School Readiness
Recording: Celebrate 60 Years of Head Start at The National Zoo
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May 16, 2025
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The recording of “Celebrate 60 Years of Head Start at The National Zoo” teaches about pandas and meerkats while celebrating Head Start!
Recording: Summer Garden Storytime
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May 8, 2025
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Recording: Summer Garden Storytime Gardens bring joy and beauty into our lives allowing us to experience and express gratitude and love. Enjoy this recording for a story about a young girl who plants a very special birthday present for her mom. We will sing, read, and learn about the wonders of nature and gifts from…
Recording: Growing Resilient Children; The Garden as a Non-Judgmental Teacher
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March 20, 2025
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Program Recording: Growing Resilient Children; The Garden as a Non-Judgmental Teacher Resources: Presentation Climate Mental Health Explore Weather and Climate Denver Urban Gardens (DUG) DUG Therapeutic Gardens Kid’s Gardening Activity School Garden Support Organization Network Recording: Growing Resilient Children Presenters: Lara Wirtz Fahnestock (she/her), DUG’s Director of Therapeutic Gardens, has a passion for building community, teaching children where…
Recording: Spring Garden Storytime
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March 14, 2025
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Program Recording: Spring Garden Storytime Resources: Story: How to Say Hello to a Worm by Kari Percival Sing Along: Spring Garden Song Handout: Springtime Learn and Play Gardening with Kids Basics: A Seasonal Gardening Toolkit for ECE Educators Recording: Spring Garden Storytime Presenter: Noel Nicholas (she/her) is the educational content manager for KidsGardening, where she co-develops original educational materials designed to help…
Recording: Exploring Social-Emotional Learning Through Nature-Focused Children’s Literature
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February 19, 2025
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Program Recording: Exploring Social-Emotional Learning Through Nature-Focused Children’s Literature Resources: Exploring Social-Emotional Learning Presentation SEL Curated Booklist Garden Resources KidsGardening Recording: Exploring Social-Emotional Learning Presenter: Emma Walter Donnelly, Coordinator, Early Childhood Programs & Assistant Preschool Director at The Chicago Botanic Garden; Emma Donnelly has been a nature educator for over a decade and has worked as…
Recording: Winter Garden Storytime
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January 9, 2025
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Program Recording: Winter Garden Storytime: It’s Winter! by Linda Glaser Resources: Keep the growing going by using these classroom resources: Story: It’s Winter! by Linda Glaser Sing-along: Winter Slumbers Winter Habitat Learn & Play Gardening with Kids Basics: A Seasonal Gardening Toolkit for ECE Educators Recording: Recording of Winter Garden Storytime brought to you by…
Recording: Zoo Field Trip with Sealions and Lemurs
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December 9, 2024
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What an amazing trip to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo! We hope you had fun learning about fancy foods with our Zoo friends: sea lions and lemurs! This program addresses ELOF standards: IT-PMP-11 and P-PMP-5! Recording: Resources: Keep feeding those curious minds more fun facts about food with easy classroom activities from the Smithsonian 🧑🍳Cook like…