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hide & seek | earthlimited

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Offering ideas, props, tools, and activities that connect young people of all ages to nature in their backyards. We play Hide and Seek for fun, but animals have to play Hide and Seek to keep from getting eaten and to find food. Using stories, puppets, and games, kids can explore animal camouflage. Hide and Seek by color. I love this big coffee table book! I know this book is way old, but it was ahead of its time! Dump out a pile of wild animal puppets and let the kids each choose one. Encourage them ...

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preschool storytimes | earthlimited

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Offering ideas, props, tools, and activities that connect young people of all ages to nature in their backyards. Page before publishing t hese ideas in ANY format. Now that days are colder. Animals get hungry, too! Twinkle, twinkle little bug. Nature’s night light. Hide ‘n seek. What are you thinking? Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. Notify me of new posts via email.

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snake skull model | earthlimited

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Offering ideas, props, tools, and activities that connect young people of all ages to nature in their backyards. How does a snake swallow something that is up to five times bigger than it’s own head? My model will help you show how this is possible! The process of eating would be very different if you didn’t have limbs to hold on to food and teeth that could tear food into pieces. Imagine being a snake! Imagine swallowing something the size of a small watermelon! Without using your hands or feet! While m...

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upcycled bottlecapsnake | earthlimited

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Offering ideas, props, tools, and activities that connect young people of all ages to nature in their backyards. Start collecting bottle caps or become friends with a bartender. You’ll need about 150 to make this snake. Stiff (but bendable) wire that holds its shape (Wire from a good coat hanger is just about right. The super wimpy ones that you sometimes get from the cleaner are not strong enough.). Photos of snake heads from various angles. Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window). You are com...

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Offering ideas, props, tools, and activities that connect young people of all ages to nature in their backyards. Nature’s night light. Celebrate our changing neighbor, the moon! Take a look at moon maps, imagine frogs and polar bears, make your own moon calendar. and paint a moonscape. Nature’s night light. January 14, 2014. Kids will use the crayon resist method to make a picture of the moon. This art project is a great conclusion to Nature’s Night Light. January 14, 2014. December 31, 2013. Enjoy activ...

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giant leaves | earthlimited

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Offering ideas, props, tools, and activities that connect young people of all ages to nature in their backyards. I made giant leaves because I had a bunch of fall-colored fabric left over from a project. Now that I have them, I’ve found all kinds of uses for them! Giant leaves are just plain fun! Here are some ways that I use them with young children:. Hide a bunch of ladybugs in and under the leaves. Use them as background for interesting photos! Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window). Explor...

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we dig groundhogs | earthlimited

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Offering ideas, props, tools, and activities that connect young people of all ages to nature in their backyards. Here in Wisconsin, the groundhogs are going to be sleeping right through Groundhog Day! Whether you believe in shadows or not, this is a great time to take a closer look at woodchucks. Play around in a woodchuck burrow. As kids arrive, give them a paper cutout of a groundhog and invite them to play in a big underground burrow (about 18″ X 5′) that you have drawn on Kraft paper. Explain the &#8...

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DIMENSIONS EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION. A Collaborative Program of Arbor Day Foundation. And Dimensions Educational Research Foundation. Request the Resource Guide. What is Nature Explore? To watch the free introduction. October 19-22, 2016 - 2016 NAAEE Annual Conference, Madison, WI. Sign up Today for Available Workshops. A 140 Pound Pot-Bellied Pig Walks Into a Preschool, and. Four Guinea Pigs; a Sugar Glider, Parakeet, Tarantula, Blue-Tongued Skink, Dwarf Hamster; and Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches.

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nature’s night light | earthlimited

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Offering ideas, props, tools, and activities that connect young people of all ages to nature in their backyards. Nature’s night light. Celebrate our changing neighbor, the moon! Take a look at moon maps, imagine frogs and polar bears, make your own moon calendar. and paint a moonscape. Use the punch upside-down to make phases. Sort the moon shapes. Moon phases by Galileo. Talk about the moon. Ask, “Did you see the moon last night? Did you see it this morning? What did it look like? The moon helped Abe kn...

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hide + seek project | earthlimited

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Offering ideas, props, tools, and activities that connect young people of all ages to nature in their backyards. Take a hike to collect some nature stuff. Then have fun playing hide and seek with animal punchouts. This art project is a fun way to wrap up a Hide and Seek storytime. Up-side-down it is a pond! Before the program, scrounge together some cereal boxes, notebook backs, or other thin cardboard pieces. Trim the cardboard. Glue a half sheet of blue paper on each for the sky (or pond! You are comme...