Episode 42 - Making the Case for Play in the Classroom

Welcome fellow Recovering Traditionalists to Episode 42.  Today we are Making the Case for Play in the Classroom. As I’m recording this it’s the holiday season and it’s the time of year when teachers break out all kinds of fun activities and just let the kids play.  I mean, how else are you going to survive that last week before break, right!?!? So with all this play happening, I pulled out the book Exploring Mathematics Through Play in the Early Childhood Classroom by Amy Noelle Parks. Now, even though this book is full of ideas for the early childhood classroom she makes some great points that apply no matter what grade level you work with. Get all the info here: buildmathminds.com/42