Have you ever wondered what to do with dandelions for learning activities? In the spring, Dandelions are everywhere! The dandelion life cycle is a great way to teach the concept of life cycles, the importance of dandelions, and get your students outside and engaged in learning.  Dandelions are such an important food for our Bees and butterflies and a wonderful learning tool! 

I am going to break down how dandelions can pack a big punch and hit a ton of standards while getting kids excited about learning. 
In this episode, I will chat about...

• 10 Fun Dandelion Facts 
• The awesomeness of the Dandelion life cycle 
• How you can use dandelions in your centers and learning this week 

I hope this episode sparked some ideas for you to incorporate a little dandelion love into your lessons this month.  If you couldn’t take notes fast enough and want the done-for-you version of this info head over to my Teacher Pay Teachers store and grab your dandelion and spring resources.  

• Dandelion Literacy Activities

• Dandelion Life Cycle Activities
• Nature In Spring Activity Pack 

• Spring Nature Walk Scavenger Hunt and Information Cards

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Stay well and go get outside!

The Easiest Outdoor Spring Activity For Kids that will give you endless sparks for learning is the art of turning over rocks and rolling logs! I will give you 5 simple tips for making each outing an adventure and a success.  I take the guesswork out by giving you kid-friendly facts that will give you the confidence to guide your class or kids on your spring nature walk. 

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• Forest Animal Habitats Scavenger Hunt and Information Cards
• Birding With Kids Bird Cards and Scavenger Hunt
• Outdoor Scavenger Hunt-Spirals in Nature Scavenger Hunt
• Gratitude Lesson With a Nature Scavenger Hunt Printable

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Spring is here and it is a great time for outdoor learning activities for kids!   In this episode, I will share the 3 things to do on a Spring Nature Walk that are great outdoor learning activities for kids. This can be in the city, suburb, or the country.  You don’t need to be deep in nature to get outdoors to learn and get connected to nature.

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We are talking about backyard birds, as I call them Bird Feeder Birds, and how to get started birding with kids. Adding a bird feeding station to your outdoor space or outside your window is an instant way to bring nature to you no matter where you live! Birding with kids provides so many lessons and will ignite kids' excitement for learning and birds!

 Let's start birding with kids!

#1 Let's create a bird feeder station 

#2 How to get kids involved?

#3 What is a good bird guide?

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Feeling stuck with how to manage learning outdoors during the winter months? I am going to share the 5 learning tools I always have on hand for outdoor learning activities in the winter.  You probably already have some of these items lying around your house or classroom.  So listen up and see which tool is right for you!

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I am sharing my simple way to make big impact on our children and our future if we can teach them this one thing, gratitude!


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I am  sharing the S.P.A.R.K  that is the missing piece to the education puzzle.  How can nature and discovery spark our the love for learning and drive our instruction.

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This is part 3 of How To Bring Literacy To Outdoor Learning. I share my literacy tips and how I help my outdoor learners become better readers, writers, and thinkers. In this episode, I talking about with our early writers, what it looks like to write outside, and simple tips for manage it all.

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This is part 2 of How To Bring Literacy To Outdoor Learning Series where I share my literacy tips, and  how I help my outdoor learners become better readers, writers, and thinkers while getting outside and developing the whole learner.  In this episode, I am focusing about learning letters and words while outside. 

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In this episode, I share how I  help my outdoor learners become better readers, writers, and thinkers while getting outside and developing the whole learner.  This is part one of a series on bringing literacy outdoors. Todays focus is Phonemic Awareness. Phonemic Awareness is a vital foundation for everything literacy, check out how I easily incorporate this instruction and allow students to explore literacy while exploring nature.

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