Spring is a perfect time for an outdoor, family engagement PreK Play Date! On March 4, 2023, Lewisville ISD’s Early Childhood Program and Environmental Learning team hosted PreK families at an outdoor PreK Play Date at LISD’s Outdoor Learning Area (LISDOLA).
The play date was a huge success! While EC Programs & the Environmental Learning team manned the two hour event on the day of, PreK teachers helped get the word out by sharing info about the free Saturday morning event and inviting families. On the day of, EC Programs manned a sign in table and provided families with information about all they could do while the Environmental Learning team provided the family friendly activities in the onsite classrooms for the visiting families to explore at their own pace.
Close to 40 families attend with around to 100 visitors total counting adults and children! Families went on guided trail walks led by Master Gardener Regina Dale, played outside together, did hands on activities in the classrooms such as searching "Under the Log" to observe worms and beetles in buried in dirt tubs, enjoyed Story Time with Amanda Reaka and Heidi Veal, met Sheldon the LISDOLA turtle, got up close with the pond, and explored multiple LISDOLA classroom displays and natural artifacts. It was a truly inclusive morning as ALL adults, students and their siblings were able to participate. It was so precious to see classmates find each other and their teachers at the event too. They hugged and were so excited.
LISD Early Childhood Programs and the Environmental Learning team look forward to making the outdoor Play Date a new tradition by doing it again next year on the first Saturday of March.
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