Developed in partnership with Education Services Australia

Gardens are a great place for getting fresh air, burning off energy and exploring nature. To grow your child’s literacy and numeracy skills at the same time, cultivate ideas such as these:

• talk about the plants – eg names, colours, sizes, shapes, how they grow
• talk about creatures in your garden such as insects, bugs, worms and birds – eg names, colours, sounds, what they eat, their life cycles
• talk about gardening tools – eg what they are called, what you use them for
• ask your child’s opinion
  
  Do these plants need water?
  
  Is this a weed?
  
  What job should we do next?
• count, count, count.
  
  How many petals does that flower have?
  
  How many tomatoes are ripe?
  
  How many ants are there?

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