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Art and Creativity for Parents

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1UimtfRnbfHuK_AzmuRB2t-IQjKtbXcnl3cVVnRNBBas Qu es? Esta es una receta para plastilina sin cocinar hecha con ingredientes que tiene en su casa. Esta receta no requiere crema trtara. Cmo funciona? Prepare la receta de acuerdo alas instrucciones.
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Math

Young children begin learning about numbers through play. Talking about numbers and including them in play helps young children get familiar with them. This can help when they start school. This can be as simple as counting steps, apple slices, or fingers and toes.
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Math Activities for Kids

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1qIiCj97B0KAMujB-nRGg-fvLqXsWNyZy What is it? This link has a shapes scavenger hunt for children 3-4 years and up. How does it work? Print out the page for your child. You can also just view it on your phone.
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Math Activities for Parents

https://www.naeyc.org/our-work/families/math-in-bath What is it? This link gives ideas and suggestions on how to incorporate math learning during bath time. How does it work? Click on the link and read through the suggestions, pick out a few to try out next time you give your child a bath.
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Story Activities for Parents

https://www.naeyc.org/our-work/families/everyone-can-be-storyteller What is it? This link from NAEYC gives a list of suggestions on how to encourage storytelling at home. How does it work? Click on the link and read the list and try out one or two of the suggestions at home.
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Science and Nature

Young children are curious about the world around them. As soon as they begin to talk, they ask "why" and "what" questions about things they see. But children start to lose this curiosity as they get older.
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Santa Cruz County: Article

4-H VMO Meeting and Conference

February 25, 2025
Hello 4-H families, We are inviting you to attend the new Volunteer Management Operation (VMO) meeting at the 4-H office on Wednesday, February 26th at 7 pm. We encourage teens to join the VMO committees. The 4-H office address is 500 Westridge Dr, Watsonville.
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A collared coyote overlooks the lights of Los Angeles at night
Healthy Communities Blog: Article

What influences movement of coyotes through Los Angeles?

February 25, 2025
By Pamela S Kan-Rice, Mathew Burciaga
To help keep families and neighborhoods safer, Christine Wilkinson, a researcher at UC Santa Cruz and the California Academy of Sciences; Niamh Quinn, UC Cooperative Extension human-wildlife interactions advisor; and other University of California scientists embarked on a study to understand how coyotes move…
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Nutrition Policy Institute: Article

The State of School Meals for All in California

February 25, 2025
By Christina E Hecht, Kenneth Hecht, Wendi Gosliner, Caitlin D French, Monica D Zuercher, Dania Orta-Aleman, Lorrene D Ritchie
Research Brief • February 2025 • Download PDF (222 KB)BackgroundHistorically, students whose household income was at or below 130% of the federal poverty level (FPL) were eligible for school meals at no charge and those between 130-185% FPL were offered a reduced-price meal. Students from families…
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