Roughhousing, rough and tumble play, play fighting, horseplay…we have different names for it but all early childhood teachers have seen it: that bone-jarring, boisterous, often frightening play style young children seem to love, and crave. Join this webinar to learn the top reasons why young children need to play this way and how it supports every aspect of healthy development. Learn what policies and procedures help support Big Body Play in group care, as well as how to prepare for and supervise it both indoors and outside. Learn how to document the effectiveness of Big Body Play and share its importance with families.
Participants in this session will learn to:
1. Increase awareness of the role Big Body Play in young children’s healthy development.
2. Implement policies that will help support Big Body Play in group care settings.
3. Prepare environments both indoors and outdoors that support Big Body Play.
4. Demonstrate appropriate and supportive supervision while children play this way.
Facilitator Bio: Frances Carlson has a bachelor’s degree in English from North Georgia College and a master’s degree in early childhood education from Concordia University. She currently works as an Associate Dean at Chattahoochee Technical College in metro Atlanta, Georgia. She has worked as the center administrator for child care programs in Oklahoma, Italy, and in Atlanta, Georgia. She has led four child care programs through the NAEYC Accreditation process.
Prior to becoming a college administrator, she taught early childhood education in an associate degree program at Chattahoochee Technical College, and was recognized for excellence in teaching by the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) and by the Lighthouse Institute. She authored the NAEYC books, Essential Touch: Meeting the Needs of Young Children (2006) and Big Body Play (2011), and directed and produced the DVD, Expect Male Involvement: Recruiting & Retaining Men in ECE (2009) and Afternoon with the Experts: Gartrell on Guidance (2013).
Please note: This is an online session. Participants will be given the link to the video and are required to participate in one of two ways-- with a microphone/built in speaker (such as the one built into your phone) and through chat.
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