Early Care & Education

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Sunflower Garden for Young Children

You don’t need space for a huge garden to give children access to garden-based education! With a small sunny corner or even a larger 12’ x 12’ garden area at your early care and education site, you can create a sunflower garden to have a place of joy and beauty. This resources cover all the basics of starting a sunflower garden with young children, including materials needed and estimated costs as well as tips for involving young children in the garden. Related activities for each age group (infants/toddlers, 2-year olds, and 3 to 5 year olds and school age) are included along with connections to the Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards. This resource is funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation of Battle Creek, Michigan. View Resource »

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Container Herb Garden for Young Children

You don’t need space for a garden to give children access to garden-based education! Consider planting a container herb garden. This resources cover all the basics of starting an herb container garden with young children, including materials needed and estimated costs as well as tips for involving young children in the garden. Related activities for each age group (infants/toddlers, 2-year olds, and 3 to 5 year olds and school age) are included along with connections to the Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards. View Resource »

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Grow It, Try It, Like It!

Grow It, Try It, Like It! Nutrition Education Kit Featuring MyPlate is a garden-themed nutrition education kit for child care center staff that introduces children to: three fruits – peaches, strawberries, and cantaloupe, and three vegetables – spinach, sweet potatoes, and crookneck squash. The kit includes seven booklets featuring fruits and vegetables with fun activities through the imaginary garden at Tasty Acres Farm! View Resource»

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Got Veggies? ECE Edition!

This ECE edition builds on the lessons and activities in the original Got Veggies? by adopting them to meet best practices for the early care and education setting. Each of the four themes and two á la carte activities in Got Veggies? ECE Edition! are aligned to the Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards and offer concepts and tools developmentally appropriate for children aged five and under. View Resource »

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WI Farm to ECE: Considerations for Programs in YoungStar

Programs participating in YoungStar (Wisconsin’s Child Care Quality Rating and Improvement System) work to improve the quality of care and education for children and engage with families. Garden-based education activities can support children in developing a positive connection to food while strengthening the health of children, families, teachers, and staff. This guide has been developed to offer farm to ECE considerations relevant to YoungStar. This resource is funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation of Battle Creek, Michigan. View Resource »