Kidsgardening.org aids in my professional endeavor to use gardening as part of the developmental process for children and families. Gardening provides hands on learning for children, with the added value of being able to teach children and families to grow many fruits and vegetables where ever they live. The Mission: The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation, NationalContinue reading
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Expanding Resources
Save the Children is an organization that was initiated in 1919, when the idea of children rights was not a common theme for the era. History recalls “the health of young children was abysmal by modern standards, as about 1 in 4 children in 1900 died by age 5. Likewise, two million children between theContinue reading “Expanding Resources”
Advocating for what Matters
Nutrition is at the forefront in the effort to provide children an opportunity for healthy growth and development. Poverty underlines areas where children and families are in grave need of advocacy. UNICEF (2013) published a report in which supportive strategies target the 1,000 days from conception to two years of age. The interventions support, andContinue reading “Advocating for what Matters”
11 Reasons Parents and Children Will Love Growing Food Together! — Urban Subsistence
There is an engaging activity we can ALL do safely at home as a family that will also help make our cities more sustainable: 11 Reasons Parents and Children Will Love Growing Food Together! — Urban Subsistence
Gremi’s Garden: Addressing issues and trends.
Gremi’s Garden uses information from https://kidsgardening.org. The purpose of this design is to encourage children to play, explore, discover and collaborate in a common place where creativity and imagination come alive. Some of their highest achievements for the 2019 year include: “Our biggest grant application cycle to date, increasing our applicant pool by 54%Continue reading “Gremi’s Garden: Addressing issues and trends.”
Lessons to Grow By Pollinators – KidsGardening
https://kidsgardening.org/lessons-to-grow-by-pollinators/ As the new school year begins, let us connect children to the wonders of earth. Join me in broadening and strengthening their understanding of nature with these fun activities. Subscriptions are free, and the effects are priceless.
Teach children the importance of our environment. We are all connected.
Introducing Lessons to Grow By! Lessons to Grow By is a FREE four-month program of weekly garden-themed lessons and activities for caregivers teaching at home, or for educators instructing via distance learning. These fun, engaging adventures will be grouped around a monthly theme, featuring three hands-on activities for kids each week with supplemental suggested reading, videos, andContinue reading “Teach children the importance of our environment. We are all connected.”
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Measuring Intelligence
As all things American, the use of Intelligent Quotient (IQ) testing during the early part of the 20th century was used to categorize individuals based on their intelligence, or more specifically, on the scores revealed by such testing. In the advent, IQ scores were used in the military for the purpose of identifying individualsContinue reading “Measuring Intelligence”