Check out this TED talk by Tim Brown about Creativity and Play.
Raising Moral and Happy Children
This is a great video by Richard Weissbourd about raising moral and happy children through play.
Steve Gross on Joy
Check out this video by Steve Gross, the director of the Life is Good Kids Foundation. He is discussing the importance of Joy and as Aristotle says, like should be lived as play.
Steve Gross: Joy from BrightSightGroup on Vimeo.
Play and Learning
Here’s a great video by Laura Shulz about play and learning.
The Case for Play
The Chronicle of Higher Education published an article on the case for play. Here’s what they say:
“The emphasis on standardized testing, on attempting to constantly monitor, measure, and quantify what students learn, has forced teachers to spend more of the school day engaged in so-called direct instruction and has substantially reduced or eliminated opportunities that children have for exploring, interacting, and learning on their own.”
Read the full article about the case for play.
The Importance of Play
Here’s an excellent video about the important of play by Professor Karen Hutchinson.
Prescription for Play
Here’s a great video featuring Ken Ginsburg on the Prescription for Play.
Language Develops through Play
Here’s a great video by Betty Bardige about how language develops in infants through the power of play.
Oats, Peas, Beans, and Barley Grow
One of the songs we love to sing here on the farm is “Oats, Peas, Beans, and Barley Grow”. Here are the lyrics and video so you can sing along with your children at home.
Oats, Peas, Beans, and Barley Grow
Oats and beans and barley grow,
Oats and beans and barley grow,
Do you or I or anyone know
How oats and beans and barley grow?
First the farmer sows his seed,
Then he stands and takes his ease,
Stamps his feet and claps his hands
And turns around to view his land
Next the farmer waters the seed,
Then he stands and takes his ease,
Stamps his feet and claps his hands
And turns around to view his land
Next the farmer hoes the weed,
Then he stands and takes his ease,
Stamps his feet and claps his hands
And turns around to view his land
Last the farmer harvests the seed,
Then he stands and takes his ease,
Stamps his feet and claps his hands
And turns around to view his land
Bev Bos and What a Preschool Should Be
This is a great interview with Bev Bos, one of the nation’s foremost experts on preschool learning. The principles she discusses–wonder, self-discovery, and tangible experience–are the basics we encourage at In a Child’s Path.