Early Childhood Gardening

Fall is finally starting to show some presence here in Florida! While we are happy for a break from the sweltering summer heat, we are also happy because it is time to start our Fall gardens. here in central Florida.  I realize though, that many gardeners are finishing up gardening for the winter. The book, Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt, by Kate Messner explores gardening through the seasons. I have created an idea sheet of some extension activities we have done with our toddler groups.  Give this book a try and please share your ideas here!

Fall is finally starting to show some presence here in Florida! While we are happy for a break from the sweltering summer heat, we are also happy because it is time to start our Fall gardens. here in central Florida.  I realize though, that many gardeners are finishing up gardening for the winter. The book, Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt, by Kate Messner explores gardening through the seasons. I have created an idea sheet of some extension activities we have done with our toddler groups.  Give this book a try and please share your ideas here!

I love this idea.  While we have several books that we read with our students, I have never thought of connecting them to the garden by engaging in related activities.  This gives a whole new area for us to explore as we develop activities to accompany our books.

Fall is finally starting to show some presence here in Florida! While we are happy for a break from the sweltering summer heat, we are also happy because it is time to start our Fall gardens. here in central Florida.  I realize though, that many gardeners are finishing up gardening for the winter. The book, Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt, by Kate Messner explores gardening through the seasons. I have created an idea sheet of some extension activities we have done with our toddler groups.  Give this book a try and please share your ideas here!

The toddlers are way more interested in the book after they had a real-life, related experience. Now they always want to read the story and find the objects in the book!! 

I love this idea.  While we have several books that we read with our students, I have never thought of connecting them to the garden by engaging in related activities.  This gives a whole new area for us to explore as we develop activities to accompany our books.

Fall is finally starting to show some presence here in Florida! While we are happy for a break from the sweltering summer heat, we are also happy because it is time to start our Fall gardens. here in central Florida.  I realize though, that many gardeners are finishing up gardening for the winter. The book, Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt, by Kate Messner explores gardening through the seasons. I have created an idea sheet of some extension activities we have done with our toddler groups.  Give this book a try and please share your ideas here!

Fall is finally starting to show some presence here in Florida! While we are happy for a break from the sweltering summer heat, we are also happy because it is time to start our Fall gardens. here in central Florida.  I realize though, that many gardeners are finishing up gardening for the winter. The book, Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt, by Kate Messner explores gardening through the seasons. I have created an idea sheet of some extension activities we have done with our toddler groups.  Give this book a try and please share your ideas here!

Oh, I love this book! Thanks so much for this resource. We work with Littles and this will be a great activity in our Toolkit! Happy Gardening!

Fall is finally starting to show some presence here in Florida! While we are happy for a break from the sweltering summer heat, we are also happy because it is time to start our Fall gardens. here in central Florida.  I realize though, that many gardeners are finishing up gardening for the winter. The book, Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt, by Kate Messner explores gardening through the seasons. I have created an idea sheet of some extension activities we have done with our toddler groups.  Give this book a try and please share your ideas here!

Fall is finally starting to show some presence here in Florida! While we are happy for a break from the sweltering summer heat, we are also happy because it is time to start our Fall gardens. here in central Florida.  I realize though, that many gardeners are finishing up gardening for the winter. The book, Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt, by Kate Messner explores gardening through the seasons. I have created an idea sheet of some extension activities we have done with our toddler groups.  Give this book a try and please share your ideas here!

Love this book and all of the extension ideas, Natalie! I especially love the idea to use the text and illustrations to label objects in the garden and then go on a treasure hunt to find those objects and their associated label. Such fun, cohesive learning opportunities all from one book! Thank you for sharing this!

Fall is finally starting to show some presence here in Florida! While we are happy for a break from the sweltering summer heat, we are also happy because it is time to start our Fall gardens. here in central Florida.  I realize though, that many gardeners are finishing up gardening for the winter. The book, Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt, by Kate Messner explores gardening through the seasons. I have created an idea sheet of some extension activities we have done with our toddler groups.  Give this book a try and please share your ideas here!