Make a Vegetable Garden.
To make a successful veggie garden, you should start by choosing appropriate plants. Choose easy-to-grow vegetables such as beets, carrots, radishes and tomatoes, but also include foods that kids love to snack on, such as cherry tomatoes, strawberries, beans and peas.
10 Steps to Starting a Vegetable Garden
- Choose the right location. Choose a location for the garden that has plenty of sun, ample space and close proximity to your hose or water source. …
- Select your veggies. …
- Prepare the soil. …
- Check planting dates. …
- Plant the seeds. …
- Add water. …
- Keep the weeds out. …
- Give your plants room to grow.
Listen to an Educational podcast.
But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids
Kids are always asking seemingly simple questions that have surprisingly complex answers, such as “Why is the sky blue?” and “Who invented words?” This cute biweekly radio show/podcast takes on answering them. Each episode features several kid-submitted questions, usually on a single theme, and with the help of experts, it gives clear, interesting answers. Best for: All ages
Smash, Boom, Best
This fun and fast-moving spin-off of the popular Brains On! podcast is a family-friendly debate podcast. A kid judge listens to and scores the rousing, fact-based arguments of two contestants. With episodes like “Dragons versus Unicorns” and “Pizza versus Tacos,” kids will be hooked, and they won’t even notice that they’re learning how to defend their ideas along the way. Best for: Big kids
The Past & the Curious
Reminiscent of the TV show Drunk History (minus the alcohol), this amusing podcast features people telling interesting, little-known stories from history with an emphasis on fun and humor. Although it’s not specifically a music podcast, each episode contains an often-silly song that’s sure to get stuck in your head. There’s even a quiz segment, so kids will learn something, too. Best for: All ages
Book Club for Kids
This excellent biweekly podcast features middle schoolers talking about a popular middle-grade or YA book as well as sharing their favorite book recommendations. Public radio figure Kitty Felde runs the discussion, and each episode includes a passage of that week’s book read by a celebrity guest. Best for: Tweens and teens
Wow in the World
NPR’s first show for kids is exactly the sort of engaging, well-produced content you would expect from the leaders in radio and audio series. Hosts Guy Raz and Mindy Thomas exude joy and curiosity while discussing the latest news in science and technology in a way that’s enjoyable for kids and informative for grown-ups. Best for: All ages.
Use a deck of cards to learn addition. (Mathematics).
divide it into two equal piles. From there, players simultaneously flip cards off the top of their respective decks and compare the values. The player that turns the higher number and/or face card value takes both cards and adds them to the bottom of their own deck.
Learning Outcomes:
1 Children have a strong sense of Identity- Children develop knowledgeable and confident self- identities
2 Children are connected with and contribute to their world- Children become aware of fairness
3 Children have a strong sense of well being- Children become strong in their social and emotional well being
4 Children are confident and involved learners- Children transfer and adapt what they have learned from one context to another
5 Children are effective communicators- Children engage with a range of text and gain meaning from these texts.