Those are the words of Sabina M. Mosso, who teaches preschoolers and kindergartners at Anna Boyd Child Development Center in Columbia, South Carolina. The Dole Food Company has recognized Mosso s outstanding efforts to improve student nutrition, both in her school, and in other school districts in her state. Culinary Related Links Cooking with Young Children Yummy Recipes and tips for cooking with young children. Recipes A list of fun recipes for children from the Idea Box. Teachers use the gardens to teach lessons in science, mathematics, art, and literature.
Students gain hands-on experience caring for plants and learn responsibility.
Summer is no time to hang around inside. During the warm weather, encourage kids to head outdoors with some new nature projects. This week, Education World reviews two new books of nature activities that are both educational and fun. Green-thumbed kids can grow schoolyard gardens, victory gardens, salsa gardens, and more. As temperatures warm and snow melts, educators search for ways to invite new growth into their classrooms.