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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have any of you ever been to a GOOD play-based preschool? They do things like practice writing letters with shaving cream, build a dam when part of the playground floods and then float boats through the current, experiment with objects that sink or float etc. My daughter's preschool had someone come in from the White House staff to talk about presidential pets. They invite Native American Indians to the school where they talk about the culture and do a drumming show. They do lots of art projects that help children learn to use scissors and glue. They teach them how to walk in a line, how to listen to a teacher, how to zip their coats. They practice adding with groups of various objects. It's not just a free for all. [/quote] That doesn't sound like "play-based." Those sound like fun, but teacher-directed activities. (Not that there's anything wrong with that - I just don't see how it's "play-based.")[/quote]
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