For Your Binder
Ooey Gooey® Squishy Plop! Sensory Play for Every Day!
This is the one that started it all! This handout is not only full of art, science & sensory recipes and activity ideas, it's got the words to tell the wolves for you too! You know, the folks who barge in and want to know what everyone is learning and what standard you are meeting!! #handouts #play #sensory #science #DAP #art #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
Oh Those Little Ones
If you work with the wee bairns this one is for you! While the theory applies to all ages, if you are needing a few fresh ideas for the little ones, this handout will assist. And while there are activities in the handout, please please please remember it's never ever about the activities; it is about the caring, the connecting, the relationships and attachment! If those ingredients are missing, it doesn't matter how pretty the room is or how much stuff you got! #handouts #care #relationships #DAP #teaching #theorists
Missed the workshop? Want to watch it again? Got a DVD player? Lisa has DVDs of all her workshops! #oldschool
Creative Art With Young Children
It's the process NOT the product! Stop with the craptivities already!!! #handouts #art #creativity #teaching
Missed the workshop? Want to watch it again? Got a DVD player? Lisa has DVDs of all her workshops! #oldschool
What if Today Was Their Only Day?
If tomorrow was someone's first last and only day in your program.... what would they remember and how were you a part of that???? #handouts #teaching
Missed the workshop? Want to watch it again? Got a DVD player? Lisa has DVDs of all her workshops! #oldschool
Do Preschool Teachers Value Block Play?
Get a bigger carpet! I'm making a track!!! In this session Lisa gives an overview of her masters thesis! #blocks #play #DAP #theorists #handouts
Circles Are For Squares! Making Time for Books and Stories!
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
Ten Little Hotdogs Fryin' in the Whaaaa???
The Apple Demo
This handout will teach YOU how to do The Apple Demo with a group! Why is it important? It is a very very strong visual exercise that reinforces the importance of the real in early childhood environments - NOT dittos NOT worksh*ts NOT flashcards! Memorize the steps and then take your audience through the different ways children might experience an apple. This is a great activity to do with parents at back to school night! #handouts #DAP #teaching #learning #play #pushdown #parenting
Missed seeing Lisa demo this one? Maybe want to watch it again? Got a DVD player? Lisa has DVDs of all her workshops! #oldschool
Lisa Murphy on... PLAY
The findings consistently show that the foundation is what supports the house! Want a huge academic mansion? Then make the foundation rock solid! This is the handout that goes with the workshop that goes with the book of the same title! #play #DAP #pushdown #teaching #handouts
Missed the workshop? Want to watch it again? Got a DVD player? Lisa has DVDs of all her workshops! #oldschool
A Brief History of Blocks
This used to be part of the supplementary handouts for the Meet the Masters workshop which is being edited to present a more accurate (and diverse) time line of ECE influencers. The info is now embedded in the block play workshop. Regardless, it is a good stand alone resource if you'd like a quick crash course in the history of the blocks you probably have in your program! #blocks #theorists #play #handouts #teaching
Making the Most of the Mix!
Many of you know that Lisa is a vigilante mixed age grouper! Whatever ages can legally be together in one room (it varies from place to place) is what she is going to do! This is a list of the resources Lisa tapped into as she wrote the Mixed Ages paper that she presents during the workshop of the same title. You will find most of these individual articles here in the resources section of the website if you want to explore the topic further! #handouts #mixedages #teaching #DAP
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
