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Gardens, Flowers, Bugs and Animals! What are you learning this week?

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This week we are talking about Gardens In my Facebook group . https://www.facebook.com/groups/Thecreativecampus/ We are having discussions about what might grow in a garden?  what we can turn those things into (Food). Do things "Live" in our garden?  If so, what kinds of things might live their?  What kinds of conversations are you having with your Creative Young Learners?  I would love to hear all about your conversations!  leave me a comment or come visit us over at " The Creative Campus". Have a Fun and Creative day Learning and Growing! Your Creativity Producer and Professional Mess Maker! Theresa

Nature and Art What a Wonderful Combination!

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Its May Friends! This means summer is almost here! I love this time of year, because there are so many things going on around us that the opportunities to learn are endless. Flowers are growing, Trees are budding, Gardens are being planted and Animals and Bugs are Coming out to Play! These are all things that children are fascinated by and want to learn more about. I recently did some fun activities that used a lot of these experiences (even if they were pretend versions). I recently made some "Grass" for my friends to play in. In our grass we had "Bugs" which my friends squished and dug for in our grass. We had lots of things to find in our grass: Spiders, Ants, Snails and so many more! can you see  all the different things? This kept my friends busy for a very long time which was exciting to watch. After they were with this we wanted to turn some of the things we saw in the grass, into art.   so some of my friends made "Flowers" w...