Sorry for constantly repeating myself.......but NAEYC has a great little pamphlet that I give to all parents at enrollment. It is called "Play is FUNdemental". It explains how children should be learning through play.
If parents get given something "official" they often accept it better. I have had some think that learning means their child will bring home worksheets each day
. The pamphlet has helped me get the message across a bit better.
I also use the "apple example" when talking to parents at interview. I tell them that when learning about apples for example, I COULD give them a print out of an apple with all the parts labelled etc.......but in reality, the child learns more by us cutting up real apples, printing with some of them, eating some raw and then making an apple pie with some etc.
A worksheet would be "school". But by having fun, they would learn MORE.
You can order the NAEYC pamphlet very cheaply from their web site.
If parents get given something "official" they often accept it better. I have had some think that learning means their child will bring home worksheets each day

I also use the "apple example" when talking to parents at interview. I tell them that when learning about apples for example, I COULD give them a print out of an apple with all the parts labelled etc.......but in reality, the child learns more by us cutting up real apples, printing with some of them, eating some raw and then making an apple pie with some etc.
A worksheet would be "school". But by having fun, they would learn MORE.
You can order the NAEYC pamphlet very cheaply from their web site.
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