PLEY Chats

PLEY Chats highlight teachers and DECEs who are sharing their passion in the early years. These chats are meant to provide inspiration for other educators and allow individuals and/or teams a window into another educator’s thinking and classroom. The content will give you ideas to build upon, wherever you are in your journey.

Reflective questions to consider:

How does this topic resonate with you and what connections are you making?
What wonderings does it leave you with?
What idea(s) would you like to delve into?
What obstacles or challenges will prevent you from moving forward? How can you problem-solve through these challenges?
What resources can you access to support you?
How can you infuse these ideas into your setting?

**Michelle McKay and Klara Redford**
Rethinking Outdoor Learning

Alannah and Avery — **Alannah McGregor and Avery Gray**
Fostering Emotional Growth

**Christine Murray**
Cultivating Communication Between Early Learners

Brenda Schepper, smiling in a classroom — **Brenda Schepper**
The Importance of Arts in the Early Years

Educator Christine Galvin — **Christine Galvin**
Communicating with Families Through a Trauma-Informed Lens

Educator Deanna Pecaski McLeannan — **Deanna Pecaski McLennan**
A Classroom That Fosters Mathematical Thinking

**Marcia Bumbury and Angela Di Nardo**
Early Years Math Toolkits

**Sandra Rosekat**
Documentation… Valuing the Learning

**Joel Seaman and Cheryl Johnson**
Building an Inclusive Classroom
in Kindergarten

Nanette Ansah
Authentic Learning Experiences

Kenisha and Gail sitting down for a chat at ETFO — **Kenisha Bynoe and Gail Bedeau**
Culturally Relevant and
Responsive Pedagogy

Andrea Bolton chatting from her classroom — **Andrea Bolton**
French Immersion in Kindergarten

Educators Angelique Thompson and Kenisha Bynoe — **Angelique Thompson and Kenisha Bynoe**
Creating Spaces that Foster Playful Learning

Joanne and Julie in the outside garden — **Joanne Pizzuto and Julie St. Onge**
Loving Learning in the Outdoors

**Joanne Pizzuto and Jocelyne Brent**
The Importance of Being Outside

Anamaria Ralph
Big Things Happen in Small Spaces

Karen and Shannon posing together for photo — **Karen Morrison and Shannon Nash**
Parent Relationships Through Play

**Pam Rao**
The Block Centre…
Our Favourite Place!

Educators Serge Pascucci and Elizabeth Ugolini smiling, standing beside one another — **Serge Pascucci and Elizabeth Ugolini**
Co-Constructed Classrooms