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Country Visit's Creative Response through Poem by Sabiha

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Falling leaves, Falling leaves

Falling to the ground.

Falling leaves, Falling leaves

Blowing round and round!

Way up high, Way down low

Drifting fast and slow

Falling leaves, Falling leaves

Oh, how the wind does blow, Whoo!

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When I went out on Country Visit at Wilson Botanic Garden. I engaged in with deep listening, and I engaged in all of my senses, Like Aboriginal “Dadirri” concept (Dadirri, 2017).

I heard, birds & ducks were making different sounds, winds blowing all around. Tree branches were making whooshing sounds by their leaves as the strong winds were blowing everywhere. It felt like, trees are singing along in nature. This place resembles with nature’s soundscape.

I walked, further inside the botanical garden. The pond and the mountain caught my attention. The water flowing sound from the fountain was very soothing and calming for me.

I picked up few small rocks in my hand and I threw them in the pond, and it made splashing sound.

As Dr. Ibrahim H. Baltagi’s is mentioned in his video “Music make us clam and relaxed” and he also explained, “How Music has impacts young children in positive way.” (Baltagi, 2019).

I thought of “Sound Walk” in early childhood settings, where children can involve in with deep listening, engaging in their all senses, exploring nature, observe and recognise mimic sounds of nature and learn about nature’s rhythms.

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When I went out on Country Visit at Wilson Botanic Garden, I engaged in with deep listening, and I engaged in all of my senses. Now I have noticed lots of natural movement, like water flowing from the mountain, large tree branches and leaves were moving side to side, ducks were swimming in the pond. I was also engaged in with movement too as I was walking with my feet.  Then I engaged myself with fast pace walking and it felt like I am moving along with nature.

Here I found reassembling with reading by Srijani Banerjee, 2021, where she mentioned, Natural environment is holistic approach (Banerjee, 2021). This supports physical healing and emotional connection. Nature also enhances our wellbeing and embodies expressive and playful engagement.

I thought of “Nature Walk” in early childhood settings, where children can involve in with deep listening, engaging in their all senses, exploring nature, observe mimic sounds of nature and learn about nature’s rhythms and perform some physical movements.

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When I went out on Country Visit at Wilson Botanic Garden, I engaged in with deep listening, and I engaged in all of my senses. I have noticed, lots of Darma’s in nature. Different size and shape trees were crating dramatic landscape. Trees reflections over on the pond water was dramatic atmosphere too.

I engaged myself with imaginative play. I closed my eyes and thought if I could fly like bird, what view I would see from above and I immersed in those imaginations.

In article “Let’s Play Outside” by Marisa Lark Wallin emphasizes pretend play in outdoors for young children enhances their creativity, imagination, collaboration, physical strength and problem-solving skills naturally (Wallin, 2019).

I thought of “Loose-parts play, dramatic play with natural materials” in early childhood settings, where children can involve in with deep listening, engaging in their all senses, exploring nature, observe mimic sounds of nature and learn about nature’s rhythms and engaged in with dramatic play with natural materials-loose parts, like water, barks, leaves, rocks, pinecones, flowers etc.

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Early Childhood Education setting should include Natural Environment as a co-teacher like Reggio Emilia's approach where Environment counts as third teacher. When children are surround by natural environment, children will have opportunities to enhance their creativity from sensory-rich and natural materials (Wilson, 2007). It will enhance their body awareness, physical movements, ecological awareness, imagination, deeper listening and engaging in all their senses. Natural environment also supports children’s interoceptive wellbeing. This practice also promotes connectedness with land, place and the earth. Overall, It is a holistic approach.