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Tambra’s TinystepsLearning Academy LLCBalance for Life
A living outdoor classroom
The Tinysteps Outdoor Discovery Garden
Infants, toddlers, preschoolers, school-age children, and visiting students connect with science, math, language, art, movement, and social learning through real experiences with plants, weather, water, insects, and seasonal foods.
Experiences are adapted by age and readiness. Infants and toddlers participate through closely supervised sensory observation; preschoolers and school-age children use developmentally appropriate tools; visiting students engage through approved learning experiences.
See the garden experience
Outdoor learning in action
Watch these two short advertisements introducing Tinysteps and its Outdoor Discovery Garden.
Outdoor Discovery Garden tour
A branded look at the garden’s play, exploration, gathering, and learning areas.
A real look at our space
Tour the actual Outdoor Discovery Garden
This unedited walk-through helps families and prospective student partners see the real outdoor environment, age-appropriate seating, open play areas, learning materials, and activity stations before requesting a visit.
Outdoor arrangements may change as activities, seasons, weather, and children’s or students’ needs change. Families and educational partners may contact Tinysteps to ask questions or arrange an in-person visit.
What the program offers
Small hands, real discoveries
Plant and food science
Learners plant seeds and seedlings, study plant parts and life cycles, care for growing plants, and discover how food moves from seed to harvest.
Math and measurement
Preschoolers, school-age children, and students count seeds, compare quantities, measure plant growth and water, sort natural materials, notice patterns, and create simple charts.
Weather and water
Learners observe clouds, sunlight, wind, rain, and temperature while discovering how weather affects soil, plants, insects, and garden care.
Bugs and pollinators
Learners discover how bees and butterflies move pollen, how ladybugs may help control whiteflies, and how ants and other insects live and work outdoors.
Garden engineering
Preschoolers, school-age children, and students use age-appropriate tools and recycled materials to explore shade, watering systems, sturdy structures, drainage, and garden solutions.
Language, art, and teamwork
Learners ask questions, build vocabulary, draw or record observations, create nature art, share garden jobs, and communicate their discoveries.
What we grow
Vegetables, fruits, flowers, and seasonal plants
Our garden changes with the season and growing conditions, giving infants, toddlers, preschoolers, school-age children, and students new things to observe throughout the year.
- TomatoesDifferent types and varieties for comparing color, size, shape, growth, and taste.
- CucumbersVining plants that help learners explore tendrils, flowers, pollination, measurement, and harvest.
- Seasonal fruits and vegetablesSelections may change according to weather, safety, availability, and what grows well in the garden.
- Flowers and helpful plantsPlants may be included to support pollinators, observation, color study, sensory learning, and garden habitats.
Confidence through understanding
Learning to respect outdoor life—not panic around it
Infants, toddlers, preschoolers, school-age children, and students are never required to touch wild insects. Educators teach age-appropriate, calm responses: observe from a safe distance, keep hands still, do not swat or disturb nests, move away slowly, and tell a supervising adult.
- Bees and butterflies are introduced as important pollinators that help many plants make fruits and seeds.
- Ants are studied through safe observation, teamwork, movement, and simple engineering activities.
- Ladybugs are explored as beneficial garden predators that may eat whiteflies and other small pests.
- Adult site checks, allergy plans, weather procedures, hygiene, and supervision guide every outdoor experience.
Learn through nature