For Your Binder
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
The Fragile Generation
Bad policy and paranoid parenting are making kids too safe to succeed. #risk #parenting #resilience #play
What Does it Mean to Care?
It's time to dismantle the hierarchy of importance between activities such as helping a child put on their coat and teaching them a new word. #care #relationships #teaching
The Tennessee Pre-K Debate: Spinach Vs. Easter Grass
Another great article from when the preliminary Vanderbilt Study data was released (2015). The quote that caught everyone'e eye: "It's like saying spinach is really good for you," Farran says, "but we can't afford spinach. But here, I've got this Easter grass. Maybe that will be just as good."
Ouch. #DAP #play #learning #teaching #Vanderbilt #Tennessee
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
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
An assignment to rethink the idea of homework
If you're doing homework you aren't riding your bike, not reading for pleasure - and those things are just as important! #homework #teaching #learning #play
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
Rhoda Kellogg Child Art Collection Handbook
This handbook provides a nice overview and introduction to Rhoda Kellogg, children's art and the stages of scribbling. There is another resource available here on my site that allows you to search the catalog of over 7000 archived scribbles. #art #creativity #DAP #scribbling
When the risk is worth it: The inclusion of children with disabilities in free risky play
We know the many benefits of risky play for young children - but are all children being afforded opportunities to engage in this kind of play? Disabled children tend to be over-protected and have their abilities underestimated. Additionally, "accessibility" is not in itself sufficient to ensure the quality of the play experience. #inclusion #equity #outside #movement #recess
When schools reopen, don’t neglect recess
A call for recess to serve as a restorative space when schools (re)open. #play #DAP #recess #equity #teaching #learning #outside
The Underestimation of America's Preschool Teachers
It's hard for some to think that working with littles is just as complex as working with olders because historically we have implied that anyone can do it. #teaching #learning #care #relationships
