For Your Binder
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
Behind the findings of the Tennessee pre-K study that found negative effects for graduates
After I read this one I wrote on the top of the page, first do no harm. We KNOW that #play is what needs to be happening. Why do we (not present company "we" but I think you know what I mean!) insist on trying to get different results???? We (the same "we") must stop dismissing data because we don't like the results! #DAP #teaching #learning #Vanderbilt #Tennessee
The public playground paradox: "child's joy" or heterotopia of fear?
Is the playground a community within a community? How do we familiarize children with their community while also making sure the community is familiar with children, their presence and their play? #playgrounds #play #outside
A Plot to Zap the Nap
Childhood naps are neat. Without them, little people grow up to become airhead administrators. #pushdown #play #DAP #teaching #learning
Life After Nature Preschool: Exploring the long term effects of nature-based education
Spoiler alert - nature based preschool is a positive thing! What we need now are researchers who can test this hypothesis in ways that look beyond test scores! #play #outside #teaching #learning #forestschools #nature
Human Nature of Teaching II: How hunter-gatherers taught without coercion.
This is Part II in a series by Peter Gray. In Part I Gray defined teaching - here in Part II he examines teaching as it occurs, or occurred, in hunter-gatherer bands. #play #teaching #learning #DAP
The role of doll play in language development
I happened upon this article while reading a newsletter that covers the happenings of the toy industry. The part that caught my eye was this: research found children talked more about others’ thoughts and emotions, a concept known as internal state language (ISL), when playing with dolls than while playing tablet games. I mean we know this, right?!? But I just love love love when someone does the math to prove it. Access the full study here. More fuel for our #play fire! #toys #learning #DAP #screens #technology
Reading Instruction in Kindergarten: Little to gain and much to lose
There is no evidence that teaching children to read in PreK will help them be better readers in the long-run. So how and when did we start thinking that it would? #play #pushdown #DAP #teaching #learning #reading
Moving up the Grades: Relationship between Preschool Model and Later School Success
Children's later school success appears to have been enhanced by more active, child-initiated early learning experiences. This link will let you access the full article; and it's a good one! #play #DAP #teaching #learning #pushdown
Speaking Out for Play-Based Learning: Becoming and effective advocate for play in the early childhood classroom
The first step in advocating for children's play is to clarify your own values and philosophical orientation! #play #teaching
Handprint Turkeys, STEP ASIDE! Embracing process art in early childhood programs
Originally entitled, BEYOND PINTEREST! Amen! #art #creativity #teaching #play #learning
The Role Of Play in Promoting Children's Positive Approaches to Learning
How children learn is just as important as what they learn! #play #learning #teaching #DAP
