Get Grubby Program for Educators: Curriculum-Aligned Sustainability Education
Created by dirtgirlworld, trusted eco-educators
The Get Grubby Program is an online sustainability curriculum designed especially for early childhood educators and primary school teachers.
Created by the team behind dirtgirlworld and Get Grubby TV, this fun, hands‑on program empowers young learners to explore and engage with nature and sustainability through play and purposeful teaching.
What’s Inside the Get Grubby Program?
The Get Grubby Program is made up of 10 fun and engaging units, each designed as a 4-week adventure. You can explore them in any order you like, or follow our monthly schedule, which guides you through a new unit each month for a whole year of learning and discovery.
Unit 1: Get Ready to Get Grubby
This unit is all about getting ready! Meet dirtgirl, scrapboy and Costa the garden gnome. Create your own scrapbook, learn our top tips for getting grubby, and find out how to use garden and outdoor tools safely.
Unit 2: Get Grubby
This unit is all about stepping outside in nature! Connect with nature and explore activities like making a nature heart or a nature crown. Become a weather watcher and sing along to Nature Walkabout. Make a mud kitchen and make some pies!
Unit 3: Get Water Wise
Did you know the water on our planet is the same water that was here during the time of the dinosaurs? In this unit, you can discover the water cycle and learn how to save and care for our precious water. Sing along to Every Little Drop.
Unit 4: Get Wriggly
In this unit, you can become a worm farmer! Learn how to set up a worm farm and how to look after it. Greenthumbs learn how worms can help break down our food scraps and discover the important role tiny creatures play in nature.
Unit 5: Get Funky in the Compost
In this unit, you can learn how to set up a compost, how to look after it, and what to put in it. This is a great way for greenthumbs to observe nature at work. Sing and dance along to Get Funky in the Compost.
Unit 6: Party for the Planet
Calling all green thumbs, it’s time to party for the planet! This unit is jam-packed with ideas to help you throw your own littlest ever eco-carnivale and fundraise for an eco-project. We learn about World Environment Day and what the ‘environment’ means.
Unit 9: Get Ready to ReThink Rubbish
In this unit, greenthumbs learn how to reduce, reuse and recycle – and sort rubbish into the right bins. They also discover how food scraps and garden waste can be composted using food and garden organics kerbside bins.
Unit 7: Get Energy Wise
In this unit, the greenthumbs put on their nature detective hats to investigate what energy is and how they can save it! They will discover the top 4 tips for kids for saving energy and can sing along to Big Orange Tractor.
Unit 10: Get Happy
What has happiness got to do with nature and sustainability? Everything! It's all about connection! When kids spend time outside feeling joyful, it helps understand the importance of nature. This unit is also full of ideas for an eco-friendly festive season.
Unit 8: Get Growing
In this unit, you can learn all about seeds, plants and how to grow an edible garden at your place. Learn about mulching, watering, and how to tell the difference between a seedling and a weed. Sing along to The Planting Song while you grow.
What’s Included?
Your subscription gives you full access to all program materials and online resources:
Video Content
Over 60 minutes of videos across 10 themed units
More than 30 minutes of dirtgirlworld animated episodes and music video clips
Learning Kits
10 downloadable PDF learning kits (40-60 pages each)
Screen presentation versions of learning kits for flexible teaching
Helpful educator notes and guidance for every unit
Printable Activities
Unique worksheets and activities in every unit
Perfect for adding to a personal dirtgirlworld scrapbook
Curriculum Mapping
Detailed curriculum mapping for each unit to simplify planning and reporting for educators
Engaging and Fun Resources
Learning Kits
Each unit includes a comprehensive 40–60 page learning kit filled with printables, activities, and step-by-step instructions for educators. You’ll also get a ready-to-use screen presentation version.
Exclusive Videos
Each unit features 3–4 videos starring dirtgirl, scrapboy, and Costa the Garden Gnome – created especially to inspire and engage young learners. These fun, bite-sized episodes bring learning to life.
Printable Activity Sheets
Each learning kit includes printable activity sheets designed for children to complete and collect in their own dirtgirlworld scrapbook – perfect for sharing their learning journey with families at home.
Mission charts
Each unit includes an optional mission chart – a fun visual tracker where children colour in petals as they complete each activity. Once their flower is full, they can take it home or add it to their dirtgirlworld scrapbook as a celebration of their learning journey!
Colouring in sheets
Each unit contains colouring-in sheets related to the learning theme. You can print these and share with the children, or send them home for continued fun and engagement.
Printable Certificates
Each unit includes a customisable achievement certificate – because in dirtgirlworld, every effort is worth celebrating, big or small! Personalise it for each child as a joyful reminder of what they’ve learned and accomplished.
Bonus dirtgirlworld videos
You will also find bonus dirtgirlworld animated videos. Loved by children around the world, each one is tied to the theme and helps to spark moments of delight and curiousity.
Music & Songs
Each unit features a key song designed to reinforce connections to nature and sustainability messages. Sing along, dance, and bring learning to life! Plus, we provide a copy of the song lyrics so you can learn the words.
Pinterest Boards
Explore a curated Pinterest board for every unit –packed with growing inspiration, clever ideas, and creative extensions for educators and teachers.
A Curriculum-Connected Program
The Get Grubby Program supports educators and enriches children’s learning by offering meaningful, hands-on experiences. It encourages children to share what they’ve discovered with their families, helping to build strong home–learning connections.
The program aligns with the Early Years Learning Framework, the Australian Curriculum, and the NSW and Victorian Curricula, exploring and addressing key learning outcomes in a fun, engaging, and sustainable way.
We provide detailed curriculum mapping for each unit, making planning and reporting easy.
Got a Question?
We’re here to help! Whether you want to find out more about the program, need help with your subscription, or have any other questions, please contact us.
We look forward to helping bring the dirtgirlworld joy of nature and sustainability education to your place!