The Waterhole
by Graeme Base
Ages 4-10 years
A counting book that follows various animals as they visit a waterhole during a drought. As the water level drops, fewer animals can be sustained, teaching both counting and environmental concepts about water scarcity.
EYLF Learning Outcomes
Children are connected with and contribute to their world
Children become socially responsible and show respect for the environment
Children are confident and involved learners
Children develop a range of learning and thinking skills and processes such as problem solving, inquiry, experimentation, hypothesising, researching and investigating
Children are effective communicators
Children begin to understand how symbols and pattern systems work
