For Your Binder
Four new tools for building your child-guidance skills
A little shameless plug here! In the summer of 2020 the Texas Child Care Quarterly published four book reviews and I was honored to see that my book, Lisa Murphy on... Being Child Centered was one of the ones they included! This link will take you to all four - mine is the last one. #teaching #learning #environment #press #play
The Internet of Toys
Hmmmmm can we still trust those bears and dolls? #toys #play #technology
Remove the Bubble Wrap: Why Over-Protection Hinders Healthy Child Development
If we don’t allow children the freedom to move their bodies in different ways with simple challenges, how do we expect them to become capable of navigating their environment without getting hurt? Risks and challenges are important for healthy sensory and motor development and this article will assist you in really understanding why!
#play #risk #movement #outside #teaching #learning #DAP
On Thinking & Teaching: A conversation with Eleanor Duckworth
We must have deep relationships with people and with ideas. #teaching #learning #theorists
School of Hard Knocks
Present company excluded, it is often a surprise that characteristics such as persistence, self control and curiosity are more important than sheer brainpower when it comes to being "successful" #play #resilience #DAP #teaching #learning
Disclosure, depending on how often you access articles from the NYT, you might need to sign up for a subscription.
Play Under Pressure: Surveying parents about children and the state of play
Highlights! Key findings! How to take action! #play #DAP #parenting
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
Guiding Principles of Emergent Early Childhood Education
Taking a cue from the bees! #DAP #play #teaching #learning
Beyond the Investment Narrative
In this article we read about the author's reservations with the investment narrative so often mentioned when talking about the value and benefits of early childhood programs. #teaching
Benefits of Mixed-Age Groups in Early Child Education
Life isn't always separated by age! There is magic in the mix! #mixedages #DAP #learning #teaching
5 Benefits of Mixed-Age Classrooms in Preschool
A good overview of the benefits of The Mix, but the reason it's here is for the modified image of Vygotsky's ZPD, which I really liked! #teaching #learning #theorists #mixedages #DAP
Rough and Tumble Play
This is a link to a nice (yet brief) overview of the benefits of rough and tumble play. BONUS! There are some great resources listed at the end, including a few YouTube videos! #play #DAP #powerplaying
