For Your Binder
Handprint Turkeys, STEP ASIDE! Embracing process art in early childhood programs
Originally entitled, BEYOND PINTEREST! Amen! #art #creativity #teaching #play #learning
The Development of Movement - Stages
An excerpt from Peaceful Babies - Contented Mothers (1940) taken from the Sensory Awareness Foundation Winter Bulletin, Number 14, 1994. This link will bring you to the article, where you can also access the rest of the content on the Pikler (USA) website. #movement #learning #teaching #parenting #theorists #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
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
Has Direct Instruction Banished Exploration? Not So Fast!
I'll take Door #2 please, any day every day and all day! #play #teaching #learning
PreK Expulsion Study: Policy Brief
This brief was compiled by The Foundation for Child Development and summarizes the first study ever conducted (Gilliam, 2005) on the rate of expulsion in prekindergarten programs. #teaching #learning #equity #expulsion #implicitbias
Invitations and Provocations: Coming to Terms with Terms
What is the relationship between an invitation and provocation? Do we use the words interchangeably? Is there really a difference? Might invitations lead to provocations? In this article the author offers some food for thought as to how she uses these terms. #teaching #learning #environment
How Gender Disparities Affect Classroom Learning
If this is a new area of investigation for you, this is a good starting spot! #gender #teaching #learning #equity
The conflict within: Resistance to inclusion and other paradoxes in special education
This article explores resistance to the inclusion of students with disabilities into mainstream classes and the solidification of special education as an institutionalized practice. #DAP #specialed #teaching #learning
Play Therapy Glossary of Terms
Words Matter! In any profession, having shared definitions of industry speak assists in communication and understanding. #playtherapy #teaching #learning
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
Government Watchdog Finds Racial Bias in School Discipline
Black students were the only race where both boys and girls were disproportionately disciplined across six disciplinary actions examined, which included corporal punishment, in- and out-of-school suspensions, expulsions and school-related arrests. #implicitbias #teaching #expulsion #equity
