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ALYSON CARROLL replied to Janine Ragan's discussion 'Chapter 9 Play: The Crucible of Learning' in the group Somers Point Teachers

I liked how this chapter talks about raising a child's level of play by joining in as play partners with them. In my Pre-K classroom, there are some very specific things we, as adults, do during play to challenge the child in playful way-…

Mar 22, 2010

Sue Castellano replied to Janine Ragan's discussion 'Chapter 9 Play: The Crucible of Learning' in the group Somers Point Teachers

I like the section "Play 101." I think we see the five attributes of play during our choice time in preschool each day. I also liked the section "How Do Children Play?" and the discussion of how play develops as children grow…

Mar 21, 2010

Julie replied to Janine Ragan's discussion 'Chapter 9 Play: The Crucible of Learning' in the group Somers Point Teachers

I truly see the effect that my aides and I have during center time when we engage in our students' play. The level of communication and purposeful play definitely rises. I find that the students become more task oriented and tend to use more…

Mar 19, 2010

Nicole Medvedik replied to Janine Ragan's discussion 'Chapter 9 Play: The Crucible of Learning' in the group Somers Point Teachers

My students also love reader's theater. Many times I will take a story we are reading and have the students work in small groups to perform. For them, it is fun, not work. They use the opportunity to be creative and even put their own twist on…

Mar 19, 2010

Kristie Leonard replied to Janine Ragan's discussion 'Chapter 9 Play: The Crucible of Learning' in the group Somers Point Teachers

I like using reader theater with the first graders. They get so excitied to make up their own settings, characters and stories. They are having fun and are activley engaged. They are "make believing" they are the character in the story and…

Mar 18, 2010

Susan Dugan replied to Janine Ragan's discussion 'Chapter 9 Play: The Crucible of Learning' in the group Somers Point Teachers

This was a particularly thought provoking chapter, because we as a district have struggled with the definition of play. On page 210, the authors state that play is an elusive concept. They compare trying to define play to seizing bubbles in the air.…

Mar 18, 2010

Chapter 9 Play: The Crucible of Learning

This book has been great for us because we have always known the importance of play and how it is the most sacred part of the kindergarten experience. Now the question is how can we as a district and as educators try to make time for play in the early childhood classrooms K-3? In the book it states "Play is VITAL to the development of children's mathematical thinking. Unlike some forms of knowledge, mathematical knowledge, which deals with relationships between and among things, cannot be…See More

Janine Ragan added a discussion to the group Somers Point Teachers Mar 17, 2010

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Janine Ragan replied to Kristie Leonard's discussion 'Einstein Never Used Flash Cards Ch 6 The Quest to Define Intelligence' in the group Somers Point Teachers

I find the link between a child's vocabulary and their intelligence to be very interesting. As a parent I can relate to this because I am always engaging in everyday talk with both of my girls in the car while driving at dinner and throughout…

Feb 23, 2010

Janine Ragan replied to Jane Leonardo's discussion 'Einstein Never Used Flashcards...Chapter 3. Playing with numbers, How children learn about Quantity' in the group Somers Point Teachers

I agree with Jane and also find it fascinating to watch children make discoveries and think mathematically. In the book it states that children learn math principles by working on their own unsupervised with whatever objects they like to use. I have…

Jan 27, 2010

Janine Ragan replied to Susan Dugan's discussion 'Einstein Didn't Use Flashcards' in the group Somers Point Teachers

It's very clear that the link between supportive involved parenting and academic success is huge!!!! That makes me feel good as a parent but challenged as an educator. How can we change or make an impact on the environmental factors in our…

Jan 14, 2010

Janine Ragan replied to Jennifer Luff's discussion 'What every new teacher should know....' in the group Somers Point Teachers

The most important thing to remember is that no matter how far along we are in our careers we all started out as new teachers. I am sure if you ask any teacher they can tell you atleast one story from their first day or a memory from their first…

Sep 4, 2009

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