Yet, the children, in being distracted, are only doing what nature has designed them to do. #playbasedlearning #EarlyChildhoodEducation #earlylearning #preschool

When I told her I'm a preschool teacher, I added, "All our art is process art. It's really just science." And she replied, 'That's how every artist approaches their work. We're all scientists." #playbasedlearning #earlychildhoodeducation #earlylearning #preschool

But most importantly, I think, is that we were learning that autonomy isn't the opposite of community. Indeed, we were learning that a healthy community is what makes autonomy possible. #playbasedlearning #earlychildhoodeducation #earlylearning #preschool

Among the first games we play with our babies is some version of give-and-take. #playbasedlearning #earlylearning #earlychildhoodeducation #preschool

While it may be impossible to fully understand the experience of other species, all we have to do to better understand other humans, including children, is to be curious and to listen with the intention of understanding. #PlayBasedLearning #earlychildhoodeducation #earlylearning, #preschool

A couple months back, within the span of a few weeks, two bad things happened to me. #playbasedlearning #earlychildhoodeducation #earlylearning #preschool

Just as the answering machine became its own kind of slippery slope, the advent of GPS has virtually eliminated the necessity of surrendering to being lost, and reduced the opportunity to experience the unexpected. #playbasedlearning #earlychildhoodeducation #earlylearning #preschool

We want children to get good at things, to master the ground rules, to produce measurable outcomes, often before they've had enough time to screw around with the world. #playbasedlearning #earlychildhoodeducation #earlylearning #preschool

When learning feels like play, you bypass task resistance while still reinforcing core academic concepts.

#PlayBasedLearning #ParentingTips

"They will learn things in school, although most of it will remain in school, stored there in the classrooms, teachers, and classmates. Their important connections will be made with the people, places, & things from life itself." #PlayBasedLearning #earlylearning #earlychildhoodeducation #preschool

The conversation around trauma-informed pedagogy can be expanded by exploring how educators can actively build brain circuitry.

#EduSky #K12 #TraumaInformedPractices #BrainBuilding #PlayBasedLearning #PriorKnowledge #TEACHMag

New research finds that heavy curriculum demands, rigid accountability rules, staff instability and split views on the value of play are major obstacles to supporting children’s learning through play. Read more here: buff.ly/wVixBVz

#EarlyYears #EYFS #LearningThroughPlay #PlayBasedLearning

I often see our youngest children as the last of the generalists, which is why I want them to play. #playbasedlearning #earlylearning #earlychildhoodeducation #preschool

Those who support standard schools are never asked to defend their methods, whereas those of us who advocate for play-based or self-directed learning are forever being challenged to defend our approach. #PlayBasedLearning #earlychildhoodeducation #earlylearning #preschool

Researchers found that even children as young as four will adjust their behaviors when presented with the possibility that an observer, even someone they don't know, might gossip about them. #playbasedlearning #earlychildhoodeducation #earlylearning #preschool

"The more something is shared, the greater its value becomes." #playbasedlearning #earlychildhoodeducation #earlylearning #preschool

Children don't stop building block towers just because they know they will always fall down. #playbasedlearning #earlychildhoodeducation #EarlyLearning #preschool

We had people who needed us, and we had something to do. #playbasedlearning #earlychildhoodeducation #earlylearning #preschool

Sensory play sounds fancy, but it’s really just hands-on exploration that engages touch, sight, sound, smell, or taste.

https://mumblog.org/sensory-play-ideas-every-age/

#SensoryPlay #KidsActivities #EarlyLearning #PlayBasedLearning #ChildDevelopment #momsky

mumblog.org · Lila Sjöberg

Sensory play sounds fancy, but it’s really just hands-on exploration that engages touch, sight, sound, smell, or taste. It’s also one of the most …

#sensoryplay #kidsactivities #earlylearning #playbasedlearning #childdevelopment