Welcome to Primary Punks at Play! These are chronicles, tales, sagas, rants, essays – a babbling of words to converge into a book – a journey through grad school, and a site dedicating towards preserving the inner wildness of free play.
The Living Classroom
- First Weeks – Math StationsMath comes in all shapes and sizes in our classroom. It varies by the day, by the grade, by what other activities we incorporate it into and by our mood. Sometimes it is a part of a larger project that includes writing, nature, building. Other times I set it up in stations, having manipulatives available [...]
- First Weeks – Daystar & Castle ParkThis is year four of our bi-weekly trips to Daystar Retirement Village. It is beautiful, awe inspiring, moving and oh so real. The kids just fall in like leaves in the wind, without hesitation, without over-thinking etiquette or age. It often sends me to tears just to watch the innocent meet innocent. What a lovely [...]
- The Adventures of Tuck the TurtleWhen I first fished Tuck out of a lake while fishing with my dad over a year ago, I had NO idea what an important part of the classroom he would become. I brought him home and decided to take him in to show the kids and they LOVED him and so did we. Paul [...]
- First DaysIt was such an easy, fluid, peaceful morning. I kept walking around thinking, how beautiful is this. Meeting new people, inviting those who have come from somewhere else into the fold with such grace and love. So much cooperation was had, so much rekindling of relationships, and so very much joy shared. (Aidan writes and writes and [...]
- Last DaysLast Days (August 20th & 21st – Daystar, Castle Park, dance party & graduation) I love that as we posed for the above portraits at Castle Park, and I held you each to me, I could feel the beating of each of your hearts. So much magic in that sound and the rhythm of them against my hands. It [...]
what an awesome site. thank you!
Thanks Jenny! And what an awesome site you have.
http://www.playward.com
As I am looking for research on teachable moments and black widow spiders at the Early Childhood Education Center that I run, I FOUND YOU! WOW! You are on the same page as myself. Thank you. If you would like to hear what I did, what I got in trouble for and how stupid city folks spread fear, just let me know. Right now you are my fav site. PS I know the Ooey Gooey lady from way back-she is awesome.
Thanks for your comment Devora,
The notorious Ooey Gooey lady, I’d have to agree is Righteous! I’m glad she’s another defender of keeping the integrity, of the kids inner wildness, in tack. She used a quote of mine for one of her marketing testimonials. After attending her conference, I told her: “I had a brain bashing good time!” I advise every one in the field of early childhood education to go and see this woman, live, and in action. And thanks for visiting the Preschool Punk.
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I’m adding your site as a reference in my website on future studies and alternatives for children: earlyfutures.com.
Thanks for everything! I look forward to sharing this site with friends and peers.
xo
Heidi
I also added your sister site RiseOut, then realized you were so closely connected!
long live!