Kristen Day

The Play Based Learning Podcast

Education EN ↓ 86 episodes

Kristen RB Peterson, will be your new teacher bestie, mentor, and motivator, all in one. Kristen is on a mission to energize your passion for early childhood education, challenge outdated practices, and equip you with the tools to create a truly developmentally appropriate learning environment. As a play advocate, Kristen’s enthusiasm and expertise will inspire you to foster creativity, curiosity, and joy in the children under your care. Together, we’ll embark on a journey to set the stage for a lifelong love of learning, ensuring that every child experiences the wonder and magic of childhood.

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Kristen Day

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EP 11: Four Tips For Explaining Play To Parents 01.11.2020 15:33

This is a question I get all the time and one that I have spent years trying to dissect myself... Through trial and error - I have come to four great tips for helping to defend and explain parents (or maybe an administrator)! Find Kristen here: @kristen.rb.peterson or at KristenRBPeterson.com Free Resources (Free mini course on the basics of play) - The Play Basics Course Free Resource (5 lette...

EP 10: Three Things You Need When Starting Your Own Early Childhood Program 20.10.2020 14:24

Kristen started a child care program with zero dollars and no degree in business. She did have three things that worked in her favor and she will tell you all about them in this episode. NEW COURSE! Starting An Early Childhood Program Blueprint! Find Kristen here: @kristen.rb.peterson or at KristenRBPeterson.com Free Resources (Free mini course on the basics of play) - The Play Basics Course

EP 9: PLAY IS NOT UNCONVENTIONAL 09.10.2020 19:55

When did play become an unconventional way of learning? What can we do to change this? Kristen pondered this over coffee this morning and decided to brain dump it all into a podcast for you to sort through with her! As a reminder - you are OK just where you are in your play based journey. You don't need to be where I am. But, if you show up to learn, that is how you grow! Find Kristen here: ...

EP 8: Outdoor Winter Play Basics and Gear 03.10.2020 22:54

Starting up a new outdoor program, classroom and need to know all things outdoor gear and outdoor winter play? Take a listen as Kristen walks you though the gear needed, how cold is too cold and some ideas for outdoor winter play! Find Kristen here: @kristen.rb.peterson or at KristenRBPeterson.com Free Resources (Free mini course on the basics of play) - The Play Basics Course Face covering: htt...

Ep 7: Finding Your Play Based Groove 25.09.2020 22:19

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! Find Kristen here: @kristen.rb....

EP 6: Documentation In A Play Based Classroom - A Beginner's Guide 17.09.2020 19:16

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

EP 5: OUTDOOR CLASSROOM BASICS 15.09.2020 24:23

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! ...

Ep 4 Planning In A Play Based Program 06.09.2020 10:22

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! Find Kristen here: @kristen.rb.peterson or at KristenRBPeterson.com Free Resources (Free mini course on the basics of play) - The Play Basics Course Free Resource- Planning in a play based classroom

EP 3: The Teacher's Role In A Play Based Program 26.08.2020 14:02

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. Find Kristen here: @kristen.rb.peterson or at KristenRBPeterson.com Free Resources (Free mini course on the basics of play) - The Play Basics Course

Ep 2: Defining Play - the 4 characteristics of play 20.08.2020 22:37

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 (Fr...

EP 1 - FROM TEACHER DIRECTED TO CHILD DIRECTED - MY PLAY BASED JOURNEY 12.08.2020 22:25

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 i...