For Your Binder

Limiting playgrounds to manufactured equipment short-changes children of rich, playful, outdoor experiences!  #play #outside #nature #movement

This is a 9 page PDF that will give you an overview of schema play theory! Flying Start gives credit to Sally Featherstone at the end of the document and the book she edited entitled, Again! Again!  #schema #play #movement

Another opportunity to (re)consider what we mean by readiness.  #DAP #pushdown #play #teaching #learning

Is a toy ever not a toy? What makes something a toy?  Once a toy, can it lose it's "toy" status?  #play #toys

There is no evidence that pressuring children to read at five improves later reading ability - but there is much concern that is damaging. #DAP #learning #teaching #reading #expulsion #play

People often sneer at the idea of progressive education based on an image that has little to do with progressive education! #teaching

An unfortunate side effect of the growing recognition of the early years as learning years is that some people get hyperactive about it.  #parenting #learning #teaching #DAP #care #relationships

“To help kids shape their identity, we’ve got to awaken them to their own questions and encourage them to create their own projects. They don’t really learn unless they ask.” I wish I could've heard her, even just once.   " #teaching #learning

Imaginative play has been identified as a vital component to a child's development. #play #DAP  #learning 

The title has changed over the years but the message hasn't - why do we continue to interrupt engaged children to come to a meeting???  #books #stories #play #teaching #handouts

Missed the workshop? Want to watch it again? Got a DVD player? Lisa has DVDs of all her workshops! #oldschool  

At the heart of this zero-sum game are assumptions that rigorous content requires work, while play is frivolous. #teaching #learning #DAP #play

This article explores resistance to the inclusion of students with disabilities into mainstream classes and the solidification of special education as an institutionalized practice. #DAP #specialed #teaching #learning