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Check out "Reading Rockets" for some tips and tricks to help you implement dialogic reading!

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Dialogic Reading: An Effective Way to Read Aloud with Young Children

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Dialogic reading works. Children who have been read to dialogically are substantially ahead of children who have been read to traditionally on tests of language development. Children can jump ahead by several months in just a few weeks of dialogic reading.

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This is a copy of the Training PowerPoint for your reference. Includes step by step instructions to activities and information on the benefits of nature play! As well as other resources

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Make your own Lima Bean just like is shown in the video series!

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We are so excited to partner with Preschool Promise in our community. Here are some activity sheets that we collaborated on to continue our outdoor and nature play!

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This part of the activity series involves the teachers or parents digging up chunks of sod for our little ones to dig through! If you'd like to have them dig up some sod themselves outside that is also appropriate! This is where the magnifying glasses will come in handy, as they use their hands to dig through the dirt, they can also separate what they find (rocks, roots, critters) and use their magnifying glasses to take a closer look!

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This padlet is full of videos, activity ideas, and teaching resources all centered around the dialogic reading of a story "Lola Plants a Garden" written by Anna McQuinn. These resources are meant to help get you and your students outside, learning and having fun!

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For questions regarding this program or to schedule your own class Q&A with MetroPark staff, contact Doug at dhorvath@metroparks.org

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including Flipgrid topics and identified Standards

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To follow along with this video you will need...

Plastic Sandwich Baggies

Dried Lima Beans OR
Other plant seed
Paper Towels
Water (In Spray Bottle or Using Sponges)

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To Follow Along with this video you will need...

Frozen Lima Beans-
Unthawed to Dissect
OR
Dried Lima Beans-
Soaked for 24 hours prior to be able to Dissect AND
Canned Lima Beans if you would like to taste them.

DISCLAIMER: Do not eat dried lima beans if they have not been cooked.

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This band made the tune we based Twist and Sprout on!

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There are a couple activities that require materials:

The book "Lola Plants a Garden" (Available at local libraries)

"Twist and Sprout" lyrics (Posted on this padlet and accompanying YouTube video)

Bag of Dried Lima Beans
Plastic Baggies
Paper Towels
Way to water seeds (small sponges, spray bottle, etc.)
Can of Lima Beans (To be able to taste them!)

Construction paper
Scissors
Tape

Clump of sod (can be dug up from any outdoor area, and put back when done exploring!)

Magnifying glass
If you don't have one on hand you can find affordable ones on Amazon.

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"Explore the Outdoors Nature Camp is a six-day virtual camp experience to show kids and families amazing ways to enjoy nature in their own backyards. "

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Explore the Outdoors Nature Camp

Explore the Outdoors Nature Camp is a six-day virtual camp experience to show kids and families amazing ways to enjoy nature in their own backyards. In collaboration with WTTW's Nature Cat and Five River MetroParks, Ava and friends will connect kids to the great outdoors through six nature camp themes: Getting Ready for Camp, Exploring Creeks, Exploring the Forest, Art in Nature, Nature in the City, and Animal Ambassadors.

Explore the Outdoors Nature Camp is made possible by, the producers of Nature Cat,

Produced in cooperation with:

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Explore the Outdoors Nature Camp - ThinkTV

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Explore the Outdoors Nature Camp is a six-day virtual camp experience to show kids and families amazing ways to enjoy nature in their own backyards. In collaboration with WTTW's Nature Cat and Five River MetroParks, Ava and friends will connect kids to the great outdoors through six nature camp themes: Getting Ready for Camp, Exploring Creeks,Exploring the Forest, Art in Nature, Nature in the City, [...]

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Lets see what happens when we plant our seeds! Do you remember what our plants need to grow? Its some of the very things we need to grow big and strong. Air, water, sunshine and soil!

Can you go outside and find three different kinds of plants? You can also leave a video response of planting your seeds, or what they look like when they sprout!

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There are many ways to experience our natural world. Today we explore by dissecting lima beans,  singing and dancing, and even meeting one of Germantown Metro park's animal ambassadors.

Can you find animals in your yard? Try to find three living creatures outside! Leave a response about what you found.

Craft your own lima bean diagram! Can you identify all the parts? Try dissecting a lima bean with your own hands? How does it feel? smell? taste?

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Let's move our bodies! Get up, get outside if you can, and join me while I sing and dance!

Did you use the dance moves I made up, or did you come up with some of your own? Leave a response below with a video of you singing and dancing!

*You don't need the kit the video references, the lyrics and picture of the band are posted right here on padlet!*

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Can you find a nice spot outside to read the book with me? You can sit in the grass, on a log, or under a tree. You could even build walls with sticks and use your imagination to travel to a log cabin. There are tons of possibilities. What spot did you find?

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Lola Plants a Garden Activity Series Videos

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Lola Plants a Garden Activity Series Videos

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Join me as I read "Lola Plants a Garden"!

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Dayton Metro Library has copies of "Lola Plants a Garden" !

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Lets Sing and Dance!

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Here are the lyrics to the "Twist and Sprout" song so you can sing along

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Here are some of the standards we hit while working through this program.

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This is the outline for the program as I would have implemented when I was still coming into the classrooms. It is still very similar to how teachers will implement it. I thought it would be beneficial to be able to look through!