Michael Recycle
Michael Recycle appears in a smelly town to teach its inhabitants responsible waste management. How can we produce less rubbish?
Sustainability
Sustainability is an important topic, not just in early childhood education. These resources may help you spark conversations or explorations around sustainability with the children in your daily practice.
We are also offering two webinars that look at sustainability from two different angles. In August, our panel of experts will discuss Indigenous perspectives on sustainability and in September, another panel will look into Engineering for a sustainable future.
Clean up the mess
Impactful early experiences help create lifelong personal values. Cleaning your local stream or building a water purification system could ignite children’s passion for sustainability.
Rosie’s walk
Providing an opportunity to get younger children involved, this story shows that STEM and language development go hand in hand.
Becoming a waste-free world
Inspired by a parent’s fundraiser, the children at Woods Early Education Centre and Preschool brainstormed ways to reduce waste sent to landfill. In addition to researching recycling and composting, they also had a great idea for reusing textiles.
Observing seasonal changes in trees
Observing deciduous trees over a long period gave the children at Eagles Nest ELC great opportunities for sensory exploration, reflection on life and death, appreciating the effect of the weather and realising the importance of record keeping.
Compost stew
You could use this book as a starting point for a compost project in your service. What can and can’t they put into a compost? Why?
Heads and tails
Have fun guessing the insect based on a picture of its tail alongside descriptions of its attributes, behaviour, habitat and movements.
Uno’s garden
Uno’s story is full of STEM topics: numbers and growth, cause and effect, and personal and communal responsibility for the environment