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Caring For The Caregiver | Resource Page
Thanks for taking part in this training.
I know making changes to early learning environments can be challenging, and I want to support your efforts. I hope you find the resources below helpful. You may also like this Play Environment Action Plan form–it’s designed to help you set and meet goals for changing your play environment.
A few more things:
- This Play Environment Action Plan was designed to help set and meet goals for changing your play space
- You can reach out if you have questions, comments, or need additional support, and I’ll get back to you ASAP
- You can connect with peers at Play Haven, our free early learning community of practice
- You can browse upcoming training sessions here and save 10% or more on registration as a free or paid member
Be well,
Jeff
Session Resources
Here are links with resources related to this training:
Books
- Finding Flow: The Psychology of Engagement with Everyday Life
- Finding Your Smile Again: A Child Care Professional’s Guide to Reducing Stress and Avoiding Burnout
- Making Habits, Breaking Habits: Why We Do Things, Why We Don’t, and How to Make Any Change Stick
- Keeping Your Smile: Caring for Children with Joy, Love, and Intention
- Atomic Habits
- Do The Work: Overcome Resistance And Get Out Of Your Own Way
- 200+ Self-Care Related Articles
Articles
- People add by default even when subtraction makes more sense
- From FOMO to JOMO
- Empty Calorie Self Care
- Change | Start Smaller
- Mindset | Get To vs Have To
- Making Change Playful
- The Change You Need Is Your Responsibility
- Seth Godin | Quieting the Lizard Brain
- Steven Pressfield | Overcoming Resistance
- Linchpin
You can also browse and search another 150 or so self-care and change-related articles here.
Defining Play
- Handout | Gray’s 5 Conditions Of Play
- Handout | Bruce’s 12 Features Of Play
- Handout | Smilansky’s Types Of Play
- Handout | Parten’s Stages Of Play
- Handout | Is It Real Play, Play-Like, Or Not Play?
Observation Forms
- ABC Event Sampling Record
- DAP Observation Form
- Play Space Traffic Study Form
- Frequency Count Observation
- Play Environment Running Record Form
- Child Running Record Form
- Child Observation Form
- Weekly Classroom Play Schema Tally Sheet
- Weekly Child Play Schema Tally Sheet
- Classroom Sociogram
- Individual Child Sociogram
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