Photos: Nuts About Nature Preschool Hour
Children from ages 3-5 learn to explore nature at Agua Caliente Park.
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Educator Julie Strom, middle background, points out the round shape of dichondra at the base of a tree while Silas Mihoky, middle foreground, Tula Luethje, left, and Leonardo Mejias, right, lean over for a closer look during Nuts About Nature Preschool Hour at Agua Caliente Park, 12325 E. Roger Rd. The theme of the week was the various shapes that naturally occur in nature such as circles, spirals, triangles, rectangles, pentagon and so forth.
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Silas Mihoky, 4, left, recognizes a photograph that educator Julie Strom is showing to several children during Nuts About Nature Preschool Hour at Agua Caliente Park. The hour-long program, which is offered the first and third Wednesday of each month, has a curriculum designed for children three to five years old although siblings are also welcome, Strom said.
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Educator Julie Strom points out the spiral shape of a snail during Nuts About Nature Preschool Hour at Agua Caliente Park, 12325 E. Roger Rd. The program combines school-ready skills with nature and exploration, she said. Each session also has a different theme, Strom said. It includes the making of crafts, a science activity and reading, Strom said.
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Jenny Rienstra, right, helps her son Nathan, 2, cut out shapes out of paper to make a necklace that have various shapes that are also in nature during Nuts About Nature Preschool Hour at Agua Caliente Park. The theme of the week was the various shapes that naturally occur in nature such as circles, spirals, triangles, rectangles, pentagon and so forth. The program is free and offered by the Pima County Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation department.
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Grace Davis, 5, cuts out a heart-shaped piece of paper while making a necklace which have various shapes during Nuts About Nature Preschool Hour at Agua Caliente Park. The program is free and offered by the Pima County Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation department. For more information call 615-7855.
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Casey Bernal applies sunscreen on the face of her daughter, Elsa, 5, during Nuts About Nature Preschool Hour at Agua Caliente Park.
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Silas Vollmer, 4, finds another use for a shoestring that is supposed to be used to make a necklace during Nuts About Nature Preschool Hour at Agua Caliente Park, 12325 E. Roger Rd.
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Educator Julie Strom points out the spiral shapes in some desert plants during Nuts About Nature Preschool Hour at Agua Caliente Park, 12325 E. Roger Rd. The theme of the week was the various shapes that naturally occur in nature such as circles, spirals, triangles, rectangles, pentagon and so forth.
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After returning from outdoors, educator Julie Strom helps the children make boo-boo bunnies during Nuts About Nature Preschool Hour at Agua Caliente Park, 12325 E. Roger Rd. Wash clothes are twisted and shaped to make a bunny. Then, parents can put a plastic reusable ice cube inside and place it on an injury to help ease the pain of the inevitable boo-boo.
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Jillian Herzberg shows off the boo-boo bunnies made during Nuts About Nature Preschool Hour at Agua Caliente Park, 12325 E. Roger Rd. Wash clothes are twisted and shaped to make a bunny. Then, parents can put a plastic reusable ice cube inside and place it on an injury to help ease the pain of the inevitable boo-boo.
