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Becoming familiar with leaves
A photo shared with a social media group—leaves bound to a stick to create a paintbrush—raised memories of children engaging with leaves in many ways. Thank you to Gill Robertson of Teddy Bear Day Care in Manitoba for sharing this interesting … Continue reading
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Tagged activity ideas, early childhood, inquiry, leaf, leaves, STEAM
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Patterns: a crosscutting concept
Children notice patterns in nature in small moments as they play in natural areas and find a new kind of leaf, or suddenly realize one morning that they are leaving for school before the sun comes up. Did that happen … Continue reading
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Tagged activity ideas, classification, crosscutting concepts, early childhood, leaf, leaves, patterns, play
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