How this product aligns with the EYLF

Promoting connection with the natural world
The Long Handled Gardening Tools encourage children to engage with their environment through gardening activities. By using these tools, children can explore the natural world, understand the growth of plants, and develop a sense of responsibility for caring for living things.

Supporting play-based learning and inquiry
These gardening tools facilitate hands-on learning experiences where children can investigate soil, plants, and the process of gardening. As they manipulate the rake, hoe, broom, and shovel, children engage in inquiry-based play that fosters curiosity and problem-solving skills.

Relevant EYLF Outcomes
Outcome 2: Children are connected with and contribute to their world.
Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners.
Outcome 5: Children are effective communicators.

Classroom, Play Activity & Provocation Ideas

Classroom & Learning Area Ideas
Set up a gardening corner where children can use the tools to plant seeds and observe their growth over time.
Create a sensory garden area where children can explore different textures of soil and plants using the tools.

Play-Based Activity Ideas
Organise a gardening day where children can work together to prepare a garden bed using the rake and shovel, fostering teamwork and cooperation.
Encourage children to create a mini-garden using pots and soil, allowing them to use the tools to dig, plant, and care for their plants.

Provocation Ideas
Introduce a story about gardening and invite children to use the tools to act out the story, enhancing their language and storytelling skills.
Provide a variety of seeds and ask children to hypothesise which plants will grow best, using the tools to test their ideas in the garden.