For Your Binder
Multi-Age Groupings in Early Childhood Education: The affordances and opportunities of a multi-age child care model
You'll need to restock your ink and paper if you like to print things out. It'll be worth it! #mixedages #learning #teaching #DAP
A “million word gap” for children who aren’t read to at home
Many articles came out after Logan, et al published their 2019 research. In this one, lead author Jessica Logan comments as to how the vocabulary word gap in her study is different from the controversial 1992 study often called the 30 million (conversational) word gap and may have different implications for children. #DAP #reading #stories #parenting #teaching #learning
Mixed-Age Preschools?
In this blog post Jarrod answers a question about mixed age groupings. #DAP #learning #teaching #mixedages
Sorry, There’s No Easy Toolkit for Social-Emotional Learning. But It’s Worth the Work
What are we waiting for? Sometimes I think we lost our faith in play. #DAP #learning #teaching
Fizzle Bubble Pop and WOW! Simple Science for Young Children
Remember what Steve Spangler teaches us - they aren't doing science until they start asking questions! Here are some ideas to get you started. Remember you need TIME just as much as you need vinegar! Repeat repeat repeat! DO IT AGAIN! #science #handouts #play #DAP #teaching
Need more ideas? Lisa has 3 other activity focused books!
Missed the workshop? Want to watch it again? Got a DVD player? Lisa has DVDs of all her workshops! #oldschool
Mixed Age Grouping - Why we love it!
When I first read this article in the margins I simply wrote, "This is beautiful." #DAP #play #teaching #learning #mixedages
Nurturing Creativity: Preparing young children for the challenges ahead
Creative thinking is critical for progress and for survival. How is it fostered? #art #creativity #play #teaching #resilience #DAP
Get a Grip on Fine Motor Development
Developmental readiness for writing starts with large motor movement and play! Not worksh*ts and pencils! You can supplement your gross motor play with the following appropriate fine motor ones! #play #DAP #teaching #learning #movement #writing
The American Journal of Play
You can access the articles within The American Journal of Play free online or pay a nominal fee and have the journal mailed to you. The journal started in 2008 and is a scholarly yet accessible resource for your next college paper, deep dive into a specific interest area, or to show the wolves that, Yes Virginia, we are a scholarly profession! And BONUS! There is a search function within the journal section so you can drill down and get exactly what you were looking for! #play #teaching #learning #DAP
All rigor and no play is no way to improve learning
At the heart of this zero-sum game are assumptions that rigorous content requires work, while play is frivolous. #teaching #learning #DAP #play
Why Children Might Benefit From a “Combination” Classroom
Nine advantages of blended classrooms! #DAP #learning #teaching #mixedages
Play-Based Learning Leads to School Readiness
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
