Using a large piece of poster board, create a one-month calendar with large squares for each day. Each day, ask the children questions about the weather:
What does it look like outside today?
What does it feel like?
Is it cold or hot?
Is it raining?
What should we wear today to be comfortable?
Do we need sunblock, hats, jackets, umbrellas?
What would be a good activity to do today. Would we want to play outside, inside, or both?
Is today the same or different than yesterday?
The caregiver can also show the children the weather report in the newspaper (or on an iPhone...), noting the "number" temperature, and the little pictures that denote rain, clouds, sunshine, etc. Using age-appropriate terms and examples, the caregiver can discuss "chances," as in "what does it mean when the weather report says a 50% chance of rain?"
The caregiver should be prepared with several sunshines, clouds, raindrops, snowflakes, etc. cut out from construction paper. With her help, the children will select the right picture(s) for that day and tape them to the appropriate day on the calendar. As a part of a daily routine, this can also be a good chance to learn days of the week/months of the year/seasons.
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Monday, May 3, 2010
Farmer's Markets
Several farmer's markets operate in the District during the week, including:
Capital Harvest on the Plaza Farm Market
Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC
May-September
Fridays, 12-5 p.m.
Georgetown Market in Rose Park
26th & O Street, NW, Washington, DC
(202) 333-4946
April-October
Wednesday, 4-7 p.m
Historic Brookland Farmers Market
10th & Otis Streets, NE, Washington, DC
(202) 526-4848
May-October: Sunday, 10a.m.-2p.m.
June-October: Tuesday, 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.
Penn Quarter Freshfarm Market
North end of Eighth NW, (between D & E Sts.) Washington, DC
(202) 362-8889
May-October
Thursday, 3-7 p.m.
Farmer's markets can be fun in a lot of ways. The caregiver can use this opportunity to talk about where fruits and vegetables come from, and possibly give each child an allowance of a few dollars to choose a healthy fruit for a snack, using it as a teachable moment for decision making (i.e. "you can get two apples and have one later, or one watermelon to share with everyone"). A lot of discussion questions could come from a trip to the farmer's market
Where does this food come from? How does it get to the city? Do the farmer's drive trucks? How did the plants grow? How many different colors of fruits/vegetables do you see? Is that a fruit or a vegetable?
Capital Harvest on the Plaza Farm Market
Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC
May-September
Fridays, 12-5 p.m.
Georgetown Market in Rose Park
26th & O Street, NW, Washington, DC
(202) 333-4946
April-October
Wednesday, 4-7 p.m
Historic Brookland Farmers Market
10th & Otis Streets, NE, Washington, DC
(202) 526-4848
May-October: Sunday, 10a.m.-2p.m.
June-October: Tuesday, 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.
Penn Quarter Freshfarm Market
North end of Eighth NW, (between D & E Sts.) Washington, DC
(202) 362-8889
May-October
Thursday, 3-7 p.m.
Farmer's markets can be fun in a lot of ways. The caregiver can use this opportunity to talk about where fruits and vegetables come from, and possibly give each child an allowance of a few dollars to choose a healthy fruit for a snack, using it as a teachable moment for decision making (i.e. "you can get two apples and have one later, or one watermelon to share with everyone"). A lot of discussion questions could come from a trip to the farmer's market
Where does this food come from? How does it get to the city? Do the farmer's drive trucks? How did the plants grow? How many different colors of fruits/vegetables do you see? Is that a fruit or a vegetable?
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