- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Section 1 : The case for play. Hey y'all! (yes, all y'all) -- Play as a behavior -- Play as a mindset -- Benefits of play -- Excuses -- Reframing play -- Section 2 : Play inspires creativity. Friday afternoons and Monday mornings -- Begin with the experience -- Variations on play in the classroom -- Creativity as discovery and invention -- Make time for what matters -- Finding balance -- Section 3 : Play builds trust. Play builds trust -- Don't sit and get -- A story about trust -- Administrators must trust -- Teacher's can trust -- Parents can trust -- Students already trust -- Section 4 : Play builds relationships. Our biological predilection -- The impact of the germ -- Love first, teach second -- Play personalities -- The theme park experience -- Learning with them, alongside them -- Section 5 : Play builds community. Relevance and the four-legged stool -- Fostering a sense of belonging -- Getting to know students personally -- Supporting academic success -- Knowing students' names -- Creating interesting and applicable lessons -- Beyond the red school door -- Across the country, and around the world -- Section 6 : Play nurtures growth. The truth about success -- Encourage a spirit of growth -- Your brain, an infomercial -- Creating a culture of growth through play -- A lesson of play : nurturing growth for an administrator -- Section 7 : Get out there and play! The playful mindset -- Look for playful moments (awareness) -- Time, space, opportunity (intentionality) -- Play, mess up, learn, repeat (process) -- The more we play, the more playful we become (habit) -- Play makes you happy. Happy people play. (results) -- Get out there and play -- Appendix A : Southernisms and their meanings -- Appendix B : The playful classroom teacher's reading guide.
