The Play Based Learning Podcast
Kristen Day, will be your new teacher bestie, mentor, and motivator, all in one. Kristen is on a mission to energize your passion for early childhood education, challenge outdated practices, and equip you with the tools to create a truly developmentally appropriate learning environment. As a play advocate, Kristen’s enthusiasm and expertise will inspire you to foster creativity, curiosity, and joy in the children under your care. Together, we’ll embark on a journey to set the stage for a lifelong love of learning, ensuring that every child experiences the wonder and magic of childhood.
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Episodes
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
Author and blogger Linda McGurk joins Kristen to chat about her new book, The Open-Air Life: Discover the Nordic Art of Friluftsliv and Embrace Nature Every Day, nature play and her experience with early childhood education in the USA as compared to Sweden.
You can purchase her books here:
There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather
The Open-Air Life
Linda wanted to ensure listeners that when she is outdoors in extreme cold that she is indeed being safe about the temperatures... Here are some links worth checking out if this episode got you wanting to learn more!
Yes, kids can play outside when it’s cold!
https://rainorshinemamma.com/how-to-stay-warm-outside-in-winter/
How to dress for cold weather
https://rainorshinemamma.com/how-to-dress-for-cold-weather-video-gear-list/
What you need to know about outdoor play in the winter
https://rainorshinemamma.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-outdoor-play-in-the-winter/
Find Linda on Instagram and Facebook as Rain or Shine Mamma!
Check out Linda's website here: http://rainorshinemamma.com
Find Kristen here: @kristen.rb.peterson or at KristenRBPeterson.com
Free Resources (Free mini course on the basics of play) - The Play Basics Course
Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
Kisa Marx from @kidcrewadventures (on Instagram) joins Kristen to talk about how early chilhdood educators put on a teacher disguise, why we need to remove that disguise and how she implemented play into her program slowly!
Find Kristen here: @kristen.rb.peterson or at KristenRBPeterson.com
Free Resources (Free mini course on the basics of play) - The Play Basics Course
Saturday Sep 17, 2022
Saturday Sep 17, 2022
Mollie VonKampen joins Kristen to share five of her favorite read-a-louds in the early childhood classroom! You can find more out about Mollie on her Instagram @read.by.the.window
And, you will get a few bonus read-a-loud ideas (we just couldn't stop at 5!)
Find Kristen here: @kristen.rb.peterson or at KristenRBPeterson.com
Free Resources (Free mini course on the basics of play) - The Play Basics Course
Monday Jun 27, 2022
Monday Jun 27, 2022
Join Kristen, Samuel Broaden and Willy Villalpando for part two! We chat about how to be an ally to the LGBTQ+ community inside and outside of the classroom!
You can find more Samuel here:
https://www.honoringchildhood.org
Instagram
Venmo: @honoringchildhood
You can find more Willy Here:
https://mrwillyprek.com
Instagram
Venmo: @wvill002
Find Kristen here: @kristen.rb.peterson or at KristenRBPeterson.com
Free Resources (Free mini course on the basics of play) - The Play Basics Course
Monday Jun 27, 2022
Monday Jun 27, 2022
Join Kristen, Samuel Broaden and Willy Villalpando as we give a primer on terminology associated with gender and sexuality and the LGBTQ+ community.
This is part one of two!
You can find more Samuel here:
https://www.honoringchildhood.org
Instagram
Venmo: @honoringchildhood
You can find more Willy Here:
https://mrwillyprek.com
Instagram
Venmo: @wvill002
Find Kristen here: @kristen.rb.peterson or at KristenRBPeterson.com
Free Resources (Free mini course on the basics of play) - The Play Basics Course
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Kayla Souza, M.Ed. joins Kristen for a conversation about the benefits of play for all types of learners. Noting that we are both still learning and not experts on the topics of play for nuerodivergent learners and children with learning disabilities, we talk candidly about Kayla's own experiences with play based learning and her daughter.
You can find Kayla's website here: https://www.littlelilacpreschool.com and you can find her IG here: https://www.instagram.com/littlelilacpreschool/
Find Kristen here: @kristen.rb.peterson or at KristenRBPeterson.com
Free Resources (Free mini course on the basics of play) - The Play Basics Course
Friday Apr 08, 2022
Friday Apr 08, 2022
Laura Shea from @little.stories.that.stick joins Kristen to talk about the power of storytelling and storyacting with young children in an early childhood environment.
You can find Laura on IG: https://www.instagram.com/little.stories.that.stick/
or on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/little.stories.that.stick
and you can grab some free story starter prompts from Laura HERE!
Find Kristen here: @kristen.rb.peterson or at KristenRBPeterson.com
Free Resources (Free mini course on the basics of play) - The Play Basics Course
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
Samuel Broaden from honoringchildhood.org and Kristen have a conversation about the events taking place in Ukraine after Kristen received a message via IG from a woman asking for resources to help children and families through war induced trauma.
Kristen and Samuel also chat about how to have conversations about war and other big events in other parts of the world that are confusing for children.
Find Kristen here: @kristen.rb.peterson or at KristenRBPeterson.com
Free Resources (Free mini course on the basics of play) - The Play Basics Course