For Your Binder
The Importance of Play in Promoting Healthy Child Development and Maintaining Strong Parent-Child Bonds
This was the first American Academy of Pediatrics article (well, that caught everyone's attention anyway) that mentioned the importance of play. 11 years later they released another statement but ramped up the language saying that play was crucial to a child's healthy development. I often wonder if they sat around saying to each other, really? we gotta say this again? #DAP #play #parenting #teaching #learning
The Tech Industry’s War on Kids: How psychology is being used as a weapon against children
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
Play Under Pressure: Surveying parents about children and the state of play
Highlights! Key findings! How to take action! #play #DAP #parenting
Building Blocks of Math Skills: The Many Ways Block Building Supports Young Children’s Discovery of Early Math Concepts
Unit blocks have been around for over 100 years! Why is their potential still so often underestimated?? #math #play #blocks #DAP #learning #teaching
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
Discovering the Importance of Play through Personal Histories and Brain Images
While having a play deprived childhood isn't going to turn you into a murderer, all of the inmates Brown interviewed had a play deprived childhood. #play #risk #resilience #teaching #learning #powerplaying #theorists
Nurturing Creativity: Preparing young children for the challenges ahead
Creative thinking is critical for progress and for survival. How is it fostered? #art #creativity #play #teaching #resilience #DAP
What are schema and why should you care?
Schema are pattens of repeatable behavior often seen in young children! How are we facilitating them? #schema #play #movement
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
Are mixed-grade classes any better or worse for learning?
Age is not always an accurate predictor of a child's actual development. #DAP #learning #teaching #mixedages
Can the Right Kinds of Play Teach Self-Control?
This article initially caught my eye because it contains one of my favorite words, but used it in a sentence with a phrase that gave me pause; self control? I used up two pens and a few highlighters keeping track of my reactions and comments to this one. Spoiler alert: verbiage verbiage verbiage! definitions definitions definitions! It's rather dated, so take some of it with a few extra grains of salt. Also, is Eleanor Duckworth on your radar??? #play #DAP #teaching #learning
Handprint Turkeys, STEP ASIDE! Embracing process art in early childhood programs
Originally entitled, BEYOND PINTEREST! Amen! #art #creativity #teaching #play #learning
