Lisa Murphy on Play, Third Edition - 3rd Edition (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Children's play is school readiness. Discover why school readiness IS children's play. This fully revised third edition of the best-selling Lisa Murphy on Play includes timely research and new stories that highlight how play is vital to the social, physical, cognitive, and spiritual development of children. Learn the seven things we must do with children every day and why they are so important. Use your daily observations to incorporate these seven things in an authentic and engaging way. Explore the how and why of the seven things we should do every day: create, move, sing, discuss, observe, read, and play. Understand how to link concepts to the experiences children have. Focus on what each child is doing, not what they are not doing. Become aware of challenges you might face and how to work through them. Play builds the foundation that later learning will be built on. So let's make it a strong one.

About the Author

Lisa Murphy, MEd, has been involved with early childhood education for over 30 years, teaching and working with children in various environments including Head Start, kindergarten, private preschools, family child care, and many child care centers. As the founder and CEO of Ooey Gooey, Inc., Lisa presents hundreds of workshops and keynotes at national and international audiences each year on various topics related to early childhood education. Lisa is recognized for her ability to link hands-on activities to educational standards, her outspoken advocacy, and her commitment to creating child-centered and play-based early childhood environments.