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Summertime Resources |
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| Better Kid Care has pulled together resources to help early educators plan for summer. You’ll find listed below activities, lunch and snack ideas, tip pages, newsletters, distance education, and more! | |
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Rock On! Creating Rock Gardens With Young Children | |
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Gardening with Young Children: Dig In! | |
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Let’s Take A Walk | |
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Lots of Active Play | |
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Children and Nature: Are We Supporting the Connection? | |
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Active Play for Rainy Days | |
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Outdoor Art | |
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Plant a Garden | |
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Treasure Boxes and Fish that Fly | |
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Hopping, Jumping, Creeping | |
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Let’s Go Out! | |
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Imagination | |
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Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie | |
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Cool and Fruity Snack | |
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Frozen Fun | |
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It’s the Berries | |
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Orange: The Flavor of Sunshine | |
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Take Out: Outside Style Snacks that are Fun! | |
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101 Snack Ideas | |
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Summer Fun For Kids | |
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Summer Fun; Don’t “Bug” Me | |
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Take Them Out; Water Safety | |
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Outdoor Play | |
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Family Fitness; Organized Sports | |
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Hot Tips For Sun Safety | |
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Get Sporty! | |
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Keeping Kids Safe on the Playground | |
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Top Five Plants for Kids | |
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Make a Home for Crickets | |
| E-Newsletters (summer ideas) | ||
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July 2007 – Summer Memories, Rock Gardens, Rock Books, Green Hour | |
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September 2005 – Children and Nature, Outdoor Play | |
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June 2004 - Summer Spaces, Safe Fun in the Sun, Summertime Stories | |
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April 2004 - Gardening with Young Children, Backyard Discoveries, Garden Planting Stories | |
| Distance Education: (2-hour lessons) | ||
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Exciting Backyard Science Activities | |
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Summertime Care | |
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The Ups and Downs of Outdoor Play | |
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Child Care for Mixed Ages | |
| Distance Education: (1-hour lessons) | ||
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Caring for Groups of Mixed Aged Children; It’s a Juggling Act! | |
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Super Sand | |
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Wonderful Water | |
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Rainy Day Ideas | |
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Field Trip Fun | |
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Backyard Discoveries | |
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Gardening with Young Children | |
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Outdoor Play | |
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101 Ways to Care for Kids | |
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Great Transition Ideas | |
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101 Ways to Keep Kids Busy | |
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County Extension Offices | |
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County Resource Libraries | |
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