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Tag Archives: Spring
On teaching life cycles of living things
The changes living organisms go through fascinate us (and sometimes freak us out) even if we’ve seen the process before. Early childhood educators especially feel this because every day we come to work we are fascinated by the development and … Continue reading
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Tagged bird, caterpillar, early childhood, frog, life cycle, NGSS practices, Spring
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Dreaming of spring and preparing to garden with young children
Before the weather really warms up in your area, take children for a nature walk and together document through drawing or photography the plants that are beginning to bud out with leaves or flowers. Spring doesn’t begin at the moment … Continue reading
Spring activities and books to go with them
In our mid-Atlantic spring we can have temperatures in the 50s or in the 80s, rain or shine. The activities the children have been involved in center around the weather. We planted peas and radishes, measured their growth, examined the pea … Continue reading
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Tagged activity ideas, bugs, early childhood, evaporation, insects, plants, rain, seeds, Spring
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Spring, and moving on towards summer
In my neck of the woods we are enjoying a consistently cool Spring with cherry blossoms and daffodils lasting longer than in most years. The sugar snap peas that the children planted in a large pot outside are about 7cm … Continue reading