Where Does Preschool Science Start? In the Garden!

March 16, 2009

Science and preschool…. Can those two words possibly belong in the same sentence? Making babies and caring for newborns can, of course, seem like one giant, marvelous science experiment from the parental point of view. But now that our milky bundles have finally turned into something resembling small human beings, can it really already be time

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Eat Something Fresh: Parents' Guide to Community Supported Agriculture

March 17, 2009

It's CSA season again! If you're not familiar with community supported agriculture, here's a quick rundown. CSA members purchase a share in a local farm. Throughout the growing season members receive fresh produce (and/or meat, dairy products, or eggs) from that farm. Most CSA farms are either certified organic or use organic growing practices.

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Books and Toys to Cultivate Even the Tiniest of Green Thumbs

March 18, 2009

Teaching science to preschoolers can sound at first offputting, almost grandiose. Oh, but it's not! It's so fun that it seems almost like cheating to say you're doing it in the guise of opening their little minds to the world around them. Experts tell us that teaching science is essential to children because it's a way of thinking -- using

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Walking Through the Gardens

March 19, 2009

Ever wish you could show your child real vegetables and fruits growing off of actual plants? Some people who live in buildings without yards are lucky enough to be assigned a plot of land in one of the city's community gardens.  Such people use these little bits of land to grow their own fruits, vegetables and flowers.  Lucky for us, anyone

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Wise Words for Adventurous Minds

March 20, 2009

Science isn't a "should" -- it's a "get to"! Nothing less than the exploration of the wonders of the natural world awaits your little one, if you look at it the right way.  Adventure-seekers, come this way! Truthtellers, you too! Mysteries await us, together, in the world of preschool science, big and small! Science is "an imaginative adventure

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