The Boy on the Beach: Building Community through Play
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| Rating | : | 4.67 (949 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 022615095X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 104 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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Enter Marianne and doll, Mother and Baby, eager to redefine Eli as a good father and homesteader. Their separate visions intertwine in a search for a common ground on which howling wolves and butterfly sisters can learn to understand and need one another.What can the richly imagined, impressively adaptable fantasy world of these children tell us about childhood, development, education, and even life itself? For fifty years, teacher and writer Vivian Gussin Paley has been exploring the imagery, language, and lore of young children, asking the questions they ask of themselves.In The Boy on the Beach she continues to do so, going deeper into the mystery of play as she follows Eli and Marianne through the kindergarten year, finding more answers and more questions. How does their teacher, Mrs. He is Builder, Fireman, Protector, and Scout, overcoming waves and conquering monsters. Olson, manage to honor and utilize the genius of play to create an all-inclusive community in which boys and girls like each other and listen to each other’s stories? Why is Paley’s fellow teacher Yu-ching in Taiwan certain that her children pretend to be kittens in order to become necessary to the group? And why do teachers in London see their childrens’ role-playing as the natural end to loneliness in the school community?Rich with the words of children and teachers themselves, The Boy on the Beach is vintage Paley, a wise and provocative appreciation of the impo
Karla Winick-Ford said A valuable addition to the literature of childhood play importance. "In teaching, we learn what we do not know, but of a story we ask let me know what I know"- an examination of the importance childhood play and language which develops provokes thought on the topic, where too often today children are rushed through childhood.The narrative Paley reveals is one of the kindness children share with one another, the stru. Letters from Mrs. Paley Like many other Paley books, this book opens the world of small children to the reader and gives you much to think about whether you have your own toddlers or work in an early childhood setting. Unlike other Paley books, however, this text does not dig as deeply into analysis or reflection of a single group of students. It considers the similarities. "Another classic" according to Diane E. Craig. Storytelling from the perspective of a "great child-at-heart". Ms. Paley gives us yet another way to understand how children think.
All rights reserved. From Publishers Weekly Looking deeply into the "why" and "how come" of children at play, author and long-time preschool/kindergarten teacher Paley (A Child's Work) presents a series of contemplative conversations (with the reader, fellow educators and herself) that use her work with spontaneous and guided theatrical play to demonstrate the value of narrative to education, intellectual development, and mental well-being. Parents and teachers alike will gain insight from Paley's contemplative, creative approach to play. While searching for deeper meani