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9375 Church St. Des Plaines, Illinois 60016 (847) 8 4!5180

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(n i'+ortant +art o& the curriculu' an) en*iron'ent at the Des Plaines Chil) De*elo+'ent Center is )ail1 e7+osure to nature. 4his su''er .e en8o1e) +lantin/ in our +la1/roun) /ar)ens. In 9a1, the Preschool chil)ren learne) a0out a/riculture throu/h s+i)er +lants. :ach chil) chose a 0a01 s+i)er &ro' the lar/e classroo' han/in/ +lant to +lace in in)i*i)ual, see!throu/h containers. :ach chil) .as res+onsi0le &or .aterin/ his or her +lant an) 'a)e o0ser*ational )ra.in/s as the1 .atche) the roots /ro.. 4he class also set u+ a +lant e7+eri'ent, %ne 0a01 s+i)er +lant .oul) 0e in a container .ith .ater an) a secon) +lant .oul) 0e in a container .ithout .ater. %*er ti'e, the chil)ren o0ser*e) the +lant .ith .ater sta1 /reen an) /ro. roots .hile the +lant .ithout .ater 0e/an to &a)e in color. ( &e. 'onths later the +lant e7+eri'ent .as still in the classroo' science area an) the chil)ren .ere a0le to e7+lain to classroo' *isitors .h1 one +lant .as /reen an) ali*e an) the other .as 0ro.n an) )ea).

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Preschool Visits the Botanical Gardens %n 4hurs)a1, (u/ust 8, the chil)ren .ill ta$e a &iel) tri+ to the Chica/o 5otanic 6ar)en. 4he1 .ill ha*e the o++ortunit1 to see *e/eta0les, &ruits an) o& course &lo.ers /ro.in/. Chil)ren .ill see /ar)eners har*est the &oo)s that .e eat, an) ha*e an o++ortunit1 to e7+lore the 0reathta$in/ /roun)s.

Book Reviews

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Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert In the story "Growing Vegetable Soup," a father and a child work together to grow a vegetable garden. They plant, water and watch the seeds grow. Once all the vegetables are ready to harvest, they cook up the cabbage, to atoes, corn and potatoes to ake their very own vegetable soup.

Charlotte takes care of her spider plant by watering it each day. Outside, the children worked with the teachers to prepare the soil for planting. $ager volunteers helped crush up dirtballs and stu bled upon a few wor s and other insects% Generous donations of bedding plants, seeds and soil fro the center fa ilies and staff added to the already sprouting perennials. The children carefully handled the fragile, s all plants as they helped find places for the in the garden. The children were interested in the different si#es and shapes of the seeds as they gently placed the on the ground and covered the with soil. "s the days and weeks passed the children watched as the plants changed and grew. The teachers taught the children the na es of the flowers, plants and herbs. So e children learned to identify several different plants by na e. Others proudly told their class ates of their ho e garden e&periences and reported the progress of flowers or vegetables growing at ho e. Volunteers with s all watering cans and spray bottles watered the plants. $ven on rainy days, the children re inded each other that the rain is good for the plants.

Eating the Alphabet By Lois Ehlert This is the featured book fro the Toddler ! classroo article. This is a wonderful portrayal of different fruits and vegetables that children can identify while learning letter recognition. "s the children read, they often look for i ages they can recogni#e and call out.

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My Daddy is a Pretzel by: Baron Baptiste Yoga is a great way to strengthen your body. This book offers children an opportunity to be exposed to nine different Yoga poses while learning about different professions. The book teaches children to strengthen their bodies and their minds. This is another featured book in the Toddler 2 classroom article.

Zahria plants tomatoes in our school garden.

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One afternoon in July, the Preschool 2 students woke from a nap and were told that they would be har esting their afternoon snack from the garden! The class went outside and each child took a turn using small scissors to cut green beans from the ine. The class counted, washed and cooked the beans before eating them with their oatmeal cookies for an afternoon snack. "any of the children continued to ask for another taste of green beans before they e en finished their cookie!

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Alex harvests green beans

Final Days Of Summer Curriculum

Swim Lessons The children in Preschool 1, 2, 4, 5 and Kindergarten have been participating in Healthy Lifestyles by being active in their swim classes The children are gaining confidence in the water and learned how to enter the water safely !sing the side of the pool to lower his or herself into the pool "hildren have been introd!ced to different water stro#es incl!ding the front stro#e and the bac# stro#e $ach child contin!es to be enco!raged to float on their bac#, with teacher assistance, to become familiar with the sensation of having water near and inside their ears while their head is in the water The children have also been given a variety of different materials s!ch as #ic# boards, noodles, and balls to assist them in staying afloat and to develop their #ic#ing s#ills The last day of swim this s!mmer will be %onday, &!g!st 12, 2'1(

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Ranbir acclimates himself to the water after weeks of observing his peers. He uses the floating backpack, and the floatation dumbbell to gain confidence in the water. Congratulations to all the children who participated in swim class this season. You did a wonderful job! If you would like to continue lessons with your child please contact Tom, the aquatics director at the atoff Y!C", at #$%&' ()*+,,&*.

Sprinkler Park -es .laines Child -e/elopment Center has been partnering with the 0olf !aine .ark -istrict for o/er two years and we ha/e enjoyed their sprinkler park! Children are encouraged to e1plore the sprays, sprinklers and water jets while ha/ing fun in the sun. The children learn about staying fit and acti/e by walking to and from the park, staying acti/e in the sprinklers and jets and get to play at the local playground.

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Blake and Aidan get instructions before jumping in!

How Do Toddlers Stay Healthy?

Toddler Two
by: Denise Downing As part of the Healthy Lifestyles Incentive, the Toddler 2 classroom read, "Eating the Alphabet Fruits egetables from A!"," by Lois Ehlert# As they read, $e discussed the different fruits and vegetables# Then children cut out pictures of different fruits and vegetables and $ere given a plate from the %&'A (y )late program# The children chose from the cut out food items $hat they $anted on their plate and glued on the pictures# &ome of the plates are on display at the center# *e also read "(y 'addy Is a )ret+el ,-oga for )arents and .ids/," by 0aron 0aptiste# This boo1 goes through different yoga poses $hile relating them to different 2ob fields# &ome of the poses come naturally to the children, li1e do$n$ard facing dog# These are some of the $ays $e encourage children to be healthy#

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Contact us Cheryl Davis-Malone, Child Development Director | Julie L. Doyle-Garcia, Assistant Site Director www.onehopeunited.or !"#$ Church St. Des %laines, &L '(()' *+,#-+.,-$)+(

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