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ERIC Number: EJ1272466
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 7
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0036-8148
EISSN: N/A
Shape, Bake, and Grow!: Taking to the Outdoors in Urban Settings Encourages Plant Knowledge and Healthy Lifestyles
Counsell, Shelly; Palmer, Mary; Peat, Felicia
Science and Children, v57 n9 p47-53 Jul-Aug 2020
As young children encounter animal and plant life, they are eager to figure out where plants and animals come from, which plants are edible, and which animals like to eat different plants. Gardening experiences provide ample opportunities to explore how plants grow, what plants need to grow, how to care for plants, and how to harvest the edible parts of plants. The surrounding world is a child's classroom, with endless opportunities for exploration and learning. In this article, the authors remind teachers and parents that opportunities to promote and support young children's learning and development abound in the outdoors with learning experiences specific to STEM/STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math). The following three learning activities are presented in this article: (1) What Plants Need to Grow; (2) Planting Seeds; and (3) Parts of Plants.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
Audience: Teachers; Parents
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Tennessee
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