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Comment on Japanese Play Parks by Playground as Campus | lyearning

Playground as Campus | lyearning — Sun, 08 May 2011 00:06:21 +0000

[...] that help maintain reasonable order and help children with problems. One such staff member in this article has the title of ‘play leader’. How would the expectations of teachers change if their [...]

Comment on Nuclear War Fun Book by You Think Just Because You’re Big You’re Right

You Think Just Because You’re Big You’re Right — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 17:11:28 +0000

[...] is another book like the Nuclear War Fun Book, which maybe is better suited for the adult audience even though it is written from a child’s [...]

Comment on A Book of Dreams by Early Futures

Early Futures — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 02:06:43 +0000

Thank you, Wheatie! More playground exchanges in the future I hope.

Comment on A Book of Dreams by wheatie

wheatie — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 02:27:35 +0000

yay!

Comment on Imagination Games by Children’s Think Tank / Meeting 3

Children’s Think Tank / Meeting 3 — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 23:35:42 +0000

[...] with “Breathing” and “Mirror” imagination games from the fabulous book, Put Your Mother On The Ceiling, by Richard De Mille. At the end of this exercise we were already rolling with excellent questions, such as, “..if [...]

Comment on Adventure Playgrounds / A Brief Guide by Adventure Playgrounds and Workyards / Notes

Adventure Playgrounds and Workyards / Notes — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:51:30 +0000

[...] more information on Adventure Playgrounds (also known as workyards or junkyards), you can read the brief guide, or try to obtain the following fantastic books on the [...]

Comment on Pirates role in Education by Inspirational Children’s Book by R. Buckminster Fuller

Inspirational Children’s Book by R. Buckminster Fuller — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:59:09 +0000

[...] infamous Buckminster Fuller has already been mentioned in a previous Early Futures article as an excellent futures and educational theorist, in particular his fantastic essay on pirates [...]

Comment on 10 Early Childhood + Futures Studies Resources by Children Tell The Future

Children Tell The Future — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 22:32:42 +0000

[...] discuss forecasting and futuring more at length, which I’ve discussed in the previous article 10 Early Childhood and Futures Related Books. Not mentioned in that list is a great introductory book,

Comment on Urban Sandbox Idea by hayley

hayley — Thu, 27 May 2010 02:03:21 +0000

where did that great image of the sand pile come from!
lovely website…..

Comment on Imagination Games by Committee for Stress-Free Schools

Committee for Stress-Free Schools — Tue, 25 May 2010 03:04:11 +0000

[...] earth meditation and rag doll (the 4-and 5-year-olds love this one). I also mentioned the book Imagination Games for Children in a previous post, and you can see the results of one visualizing and thus centering technique there. Share this [...]

Comment on Adventure Playgrounds / A Brief Guide by Early Futures

Early Futures — Fri, 21 May 2010 21:48:51 +0000

Mirapope,

So glad to hear you will be trying to implement aspects of Adventure Playgrounds! Good luck and please post pictures of the process or the completed project, I’d love to share them with people. If you have any specific questions, feel free to email.

Thanks,
Heidi

Comment on Adventure Playgrounds / A Brief Guide by Mirapope

Mirapope — Thu, 20 May 2010 20:21:27 +0000

I was planning to build a somewhat conventional “active” playspace, with the help of the Guatemalan parents in the school I support, until I read some of this material on “adventure playgrounds.” I’m not sure how I’ll use these ideas – but at least a sand/water area is immediately going into the plan, and hopefully at some point an area of “creative interaction.” It has exponentially expanded my ideas for use of the small space we have available.

Comment on Non-Human Relations by Technology plan calls for ‘cultural shift’ |

Technology plan calls for ‘cultural shift’ | — Sun, 16 May 2010 00:41:21 +0000

[...] Non-Human Relations [...]

Comment on What We Know About Being Here by Early Futures

Early Futures — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:42:51 +0000

B — I’ll bring you your very own physical copy of the book in July! I’m keeping them forever too! XO H

Comment on What We Know About Being Here by Beth Ferreter

Beth Ferreter — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:11:50 +0000

I want to keep this forever.