For Your Binder

This articles explores the concept of scaffolding and offers a few strategies.  # theorists # DAP # teaching # learning

Part III in a series by Peter Gray. # play # DAP # learning # teaching

This is one of the many articles that came out in 2022 in response to what has simply become known as "The # Vanderbilt study.  A quote from the article, "We might actually get better results, she says, from simply letting little children play." # play # DAP # teaching # learning # Tennessee

I believe that by clarifying definitions we can show that children can be provided “opportunities to interact with technology” without having to plug anything in. # play # DAP # teaching # learning # technology # screens 

For very young children, art and early writing skills are one and the same. But this changes over time! This article provides an easy to read overview of the early stages of writing and scribbling.  It also provides user friendly trips on how to encourage creativity while at the same time assisting children in learning that words are powerful and have meaning! # reading # writing # DAP # scribbling # creativity # teaching # learning

In this blog post Jarrod answers a question about mixed age groupings. # DAP # learning # teaching # mixedages

This link will jump you over to the collection of Bruce Perry articles housed on the Child Trauma (CT) site. CT strives to translate emerging findings about the human brain and child development into practical implications for the ways we nurture, protect, enrich, educate and heal children.  # DAP # relationships # care # teaching # learning

Here are six things to know about the 30 million word gap. # learning # teaching # parenting # DAP

Lisa uses Howard Gardner's existing framework as a platform to stretch ourselves out of our comfort zones to make sure our classrooms are making room for everyone - not just the kids we like.  # handouts # teaching # learning # DAP # theorists

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

Twelve important points that would still be relevant even if the copyright date was 1800! # play # teaching # learning # DAP

This is a link to an essay which was published in a few books, including All Work and No Play... How Educational Reforms Are Harming Our Preschoolers, edited by Sharna Olfman. After reading this stand alone essay you might decide that you need the whole book.  You might also start to wonder how many more essays and articles and books we need to write before folks believe us and the power of play!  # play # DAP # pushdown # teaching # learning # theorists

What children do physically in the first few years of life plays a major part in how well they will develop all other abilities, including reading, writing, mathematics and creativity. # movement # DAP # parenting # teaching # learning