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Expand your knowledge and foster learning through nature with our free resources

As we look to a brighter future, it is important to recognise that teaching and learning in natural spaces has significant mental health and wellbeing benefits.

To support you in providing the best learning environment possible, we’ve developed a range of resources that incorporate the Australian Curriculum and Early Years Learning Framework.

Schoolyard Creature Series: Invertebrates

The areas of nature around your school are home to all sorts of weird and wonderful creates. Many of them are small and hidden, and…

Early Years, Info Sheets, Primary Years
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Life Cycle of the Blue-Green Blue-Banded Bee
Info Sheets, Posters
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Life Cycle of the Common Spotted Ladybird
Info Sheets, Posters
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An image of a chequered swallowtail butterfly
Return of the Chequered Swallowtail
Info Sheets, Posters
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Butterflies of Glenthorne National Park – Ityamaiitpinna Yarta
Info Sheets, Posters
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Nature Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger hunts are ideal activities to incorporate in family adventures and as an activity at your child’s birthday celebrations or other special events. Be inspired…

Lesson Plans
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Bringing Back the Yellow-Tailed Black Cockatoo
Info Sheets, Posters
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Play and the brain: how neuroscience can be used in the fight for more play in education – Nature Play SA

Play and the brain: how neuroscience can be used in the fight for more play in education Play is the language of the child; it…

Articles
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How Co-Creating Learning Spaces Develops a Connection to Place

How Co-Creating Learning Spaces Develops a Connection to Place – By Abe Moore “This is for you, we knew you were coming” In the late…

Articles
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Elevating Educator Voices: More Than Just Care – Nature Play SA

Elevating Educator Voices: More Than Just Care Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) settings are responsible for child-minding. Right? Errr, not exactly. OSHC settings face…

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Green Adelaide is a South Australian Government supported organisation that is working towards a vision of a cooler, greener, wilder and climate-resilient metropolitan South Australia. The Green Adelaide area spans from the hills to the sea, encompassing 17 metropolitan council areas and about 1.3 million South Australians. Nature Play SA is funded by Green Adelaide and contributes to Adelaide National Park City.

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Department for Education

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The Department for Environment and Water

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