For Your Binder

Classic kids games like kickball deemed unsafe by state in effort to increase summer camp regulation
2011

Get the bubblewrap!!!!  This list will make your head pop off - but wait, that's probably not safe either.  #play #outside #recess #risk #movement 

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Mixed-Age Preschools?
2013

In this blog post Jarrod answers a question about mixed age groupings. #DAP #learning #teaching #mixedages

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Handprint Turkeys, STEP ASIDE! Embracing process art in early childhood programs
2018

Originally entitled, BEYOND PINTEREST! Amen! #art #creativity #teaching #play #learning

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The Arts and Staying Cool
2008

The art of making a space for the playfulness and messiness of teaching requires courage and letting go! #learning #teaching #creativity #art

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All school, no play? Kids' learning suffers without recess, experts say
2011

Schools may be shooting themselves in the foot by taking away recess and playtime that is crucial to a child's growth. #play #recess #outside #movement #teaching #learning

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All rigor and no play is no way to improve learning
2015

At the heart of this zero-sum game are assumptions that rigorous content requires work, while play is frivolous. #teaching #learning #DAP #play

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The Fragile Generation
2017

Bad policy and paranoid parenting are making kids too safe to succeed. #risk #parenting #resilience #play

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A Basic Introduction to Child Development Theories
2006

I am including this document as it presents some names that are not typically included in a "basic intro to the theorists" resource; and I liked that. #DAP #teaching #learning #theorists 

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Fun Facts From the Road Part I

For your enjoyment!  Here is a list of the first batch of fun facts we put up on the original website! #funfacts #posterity #musings

Rough and Tumble Play
2019

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

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Stop Trying to Make Kids “Ready” for Kindergarten
2014

Another opportunity to (re)consider what we mean by readiness.  #DAP #pushdown #play #teaching #learning

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The Tech Industry’s War on Kids: How psychology is being used as a weapon against children
2018

I think the title says it all! 

Please note:  You can get two free articles a month on this site so assuming you have not yet been here, you should have full access to this article. #teaching #learning #technology #screens

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