We will start the morning with:
They Can't Learn With an Itchy Butt:
This will look at Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. This theory lets us know that children can't learn with an itchy butt or an absence of relationship with their caregiver. Learn to apply Maslow and Bloom to your everyday interactions with young children.
Then we will dive into the power of making a mess and why this is important with:
Beautiful Mess:
Our adult goggles can make it hard to let go and really let children enjoy the process of interacting with materials with all of their senses, especially when it makes a mess. Participants will learn tips and tricks for saying yes to the mess AND they will get to play around and make a mess themselves!
And we will end our day together really focusing on the YES! Why it is important to say yes and how to create a Yes movement!
YES YES YES YES YES!:
Saying yes can be a lot harder than saying no. However, when you say no, you are taking away valuable learning experiences for the children in your care. Learn why saying yes is important and how to easily flip a NO to a giant YES!
Kristen RB Peterson is the founder of a play and nature based preschool and forest school in central Minnesota, host of The Play Based Learning Podcast, and a good troublemaker in the field of early childhood education. She shows up in life authentically and is real with her audience. Her presentation style can best be described as a conversation with a best
friend. Funny and dramatic, she captivates adult learners with stories that can be applied to the life of any early childhood professional. She leaves ECE professionals motivated to take risks to better serve the children in their lives.