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PreKTeachandPlay.com Podcast
by Kristie Pretti-Frontczak
How do you help all children thrive? Get in-depth discussions and insider tips with Dr. Kristie Pretti-Frontczak. Each episode gives access to real-world strategies and tools for dealing with behaviors that are challenging, pressures to "ready" children for Kindergarten, and the goal to build kinder, more inclusive, and more creative classrooms, which address the whole child. The host, Dr. Kristie Pretti-Frontczak, has 30 ears of experience in teaching and supporting early educators. You, too can become an ECE {R}evolutionary and reclaim children's right to learn through play, reimagine inclusive classrooms, and revolutionize early care and education.
Episodes
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How to Stay Calm in the Chaos
When school is virtual, many families are struggling to provide the type of support their children received in school while also managing a work/life balance. It's enough to make child and parent want to pull their hair out. In this PreK Teach and Play podcast episode, autism expert Barb Avila…
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly When it Comes to Praise, Rewards, and Punishment
Anyone else confused about when to praise a child...if ever? When to reinforce something? What about punishment? Wow...supporting children who are experiencing big emotions is not for the faint of heart that's for sure. And it seems everyone (including me) has an option on how to "weather the...
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Inclusive Tips and Solutions for Early Educators with Ijumma Jordan and Dr. Isela Garcia
What does inclusion mean to you? For me, it is a fundamental human right...NOT just a rite-of-passage. It is when we experience a true sense of belonging. In this PreK Teach and Play podcast episode, I talk with Ijumaa Jordan and Isela Garcia about what inclusion means and explore our top tips...
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Evolution of the Brain and the Science of Stress with Dr. Stuart Shanker
When I talked with Dr. Susan Hopkins for Episode 46 of the Pre-K Teach and Play podcast, we explored what the term "self-regulation" really means. In this bonus episode with the incredible Dr. Stuart Shanker, we go even deeper. For example, did you know that at one time there were 447 different...
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Below the Threshold of Your Awareness with Dr. Susan Hopkins
We've all heard the word "self-regulation", but do you really understand what it means? For many years I thought I did, but I was wrong. There's so much more depth and meaning behind the concept than just dealing with your emotions. It's also not just about thinking. It's about things that are...
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Daring to be Yourself with Lisa Pepper-Satkin
While I can't recall all the details, from the first time I met Lisa Pepper-Satkin, to the time we recorded this podcast (which was actually back in February of 2020), I remember how she made me feel during each encounter. In a word: inspired! Lisa has really helped me to grow in my thinking…
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Dr. Isela Garcia And How to Lead With An Open Heart
This episode is actually a repeat...meaning I lost the first recording and had to go back and ask Isela to sit and chat with me again. I'm so glad she said yes because I remember the 1st recording brought me to tears (in a good way) and so did this one. Whether you are a leader by title or not,...
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A Lesson In Humility
For me...this quote from Ijumaa Jordan says it all! I'll allow your initial shock, but we're still going to move forward. It's not going to stop us. We still had to talk about...we still have to move forward, because right now children are being harmed-" Ijumaa Jordan Here are just a few of the...
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Connections Over Compliance
This is such a powerful episode! In it we talk about many of the issues that we're facing... living through a pandemic, and we aim to provide hope, specific strategies, and practical ideas of how we might transition to and reimagine what education will look like in the future. I learned so much…
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Transforming Challenging Behavior: It's Mindset Before Methods!
Do you all know Dr. Barb O'Neill? Host of the Transform Challenging Behaviors Online Conference. Well in this episode you get to hear how the conference came to be, what Barb has learned over the years (aka her top tips for addressing behaviors that are challenging), and what to expect during the...
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The Intersect of COVID-19, IDEA, and Pre-K
In this bonus Pre-K Teach & Play podcast episode, I sit down to talk with Pat Radel, a special education lawyer, advocate, and father. We start off by sharing what he know as of April 7, 2020 about serving students on IEP during the pandemic. We then explore 20 U.S.C. 1414 (d)(1)(A)(i)(I)(bb)…
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How to support children and families with Pre-K programs are closed for an extended time
I've been talking with so many fellow ECE {r}evolutionaries these past few weeks. I see you and I hear you. In these unprecedented times, having to think about how best to support children on IEPs can feel overwhelming...and maybe even a bit scary. And while information can help some of us with…
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The Power of Showing Up with Dr. Dan Siegel and Autism Expert Barb Avila
In this episode I chat with my longtime friend, colleague, and autism expert Barb Avila, and Dr. Dan Siegel, a New York Times bestselling author and clinical professor of psychiatry. We dive into some really amazing stuff. Like how interpersonal neurobiology intersects with autism and the...
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The Plan Was To Ignore, So Why Are We Learning To Connect?
One question that comes up all the time when I'm taking about how to teach before the peak and weather the storm is, "What do we do about giving a child our attention when they are demonstrating behaviors that are challenging?". I suspect...what you really want to know is... "What do we do when...
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Wait for Green Before You Go
This podcast is divided into two parts. Part 1: The first, clarifies why our primary job is to extend the green zone for optimal learning, even when it comes to placement decisions for children who qualify for early childhood special education. It will be a bit of an eye opener/conversation…
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Three Strikes And You're Out: Why We Don't Use Behavior Charts With Children
If your behavior "management system" is public (verbal or visual), if it is whole group, or if it is highly symbolic, it's a practice that we can no longer engage in. Meaning...it's three strikes and you're out, behavior charts. In this episode, I unpack the top three reasons (ok five reasons)…
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The Slippery Slope of Screen Time: It's a balancing act for young children
In Episode 35, we dive into more of the practical stuff...and what to do with conflicting messages around screen time and young children. For example, what do we do when we want to limit screen time and we also want children to have technology literacy skills? There's an ancient parable about a...
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All Screens Aren't Created Equal
You've seen the posts right? The ones that talk about the dangers of screen time and children's brains. How caregivers are more interested in texting than connecting with their children. And how secondhand screen time is the new smoking epidemic. But what can you believe when it comes to children...
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Are You Teaching Coping Mechanisms or Strategies?
In this episode, I talk to Alyssa Blask Campbell about supporting and intentionally teaching self-regulation. Or as Alyssa would say, "Helping tiny humans process big emotions". In this episode, we delve into the difference between coping mechanisms and coping strategies, what self-regulation is...
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Creating Compassionate Kids
In this episode, I talk to Dr. Shauna Tominey about her book, Creating Compassionate Kids: Essential Conversations to Have with Young Children. The main purpose of her book is to support adults to build compassion and understanding through the conversations we have with children. What You Will...
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6 reasons why pacing guides (and other ploys to undermine teachers) won't improve student outcomes
In this episode you'll learn about my six reasons that pacing guides, and other means to standardized curriculum, won't help young children thrive in school or in life. This episode is for you if… You've ever asked, "Why do we use pacing guides in Pre-K?" You've helped create a pacing guide and...
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How to select and implement the "best" curriculum for inclusive Pre-K classrooms
In this episode, I take on the topic of quality curriculum for inclusive Pre-K programs. And for those who think it comes in a "box" or is delivered to your door...it's not! This episode is for you if... you've ever asked, "What is the best curriculum to be using with young children?" you're...
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Stop, Think, Act: Promoting Self-regulation In Young Children
This Pre-K Teach & Play episode is for you if you are interested in learning more about the importance of self-regulation, about common myths or misperceptions about self-regulation, and why our job is critical in ensuring children's success in school and of course in life. Your take away is that...
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A Fresh Look At Learning Centers
We all know that learning centers, and center time for that matter, play a key role in the delivery of early experiences for children. So what's the downside and how can they be improved to support wholeness and integrated brains? This episode is for you if: You'd like to take a more intentional...
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Seeing The Child Behind The Behavior
In this podcast episode, Laura Fish and I share how early educators can broaden their perspective around the "causes" for challenging behavior. You will learn how to discover the "why" behind a child's behavior. This episode is for you if you are interested in: Helping children remain the Green...
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Three Sequences for Designing and Delivering Meaningful Experiences
Have you ever wondered "what comes before being able play with friends at recess" or what skills children need to pass the "3rd grade reading guarantee"? In this episode, I explore how we can better understand how children...get from here to there...in terms of early development and learning.…
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Why Goldilocks Isn't A Fan Of Circle Time
In this episode, I continue the discussion into why circle time, and most other large group activities, just doesn't serve us in the way we would hope. Spoiler alert! It has to do with children's interest... And as always, after we admire the problem for a bit, I offer a number of suggestions on...
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Cultivating Mindfulness: Brain Reasons and Mind Methods for Early Educators
In this episode, Laura Fish and I continue the conversation about teaching with the brain in mind by going deeper into mindfulness…a word we hear tossed around with a great deal of regularity these days. It is our hope that through this conversation, early educators will see the complexity and…
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How To Free Up 60 Minutes of Circle Time Every Day
Why do we see calendar time as a key part of many preschool routines? My colleague Dr. Jennifer Grisham-Brown argues, it's a habit. A habit that we should break. In this episode fellow #ECE {r}evolutionaries Jen Davis, Jolene Chavez, and Alicia Frost explore the "timely" topic of calendar time.
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Why Superpowers Are Essential In Getting To A Change In Practice
We all face resistance...and at times...demonstrate resistance. But when trying to get to a change in practice, what do we do when resistance is not in the best interest of those we serve? In this episode three tips are shared for how to use your superpowers in the face of resistance.
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Teaching With The Brain In Mind - An Interview with Laura Fish MS, LMFT
Guest Laura Fish joins Dr. Kristie Pretti-Frontczak to talk about how to support teachers in their efforts to promote learning through the lens of interpersonal neurobiology. Strategies for keeping the brain in mind, particularly during large group pre-k activities, are discussed. A free download...
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What Children Really Need
In this episode, I clarify the difference between when a child needs something and when they want something. Clarifying the difference between a need and a want leads to stronger relationships with children and fosters growth and learning.
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What Would Sherlock Do In "The Case of the Child Who Couldn't Count"?
In this episode, several key themes regarding what to do when children struggle or when development and learning have stalled related to counting are discussed. Issues of children's expose to stressors and the impact stressors have on their ability to count are also shared.
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Circle Time Can Be A Choice
Do you share my love/hate relationship with circle time? I know the benefits of gathering all members of a community...but I also struggle with "group starts" and "group starts." In this episode, we explore how circle time can be a choice, and where everyone wins!
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The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly When It Comes to Habits
Becoming self-aware of our habits...the good, bad, and ugly ones...helps us engage in more intentional teaching and decision-making. So why are "bad" habits so hard to break and "good" ones so hard to create? What are some habits we need in delivering effective services to children and families…
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Did You Know Every Child Is A Triangle?
In this Pre-K Teach & Play podcast episode I share where this mantra originated and how planning, delivering, and revising instruction can be strengthened when we realized that every child is a triangle.
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What Matters...A Special Interview With Janice Fialka
Special episode! An interview with Janice Fialka, a nationally-recognized lecturer, author, and advocate on issues related to disability, parent-professional partnerships, inclusion, and raising a child with a disability. Learn more Janice's book What Matters: Reflections on Disability…
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Is Your Room Ready?
Today's episode is especially for those who are moving into a new classroom, serving new children, and for those who have set a goal that this year...their classroom will be more peaceful and less chaotic.
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Start the school year off right by unleashing your Superpowers
What's your superpower? Not sure? Here are five fabulous tips for unleashing the superpowers within you, within others, and throughout your community.
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Discovering What Comes Before Counting
Does the following scenario sound familiar? You're playing with a child who has been coming to preschool for the last two years, and when you ask, "How many are there?"...the child always says...2, 3, 5, 8!
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How to save time, energy, and money using this proven professional development strategy
No one wants to think about delivering PD to students, staff, or colleagues, who are rolling their eyes, shaking their heads, and sighing heavily.... No one wants to offer PD with the knowledge that it will have little to no impact... BUT, what if it could be different?
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Five Things Every Summer Vacation Should Include
Have you ever wondered...why you need a vacation from your vacation? In today's episode my goal is to help unlock a secret to how you can feel renewed, with or without and vacation...and no, it doesn't mean you have to leave the kids at home.
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Teaching Self-Regulation Old School Style
We all wish it were easier right? Helping children during the middle of a meltdown! What we wouldn't give for a magic wand or on-demand wizard who could help prevent outbursts and help children control their impulses. Well, it's not as easy as waiving a magic wand, but it's also not as hard as it...
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A Map to the Stars
Serving groups of children with diverse abilities just got a bit more doable. Reach for the Stars (RFTS), Planning for the Future has been revised and it is better than ever. Authors, Diane and Jennifer have masterfully blended the ideas of person-centered planning, family-centered practices, and...
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What's Lurking In The Classroom That's Keeping You From Being More Inclusive?
I love visiting pre-K classrooms and watching amazing brain architects hard at work, but was fed up with all the clutter in classrooms, as well as toys and materials so broken and boring they hadn't been touched in years! So I created Pre-K Teach & Play Classroom Clean Sweep™, a process that…
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5 Courageous Steps to Conversations that Change Education
In today's episode, I'm talking to you about solutions to what I see as an approach to assessment that really favors fear, punishment, standardized tests, and even making high stakes decisions that are based on bio scores, which often lack validity. I've also created a quick printable for you,...
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3 Ways Perfectionism Negatively Impacts Children's' Development
Today's episode is for those who are, or those who have not yet realize they are perfectionist. Today, we'll explore the consequences of our efforts to be perfect as it relates particularly to children's learning and development. Let's dive in and explore the hidden traps of being an early…
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7 Developmental Progressions to Troubleshoot when Children are Struggling
Development and learning tend to follow typical or expected progressions. For example, our brains develop from the brain stem up, we develop from the inside of our bodies out, and we go from externally controlled, to internally controlled. When children struggle to develop or learn, taking a look...
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My Messy Divorce from Assessment: Who gets the kids?
Let me explain why a divorce between me and assessment appears to be inevitable. In this podcast, I share the story of my dissertation- and how I went from infant massage to authentic assessment. This is "how we met" - and you'll see why I fell head-over-heels for data. But assessment has a few...
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How do you help all children thrive? Get in-depth discussions and insider tips with Dr. Kristie Pretti-Frontczak. Each episode gives access to real-world strategies and tools for dealing with behaviors that are challenging, pressures to "ready" children for Kindergarten, and the goal to build kinder, more inclusive, and more creative classrooms, which address the whole child. The host, Dr. Kristie Pretti-Frontczak, has 30 ears of experience in teaching and supporting early educators. You, too can become an ECE {R}evolutionary and reclaim children's right to learn through play, reimagine inclusive classrooms, and revolutionize early care and education.
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Kristie Pretti-Frontczak
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