mapping activity.
Key content
- Investigating the importance of the Botanic Garden by discussing why it is special and how different people care for the Garden.
- Learning how places and nature are integral to Aboriginal culture.
- Discussing what it means for everyone to live and belong in special places.
- Discovering how the locations of what they have seen at the Botanic Garden can be represented using a simple map.
- Developing a sense of wonder through sensory exploration of unfamiliar spaces.
Links to New South Wales curriculum
Geography – People Live in Places
- Identifies places and develops an understanding of the importance of places to people (GEe-1)
- Communicates geographical information and uses geographical tools (GEe-2)
Explore and play in the beautiful Botanic Garden and learn about what makes it so special.
Related excursions
Experience the Garden and its fascinating nightlife on this adventure by torchlight.
Learn how First Nations People’s concept of time and seasons is circular and explain how things happen in the world around them.
Students will investigate a wide variety of local native plants that are integral in the life of First Nations peoples.