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A child pointing at a page of a book while sitting on his pregnant mother's lap.

Language Even Before Birth

A child starts to absorb language before birth through all the words and sounds that he or she is exposed to. This receptive language is stored in the unconscious memory… Read more »

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A child planting and watering tomatoes, the plant growing, green tomatoes forming, and ripe orange-red tomatoes.

Growing Tomatoes!

Children gravitate to science and nature activities like planting. They will enjoy helping to plant tomatoes or other plants in a garden or “Topsy Turvy” type of upside down hanging… Read more »

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A strawberry plant growing in a topsy turvy planter, a flower growing, pale strawberries, and ripe strawberries hanging from the planter.

Growing Strawberries!

Children can help plant strawberry or other plants in any garden, planter or “Topsy Turvy” type of hanging basket. Be sure to water daily if it doesn’t rain. Fertilizing every… Read more »

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