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  • 1.  March ECE Meet Up

    Posted 03-25-2024 09:11:00 AM

    Hi Everyone!

    Just a reminder that the March Meet-up for ECE Educators is coming up on Wednesday.  See details below:

    March Meet-up for Early Childhood Educators 
    Topic: Engaging Young Children in the Garden
    Date: Wednesday, March 27th at 7 PM ET
    Join us for a virtual small group discussion sharing ideas for planning developmentally
    appropriate garden activities for young children. Bring your favorite activity or garden
    adaptation to share as we swap ideas for adapting gardening fun so that it matches the
    interests and attention spans of children ages 3 to 5. Open to anyone (teachers,
    volunteers, caregivers and more) gardening with kids in ECE settings (i.e., preschools,
    Head Starts, daycares, and home).
    Register at:
    https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZctfuugpj4tE91Rd_dHRdN
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    Sarah Pounders
    Senior Education Specialist
    The Woodlands TX
    8324186540
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  • 2.  RE: March ECE Meet Up

    Posted 29 days ago

    March ECE follow up:

    Thanks to everyone who joined us for the March ECE Meet Up.  If you were not able to make it, you can watch the video at:

    https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/UbzAu8AOB-p6_mA31jlfcZvZI0IFS72-IGuNN8_LCmDVwsRWNumqPFn1lJQl-UoU.MXOxM7TlLQSUKUfe

    Passcode: 36.1N$hh

    Remember this was just an informal conversation and sharing of ideas, so it does not have the same structure as a webinar.  This will be available for viewing until the next ECE Meet Up which will take place on Wednesday, May 29th.

    Here is a listing of some of the resources and ideas shared if you don't have time/interest to watch the recording:

    Gardening with Kids Basics Toolkit for ECE Educators:

    https://kidsgardening.org/ece-resources/

    National Head Start Association Spring Story time Recording:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GNuLcwb_84

    Register for the National Head Start Association's Summer Garden Story Time:

    https://nhsa.org/event/summer-garden-storytime-2/

    Mass Audubon's Nature Bingo & Scavenger Hunts:

    https://www.massaudubon.org/places-to-explore/activities/family-fun/nature-play/nature-bingo-scavenger-hunts

    Barefoot Books – Farm and Garden pictures books and 20% discount for teachers:

    https://www.barefootbooks.com/

    A list of Farm to ECE Children's Books:

    http://www.pareadysetgrow.org/book-list/



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    Sarah Pounders
    Senior Education Specialist
    The Woodlands TX
    8324186540
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