In our Earth Heroes Pre-K Playgroup, children will sow seeds for a lifelong connection with nature. With the support of CNGF’s teachers, families in this program share responsibility for the care of all children. Children learn outdoors through hands-on, nature-based, sensory play.
Sampling of our Lessons
Garden Activity
- Seeding
- Harvesting
- Planting Cuttings
- Weeding
- Exploring – Collecting Seeds, Fallen Flowers, Fallen Leaves
- Compost
Vegetarian / Vegan Snack*
- Farm-to-table
- Kids work with teachers to harvest and prepare snacks
*Food allergies are accommodated.
Play, Movement, Activity
- Dancing
- Stretch to Refocus
- Garden Games
- Hide and Seek
- Relay Race
- Tag
- Free Play
Art
- Finger Painting with Herbal Paints
- Painting – Flour-based Paint
- Play Dough
- Seed Recycled Paper
- Nature Observation Books
Spoken Word
- Song
- Chant
- Indigenous stories
Native Plant and Animal Relationship
- Oak Trees and Scrub Jays
- Linear Leaf Milkweed and Monarch Butterfly
- Elderberry and Western Meadowlark
- Pumpkin and Golden Orb Spider