School Readiness
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…
Recording: Garden Grant Info Session for 2025 Application
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November 15, 2024
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Program Recording: Garden Grant Info Session Description: Watch this quick webinar recording to learn more about the application requirements, and what a really strong application looks like. The presenters walk through the application itself, talk about the award process, offer resources to help you plan your garden, share ideas for garden programs and answer any questions…
2024-2025 Garden Storytime Series
The 2024-2025 Garden Storytime Series is made up of LIVE storytimes! Our gardeners have a lot of information and resources to share!
Recording: Zoo Field Trip with Orangutans and Beavers
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October 4, 2024
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Zoo Field Trip with Orangutans and Beavers
NHSA and The Zoo in The Classroom: Head Start’s Birthday Party with Farm Animals
Head Start’s birthday party with farm animals focused on learning about our bodies & the five senses while dancing, singing and celebrating.
Recording: STEM Learning in the Garden
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March 19, 2024
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The recording: STEM Learning in the Garden will leave excited to try these practical ideas for digging into STEM through gardening!
Recording: Spring Garden Storytime
The Spring Garden Storytime was brought to you by NHSA in the Classroom, KidsGardening, and ScottsMiracle-Gro.
Recording: Sensory Gardens
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February 9, 2024
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In this recording of Sensory Gardens, we’ll share five specific activities to use in a garden or greenspace to help young children integrate and organize their senses, as well as tips and tricks for managing challenging sensory-related behaviors.
Recording: Inspiring Curiosity and Wonder with the Smithsonian
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February 9, 2024
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The recording of Inspiring Curiosity and Wonder provides great resources that are easily implemented in any learning environment.
NHSA And The Zoo In The Classroom: Me, You, and Elephants Too!
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February 2, 2024
Webinars Best Practice Culture and Language Early Childhood Education School Readiness
“Me, You, and Elephants Too!” means learning Identity, Culture and Community through the experience of observing elephants from Smithsonian’s National Zoo!
NHSA and the Zoo in the Classroom: Cheetahs
“Pre-Math with Cheetahs” means counting with colorful critters as fun and engaging way to learn pre-math concepts!
Webinar: Coding Readiness for Head Start
The webinar recording for “Coding Readiness” shares more information about the partnership, a broad overview of the opportunities and more.