School Readiness
Recording: Growing Resilient Children; The Garden as a Non-Judgmental Teacher
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March 20, 2025
Professional Development Webinars Best Practice Early Childhood Education Early Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework School Readiness
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
Webinars Early Childhood Education Early Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework School Readiness
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
Professional Development Webinars Early Childhood Education Early Head Start School Readiness
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
Webinars Early Childhood Education Early Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework School Readiness
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…