Play Counts

Let children play. Let them solve problems. Let them learn from mistakes. Let them own discoveries. Let play count!

Wednesday, November 15, 2017

The Dance: When to Lead and When to Follow

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I often times compare my interactions with the children in my play school to dancing.  The type of dance often changes, as does who is doing...
Saturday, June 17, 2017

Empowering Imagination Beats the Real Deal

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I love learning from children. I believe strongly that although I am the teacher, it is the children who do the majority of the teaching. ...
Friday, April 28, 2017

Open-Ended Baking: A Sweet and Savory Tale of Child-led Play

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Guess what?  I learned something new about myself: I am a fan of open-ended BAKING opportunities!!  Who knew? Up until the tale I'm ...
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Denita Dinger
Welcome to Play Counts! My name is Denita Dinger. I have enjoyed the honor of being a family child care/preschool teacher for 16 years. I am just beginning a new venture as a play school teacher (I waved goodbye to my all-day program in May of 2014). After gradually transitioning my program from teacher-led to child-led, I can say, without doubt that play truly is the "important stuff". I love to share my journey with others who also feel the need to slow down the pushing of academics and make positive changes to their early childhood program. I am proud to call myself a defender of play, and sincerely hope you find inspiration here and choose to join me on my mission to help others see the value of play!
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