Tag Archives: Spring

On teaching life cycles of living things

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Peggy Ashbrook

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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Dreaming of spring and preparing to garden with young children

Posted on March 7, 2019 by Peggy Ashbrook

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 →

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Maple trees and squirrels: a relationship

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Peggy Ashbrook

The Silver maple tree is flowering, early for the season in my region, but right on schedule for the way the season is unfolding this year. Although the flowers are tiny, the details can be seen with a magnifier. When … Continue reading →

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Spring activities and books to go with them

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Peggy Ashbrook

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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Spring, and moving on towards summer

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Peggy Ashbrook

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 →

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