A Special Place

Students will embark on a discovery walk, complete an interactive mapping activity, and engage in learning new skills through nature play.

• 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.
• Discover and identify native Australian plants and their special purposes for food and medicine.

• 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.

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)