kids educational garden


	kids educational garden

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2-16-2008 4:19 PM

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/ef47cb5d-1b3f-4722-99fb-89d19caf44a7/A3B2BA59-8E06-4640-95A5-1C719101B2E3/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.kidsgardening.com/Dig/digdetail.taf?Type=Art&id=2190" href="http://www.kidsgardening.com/Dig/digdetail.taf?Type=Art&id=2190" style="font-size: 11px;">www.kidsgardening.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.kidsgardening.com/Dig/digdetail.taf?Type=Art&id=2190"><DIV class="body"> Gardens provide hands-on experiences that allow
              students to see cause-and-effect relationships.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.kidsgardening.com/Dig/digdetail.taf?Type=Art&id=2190"><DIV class="body"> Garden activities
                  can be used to teach multiple disciplines and create connections across the curriculum.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.kidsgardening.com/Dig/digdetail.taf?Type=Art&id=2190"><DIV class="body"> The beauty of a garden and the rewards of harvest
              provide positive intrinsic reinforcement; 
                  the praise and admiration of others who enjoying the results
              of students’
                    work offer extrinsic reinforcement.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.kidsgardening.com/Dig/digdetail.taf?Type=Art&id=2190"><DIV class="body"> Students feel empowered by their ability to make
              improvements to their environment and community.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.kidsgardening.com/Dig/digdetail.taf?Type=Art&id=2190"><DIV class="body"> Tending plants helps students develop patience,
responsibility,
                  and self-confidence. </DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.kidsgardening.com/Dig/digdetail.taf?Type=Art&id=2190"><P>Though the following list of benefits of applies to all children,
        they are especially evident for children with special needs:</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.kidsgardening.com/Dig/digdetail.taf?Type=Art&id=2190"><DIV class="body"> Garden activities are often completed in teams,
              providing opportunities for students to practice communication skills
              and
                        work closely with others
                        toward a common goal in a non-threatening environment.</DIV></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/A3B2BA59-8E06-4640-95A5-1C719101B2E3/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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