School Readiness
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…
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!