On Thursday, as promised, we presented a small portion of our pedagogy at naeyc. A very small portion. With only an hour and with so much potential material, it was really hard to figure out what to include. We ended up focusing on the actual creation of the picturebook play and using it as a [...]
On Thursday, we are presenting a workshop called “Saying ‘yes!’ to physical and vocal expression with your preschoolers.” No one told us we’d be practicing saying “yes” to all our mistakes before we even got there.
SerahRose left the cord to her laptop at home. Don’t worry, she has the mouse.
Sharon forgot paper. Just to write [...]
In the world of early childhood, science is presented to children as both process and content.* Process skills are seen as how children learn, while content is what children learn. Through experiences presented via a process methodology, children learn concrete information. Remember, for example, the celery stalk in the glass of red food coloring experiment? [...]
What does Halloween have to do with children’s play, and PictureBook Plays? As adults “take over” the American version of a holiday with origins in pagan rites and religious observances, how do we make sense of it for young children? Mildren Parton, in 1932, gave the early childhood field one of the first definitions of [...]
I had the opportunity to do a quickie consult at Boston Children’s Museum last week. We had a blast and covered a LOT in one very short hour.
The Boston Children’s Museum (where I initially workshopped many of my ideas) has a gorgeous children’s theatre and some of the best plays for children I have ever [...]
We’ve just found out that we’re heading to the NAEYC annual conference this November to teach:
PictureBook Plays: Saying ‘YES’ to physical and vocal theatrical expression with your preschoolers
If you’ve been aching for an in-person taste of what we do, now’s your chance! Plus, you’ll get to participate in many other workshops, lectures and round-table sessions. [...]
I discovered this easy-to-read article about the benefits of arts education, specifically, in early childhood education. Here’s a pertinent excerpt:
A Harris Poll taken in 2005 measured American’s attitudes toward arts education and found that an astounding 93% agreed that the arts are a vital part of a well-rounded education, while 86% believed that children’s [...]
This is a blog designed for several purposes:
To gather & share theatre resources for the educators and parents of preschool children ages 2-5 years.
To convince parents and educators that just as we include visual art and music in the early childhood curriculum, so should theatre be included in the curriculum.
To promote the forthcoming book PictureBook [...]