There are stages to teacher development and I also believe there are stages to a play based journey. I wish I had known about these stages when I first drank the play based learning juice so that I could have settled in to my own journey instead of always wishing I was doing more or better. Walk through the stages with me and try to figure out what stage you are!

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Free Resources (Free mini course on the basics of play) - The Play Basics Course

Does the thought of documentation overwhelm you?  Not sure where to start or what it even is?  Kristen breaks it down in this episode!  Learn what it is, why you should document learning and some simple ideas to get started.

Find a FREE 17 page guide to documentation in a play based classroom here. 

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Kristen is a preschool teacher who started out her teaching career in a teacher directed and dictated environment.  She had some revelations and decided to do better for the children in her community.

She created a nature based preschool.  Listen to this episode if you have an outdoor classroom, are just starting out in an outdoor classroom, or are hoping to provide an outdoor classroom someday!  I am sure you will find some inspo!

Find Kristen here: @kristen.rb.peterson or at KristenRBPeterson.com

Free Resources (Free mini course on the basics of play) - The Play Basics Course

Kristen chats about the 4 (ok 5) pieces to planning in a play based, child led program.  Then she fills you in on what planning looks like in her program!  

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Free Resources (Free mini course on the basics of play) - The Play Basics Course

Free Resource- Planning in a play based classroom

Kristen received a question via IG about what the teacher's role in a play based program is...  She answers it with 4 characteristics of a teacher in a child led, play based program.  

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Free Resources (Free mini course on the basics of play) - The Play Basics Course

I needed help defining play when I thought play was the fun stuff after the learning happened.  I didn't understand what PLAY - true play - is and so I break it down for you in this episode.  

Learn the 4 characteristics of play and what they look like!  And hear of a few examples of what they don't look like!

Find Kristen here: @kristen.rb.peterson or at KristenRBPeterson.com

Free Resources (Free mini course on the basics of play) - The Play Basics Course

Kristen is a preschool teacher who started out her teaching career in a teacher directed and dictated environment.  She was inspired by Lisa Murphy and Jeff A. Johnson to learn all things play based learning and has not looked back.  Listen to what a day was like in a teacher directed environment and what a day looks like now at her nature playschool in Minnesota.  Also, she wants to root you on in your journey, so send her a message on IG or FB to let her know you are listening!

Find Kristen here: @kristen.rb.peterson or at KristenRBPeterson.com

Free Resources (Free mini course on the basics of play) - The Play Basics Course