Topic: School Readiness

NHSA and The National Zoo Field Trips: 2024 – 2025

NHSA and The National Zoo Field Trips are virtual classroom experiences to showcase national Smithsonian treasurers to Head Start students!

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NHSA and The National Zoo Field Trips: 2024 – 2025

NHSA and The National Zoo Field Trips are virtual classroom experiences to showcase national Smithsonian treasurers to Head Start students!

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NHSA and The National Zoo Field Trips: 2024 – 2025

NHSA and The National Zoo Field Trips are virtual classroom experiences to showcase national Smithsonian treasurers to Head Start students!

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NHSA and The National Zoo Field Trips: 2024 – 2025

NHSA and The National Zoo Field Trips are virtual classroom experiences to showcase national Smithsonian treasurers to Head Start students!

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The Sound of Safety: Building Secure Bonds Through Shared Music Making

The Sound of Safety workshop, we’ll define what happens in the brains of both grownup and child when they make music together (newborns included!), specific musical activities that spark connection, and why shared music making is the ultimate way to communicate the safety children need to feed positive development in the first few years of life.

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¡Potenciando las habilidades STEAM a través de la Música!

POSTPONED Programa: ¡Potenciando las habilidades STEAM a través de la Música! Descripción: El enfoque STEM ya forma parte de las actividades en las aulas de educación infantil, pero ¿ha considerado integrar el enfoque STEAM? Los elementos de las Artes apoyan directamente las habilidades que se desarrollan en Ciencia, Tecnología, Ingeniería y Matemáticas. La “A” es,…

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Fueling the STEAM Engine with Music

Program: Fueling the STEAM Engine with Music Description: STEM is already on the rotation in early childhood classrooms, but have you considered STEAM? Elements within the Arts directly support skills learned and needed within Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. “A” is truly the secret ingredient as the joy that happens in early shared music making…

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Spanish Version of Tuning Up Circle Time: How Musical Play Boosts Learning and Connection

Spanish Version of Tuning Up Circle Time: How Musical Play Boosts Learning and Connection Program Description: This entire program will be complete in Spanish. Circle time—a safe, focused space for children to learn and interact in a group setting—is nothing new. So, how do we keep it from getting old and fine-tune it as a…

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Tuning Up Circle Time: How Musical Play Boosts Learning and Connection

Program: Tuning Up Circle Time: How Musical Play Boosts Learning and Connection Description: Circle time—a safe, focused space for children to learn and interact in a group setting—is nothing new. So, how do we keep it from getting old and fine-tune it as a model for healthy social behavior? Leaning into the rich history of…

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STEM Learning in the Garden

Following this webinar, you will be so excited to try these practical ideas for digging into STEM learning in the garden!

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NHSA and The Zoo in The Classroom: Head Start’s Birthday Party at the Zoo

All Head Start programs are encouraged to enjoy these high-energy programs—dance, sing, learn, & have fun celebrating Head Start’s birthday!

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NHSA and The Zoo in The Classroom: Do Sea Lions Wear Sunglasses?

All Head Start programs are encouraged to enjoy these high-energy programs—sing, learn, and have fun doing weather and space with sea lions.

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