For Your Binder

Play-Based Learning Leads to School Readiness
2019

Play and learning are deeply intertwined. Like yin and yang, play and learning are not only complementary, they are additive, the sum is always greater than their parts. #play #pushdown #DAP #learning 

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Teacher Memories: Support or Hindrance to Good Practice?
1999

Are our elementary school memories influencing how we are doing early childhood even though (we know) many of those practices are not developmentally appropriate? #DAP #teaching #learning

On children who “don’t know how to play”
2013

When we think we meet children who “don’t know how to play”, is our assessment accurate?  Is play a skill or an instinct?  Or both? #play #playwork #teaching #learning

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The crucial role of recess in school
2013

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) believes that recess is a crucial component of a child's development and should not be withheld for punitive or academic reasons.  Of note: this position statement was reaffirmed by the AAP in 2016. #recess #DAP #play #teaching #learning #outside #movement

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Hidden Meanings in Children's Fairy Tales
2012

Many important issues can be worked out through argument and conflict.  #fairytales #books #stories #reading 

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Nurturing Creativity: Preparing young children for the challenges ahead
2019

Creative thinking is critical for progress and for survival. How is it fostered?  #art #creativity #play #teaching #resilience #DAP

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It’s in the Mix. An Exploratory Study of a Mixed Age Group Model in West Dublin
2014

Play in a mixed age group is more creative than competitive.  #mixedages #play #learning #teaching #DAP

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The Case for Play: How a handful of researchers are trying to save childhood
2011

When we shortchange children's playtime in favor of "academics" we might actually be inhibiting their development. #play #pushdown #teaching #DAP #learning

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Why kids should go barefoot more (and probably adults, too)
2016

Our feet were healthier before we started wearing shoes!  #play #risk #outside #movement

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The Science of Early Childhood Development: Closing the Gap Between What We Know and What We Do
2007

I fell down this amazing rabbit hole after hearing Jack Shonkoff, MD speak at a conference many years ago. Read this (albeit dated) report and then, seriously, carve out a few hours and spend some time exploring the rest of this site - super user friendly, wonderfully up to date and filled with a treasure trove of resources. #DAP #teaching #learning #play

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What I’m NOT Saying When I Speak About Developmentally Appropriate Practice
2017

Enough with the false dichotomies already!!!!  Child-centered doesn’t mean the kids run the show and warm & caring early childhood settings are not the opposite of intellectual ones.  #DAP #play #learning #teaching 

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Remove the Bubble Wrap: Why Over-Protection Hinders Healthy Child Development
2017

If we don’t allow children the freedom to move their bodies in different ways with simple challenges, how do we expect them to become capable of navigating their environment without getting hurt? Risks and challenges are important for healthy sensory and motor development and this article will assist you in really understanding why!

#play #risk #movement #outside #teaching #learning #DAP

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