The Tree
by Graeme Base
Ages 5-10 years
Follow the life of a single tree from seed to ancient giant, witnessing the countless creatures that depend on it and the changes that occur around it over centuries. A beautiful meditation on time, growth, and environmental interconnectedness.
EYLF Learning Outcomes
Children are connected with and contribute to their world
Children become aware of fairness
Children become socially responsible and show respect for the environment
Children are confident and involved learners
Children develop a growth mindset and learning dispositions such as curiosity, cooperation, confidence, creativity, commitment, enthusiasm, persistence, imagination and reflexivity
Children develop a range of learning and thinking skills and processes such as problem solving, inquiry, experimentation, hypothesising, researching and investigating