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Megan Geiken posted a reply on Re: Digging Box Material - What do you use for ...
Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at 2:06 PM
Said: Just wanted to say thank you to everyone who offered ideas and suggestions!
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Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at 1:56 PM
Farm Produce Manipulatives - What do you use?
Hi friends!
Our new farm exhibit is in the works and we are working on sourcing manipulatives - namely PRODUCE! What play food do you use and where do you source it from? We have some really awesome pieces in our grocery store exhibit, but we are looking for some lighter weight pieces that are easy to clean/disinfect.
We would like the following:
Our new farm exhibit is in the works and we are working on sourcing manipulatives - namely PRODUCE! What play food do you use and where do you source it from? We have some really awesome pieces in our grocery store exhibit, but we are looking for some lighter weight pieces that are easy to clean/disinfect.
We would like the following:
- raspberries
- strawberries
- apples
- assorted fruits and vegetables
- corn
- po...
Caroline O'Sullivan-Jens posted a reply on Re: Radio/Walkie Procedures & Etiquette
Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at 8:41 AM
Said: We use walkie talkies as well. Exhibits, Admissions, Education, our studios & our admin staff all have them. We use them to call our custodial staff in case of an accident (Code Yellow, Code Brown, etc), and in the case of missing c...
Mary Hammons posted a reply on Re: Radio/Walkie Procedures & Etiquette
Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 4:47 PM
Said: We have a similar system set in place. However, we don't say the child's name over the walkie talkies (we do not have in ear walkies so it is a safety reason).In the instance of wanting to speak to a person directly, we will alw...
Lauren Hirsch posted a reply on Re: Radio/Walkie Procedures & Etiquette
Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 4:06 PM
Said: Our museum currently uses walkies for floor communication. We have a special code and procedure for separated parents and children, we which we call a code 100. We get a full description of the kiddo, including things like name, age, ha...
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