Topic: Early Head Start
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…
Exploring Social-Emotional Learning Through Nature-Focused Children’s Literature
Program: Exploring Social-Emotional Learning Through Nature-Focused Children’s Literature Description: In this webinar, participants will explore the connection between emergent, seasonal curriculum and social-emotional classroom dynamics. Attendees will learn about high-quality children’s literature that combines nature and social-emotional learning, identify ways to use nature-themed children’s books to build social-emotional skills, and practice applying a social-emotional lens…
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…
Spanish version of The Multisensory Magic of Music Making with Infants
Program: Spanish version of The Multisensory Magic of Music Making with Infants Description: A baby’s brain doubles in size during its first year—before they can speak or walk, their brain is busy forming crucial neurological connections that will affect how they interact with and relate to others, perform academically, and grow developmentally later in life….
The Multisensory Magic of Music Making with Infants
Program: The Multisensory Magic of Music Making with Infants A baby’s brain doubles in size during its first year—before they can speak or walk, their brain is busy forming crucial neurological connections that will affect how they interact with and relate to others, perform academically, and grow developmentally later in life. One of the best…
Versión en español: Enhancing Attunement with Music Rituals
Programa: Versión en español de Enhancing Attunement with Music Rituals (Rituales Musicales para Fomentar la Compenetración) Descripción: Las transiciones difíciles, como la hora de dejar a los niños en la escuela, la hora de la siesta y el lavado de manos, no tienen por qué ser complicadas. Los rituales musicales ayudan a contrarrestar las respuestas…
Enhancing Attunement with Music Rituals
Program: Enhancing Attunement with Music Rituals Description: Tricky transitions—like school drop-off, naptime, and handwashing—don’t have to be tricky. Music rituals help counteract stress responses and reduce anxiety by creating calm, setting expectations, and strengthening attunement. Learning Objectives: review the elements that trigger “shutdown” mode in young children, why music transforms those responses faster than other…
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