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Tips for Gardening with Children

The most exciting part? When children get to eat their long-awaited garden treats. What could possibly be more tempting on a hot day than fresh watermelon from the garden? The proud smiles say it all.
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Going Green at Home: Get Your Child Involved

Here are some ideas for involving your child in going green at home. You will reduce the resources your family uses, set a positive example, and help your child learn how to help take care of the world.
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Exploring Shadows

. Enjoy the fun of observing shadows and how they change as you move about.
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June 27, 2014

Engaging Toddlers in Nature Play

If your aim is to instill respect and love for all things wild, try these simple activities with children ages three months to two years old.

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Monica Wiedel-Lubinski
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Teaching Young Children
October 1, 2016

La descompuesta verdad: ¡Descubrir la descomposición!

On a summer day, three preschool teachers and an early education consultant met to draft a unit on decay. They used this planning session to design a curriculum specific to their own group of children and families on pumpkin decay.

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Bonnie Blagojevic, Victoria Grotton, Suzen Polk-Hoffses, Karen Thomes
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Teaching Young Children
October 1, 2016

The Rotten Truth—Discovering Decay!

On a summer day, three preschool teachers and an early education consultant met to draft a unit on decay. They used this planning session to design a curriculum specific to their own group of children and families on pumpkin decay.

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Authored by: 
Bonnie Blagojevic, Victoria Grotton, Suzen Polk-Hoffses, Karen Thomes
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Teaching Young Children
October 1, 2016

Preschoolers Play With Bamboo

Bamboo is a unique natural material that can provide days—even months!—of exploration for preschool children.

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Condie Ward
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Teaching Young Children
April 1, 2015

Preschoolers as Eco-Artists

Eco-art is an interesting blend of science, engineering, math, and temporary, open-ended, creative art. Here are some eco-art activities you can use in your preschool classroom.

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Authored by: 
Triada Samaras, Janis Strasser
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