After last week’s post about professional books to help facilitate play, I received requests from teachers for suggestions about children’s literature that connects to the outdoors, imagination, and play. Below are some favorites of the Best Practices staff. Have Fun, …
Free play has gained a lot of attention lately. I’ve read about it in several places (here, here, here, here, and here). Documentary films have been made about it, the CDC has called attention to its health benefits, and psychologists …
For the past four and a half years, Sarah Sechelski has served as the Project Coordinator at Best Practices. In that role, she creates and manages the development timelines of all the projects going on at BP. Every BP training …
Recently, I posted about the music that Best Practices trainers use during sessions and mentioned that much of it comes from The Learning Station. That’s not the only source of great music and videos, though! Below are 6 more that …
This summer, I noticed several great sources of ideas for developing early math skills floating in my Twitter feed. Below are some of the best. “Developing Early Math Skills” at Zero to Three This article from the National Center for …