Lisa Murphy on Play: The Foundation of Children's Learning

Front cover
Copyright
Table of Contents
Introduction to the Second Edition
The Binder Challenge
Part 1: How I Got Here
	Chapter 1: Mornings with Mary
		A Crystallizing Moment
	Chapter 2: At Any Given Moment
	Chapter 3: Getting with the Program
	Chapter 4: Starting the Journey
	Chapter 5: A New Beginning
		The Seven Things
	Chapter 6: Teach Us to Read!
	Chapter 7: Strengthening the Foundation
	Chapter 8: When Does the Playing Stop?
	Chapter 9: Meaningful Experiences
Part 2: The Seven Things
	Chapter 10: Make Time Each Day to…CREATE
		Creative Tips
		Creativity Killers
		Twenty Basic Scribbles
		The Importance of Creating: A Review
		Some Things to Think About
		Notable and Quotable
	Chapter 11: Make Time Each Day to…MOVE
		Today's Specials: Labels du Jour and Acronyms a la Mode
		How about Those Learning Styles?
		The Importance of Risk Taking
		The Importance of Moving: A Review
		Some Things to Think About
		Notable and Quotable
	Chapter 12: Make Time Each Day to…SING
		Making It Meaningful
		Some Songs to Get You Started
		Favorite Children's Musicians
		The Importance of Singing: A Review
		Some Things to Think About
		Notable and Quotable
	Chapter 13: Make Time Each Day to…DISCUSS
		Discussion Destoyers
		Discussing Leads to Problem Solving
		But What Are They Learning?
		Just Because They Can Doesn't Mean They Should
		Much More Than a Catchy Phrase!
		The Importance of Discussing: A Review
		Some Things to Think About
		Notable and Quotable
	Chapter 14: Make Time Each Day to…OBSERVE
		The Sense of Touch
		The Sense of Taste
		The Sense of Hearing
		The Sense of Sight
		The Important of Observing: A Review
		Some Things to Think About
		Notable and Quotable
	Chapter 15: Make Time Each Day to…READ
		A Very Short List of My Favorite Children's Picture Books
		A Very Small List of My Favorite Classic Chapter Books
		The Importance of Reading: A Review
		Some Things to Think About
		Notable and Quotable
	Chapter 16: Make Time Each Day to…PLAY
		If We Link It to a Standard, Then Can We Let Them Play?
		A Dream?
		What is a "Good" Program?
		The Importance of Playing: A Review
		Some Things to Think About
		Notable and Quotable
Part 3: Challenges We Face
	Chapter 17: Challenges We Face
		Challenges to Creating
		Challenges to Moving
		Challenges to Singing
		Challenges to Discussing
		Challenges to Observing
		Challenges to Reading
		Challenges to Playing
	Chapter 18: Final Thoughts
Bibliography
Suggested Readings
Other Redleaf Press Books by Lisa Murphy