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Engaging with your local environment

Help students build connections with the animals and plants around them.

This matrix includes creative art and craft ideas, slow looking activities and hands-on experiences to support students exploration of their local environment.

A cartoon of Old Parliament House on top of a tree, a beehive hanging from its branch, and wildlife on and around the building.

Resources

Engage with your local environment – matrix