Kradan Ostby

Play arguably defines childhood, but is this reflective of early childhood education? This guide serves to provide practical, evidence-based ways to increase joy during the learning process and bring back play into preschool. This guide includes tips on how to create a play-based classroom with 15 units, including Back to School, Transportation, Farm, Fall, Feelings, Food, Fairy Tales, Winter, Weather, Valentine, Space, Zoo, Baby Animals, Pond, and Ocean. Each unit includes a detailed descript

Play arguably defines childhood, but is this reflective of early childhood education? Achieving academic standards as measured by standardized test scores are observable driving forces in the evaluation of the effectiveness of the classroom today, with a trickle-down effect on preschool curriculum. Preschool educators often know the importance of play but feel the weight of teaching academic standards to prepare their preschoolers for kindergarten. This manual was born after a desire to use the