The Daily Feelings Journal for Kids is a Fantastic Tool for Parents and Teachers
A superb new resource for parents and educators to help kids recognize emotions and express their feelings
Nothing lights up the brain like play.
-Stuart Brown MD
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to the home of theater games and videos for playful, positive kids.
But another part of the evolutionary story is that play is a satisfying good in itself – a source of joy, laughter, and fun for parents as well as children. If it had no other rationale, the sheer pleasure of play would be justification enough.
-Dr. Alison Gopnick
Hi, I’m Jocelyn
I’m an educator, children’s theater director, and a parent. There is so much noise out there about what you “should” be doing with your kid to help them succeed. But I’m starting to feel like it is all really simpler than we think: that in order to create thriving children and successful humans, we just need to be playing more.
As a mom, I use my acting training and classroom curriculum to work through parenting challenges, survive snow days and most of all have fun with my kid! I love watching my son grow into his own person and have fun just keeping up with him. I can’t wait to share my tools with you. Thank you for being a part of Child’s Play in Action!
Play is not only our creative drive; it’s a fundamental way of learning.
-David Elkind
Seven Tools for Playful Classroom Management to Focus Kids
Playful techniques can help classroom teachers to harness the enthusiasm and get their students to focus and transition.
AfterMath: An Inspiring Book for Resilient Young People and Their Parents
The new book AfterMath from Emily Barth Isler is a celebration of friendship and resilience. It is also a powerful way to connect with kids about loss and change.
Emotions Charades and Other Games to Support Feeling Kids
Emotions Charades is a super fun and incredibly potent tool to help support EQ and empathy in our kids. Use these tips from our theater classrooms to inspire your games and learn about other playful ways that help kids come to terms with their emotions. In these highly charged times we live in, kids need support in identifying and expressing their feelings…let’s do it through play!
15 Playground Toys That Will Make the Outdoors Awesome
Make time on the playground meaningful with these tools that boost imagination! Here are 15 of my favorite toys under $15 that I can slip into a bag when we go. They are collaborative, creative and physical and will certainly add a spark to your kids’ outdoor play! Plus, watch how the classic “Red Light Green Light” gets a dramatic play twist!
14 Reasons You Should Play Hide And Seek Right Now
Hide and Seek is a classic kid activity, but it’s not just fun and games. Hide and Seek is amazing for our kids’ brains,
Seven Tools for Playful Classroom Management to Focus Kids
Playful techniques can help classroom teachers to harness the enthusiasm and get their students to focus and transition.
Support Social-Emotional Learning in the Classroom with a Simple Theater Game
Student engagement and joyful learning are centerstage when you play “I Have A Gift For You” in the classroom.
We Stand In Solidarity With the Black Community
A statement of solidarity. Where to donate. Who to follow. A reading list – for parents and kids. A vow to work, to learn and do more. It is essential.
For New Yorkers
Play touches and stimulates vitality, awakening the whole person – mind, body, intelligence and creativity.
-Viola Spolin
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