Topic: School Readiness

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…

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Recording: Winter Garden Storytime

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…

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Recording: Zoo Field Trip with Sealions and Lemurs

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…

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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….

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Recording: Garden Grant Info Session for 2025 Application

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…

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2025 Summer Garden Storytime

2025 Summer Garden Storytime: Summertime is garden time! But not everyone’s dream garden looks the same. Join us for a story about neighbors working together and compromising to create a thriving meadow that people and pollinators can enjoy.

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2025 Spring Garden Storytime

Spring is right around the corner and we are ready to get those gardens started! Are you? Join us to learn how to say hello to worms and other tiny garden friends and how to grow and enjoy the fruits of spring together.

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2025 Winter Garden Storytime

2025 Winter Garden Storytime: Even when snow is falling all around, the garden is full of life for us to observe and appreciate if we just know where to look! Come sing, read, and learn with us about the wonders of nature in winter.

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2024 Fall Garden Storytime

Fall Garden Storytime: Join us to learn more about all the sizes and shapes that pumpkins can grow to be and the many ways this delicious food can be used during this time of year.

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