Odd One Out

Discuss:

Which is the odd one out?

Learn:

Use Your Backyard to Create Amazing Art

Watch: How to Turn Stuff from your Yard into Stunning Insect Sculptures from Raku Inoue.

Raku Inoue, an artist born in Tokyo, Japan who now lives in Montreal, Canada creates artworks using materials like flowers, leaves and stems easily collected around his home.

See: Raku Inoue has a stunning Instagram account and website featuring his works.

Go Further:

Teachers: Download this free Outdoor Learning Passport from Nature Play SA featuring 10 lessons and 20 missions for primary school aged children. It includes the Leaf Rainbow lesson featured in this video.

“Leaf play provides early science exploration and will enhance children’s cognitive development through colour and shape concepts whilst giving them tools to identify flora and fauna. Through everyday engagement with nature, children develop respect and care for our natural environment.”

Check out this Learning and Playing with Leaves infographic from Nature Play QLD, perfect for early learning and primary educators.

Explore:

Belair National Park, Upper Sturt Road, Belair, South Australia.

“Set in beautiful natural bushland, Belair National Park is just 25 minutes from Adelaide city centre. It is the ideal place to get active in the great outdoors. There are woodlands and lakes to explore, walking and mountain biking trails to suit all levels of fitness. This is South Australia’s oldest national park…”