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Teaching With The Body In Mind

Aug 24, 2021

Tom's experience on the bumper cars prompts a conversation about how the State Fair is a whole body experience. Are there parallels to the classroom? (Originally recorded in 2018)


Aug 17, 2021

Mike tries a thought experiment: what if our expectations for young children sitting were more like our expectations for reading? (From the very early days of the podcast--originally recorded in 2018.)


Aug 10, 2021

Ross wonders if we are doing harm when we don't let children experience boredom. Is there a connection between boredom and creativity? The group wonders what it really means when children say they're bored. Is there a connection between boredom and loneliness? (Originally recorded in 2018)


Aug 3, 2021

Summer is here and children are immersing themselves in sand, water and dirt.  Their experiences support the need to know about materials.  Immersed in sensory play, children's bodies internalize understanding of volume, weight, and texture.(Originally recorded in 2018)