How this product aligns with the EYLF

Promoting connection with the natural world
The Dantoy Green Garden Sand and Plant Set encourages children to engage in outdoor play, fostering a connection with nature. By using natural colours and materials, children can explore the environment, observe plant life, and understand the importance of caring for their surroundings, which aligns with the EYLF’s emphasis on environmental awareness.

Supporting play-based learning and inquiry
This product invites children to engage in imaginative play and inquiry-based learning as they create their own garden scenarios. Through hands-on exploration, children can experiment with different arrangements and interactions, promoting critical thinking and problem-solving skills in a playful context.

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 designated outdoor garden area where children can use the sand and plant set to create their own mini gardens, fostering exploration and creativity.
Incorporate the Green Garden set into a nature-themed learning corner, allowing children to engage with natural materials and learn about plant growth.

Play-Based Activity Ideas
Encourage children to role-play as gardeners, using the sand and plant pieces to create stories about planting, growing, and caring for plants.
Organise a sensory exploration activity where children can dig, plant, and observe the textures and colours of the sand and plant materials.

Provocation Ideas
Introduce a nature scavenger hunt where children can use the sand and plant set to replicate items they find in the environment, promoting inquiry and creativity.
Provide books about gardening or nature alongside the Green Garden set to inspire storytelling and discussions about plants and the environment.