Learning garden

Learning about how plants grow can be a fascinating subject for children from early years and beyond. I love the look of wonder on a child’s face when they try to comprehend how a tiny seed c…

Gross Motor Hauling dirt, compost, mulch Digging Moving plants Weeding Picking produce Health Knowledge Good/not-so-good foods Need for exercise Clean air Clean environment Clean hands & bodies Bacteria in the environment Nutrition Nutritional value of different foods Which foods are good for what parts of your body Here's what I came up with in about 10 minutes last night. LIFE Environmental Stewardship: We need to keep our water and soils clean Some plants may not be around if we don't…

Create a Play Garden! Children love gardens just as much as adults do and a long-lasting appreciation for flora and fauna comes from sharing the garden.

The Out School is designed to explore a new design vocabulary for pre-primary schools. The aesthetics, spatial planning and the architectural detailing is a direct response to the constraints that revolved around this project.

How to make your garden grow for you.

Our school has an Outdoor Learning Committee that I am a part of. We all feel very strongly that the environment where the children play outside is just as important as the environment inside our school. We have worked hard to make our playground an area where the kids can run, exercise explore and yes...learn! Outside play plays an important role in children's development! They are working gross motor muscles and getting must needed exercise. They learn how to solve problems such as when…

Share the Sweetness1589 590SharesIf you’re just joining us for this Toddler School Gardening Unit, we’re just now getting to the green part. My goals for this unit are to teach Cash about the great outdoors by planting a garden together throughout the Spring and into the summer. He is very interested in how things work! The… Read More Teaching Toddlers How Things Grow | Gardening Unit