For Your Binder
Shopping On the Side of the Road
I bet many of you have provided "forever homes" to tires, cable spools, milk crates and other items worthy of "rescue" from the side of the road! #looseparts #teaching #play
Edutainment? No thanks. I prefer playful learning
Words can make a big difference in how we think and what we do. #play #learning #teaching
Why kids should go barefoot more (and probably adults, too)
Our feet were healthier before we started wearing shoes! #play #risk #outside #movement
The Power of Play: A research summary on play and learning
This is an impressive overview of the research collected for the Minnesota Children's Museum in 2012. Not surprisingly, White's closing comment implies that while play is under siege, we must not forget that it is play that sets the stage for a strong foundation. #play #teaching #learning #DAP #theorists
Sensory-Motor Reading Readiness for School
Dr. Johnson has seen children diagnosed with AD/HD or learning disabilities “miraculously” improve when they are taken out of “academic” kindergartens or given an extra year in a developmental kindergarten that emphasizes movement, play, and the integration of their sensory-motor systems. #DAP #play #teaching #learning #movement #reading #writing
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
The Dirt on Dirt! How getting dirty outdoors benefits kids
Make two mud pies and call me in the morning! #mud #play #dirt #outside #nature
Red Paint in the Hair
An oldie but a goodie about messy play and art! #art #play #DAP #creativity #teaching #learning #parenting
Children's Places of Secrecy and Play: A Playworker's Guide to Dens and Forts
What are your childhood memories of dens and forts? Did you build them? Play in them? I was THRILLED when I found this resource online, especially when I saw that you can download the entire document, pictures and all!!! #playwork #dens #forts #adventureplaygrounds #playgrounds #outside #play
Play Power: How to Turn Around Our Creativity Crisis
You don't solve oil spills with multiple choice answers! The future favors the flexible! #play #resilience #teaching #learning #creativity
Disclosure: Depending on how often you find yourself on The Atlantic you might (or might not) need to start a free subscription to access this one.
Please, "go outside and play"
Unfortunately, “going out to play” has gone the way of the dodo, the typewriter and the eight-track tape. #outside #play #parenting #risk #resilience
Note: depending on how often you access the LA Times, you might need to sign up for this one
Guiding Principles of Emergent Early Childhood Education
Taking a cue from the bees! #DAP #play #teaching #learning
