For Your Binder
2? 4? 6? Grouping Children to Promote Social and Emotional Development
See you at the steps! #DAP #teaching #learning
The Case for Play: How a handful of researchers are trying to save childhood
When we shortchange children's playtime in favor of "academics" we might actually be inhibiting their development. #play #pushdown #teaching #DAP #learning
The influence of the number of toys in the environment on toddlers' play
It's only the abstract to the study, but the message is still clear: fewer toys leads to increased focus and more creative play. #play #toys #teaching #learning #environment
Neuromyth No. 3: Visual, Auditory and Haptic Learners
This page is another rabbit hole of goodness, but I specifically linked you here to the info about neuromyth 3, aka: the learning styles because while I believe ECE to some degree has been influenced by all of the myths (myself included) I tend to still see and hear this one the most. #teaching #learning
Fairplay: Childhood Beyond Brands
Fairplay (formerly Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood) is an independent voice standing up for what kids and families really need. Fairplay is committed to creating a world where kids can be kids, free from the false promises of marketers and the manipulations of Big Tech. There are tons of resources for you here via this link. #play #DAP #parenting #screens #technology
Monkey Bars Are a Menace! They broke my daughter’s arm. Why are they still around?
Short of cocooning our darlings in bubble wrap, nothing’s going to keep them completely safe. #play #outside #risk #movement #parenting #teaching #playgrounds
Play as a Social Justice Issue in Early Childhood Education
This link will bring you to a Master's Thesis from a Bank Street student. In it she explores (the lack of) play as a social justice issue. "Helping low income kids" often gets translated into "eliminating play" and we know this flies smack in the face of what the research (which she does a fantastic job reviewing!) tells us should be happening for all children regardless of socio-economic status. The paper is informative; her references are invaluable. #DAP #play #equity #teaching #learning
The Theory of Multiple Intelligences
From the horse's mouth! I first came across this as a stand alone article, I now see that it is Chapter 24 of The Cambridge Handbook of Intelligence. #theorists #learning #teaching
Understanding and Applying the Intelligence of Play
Nurture the soil, and the seed grows fully with little attention. Neglect the soil, and the seed’s development is compromised at every step. #play #DAP #teaching #learning #parenting
What is a Schema?
This is a 9 page PDF that will give you an overview of schema play theory! Flying Start gives credit to Sally Featherstone at the end of the document and the book she edited entitled, Again! Again! #schema #play #movement
Is War Play Bad For Kids?
We went from advocating safety first, to safety only. Read why what adults might call aggressive is a stepping stone to compassion. #play #DAP #powerplaying
Play is NOT a Stupid Waste of Time
FUN FACT! Mother Nature installed the “play drive” for the same reason she installed that other drive – the drive to reproduce: BOTH are critical for the species to continue. (In fact, play makes you into the kind of person someone would want to reproduce WITH.) #play #teaching #learning