How to Incorporate PLAY into Everyday Routines, with Miranda Zoumbaris and Ayelet Marinovich
Turning Everyday Routines into Developmentally Enriching Play Experiences (Hint: You’ve Already Got What You Need) This episode of the Learn With Less® podcast is the first of a 4-part series about incorporating play, language, music, and movement, into everyday routines. These episodes feature a conversation between Ayelet Marinovich (pediatric speech-language pathologist, founder and creator of the Learn With Less® curriculum) and Miranda Zoumbaris (early childhood educator & interventionist, licensed Learn With Less® facilitator, and entrepreneur). In this series, we’ll explore the four pillars of the Learn With Less® framework, and examine how we can incorporate more of each of those into our everyday routines to support connection and early learning. For each episode, we chose one routine and one everyday object, and explored the ways in which we could infuse developmentally enriching experiences into everyday life, and helping families see they can do this using the time, energy, and materials they already have. Be sure to check over at our Instagram and Facebook pages (linked below) for additional content that may support your understanding and experience of these episodes. As we release each episode, we’ll link to them here in the show notes so you can access them easily. In this episode, we discussed: * What is PLAY (as we define it in the Learn With Less® curriculum), and how it can be woven into everyday routines * How to take the routine of transitioning indoors and outdoors, and incorporate more playfulness into these moments * What kinds of play routines we can create with an item like a glove * Using play to create levity in a stressful moment – for both children and adults * You are the expert on your child, on what routines are useful for you, and on how you play with your little one Helpful Resources to Acknowledge For This Episode: Daily Routines Freebie: download Miranda’s free handout about winter dressing, and get ideas for incorporating play, talk, sing, and move into your everyday routines! Free Infant/Toddler Development Blueprint: what are the four major areas of early development… and how can you use the pillars of Learn With Less® to support that learning, using the time, energy, and materials you already have?! Download our free blueprint today. How to Incorporate Language Into Everyday Routines, the second episode in this 4-part series! How to Incorporate Music Into Everyday Routines, the third episode in this 4-part series! How to Incorporate Movement Into Everyday Routines, the final episode in this 4-part series!