For Your Binder
All school, no play? Kids' learning suffers without recess, experts say
Schools may be shooting themselves in the foot by taking away recess and playtime that is crucial to a child's growth. # play # recess # outside # movement # teaching # learning
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
On children who “don’t know how to play”
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
The Vital Role of Play in Early Childhood Education
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
No Time for Napping in Today's Kindergarten
It's only October, but already Nicky is exhibiting symptoms of student ennui. The other day, when his mother asked him the best thing about school, he said lunch. Most boring? Art history. Sound typical? Perhaps. Except Nicky isn't a moody adolescent - Nicky is only 5. # pushdown # DAP # play # teaching # learning
